FFC#24/2019

Early Derangements of Glucose Tolerance in Cystic Fibrosis: effect of CFTR Modulators

AREA 5 Clinical and Epidemiological research

FFC#24/2019

Early Derangements of Glucose Tolerance in Cystic Fibrosis: effect of CFTR Modulators
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€ 120.000 goal

pRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Alberto Battezzati (Centro Internazionale per lo Studio della Composizione Corporea, DeFENS, Università di Milano)

Partner

Carla Colombo (Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi, Centro Regionale FC, Milano); Vincenzina Lucidi (Ospedale pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Unità Operativa Fibrosi Cistica, Roma); Maria Cristina Lucanto (AOU Messina, Unità di Gastroenterologia Pediatrica e Fibrosi Cistica); Andrea Mari (Istituto di Neuroscienze, CNR, Padova)

Researchers

17

Category

AREA 5 Clinical and Epidemiological research

Duration

2 years

Goal

€ 120.000

Funds raised

€ 120.000

Objectives

Diabetes is a frequent and serious complication in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) caused by defects in insulin secretion. New modulator therapies targeted at CFTR defect have become available raising hope to prevent or treat the CF-related diabetes (CFRD). Current evidence does not support significant effects, but the early natural history of insulin secretory defects according to CFTR genotypes is unclear: moreover researchers speculate that modulators have to be started in the first years of life before the endocrine pancreatic damage becomes severe. Therefore, by a collaborative multicenter perspective trial, a large number of 6-11 years old CF subjects eligible for CFTR modulators will be recruited. Among them, different study groups (starting treatment by modulators, non treated, already in treatment) will be monitored. Repeated OGTTs, as previously developed to assess the insulin secretion parameters, will be performed along with pulmonary, exocrine pancreatic and liver function and nutritional status assessment. The study results will fill important gaps in knowledge about CFRD.

who adopted the project

Gruppo di sostegno FFC di Milano Magenta

€ 10.000

Delegazione FFC di Reggello

€ 25.000

Delegazione FFC di Sondrio Valchiavenna

€ 30.000

Delegazione FFC di Roma Pomezia

€ 20.000

Delegazione FFC di Cerea “Il sorriso di Jenny”

€ 12.000

Matilde e Paola per Elsa

€ 10.000

Delegazione FFC di Lecce

€ 13.000

Delegazione FFC di Cerea “Il sorriso di Jenny”

€ 12.000

Matilde e Paola per Elsa

€ 10.000

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