Early Feasibility Study 2 of Outpatient Control-to-Range - Testing System Efficacy (Italy)

NCT ID: NCT01727817

Last Updated: 2014-09-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

5 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2013-05-31

Brief Summary

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An unblinded, randomized, cross-over design with each patient participating in two 40-hour outpatient admissions: (a) Experimental involving automated Control to Range (CTR) and (b) Control using Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)- augmented insulin pump treatment outside of a hospital based clinical research center.

Detailed Description

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The principal goal is to validate a smart phone-based control-to-range (CTR) system for ambulatory use and to estimate the effect of CTR vs. sensor-augmented pump therapy, thereby providing justification for further larger home-based trials of CTR.

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Keywords

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Continuous Glucose Monitor Artificial Pancreas Insulin Pump Closed Loop Open Loop Diabetes Assistant DiAs Cell Phone

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental Involving Automated CTR

Closed-Loop Control: Insulin delivery will be controlled by the Diabetes Assistant (DiAs) system running in Control to Range (CTR) or in Safety Only mode. Subjects will interact with the system through its Graphic User Interface (GUI). Subjects will not be allowed to administer correction boluses between meals and snacks as the DiAs will automatically be adjusting insulin to correct for hyperglycemia. The total doses recommended by the DiAs prior to meals and snacks includes the correction dose and Insulin on Board (IOB) calculated by the system.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Diabetes Assistant (DiAs)

Intervention Type DEVICE

A medical platform that uses a smart-phone to connect to a continuous glucose sensor to insulin pump and run closed-loop control. The cell phone runs the Control to Range and is connected to work with the insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor to help keep the blood sugar in a desired range (80-180 mg/dL during the day) and help avoid hypoglycemia during the night.

CGM-Augmented Insulin Pump Treatment

Open Loop Control: Insulin delivery will be controlled by the Diabetes Assistant (DiAs) system running in open-loop mode. Subjects will interact with the system through its Graphic User Interface (GUI). Subjects will be permitted to administer correction boluses at any time during the Control Admission, whether or not they are eating a scheduled meal or snack. DiAs will be initialized with the subject's typical insulin pump settings. Subjects will be reminded that all treatment decisions should be based on fingerstick values and not on continuous glucose monitor (CGM) values.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Diabetes Assistant (DiAs)

A medical platform that uses a smart-phone to connect to a continuous glucose sensor to insulin pump and run closed-loop control. The cell phone runs the Control to Range and is connected to work with the insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor to help keep the blood sugar in a desired range (80-180 mg/dL during the day) and help avoid hypoglycemia during the night.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. ≥21 and \<65 years old.
2. Clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus. For an individual to be enrolled at least one criterion from each list must be met.

o Criteria for documented hyperglycemia (at least 1 must be met): i. Fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL - confirmed ii. Two-hour Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) glucose ≥200 mg/dL - confirmed iii. HbA1c ≥6.5% documented - confirmed iv. Random glucose ≥200 mg/dL with symptoms v. No data at diagnosis is available but the participant has a convincing history of hyperglycemia consistent with diabetes

o Criteria for requiring insulin at diagnosis (1 must be met): i. Participant required insulin at diagnosis and continually thereafter ii. Participant did not start insulin at diagnosis but upon investigator review likely needed insulin (significant hyperglycemia that did not respond to oral agents) and did require insulin eventually and used continually iii. Participant did not start insulin at diagnosis but continued to be hyperglycemic, had positive islet cell antibodies - consistent with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) and did require insulin eventually and used continually
3. Use of an insulin pump to treat his/her diabetes for at least 1 year.
4. Familiarity with a bolus calculator with the current insulin pump with pre-defined parameters for carbohydrate (CHO) ratio, insulin sensitivity factor (ISF), target glucose and active insulin.
5. HbA1c \<9% as measured with DCA2000 or equivalent device.
6. Not currently known to be pregnant, breast feeding, or intending to become pregnant (females).
7. Demonstration of proper mental status and cognition for the study.
8. Willingness to avoid consumption of acetaminophen-containing products during the study interventions involving CGM use.
9. If on antihypertensive, thyroid, anti-depressant or lipid lowering medication, have stability on the medication for at least 2 months prior to enrollment in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe hypoglycemia resulting in seizure, loss of consciousness, or diabetic ketoacidosis within the 12 months prior to enrollment.
2. Pregnancy; breast feeding, or intention of becoming pregnant.
3. Uncontrolled arterial hypertension (Resting diastolic blood pressure \>90 mmHg and/or systolic blood pressure \>160 mmHg).
4. Conditions which may increase the risks associated with possible hypoglycemia, such as any active cardiac disorder/arrhythmia, uncontrolled coronary artery disease during the previous year (e.g. history of myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, therapeutic coronary intervention, coronary bypass or stenting procedure, stable or unstable angina, episode of chest pain of cardiac etiology with documented EKG changes, or positive stress test or catheterization with coronary blockages \>50%), congestive heart failure, history of cerebrovascular event, seizure disorder, syncope, adrenal insufficiency, neurologic disease or atrial fibrillation.
5. Self-reported hypoglycemia unawareness.
6. History of a systemic or deep tissue infection with methicillin-resistant staph aureus or Candida albicans.
7. Use of a device that may pose electromagnetic compatibility issues and/or radiofrequency interference with the CGM (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, electronic pacemaker, neurostimulator, intrathecal pump, and cochlear implants).
8. Anticoagulant therapy other than aspirin.
9. Oral steroids.
10. Medical condition requiring use of an acetaminophen-containing medication that cannot be withheld for the study admissions.
11. Psychiatric disorders that would interfere with study tasks (e.g. inpatient psychiatric treatment within 6 months prior to enrollment).
12. Mental incapacity, unwillingness or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or cooperation.
13. Known current or recent alcohol or drug abuse.
14. Medical conditions that would make operating a CGM, the DiAs cell phone or insulin pump difficult (e.g. blindness, severe arthritis, immobility).
15. Any skin condition that prevents sensor or pump placement on the abdomen or arm (e.g. bad sunburn, pre-existing dermatitis, intertrigo, psoriasis, extensive scarring, cellulitis).
16. In adherence with the One Touch Ultra 2 User Guide, subjects with hematocrit levels less than 30% and above 55% will be excluded.
17. Impaired hepatic function measured as alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase ≥three times the upper reference limit.
18. Impaired renal function measured as creatinine \>1.2 times above the upper limit of normal.
19. Uncontrolled microvascular (diabetic) complications, such as current proliferative diabetic retinopathy or macular edema, known diabetic nephropathy (other than microalbuminuria with normal creatinine) or neuropathy requiring treatment.
20. Active gastroparesis requiring current medical therapy.
21. If on antihypertensive, thyroid, anti-depressant or lipid lowering medication, lack of stability on the medication for the past 2 months prior to enrollment in the study.
22. Uncontrolled thyroid disease.
23. Known bleeding diathesis or dyscrasia.
24. Known allergy to medical adhesives, components of the insulin pump insertion set or continuous glucose monitor sensor.
25. Active enrollment in another clinical trial.
26. Use of anti-diabetic agents other than continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) including long-acting insulin, intermediate-acting insulin, metformin, sulfonylureas, meglitinides, thiazolidinediones, DPP-IV inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists, and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
27. Subjects with basal rates less than 0.01U/hr.
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Montpellier

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Virginia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Claudio Cobelli, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Padova

Boris P. Kovatchev, Ph.D.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Virginia

Locations

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University of Padova

Padua, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Kovatchev BP, Renard E, Cobelli C, Zisser HC, Keith-Hynes P, Anderson SM, Brown SA, Chernavvsky DR, Breton MD, Mize LB, Farret A, Place J, Bruttomesso D, Del Favero S, Boscari F, Galasso S, Avogaro A, Magni L, Di Palma F, Toffanin C, Messori M, Dassau E, Doyle FJ 3rd. Safety of outpatient closed-loop control: first randomized crossover trials of a wearable artificial pancreas. Diabetes Care. 2014 Jul;37(7):1789-96. doi: 10.2337/dc13-2076. Epub 2014 Jun 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24929429 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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JDRF 22-2011-649

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0052904

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id