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AWARD-PEDS PLUS

This study is testing whether a higher dose of dulaglutide (Trulicity®), a medication already approved for adults with type 2 diabetes, is safe and effective for children. Dulaglutide is given as an injection under the skin. This study will evaluate the 4.5 mg dose specifically in children.

Seattle Children’s Hospital
T1-DISCO

This study examines how semaglutide, a weekly injectable medication, affects heart function, kidney function, and insulin sensitivity in adults with type 1 diabetes over an 8-month treatment period.

UW Medicine Diabetes Institute
KPMP

This study examines kidney tissue and biological samples to better understand how kidney conditions like acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease differ from person to person with the goal of discovering more targeted treatments.

UW Medicine Diabetes Institute and UW Medical Center - Montlake
PANTHER

This study follows youth through puberty over two years to research how puberty may affect kidney health and diabetes risk factors. This study involves three two day study visits over the course of two years (two days at baseline, and two additional at each year). The study visits entail a kidney MRI, a DEXA scan, and IV placement for kidney testing and insulin tolerance testing.

Seattle Children’s Location
SUGAR N SALT

A large randomized clinical trial testing whether the drug sotagliflozin can slow kidney function decline in people with type 1 diabetes and moderate-to-severe diabetic kidney disease. Participants are monitored over three years with CGM data, blood/urine tests, and ketone tracking.

UW Medicine Diabetes Institute
IMST

This study evaluates whether inspiratory muscle strength training can reduce blood pressure and improve cardiovascular and kidney health in youth at risk for type 2 diabetes. It involves a 12-week breathing intervention with physiological and vascular assessments.

UW Medicine Diabetes Institute
MANATEE

A placebo-controlled trial examining the combined effects of automated insulin delivery and metformin on metabolic and cardiovascular health in youth with type 1 diabetes. Participants undergo repeated assessments of insulin sensitivity and body composition over four months.

Seattle Children’s Hospital
MALO

This study tests whether weekly injections of GLP‑1 medicines (retatrutide or tirzepatide) can prevent worsening of high‑risk fatty liver disease.

UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, University of Washington Medical Center
BIBS2

This study looks at how a baby’s brain and early nutrition affect weight and growth in infants of mothers who had gestational diabetes.

UW Medical Center - Montlake
WAVE T1D

This study tests whether a short course of Anti‑thymocyte Globulin (an immune‑targeting therapy) followed by either Adalimumab (an anti‑inflammatory biologic) or Verapamil (a repurposed heart medication) can help people newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes keep making their own insulin longer and better control blood sugar.

Seattle Children’s Hospital
CATT1

This Phase 3 trial tests whether adding the investigational drug cadisegliatin to insulin can reduce low‑blood‑sugar episodes in people with Type 1 diabetes

UW Medicine Diabetes Institute
ZONE

This study tests whether a new bedtime injection (ZT‑01) can raise a natural sugar‑protecting hormone and reduce nighttime low blood sugars in adults with Type 1 diabetes

UW Medicine Diabetes Institute