This is a randomized, placebo-controlled phase II study to investigate if a prime and boost of 20ug Diamyd® (rhGAD65 formulated in Alhydrogel®), administered subcutaneously four weeks apart, is safe and can preserve beta cell function in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes with a diabetes duration less than 18 months at intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
70
Borås Hospital
Borås, Sweden
The Queen Silvia Children´s Hospital
Gothenburg, Sweden
Halmstad Hospital
Halmstad, Sweden
Ryhov Hospital
Jönköping, Sweden
To evaluate the efficacy of Diamyd® 20ug versus placebo with respect to preserving residual insulin secretion as measured by C-peptide levels. The effect of intervention will be evaluated at month 15 (main study period) and at month 30 (Extension phase).
To evaluate the safety of Diamyd® 20ug.
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Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden
University Hospital, MAS
Malmo, Sweden
Örebro University Hospital
Örebro, Sweden
Astrid Lindgren Children´s Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden