Ever since being diagnosed seven years ago, I have been keen to participate in trials of new treatments. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of trials for LADAs (at least, not in Australia). When I became insulin dependent, a couple of years ago, I thought things would change but either my age (I am 50) or my HbA1c excludes me (studies generally like higher HbA1cs and mine is too low). I do check for new studies every month or so and thought putting a list together of where people can go may be useful.
Diabetes Australia’s Research Opportunities
Current research opportunities | Diabetes Australia has a great list of research studies for all types across all of Australia
Disclosure: I am on the Diabetes Australia Community Advisory Council
JDRF’s Clinical Trials Archive
Clinical Trials Archive – JDRF lists trials specifically for type 1 diabetes all across Australia
Australia/New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry
ANZCTR search results | Australian Clinical Trials is an Australian Federal Government registry for many health conditions with filters to show only ones relating to diabetes. Despite the title it seemed to only show trials in Australia at the time of writing.
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Clinical Research Trials
Clinical research trials (baker.edu.au) covers all types of diabetes (or, at least, types 1 and 2). The Baker is based in Melbourne but my understanding is some of their trials do recruit outside of Melbourne.
Disclosure: I am a voluntary clinical affiliate with The Baker (basically I am on the books if they need Lived Experience input on a trial) and an Associate Investigator on their FAME-1 Eye trial.
Australasian Type 1 Diabetes Immunotherapy Collective (ATIC) Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials | ATIC (svi.edu.au) are studies focused on immune system mediation which means they generally relate to type 1 diabetes. Arguably this is the frontier of type 1 diabetes treatment and has recently seen exciting results with medications such as Teplizumab for delaying the onset of symptomatic type 1 diabetes. Recruitment is across Australia and, at the time of writing, there was even a study recruiting in New Zealand.
Disclosure: I am on the ATIC Community Engagement Panel.
The Practical Diabetic 