Clinical Trial: TArgeting Type 1 Diabetes Using POLyamines (TADPOL)
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Type 1 Diabetes
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: TArgeting Type 1 Diabetes Using POLyamines (TADPOL): A Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) to Preserve Ins
Brief Summary:
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a drug known as DFMO in people with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).The main question[s] it aims to answer are:Does it reduce stress on the cells that make insulin?Does it preserve what is left of the body's insulin production?Participants will take either DFMO or a placebo (looks like DFMO but has no active ingredients) two times a day for about 6 months.Participants will have 6 in person visits and 1 phone visit over a period of 12 months.Visits will include blood draws…
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