Artificial Sweeteners for Type 1 Diabetes

Overseen By Susanne M Cabrera, MD

Age: < 65

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin

Must be taking: Insulin

Must not be taking: Metformin, Glucocorticoids, Statins, others

Disqualifiers: Cardiovascular disease, Hyperlipidemia, Renal disease, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

Duration: 2 years

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

This project will apply a novel non-nutritive sweetener (NNS) dietary assessment tool with measurement of circulating NNS levels in a pediatric population, allowing correlation of NNS exposure to clinically meaningful cardiometabolic health outcomes.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

I am between 15 and 24 years old.

I have type 1 diabetes and have used insulin for at least 1 but less than 10 years.

3. Last available HbA1c ≤ 8.5% (obtained by chart review in Children's Wisconsin Diabetes Clinic patients or verbally by individuals not receiving diabetes care at Children's Wisconsin)

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants will drink a cherry sports drink within 10 minutes and undergo various assessments

2 years

Regular visits for assessments

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment

4 weeks

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• Cherry Sports Drink

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Treatment Group Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Sports Drink - Participants will drink a cherry sports drink within 10 minutes.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Medical College of Wisconsin

Lead Sponsor

Trials

645

Recruited

1,180,000+