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Vascular Complications in Children From T1D Diagnosis

RECRUITINGSponsored by University of British Columbia
Actively Recruiting
SponsorUniversity of British Columbia
Started2024-03-25
Est. completion2027-09-30
Eligibility
Age8 Years – 18 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT05790785

Summary

Cardiovascular disease is a complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D), a life-long disease, usually diagnosed in childhood. The goal of this project is to determine the timing and factors leading to vascular damage in children from T1D diagnosis.

Eligibility

Age: 8 Years – 18 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria

1. Between the ages of 8-18 years
2. Within 14 weeks of type 1 diabetes diagnosis
3. Ability and willingness to undergo non-invasive arterial stiffness assessment for 1hr and willingness to wear the 24-h automated blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) device.

Exclusion Criteria

Children will be ineligible to participate in the study if they meet any of the following:

1. Other cardiometabolic or endocrine diseases diagnosis (type 2 diabetes; familial disorders of cholesterol metabolism; lupus)
2. Other genetic syndromes (Down Syndrome; Prader-Willi)
3. Eating disorder diagnosis
4. Transgender children taking hormone blockers or exogenous sex steroids
5. Currently treated with medications known to affect metabolism (e.g. glucocorticoids, antipsychotics).

Conditions5

AdolescentCardiovascular ComplicationsChildDiabetesType 1 Diabetes

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