Universal Type 1 Diabetes Screening in Pediatrics

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Conditions studied: Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)

In brief

This study examines how population-based screening for type 1 diabetes (T1D) using islet autoantibodies (i.e., immune system proteins) can be incorporated into pediatric primary care during routine well-child visits. The project evaluates whether this screening approach, supported by the study's implementation approach, is feasible, acceptable, and appropriate for clinicians, parents, and other key constituent groups. The study also explores how often clinicians order the test, how often patients complete it, and how often clinicians document stages of early-stage T1D in the patients' electronic health records. Insights from parents, clinicians, other care team members, pediatric endocrinologists, and national and regional experts will inform future scale-up efforts and practical strategies to improve early detection of T1D in pediatric practices across the United States.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07612475

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

9500

Starts

2026-07-20

Expected to finish

2027-10-19

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-20

Who can join

Age: 1 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children
• Clinics will be encouraged to select screening ages or visits that align with international consensus statements for screening during early childhood, mid-childhood, and preadolescence and routine U.S. well-child visit schedules, and that minimize workflow disruption and maximize screening completion, such as visits that already include blood draws for other routine tests (e.g., lead screening at age 2). Children who have visits at their clinic's selected ages will be eligible to have their data extracted from the electronic health record (EHR)
• Parents/Caregivers - All parents or legal guardians (hereafter, parents) who attended the well-child visit, who are eligible to have their child's EHR data extracted, and who are over age 18, will be eligible to complete the post-visit survey and interview.
• Clinicians and Other Care Team Members
• All pediatric primary care clinicians (i.e., physician [MD, DO], nurse practitioner, physician assistant) at participating clinics will be eligible to complete an interview.
• All other care team members, including nurses, medical assistants, phlebotomists, and front desk staff at participating clinics will be eligible to complete an interview.

You may not qualify if…

• Parents who have opted-out of survey recruitment at their clinic will not be eligible for the survey/interview.

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