SAFEGUARD (SAFety and Efficacy of Human Anti-thymocyte ImmunoGlobUlin SAB-142 ARresting Progression of Type 1 Diabetes) Study

Recruiting until: 31st Dec 2026

A Phase 2b, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Arm Dose Finding Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of SAB-142 for Delaying the Progression of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) in Patients with Stage 3 New Onset of Type 1 Diabetes (NOT1D).

Recruiting sites:

  • Barts Health NHS Trust – The Royal London Hospital

Sites opening soon:

  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – University College Hospital
  • Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust – Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC)
  • NHS Lothian – Royal Hospital for Sick Children
  • Barts Health NHS Trust – The Royal London Hospital
  • Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales
  • Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust – John Radcliffe Hospital
  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Addenbrookes Hospital
  • Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Summary

Trial of a new medication in people aged 5-40 diagnosed with type 1 diabetes within 100 days of randomization.

Aim

The study aims to check if SAB-142 can stop immune cells from mistakenly attacking insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

Eligibility to take part

  1. Age 5-40 years
  2. Received a diagnosis with type 1 diabetes within 100 days of randomization

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What will I be asked to do?

Participants will receive either SAB-142 or placebo through IV infusions over two 2-day periods, six months apart. They will attend regular study visits over 15 months for blood tests, physical exams, and questionnaires. Participants will wear a continuous glucose monitor periodically and will keep a diary of insulin use and low/high blood sugar events. They will continue their usual diabetes care throughout the study.

Who is running this study?

This study is being run by SAB Biotherapeutics Inc.

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