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The START Trial - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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A clinical research consortium sponsored by NIAID and JDRF. Note: This document is also available in pdf format. What is the purpose of this research study? Will I/my child need to be hospitalized? Yes All participants are admitted to the hospital to receive the study drug (or placebo), which is given intravenously in four infusions. Participants can expect to spend a total of 5-8 days in the hospital. What does intensive diabetes management involve? How often will I need to visit the clinic? Study visit...
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Eligibility | EXTEND
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Skip to main content. A clinical research cooperative sponsored by NIAID. Preserving beta cell function with tocilizumab in new onset type 1 diabetes. About Type 1 Diabetes. You may be eligible to participate in the EXTEND Study if you:. Are male or female, aged 18-45. Have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes within the last 3 months. Test positive for at least one type 1 diabetes-related autoantibody (a blood test is done to determine this). Are in good general health. 2011 Immune Tolerance Network.
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Study Locations | EXTEND
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Skip to main content. A clinical research cooperative sponsored by NIAID. Preserving beta cell function with tocilizumab in new onset type 1 diabetes. About Type 1 Diabetes. For more information about the EXTEND study or to find out if you are eligible, please contact the site closest to you. 300 Pasteur Drive ,. Contact for more information:. University of California San Francisco. UCSF Mission Hall,. 550 16th St, 4th Floor MS 0434. Contact for more information:. 2 Church Street South ,. 1 Joslin Place ,.
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About Type 1 Diabetes | EXTEND
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Skip to main content. A clinical research cooperative sponsored by NIAID. Preserving beta cell function with tocilizumab in new onset type 1 diabetes. About Type 1 Diabetes. About Type 1 Diabetes. What is Type 1 Diabetes? Researchers have found that even a small amount of insulin produced by a relatively small number of beta cells can be of great benefit to people with type 1 diabetes. It may help reduce the need for injected insulin and help maintain good control of blood glucose levels. In turn...For t...
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The START Trial - About Us
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A clinical research consortium sponsored by NIAID and JDRF. START is a clinical research study conducted by the Immune Tolerance Network together with researchers from eight clinical centers. The study is sponsored by the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with support from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The investigators also wish to thank LifeScan, Inc. For their support of this study. The Immune...
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LEAP Study Results | LEAP
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Skip to main content. Developing, funding and conducting clinical trials in immune tolerance. Learning Early About Peanut Allergy. LEAP is no longer accepting study participants. The results of the Immune Tolerance Network’s (ITN) Learning Early About Peanut (LEAP),. Discussed on February 23, 2015 at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting and. New England Journal of Medicine. Of the children who avoided peanut, 17% developed peanut allergy by the age of 5 years. Remarka...
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Other Allergy Studies | LEAP
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Skip to main content. Developing, funding and conducting clinical trials in immune tolerance. Learning Early About Peanut Allergy. LEAP is no longer accepting study participants. Additional Allergy Research Studies Being Conducted by the ITN. LEAP-ON Persistence of Oral Tolerance to Peanut. This is a follow-on study to the ITN's LEAP trial to evaluate the persistence of tolerance to peanut, and whether continued consumption of peanuts is required in order to be able to safely eat peanuts. The goal of thi...
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About LEAP | LEAP
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Skip to main content. Developing, funding and conducting clinical trials in immune tolerance. Learning Early About Peanut Allergy. LEAP is no longer accepting study participants. Welcome to the LEAP Study. Given its severe nature and the absence of a cure, prevention remains our best hope to reduce peanut allergy in children. But how exactly can peanut allergy be prevented? Does eating peanuts during infancy make the immune system tolerant or sensitive to peanuts consumed later on? The proportion of each...
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About ITN | LEAP
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Skip to main content. Developing, funding and conducting clinical trials in immune tolerance. Learning Early About Peanut Allergy. LEAP is no longer accepting study participants. The Immune Tolerance Network. The ITN is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease of the National Institutes of Health awarded to the Benaroya Research Institute. Seattle, WA), in partnership with the University of California San Francisco. And the Massachusetts General Hospital. Children a...
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Peanut Allergy | LEAP
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Skip to main content. Developing, funding and conducting clinical trials in immune tolerance. Learning Early About Peanut Allergy. LEAP is no longer accepting study participants. Peanut allergies are very similar to other allergies, which are abnormal responses by the body’s immune system to otherwise harmless substances. In a peanut allergic child, when the immune system detects peanut protein, antibodies are produced that trigger an inappropriate immune response. Why is peanut allergy a problem? Childr...