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115 Diabetes Trials near Wilmington, NC

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No Placebo
Highly Paid
Stay on Current Meds
Pivotal Trials (Near Approval)
Breakthrough Medication
Purpose: The Baseline Oral Health Health Study is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of regular, professional non-surgical Intensive Periodontal Therapy (scaling and root planing and optimal oral hygiene with associated professional oral health behavior advice ), on oral health as well as whether such effects are associated with corresponding changes to biomarkers characterizing systemic health. Participants: The Baseline Oral Health Study will enroll approximately 200 participants in the study with approximately 100 participants each within the Control Group and the Treatment Group. The study population will be recruited from the Project Baseline Health Study participants in the North Carolina region and may be expanded to include subjects recruited from University of North Carolina (UNC) if the initial screening from Project Baseline Health Study pool of participants in the North Carolina region does not fulfill study enrollment powering. Procedures (methods): The study population will be recruited from Project Baseline Health Study participants. The Project Baseline Health Study is a longitudinal cohort study which characterizes participants across clinical, molecular, imaging, sensor, self-reported, behavioral, psychological, environmental, or other health-related measurements from onsite and/or remote visits, continuous monitoring through sensor technology, and regular engagement via an online portal, and mobile app. The study population will be recruited from Project Baseline Health Study participants diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus (including prediabetes) and eligible for periodontal intervention. The study will use dental centers and an experienced dental team to manage the oral care provided in this study.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting

200 Participants Needed

This trial is studying the safety and effectiveness of a device called the Symplicity Spyral system, which helps lower blood pressure by calming overactive nerves in the kidneys. It includes patients who have already received this treatment. The Symplicity Spyral system is part of a series of treatments, with earlier versions showing significant blood pressure reductions in patients with resistant hypertension.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

1300 Participants Needed

Black Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes, with nearly double the rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), compared to non-Hispanic White adults. Though numerous factors affect these disparities, one modifiable risk factor may be that of binge eating (BE), which increases risk for binge-eating disorder (BED), which is associated with severe obesity, and often precedes a T2DM diagnosis, beginning in childhood or adolescence. Nearly 30% of Black women with obesity report binge eating episodes. Furthermore, given that binge and overeating may disparately increase the odds of obesity in Black adults (15-fold increase vs. 6-fold increase in White adults), reducing this behavior will be critical to prevent continued disparities in T2DM diagnosis. Given that Black women have the highest rates of obesity in the nation (57%), report disparate rates of weight gain between young adulthood and mid adulthood, and report disparate rates of emotional eating in adolescence, which is a risk factor for BE, one pathway to reducing disparities in T2DM risk in Black women may be to reduce binge eating and prevent weight gain in emerging adulthood (ages 18-25).
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 25
Sex:Female

100 Participants Needed

This is a treatment study to determine if reducing the body's iron stores by blood donation will improve diabetes control and other problems associated with diabetes such as fatty liver disease.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Age:40 - 75

68 Participants Needed

The main purpose of this study is to find out how well and how safely tirzepatide works long-term in adults who have type 1 diabetes and obesity or overweight. Participation in the study will last about 20 months.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

465 Participants Needed

A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Global Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Delpacibart Etedesiran (abbreviated del-desiran, formerly AOC 1001) for the Treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:16 - 65

159 Participants Needed

MEDI5752 for Solid Cancers

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This trial is testing a new drug called MEDI5752 along with common chemotherapy drugs in adults with advanced cancer. The goal is to see if MEDI5752 can help fight cancer on its own or when combined with chemotherapy.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

401 Participants Needed

Tremelimumab for Mesothelioma

Durham, North Carolina
This is a Phase 2b, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study. Subjects with unresectable pleural or peritoneal malignant mesothelioma will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either tremelimumab or placebo. Approximately 564 subjects will be enrolled at study centers in multiple countries. The study consists of a screening period, a treatment period, a 90-day follow-up period for safety, and a long-term survival follow-up period.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

571 Participants Needed

Substudy 02B is part of a larger research study where researchers are looking for new ways to treat advanced melanoma that has not been treated before. The larger study is the umbrella study. Researchers want to know if adding other treatments to pembrolizumab can treat advanced melanoma. The goals of this study are to learn: * About the safety and how well people tolerate pembrolizumab given with other treatments * How many people have melanoma that responds (gets smaller or goes away) to treatment
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2

315 Participants Needed

The main purpose of this study is to see how well and how safely bimagrumab, tirzepatide, and the combination, work in lowering body weight in participants with obesity or overweight and type 2 diabetes. Participation in the study will last about 13 months.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

180 Participants Needed

This study will test whether a culturally-tailored nutrition and exercise intervention designed for African-American women will lead to sustained improvements in exercise and healthy eating through improvements in self-management mediators: mindfulness, stress management, positive reappraisal, self-regulation, and self-efficacy.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Sex:Female

174 Participants Needed

PRECIDENTD is a randomized, open label, pragmatic clinical trial designed to compare rates of the total number of cardiovascular, kidney, and death events among two alternative treatments for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and either established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or at high risk for ASCVD. To accomplish this objective, we will randomly assign 6,000 patients with established T2D and ASCVD or high-risk for ASCVD in a 1:1 allocation to sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA). Participants will be followed for the occurrence of the trial primary endpoint of the total (first and recurrent) number of episodes of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, arterial revascularization, hospitalization for heart failure, development of end-stage kidney disease, kidney transplantation, and mortality, counting all events from randomization until end of study.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 4
Age:40 - 80

6000 Participants Needed

This trial tests if giving diabetes patients gift cards for fruits and vegetables, along with nutrition education, can improve their health. It focuses on those who struggle to afford healthy food. The goal is to see if this helps manage their diabetes better.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

2177 Participants Needed

Retatrutide for Type 2 Diabetes

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of retatrutide compared with placebo in participants with Type 2 Diabetes and renal impairment, with inadequate glycemic control on basal insulin alone or a combination of basal insulin with or without metformin and/or sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor. The study will last about 14 months and may include up to 22 visits.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

320 Participants Needed

This trial is testing a medication called empagliflozin, which helps lower blood sugar, in kidney transplant patients. The study includes patients with and without type 2 diabetes to see if the medication can improve their health. Empagliflozin works by helping the kidneys remove extra sugar from the blood through urine. This medication has been shown to significantly reduce blood glucose levels and is well tolerated in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

72 Participants Needed

This trial tests a new mobile app called iACT to help people aged 16-45 who have type 1 diabetes and binge-purge eating disorders. The app aims to improve blood sugar control and reduce eating disorder symptoms by offering support and management tools. The iACT app has been previously used to facilitate the application of ACT skills in diabetes management.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:16 - 50

180 Participants Needed

TEAM-based Care for Cancer

Durham, North Carolina
The proposed ONE TEAM Study is an 18-month, cluster randomized controlled trial. This study will use a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) design with a second randomization for the intervention group using a dynamic treatment regimen approach. The investigators propose to randomize 800 adults with newly-diagnosed selected cancers treated with curative intent (breast, prostate, colorectal, endometrial, non-small cell lung, and endometrial) and with \>1 selected cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity (hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia). Participants will be enrolled through Duke Cancer Institute and two community-based oncology practices, both settings serving socio-demographically diverse populations. The unit of randomization will be the PCP clinic; there will be \~80 PCP clinics across North Carolina involved in the study. The overarching goals of this study are to improve chronic disease management and communication among cancer survivors by engaging PCPs as active members of the cancer care team and reframing the message to cancer survivors and providers. A diversity supplement with retrospective and qualitative components has been added to abstract older adults with solid tumors who underwent cancer surgery at DUHS. Aims include (1) to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular complications ≤90 postoperative days among older adults with solid tumors undergoing surgery, and its association with care coordination between surgical providers and PCPs ; (2) to develop a risk index for cardiovascular complications ≤90 days of surgery among older adult patients with a solid tumor; and (3) to Assess experience and perceptions of PCPs on care coordination with surgical providers of older adults with a solid tumor following cancer surgery.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

313 Participants Needed

This trial investigates if using mobile devices to monitor health and getting support from nurses can help people with poorly controlled diabetes and high blood pressure who haven't improved with regular treatments.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:30 - 75

220 Participants Needed

YH001 + Envafolimab for Sarcoma

Durham, North Carolina
This is a multicenter, open label, Phase 1/2 study of YH001 initially given in combination with envafolimab, and then given in combination with envafolimab plus doxorubicin in patients with advanced or metastatic sarcoma, followed by Phase 2 cohorts of patients with select histologies of advanced or metastatic sarcoma.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2

15 Participants Needed

Stem Cell Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes

Charleston, South Carolina
This trial is testing if special cells from umbilical cords can help young adults with Type 1 diabetes by calming their immune system and reducing inflammation. These cells pose a lesser risk of viral contamination due to low placental transmission during prenatal life.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1
Age:18 - 40

60 Participants Needed

Why Other Patients Applied

"I have struggled with weight management after having bariatric surgery over 5 years ago and have regained what I have lost. I'm looking to participate in a trial that can help me get my life back under control."

IJ
Diabetes PatientAge: 25

"I have already lost part of a leg to an infection. I want to try to get this horrific condition under control and get back to my life. It's taken enough."

WY
Diabetes PatientAge: 40

"Years ago, Metformin didn't help. I'm currently on Rybelsus & Farxiga. Not doing me much good. My insurance won't cover any of the injectables. Excited to try something new."

QL
Diabetes PatientAge: 71

"I've been in pain for years. It's been crippling and has massively impacted my life. I want to be free. Diabetes changed everything at 15. Diabetic Type 1 for 20 years. SEVERE Peripheral Neuropathy onset 7-8 years in. Have been living with it since. Have tried every drug, everything. Gaba, lyrica, all opioids, electrical current therapy, massages, acupuncture, cupping, everything. Currently taking low dose of duloxetine, have an insulin pump but its not good enough. Want to try a cutting-edge med."

YN
Diabetes PatientAge: 35

"I have had type 2 diabetes for some time now and would love to be part of a study... should the study drug work out as a successful treatment, then I would be glad to be one of the first patients in line!"

MB
Diabetes PatientAge: 67
The purpose of this study is to test the usefulness of an intervention that combines technology with diabetes education and skills training. This study has been designed specifically for African Americans with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:21 - 100

200 Participants Needed

Formoterol for Diabetic Kidney Disease

Charleston, South Carolina
The purpose of the study is to evaluate if formoterol fumarate is effective in treating patients with diabetic kidney disease. Study participants will be randomly assigned to either receive formoterol fumarate (in addition to their current standard of care treatment) or standard of care treatment only. Study participants will have a 50% chance of receiving formoterol fumarate and a 50% chance of not receiving formoterol fumarate. Both groups will continue their standard of care treatment during the study. The primary goal is to gather data on feasibility and effect sizes to properly power a future clinical trial.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

120 Participants Needed

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if using perinatal tissue allografts improves healing of chronic, non-healing foot ulcers in diabetic patients. The main question that this study aims to answer is: Does the use of perinatal tissue allografts in conjunction with standard of care wound management techniques result in a higher percentage of target ulcers achieving complete closure (i.e. healing) as compared to ulcers being treated with standard of care alone after 12 weeks of treatment. One ulcer on each participant's foot will receive weekly 1) applications of perinatal tissue allografts and standard of care wound management or 2) standard of care wound management alone. Pictures of the ulcer and measurements of its size will be measured every week to track its healing progress over a total treatment period of 12 weeks. Additionally, the participants will be asked to fill out a questionnaire about the wound impacts their life and their quality of life.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

170 Participants Needed

This is a prospective, multi-center, two-arm, randomized trial to quantify the performance of the EchoMark®/EchoSure® System for AVF diagnostic ultrasound when used under a protocol of biweekly use for assessing fistula maturation and reducing time to Clinical Maturation.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

304 Participants Needed

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of retatrutide compared with semaglutide in participants with Type 2 Diabetes and inadequate glycemic control with metformin with or without sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i). The study will last about 26 months and may include up to 24 visits.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

1250 Participants Needed

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Diabetes clinical trials in Wilmington, NC pay?

Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.

How do Diabetes clinical trials in Wilmington, NC work?

After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Diabetes trials in Wilmington, NC 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length in Wilmington, NC for Diabetes is 12 months.

How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?

Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility in Wilmington, NC several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.

What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?

The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.

Do I need to be insured to participate in a Diabetes medical study in Wilmington, NC?

Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.

What are the newest Diabetes clinical trials in Wilmington, NC?

Most recently, we added Formoterol for Diabetic Kidney Disease, Cagrilintide for Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes and Exendin-9 + Dexamethasone for Insulin Resistance to the Power online platform.

What is the best treatment for diabetes?

There isn’t one “best” therapy—think of diabetes care as two layers. First, everyone benefits from diabetes education, a balanced diet, regular activity, and routine monitoring. Second, medicines are chosen by diabetes type and other health issues: type 1 always needs insulin (preferably with a continuous glucose monitor or hybrid pump), while type 2 usually starts with metformin plus lifestyle changes and, if more help is needed, adds a GLP-1 or SGLT2 drug (especially when heart, kidney, or weight problems exist) before considering insulin. Work with your healthcare team to revisit these steps every few months so treatment keeps pace with your goals and any new health changes.

How much weight do you need to lose to reverse type 2 diabetes?

Most studies find that you need to shed about 10–15 % of your starting weight—roughly 15 kg (33 lb) for an average-sized adult—to give yourself the best shot at putting type-2 diabetes into remission (normal sugars without diabetes pills). The closer you are to diagnosis and the more weight you keep off—especially if you can pass the 15 kg mark—the higher the odds (up to 80 % in some trials), while smaller losses still improve blood sugar but rarely achieve full remission. Work with your healthcare team to choose a safe approach (intensive diet program, GLP-1 medications, or bariatric surgery) and to monitor that blood-sugar targets stay on track once the weight comes off.

Can diabetics still get Ozempic?

Yes—if you have type-2 diabetes and meet NICE criteria (poor glucose control despite other drugs, or need for weight loss/heart-protection), your GP or diabetes nurse can still prescribe Ozempic; it is not used for type-1 diabetes, pregnancy, or in children. The practical hurdle is the current UK supply shortage, so existing users should order repeats early and stay in touch with their pharmacist, while new patients may need to start a similar medicine (e.g., dulaglutide) until stock returns.

When will oral insulin be available?

No insulin pill has been approved yet. The most advanced candidates (such as insulin tregopil and ORMD-0801) are still redesigning or preparing large Phase 3 studies, and newer “chocolate-capsule” nano-formulations have not even begun human trials until at least 2025. If upcoming studies succeed, regulatory review and manufacturing mean that everyday prescription use is unlikely before the late-2020s at the earliest.

Why is type 2 diabetes not curable?

Type 2 diabetes isn’t considered curable because its root problems—body-wide insulin resistance and gradual loss of insulin-producing β-cells—can return whenever weight or lifestyle slips, and adult β-cells don’t fully regrow once lost. Big, sustained weight loss (through diet, bariatric surgery, or powerful medications) can put the disease into remission for years, but the underlying susceptibility remains, which is why regular follow-up and healthy habits must continue even when blood sugar is normal.

Can I stop taking metformin when my sugar is back to normal?

Normal readings don’t necessarily mean diabetes is cured; for many people the numbers stay normal only because metformin is on board, and stopping it without a plan can let sugars creep back up. Talk with your clinician about whether you truly meet “remission” criteria (HbA1c < 6.5 % for at least 6 months, stable weight, good kidney function); if so, you can try a monitored dose-reduction, check home glucose and repeat labs in 3 months, and restart the drug promptly if levels rise. In short, never quit metformin on your own—make it a shared, step-by-step decision that includes a taper and clear follow-up.

Can a person fully recover from diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes cannot presently be cured; people need lifelong insulin. In type 2 diabetes, some individuals—especially soon after diagnosis—can achieve remission (normal blood-sugar readings without diabetes medicines) through substantial, sustained weight loss or bariatric surgery, but the underlying tendency can return, so regular check-ups remain essential. So while you may control or even “switch off” type 2 diabetes for a time, no form of diabetes is considered permanently gone.

Which country has the cure for diabetes?

No country has an approved, take-home “cure” for diabetes; the Chinese cell-therapy result you may have seen was a one-patient, early-stage experiment that still needs larger trials and regulatory review. Worldwide teams—from China to the United States, Canada, Europe and beyond—are testing stem-cell implants, gene editing and immune therapies, but for now the proven way to stay healthy is tight glucose monitoring, modern medications (e.g., metformin, GLP-1 or insulin) and lifestyle changes, with bariatric surgery offering remission for some people with type 2 diabetes. Stay alert for peer-reviewed trial results and discuss any experimental option with your diabetes specialist before pursuing treatment abroad.

What is the record trial for diabetes?

RECORD (Rosiglitazone Evaluated for Cardiac Outcomes and Regulation of Glycaemia in Diabetes) was a 5-year study of 4,458 adults with type 2 diabetes that compared adding rosiglitazone to metformin or a sulfonylurea versus the standard metformin-plus-sulfonylurea combination. It showed no overall difference in cardiovascular deaths or hospitalisations (hazard ratio 0.99), but rosiglitazone roughly doubled the risk of heart-failure events and increased bone fractures; these safety concerns, rather than glucose control, ultimately led regulators and doctors to curb use of the drug.

What is the A1C goal for a 70 year old?

For a 70-year-old who already has diabetes, guidelines use a sliding scale: aim below about 7–7.5 % if the person is otherwise healthy and independent, below 8 % if they have multiple illnesses or mild functional decline, and up to 8.5 % if they are frail or in long-term care—these higher limits reduce the risk of dangerous low-blood-sugar episodes. If the 70-year-old is only being screened, the usual cut-offs still apply (normal < 5.7 %, pre-diabetes 5.7-6.4 %, diabetes ≥ 6.5 % confirmed). Work with the healthcare team to choose the target that balances day-to-day safety with long-term benefit.

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