Status:

COMPLETED

Assessment of Insulin Production From Native Pancreas in Patients With Pancreas Transplants

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Long-Functioning Pancreas Allografts

Pancreas Transplant

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This study will examine whether insulin-producing cells in the pancreas (beta cells) can recover in patients with type 1 diabetes who have had a pancreas transplant. In type 1 diabetes, the body's imm...

Detailed Description

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is thought to result from an autoimmune destruction of insulin producing beta-cells found within the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. In addition to the autoimmune proc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Patients will be included if:
  • Age greater than or equal to 18
  • GFR greater than 50 ml/min/1.73 m2
  • History consistent with T1DM prior to pancreas transplant
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Liver dysfunction (elevated liver enzymes, clinical evidence of portal hypertension)
  • coagulopathy (elevated INR or Partial Thromboplastin Time)
  • History of repeated instrumentation/cannulation in the jugular or femoral vessels
  • Dye allergy
  • Pregnancy
  • Known vascular anomalies
  • Anemia with Hgb less than 10

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 26 2005

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    End Date :

    August 15 2007

    Estimated Enrollment :

    10 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00246844

    Start Date

    October 26 2005

    End Date

    August 15 2007

    Last Update

    July 2 2017

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892