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Status unknownNCT05622123BetaFITUpdated Apr 4, 2023

BetaFIT Study: Beta Cell Imaging After Faecal mIcrobiota Transplantation

A Phase 2 interventional study of 68Ga-NODAGA-Exendin-4 in Type 1 Diabetes, sponsored by Radboud University Medical Center. Status unknown at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-04-04.

Sponsored by Radboud University Medical Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Other

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Nov 2022), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The main goal is to investigate whether beta cell mass is correlated to beta cell function after autologous faecal microbial transplantation (FMT) in patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes

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The incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1D) has tripled in the last thirty years, and T1D is associated with a lifelong increase of considerable morbidity and mortality compared to healthy subjects. As the increased T1D incidence is primarily observed in subjects who are not genetically predisposed, environmental factors including altered diet, antibiotic use as well as mode of birth have been suggested to play a role, and these factors have invariably been linked to changes in the gut microbiome. Indeed, an altered composition of the faecal microbiota composition was observed in adolescent T1D patients. A previous study by de Groot et al. (2021) showed that faecal microbiota transplantation stops the decline in endogenous insulin production in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients. However, it is unknown whether this is due to an increase in beta cell mass, or increased function of the remaining beta cells.

In this study, the investigators aim to investigate whether beta cell mass (quantified by 68Ga-NODAGA-exendin-4 PET/CT imaging) is correlated to beta cell function after autologous faecal microbial transplantation in patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes.

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Conditions studied

  • Type 1 Diabetes

Keywords

  • Faecal microbiota transplantation
  • GLP-1 receptor
  • exendin
  • beta cell mass
  • beta cell function
  • imaging
  • microbiome
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In context

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

3,522 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; 577 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 40 across 2,649 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1.

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Lead sponsor

Radboud University Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 959 studies on the registry; 134 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Previously participated in ENCAPSULATE-DM1 or FMT preserve-DM1 trial
  • Type 1 diabetes with the diagnosis being made in the last 4.5 years
  • Presence of at least one autoantibody associated with type 1 diabetes (anti-GAD-65, anti-IA2, islet cell antibodies, insulin autoantibodies)
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • BMI 18-30 kg/m2
  • Insulin use

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to provide written informed consent
  • Other medication use than insulin
  • Smoking
  • Evidence of compromised immunity
  • Presence of a second autoimmune disease (other than type 1 diabetes); e.g. celiac disease, hyper- or hypothyroidism, inflammatory bowel disease. Vitiligo is allowed.
  • Pregnancy or the wish to become pregnant within 1 month after the study
  • Breastfeeding
  • Liver disease defined as aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase level of more than three times the upper limit of normal range
  • Renal disease defined as MDRD \< 40 ml/min/1.73 m²
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Patients with type 1 diabetes who have completed the ENCAPSULATE-DM1 or FMT preserve-DM1 trial

    PET/CT imaging after injection with 68Ga-NODAGA-exendin-4 to quantify beta cell mass

    Drug: 68Ga-NODAGA-Exendin-4

Interventions

  • Drug68Ga-NODAGA-Exendin-4

    PET/CT imaging after injection with 68Ga-NODAGA-exendin-4

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Correlation between residual beta cell mass and function

    The correlation between residual beta cell mass measured with 68Ga-NODAGA-Exendin-4 PET/CT imaging at 12 ±1 months and beta cell function derived in the ENCAPSULATE-DM1 or FMT preserve-DM1

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Correlation with other parameters

    Beta cell mass will be related to parameters derived in the ENCAPSULATE-DM1 or FMT preserve-DM1 study (e.g. immunity status, insulin sensitivity)

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Radboud University Medical Center
    Nijmegen, Gelderland 6525 GA, Netherlands
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 4, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05622123
Lead sponsor
Radboud University Medical Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 18, 2022
Start date
Feb 23, 2023
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 30, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 4, 2023

Study contacts

Sevilay Tokgöz, PhD student
Contact
sevilay.tokgoz@radboudumc.nl
+312455340
Martin Gotthardt, MD, Prof.
Contact
martin.gotthardt@radboudumc.nl
Martin Gotthardt, MD, Prof.
principal investigator · Radboud University Medical Center

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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