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Hydroxychloroquine in Individuals At-risk for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Type1 Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03428945
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Brief Summary

The study is a 2-arm, double blinded, multicenter, 2:1 randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial. Subjects will receive hydroxychloroquine or placebo and close monitoring for progression of T1D.

Detailed Description

This study is testing a medication, called hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to assess safety and effectiveness to prevent individuals at risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D) from progressing to type 1 diabetes.

HCQ is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. HCQ has been used extensively for treatment of autoimmune disease in adults, children, and during pregnancy. This medication has not previously been studied as a treatment to prevent T1D.

The goal of this study is to learn if HCQ can help prevent or delay progression from normal glucose tolerance (Stage 1) to abnormal glucose tolerance (Stage 2) or type 1 diabetes (Stage 3).

The study involves 5 visits in the first 6 months, then 1 visit every 6 months for the remainder of the study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
273
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Participant in TrialNet Pathway to Prevention Study (TN01)
  2. Age 3 years or greater at the time of randomization
  3. Willing to provide informed consent
  4. Normal glucose tolerance by OGTT within 7 weeks (no more than 52 days) of baseline
  5. Two or more diabetes-related autoantibodies present on two separate samples
  6. Weight of 12 kg or greater at screening
  7. If a female participant with reproductive potential, willing to avoid pregnancy and undergo pregnancy testing prior to randomization and at each study visit
  8. Anticipated ability to swallow study medication.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Abnormal Glucose Tolerance or Diabetes
  2. History of treatment with insulin or other diabetes therapies
  3. Ongoing use of medications known to influence glucose tolerance
  4. Ongoing or anticipated future use of medications known to have untoward interactions with hydroxychloroquine
  5. Known hypersensitivity to 4-aminoquinoline compounds
  6. G6PD deficiency
  7. History of retinopathy
  8. Have an active infection at time of randomization
  9. Have serologic evidence of current or past HIV, Hepatitis B (positive for Hepatitis B core antibody or surface antigen), or Hepatitis C infection
  10. Deemed unlikely or unable to comply with the protocol or have any complicating medical issues, including prolonged QT interval, a disease previously or likely in the future to require immunosuppression, or abnormal clinical laboratory results that interfere with study conduct or cause increased risk.
  11. Deemed unlikely or unable to comply with the protocol or have any complicating medical issues, including prolonged QT interval, a disease previously or likely in the future to require immunosuppression, or abnormal clinical laboratory results that interfere with study conduct or cause increased risk.
  12. Be pregnant or breastfeeding.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlaceboPlacebo tablet matching active drug
HydroxychloroquineHydroxychloroquineHydroxychloroquine compound for oral use
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change From Treatment Assignment Glucose Tolerance to Abnormal Glucose Tolerance or DiabetesGlucose tolerance is measured every 6 months for up to 4 years

The primary outcome is the time in months from random treatment assignment to the development of confirmed abnormal glucose tolerance or clinical diabetes.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (51)

Skane University Hospital

🇸🇪

Malmö, Sweden

Joslin Center at SUNY Upstate Medical University

🇺🇸

Syracuse, New York, United States

Endocrinology Specialist / Greenville Health System

🇺🇸

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

IWK Health Center

🇨🇦

Halifax, Canada

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

UBMD Pediatrics

🇺🇸

Buffalo, New York, United States

Stanford University

🇺🇸

Stanford, California, United States

Yale University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Emory Children's Center

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

St. Luke's Humphreys Diabetes Center

🇺🇸

Boise, Idaho, United States

University of Iowa

🇺🇸

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Rocky Mountain Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

University of Virginia Health System

🇺🇸

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

The Hospital For Sick Kids

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Columbia University

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

University of Kentucky/UK Healthcare

🇺🇸

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

🇨🇦

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Nottingham University Hospitals

🇬🇧

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Royal North Shore Hospital

🇦🇺

St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide

🇦🇺

North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Plymouth Diabetes Clinical Research Unit

🇬🇧

Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

University of Chicago

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

University of Miami

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Indiana University - Riley Hospital for Children

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Benaroya Research Institute

🇺🇸

Seattle, Washington, United States

University of Louisville Pediatric Endocrinology

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

University of Michigan Health System

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Bristol

🇬🇧

Bristol, UK, United Kingdom

Palm Research Center, Inc.

🇺🇸

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

University of California - San Francisco

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

University of Minnesota

🇺🇸

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Clinic

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

University of Utah

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Perth Children's Hospital

🇦🇺

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

University of Florida

🇺🇸

Gainesville, Florida, United States

San Raffaele Hospital

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Barbara Davis Center

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

USF Diabetes Center

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

The University of Oklahoma

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

The Children's Mercy Hospital

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

University of Texas Southwestern

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

University of Pittsburgh

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

GHS - Pediatric Endocrinology

🇺🇸

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Sanford Children's Specialty Clinic

🇺🇸

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Joslin Diabetes Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

🇬🇧

Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

🇦🇺

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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