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N/A N=24 Randomized Treatment

The Monitoring Study

Type1diabetes

Enrolled (actual)
24
Serious AEs
0.7%
Results posted
Jul 2018
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Time Spent With Dexcom CGMG < 60 mg/dl — 1.32; 1.95; 1.05; 0.99 percentage of time

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Bihormonal Bionic Pancreas (Device); Insulin Only Bionic Pancreas (Device); Monitored for Hypoglycemia (Other); Not Monitored for Hypoglycemia (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Primary completion
Jun 2017

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Time Spent With Dexcom CGMG < 60 mg/dl
1.32; 1.95; 1.05; 0.99; 1.55; 1.66

Summary

To conduct an outpatient study testing two configurations of the bionic pancreas (bi-hormonal and insulin-only) with and without remote monitoring of hypoglycemia in 25 adult (≥ 18 years of age) subjects with type 1 diabetes in a random-order crossover study versus usual care with an insulin pump with and without remote monitoring of hypoglycemia.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years and have had clinical type 1 diabetes for at least one year managed using an insulin pump for ≥ 6 months
  • Prescription medication regimen stable for > 1 month (except for medications that will not affect the safety of the study and are not expected to affect any outcome of the study, in the judgment of the principal investigator)
  • Live within a 60 minute drive-time radius of the central monitoring location
  • Willing to remain within a 120 minute drive-time radius of the central monitoring location throughout the study
  • Have someone over 18 years of age who lives with them, has access to where they sleep, is willing to be in the house when the subject is sleeping, and is willing to receive calls from the study staff and check the welfare of the study subject if telemetry shows a technical problem or severe biochemical hypoglycemia without subject response and the subject does not answer their telephone (up to two individuals can share this role, but they must be willing to carefully coordinate with each other and the subject so that one of them is clearly designated as having this responsibility at any given time)
  • Willing to wear one or two infusion sets and one Dexcom CGM sensor and change sets frequently (at least one new glucagon infusion set daily during bi-hormonal arms, and insulin infusion set every other day throughout the study)
  • Willing to wear two additional CGM sensors that must be placed in the upper arm

Exclusion Criteria

  • Unable to provide informed consent (e.g. impaired cognition or judgment)
  • Unable to safely comply with study procedures and reporting requirements (e.g. impairment of vision or dexterity that prevents safe operation of the bionic pancreas, impaired memory, unable to speak and read English)
  • Current participation in another diabetes-related clinical trial that, in the judgment of the principal investigator, will compromise the results of this study or the safety of the subject
  • Pregnancy (positive urine HCG), breast feeding, plan to become pregnant in the immediate future, or sexually active without use of contraception Subjects must use acceptable contraception for the two weeks prior to the study, throughout the study and for the two weeks following the study.

Acceptable contraception methods include: Oral contraceptive pill (OCP), Intrauterine Device (IUD, hormonal or copper), Male condoms, Female condoms, Diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide, Contraceptive patch (such as OrthoEvra), Contraceptive implant (such as Implanon, Nexplanon), Vaginal ring (such as NuvaRing), Progestin shot (such as Depo-Provera), Male partner with a vasectomy proven to be effective by semen analysis

  • Need to go outside of the designated geographic boundaries during the study
  • Current alcohol abuse (intake averaging > 3 drinks daily in last 30 days), use of marijuana within 1 month of enrollment, or other substance abuse (use within the last 6 months of controlled substances other than marijuana without a prescription)
  • Unwilling or unable to refrain from drinking more than 2 drinks in an hour or more than 4 drinks in a day or use of marijuana during the trial
  • Unwilling or unable or to avoid use of drugs that may dull the sensorium, reduce sensitivity to symptoms of hypoglycemia, or hinder decision making during the period of participation in the study (use of beta blockers will be allowed as long as the dose is stable and the subject does not meet the criteria for hypoglycemia unawareness while taking that stable dose, but use of benzodiazepines or narcotics, even if by prescription, may be excluded according to the judgment of the principal investigator)
  • History of liver disease that is expected to interfere with the anti-hypoglycemia action of glucagon (e.g. liver failure or cirrhosis). Other liver disease (i.e. active hepatitis, steatosis, active biliary disease, any tumor of the liver, hemochromatosis, glycogen storage disease) may exclude the subje
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02969863). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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