The main purpose of the study is to check: * Can therapy with a preparation of regulatory cells (Tregs lymphocytes) and/or an anti-CD20 antibody preparation (rituximab) be successfully used in children with pre-diabetes to treat or delay type 1 diabetes? * Is therapy with a preparation of regulatory cells (Tregs lymphocytes) and/or a preparation of antiCD20 antibodies (rituximab) safe for children with pre-diabetes, and what side effects may be associated with it? The study will include patients at high risk for type 1 diabetes whose laboratory tests have confirmed preserved normal/high insulin production. First (part 1 of the study), tests will be performed to determine the risk of the disease (determination of autoantibodies that characterize the autoimmune background). In order to confirm the effectiveness of the therapy, not all patients will receive the study treatment. The study will be a so-called blinded randomized trial. This means that in this trial, all participants will undergo the same study procedures, but the participant will be randomly assigned to one of four (4) groups that will receive different treatment regimens before entering the study. The participant will be randomly assigned to one of four groups: * Group I will receive a preparation of regulatory cells (Tregs lymphocytes) along with a preparation of antiCD20 antibodies, * Group II will receive a preparation of regulatory cells (Tregs lymphocytes) together with an inert substance (placebo) * Group III will receive a preparation of antiCD20 antibodies along with a sham treatment (inert substance) * Group IV will receive an agent containing an inert substance and sham treatment. Approximately 150 patients aged 6-16 who are at risk of developing type 1 diabetes will be enrolled in the study, which will last up to 96 months. Each enrolled participant will remain in the study for up to five years.
Participants: screening of approximately 2500 high-risk subjects will be conducted until no less than 150 participants with confirmed stage 1 (preclinical) type 1 diabetes mellitus are randomized; randomization 2:1:1:2; 50 participants treated with Tregs and anti-CD20 antibody; 25 participants treated with Tregs; 25 participants treated with anti-CD20 antibody; control: 50 participants receiving placebo and sham Tregs. Inclusion of participants: up to 36 months. Trial intervention: Total duration of the trial intervention for each participant will be approximately 3 Months. After completion of the trial intervention, participants will be monitored at the sites for the onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus for a maximum of five years counting from the first dose of Tregs. Follow-up time: post-treatment observation of all participants to 57 months (day "0" is the day of administration of the first dose of Treg/sham preparation). Trial time: 96 months. Trial type: Prospective randomized (phase 2), placebo-controlled, parallel group, blinded trial. Blinding: The following roles indicated below will not be made aware of the treatment group assignment during the trial: * participant * legal representatives * site staff excluding pharmacists (applies to anti-CD20only)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
150
regulatory T cells with the phenotype CD3(+)CD4(+)CD25(high)CD127(-)doublet(-)lin(-)
rituximab
intrevenous 0,9% NaCl
intrevenous 0,9% NaCl
Uniwersytecki Dzieciecy Szpital Kliniczny Im. L. Zamenhofa W Bialymstoku
Bialystok, Poland
RECRUITINGUniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Gdansk, Poland
RECRUITINGGornoslaskie Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka Im. Sw. Jana Pawla II Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 6 Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego W Katowicach
Katowice, Poland
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniwersytet Medyczny W Lodzi
Lodz, Poland
RECRUITINGUniwersytecki Szpital Dzieciecy w Lublinie
Lublin, Poland
RECRUITINGUniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Opolu
Opole, Poland
RECRUITINGCentrum Medyczne Medyk Sp. z o.o. S.K.
Rzeszów, Poland
RECRUITINGUniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego We Wroclawiu
Wroclaw, Poland
RECRUITINGNumber of days from day 0 to the day of first dysglycemia (stage 2 of type 1 diabetes mellitus) in each group
To assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment used in the separate groups of participants treated with combined treatment with Treg preparation and rituximab antibody or Treg preparation or rituximab antibody or the control (placebo/Tregs sham)
Time frame: From day "0" (the day of administration of the first dose of Treg preparation) to the end of participation in the trial at month 60
Number of adverse events reported 1 year, 2 years after the first dose of Tregs and at the end of the trial
To assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment used in the separate groups of participants treated with combined treatment with Treg preparation and rituximab antibody or Treg preparation or rituximab antibody or the control (placebo/Tregs sham)
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of participation in the trial at month 60 (day "0" is the day of administration of the first dose of Treg preparation)
Percentage of participants in each group who are in stage 2 type 1 diabetes mellitus, i.e., presence of autoantibodies, dysglycemia or stage 3 at year 1 and every year thereafter after the first dose of Tregs/placebo
Additional measures to assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment used in the separate groups of pediatric participants treated with combined treatment with Treg preparation and rituximab antibody or Treg preparation or rituximab antibody or the control (placebo/ Tregs sham) in preserving β-cell function
Time frame: From day "0" (the day of administration of the first dose of Treg preparation) to the end of participation in the trial at month 60
Total number of days from the date of diagnosis of stage 2 to the date of onset of full-blown type 1 diabetes mellitus (stage 3 of type 1 diabetes mellitus) in each group (normalized to the number of person/days in each group)
Additional measures to assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment used in the separate groups of pediatric participants treated with combined treatment with Treg preparation and rituximab antibody or Treg preparation or rituximab antibody or the control (placebo/ Tregs sham) in preserving β-cell function
Time frame: From day "0" (the day of administration of the first dose of Treg preparation) to the end of participation in the trial at month 60
C-peptide levels [fasting/post MMTT stimulation (AUC) 1 year, 2 years after the first dose of Tregs and then annually until the end of the trial
Additional measures to assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment used in the separate groups of pediatric participants treated with combined treatment with Treg preparation and rituximab antibody or Treg preparation or rituximab antibody or the control (placebo/ Tregs sham) in preserving β-cell function
Time frame: From day "0" (the day of administration of the first dose of Treg preparation) to the end of participation in the trial at month 60
Daily dose of insulin per kg body weight (DDI) 1 year, 2 years after the first dose of Tregs, and annually thereafter until the end of the trial
Additional measures to assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment used in the separate groups of pediatric participants treated with combined treatment with Treg preparation and rituximab antibody or Treg preparation or rituximab antibody or the control (placebo/ Tregs sham) in preserving β-cell function
Time frame: From day "0" (the day of administration of the first dose of Treg preparation) to the end of participation in the trial at month 60
Number of participants in remission 1 year, 2 years after the first dose of Tregs, and annually thereafter until the end of the trial, [remission defined as daily insulin dose is less than 0.5U/kg/day with an HbA1c level less than 6.5%]
Additional measures to assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment used in the separate groups of pediatric participants treated with combined treatment with Treg preparation and rituximab antibody or Treg preparation or rituximab antibody or the control (placebo/ Tregs sham) in preserving β-cell function
Time frame: From day "0" (the day of administration of the first dose of Treg preparation) to the end of participation in the trial at month 60
Assessment of the incidence and severity of adverse events associated with the administration of Treg preparation or antiCD20 antibody, primarily the effects of immunosuppression: incidence of infections of any etiology and de novo tumors detected
Additional measures to assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment used in the separate groups of pediatric participants treated with combined treatment with Treg preparation and rituximab antibody or Treg preparation or rituximab antibody or the control (placebo/ Tregs sham) in preserving β-cell function
Time frame: From day "0" (the day of administration of the first dose of Treg preparation) to the end of participation in the trial at month 60
Percentage of participants in each group who are still in stage 1 type 1 diabetes mellitus, i.e., presence of autoantibodies and normoglycemia
Additional measures to assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment used in the separate groups of pediatric participants treated with combined treatment with Treg preparation and rituximab antibody or Treg preparation or rituximab antibody or the control (placebo/ Tregs sham) in preserving β-cell function
Time frame: From day "0" (the day of administration of the first dose of Treg preparation) to the end of participation in the trial at month 60
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