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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1NCT01839370

Phase 2 Study of Adaptive Insulin Meal Supervisor (AIMS) in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

A study testing Closed Loop with Pramlintide in people with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, run by University of Virginia at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

In this study, a closed-loop Adaptive Insulin Meal Supervisor system (AIMS) utilizing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), a subcutaneous insulin pump and standard pramlintide therapy will be applied in individuals with type 1 diabetes. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 21 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
What is being tested?
Closed Loop with Pramlintide
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
9 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2013to Nov 2013
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 21 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • ≥21 and <65 years old.
  • 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
  • Use of an insulin pump to treat his/her diabetes for at least 1 year.
  • 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.
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  • HbA1c 6.5-9% as measured with DCA2000 or equivalent device.
  • Not currently known to be pregnant, breast feeding, or intending to become pregnant (females).
  • Demonstration of proper mental status and cognition for the study.
  • Willingness to avoid consumption of acetaminophen-containing products during the study interventions involving CGM use.
  • Willingness to refrain from strenuous exercise for 2 days prior to admission. Non-strenuous walks of less than 15 minutes around the guest house will be permitted during the study.
  • 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.
  • Normal renal function (determined utilizing the comprehensive metabolic panel at screening with the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula and defined by estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) ≥60 ml/min/1.73 m2.

Who cannot join

  • Known hypersensitivity to pramlintide or any of its components, including metacresol.
  • Severe hypoglycemia resulting in seizure, loss of consciousness, or diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) within the 12 months prior to enrollment.
  • Pregnancy; breast feeding, or intention of becoming pregnant.
  • Uncontrolled arterial hypertension (Resting diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg and/or systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg).
  • 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 electrocardiogram (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.
  • Self-reported hypoglycemia unawareness.
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  • History of a systemic or deep tissue infection with methicillin-resistant staph aureus or Candida albicans.
  • 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).
  • Anticoagulant therapy other than aspirin.
  • Medical condition requiring use of an acetaminophen-containing medication that cannot be withheld for the study admissions.
  • Psychiatric disorders that would interfere with study tasks (e.g. inpatient psychiatric treatment within 6 months prior to enrollment).
  • Mental incapacity, unwillingness or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or cooperation.
  • Known current or recent alcohol or drug abuse.
  • Medical conditions that would make operating a CGM, the DiAs cell phone or insulin pump difficult (e.g. blindness, severe arthritis, immobility).
  • 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).
  • In adherence with the One Touch Ultra 2 User Guide, subjects with hematocrit levels less than 30% and above 55% will be excluded.
  • Impaired hepatic function measured as alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase ≥three times the upper reference limit.
  • Abnormal liver function (Transaminase >2 times the upper limit of normal).
  • 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 drug treatment.
  • Active gastroparesis requiring current medical therapy.
  • Uncontrolled adrenal disorder.
  • Uncontrolled thyroid disease.
  • 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.
  • Known bleeding diathesis or dyscrasia.
  • Known allergy to medical adhesives, components of the insulin pump insertion set or continuous glucose monitor sensor.
  • Subjects with basal rates less than 0.01U/hr.
  • Subjects who are sexually active and able to become pregnant and not using an acceptable method of birth control.
  • RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF OTHER DRUGS OR TREATMENTS
  • Use of anti-diabetic agents other than continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) including long-acting insulin, intermediate-acting insulin, metformin, sulfonylureas, meglitinides, thiazolidinediones, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4 ) inhibitors, glucagon- like peptide 1 agonists, colesevelam, quick release bromocriptine, sodium-glucose linked transporter (SGLT-2) inhibitors and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors.
  • Acetaminophen will not be allowed while the continuous glucose monitor is in use.
  • Medications that block symptoms of hypoglycemia, including but not limited to beta blockers.
  • Oral steroids or other medications, which in the judgment of the investigator would be a contraindication to participation in the study.
  • Use of drugs that stimulate gastrointestinal motility (e.g. metoclopramide).
  • Orally administered medications (prescription and non-prescription) which require rapid onset as a critical determinant of effectiveness must be given at least 1 hour prior to or 2 hours after the Pramlintide injection and that subjects who require such medications be excluded if the medication must be given less than 1 hour prior to or 2 hours after the pramlintide dose.
  • Medications known to interfere with hypoglycemic symptoms including but not limited to beta- blockers, clonidine, reserpine, and guanethidine.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908

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About this study

In this study, a closed-loop Adaptive Insulin Meal Supervisor system (AIMS) utilizing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), a subcutaneous insulin pump and standard pramlintide therapy will be applied in individuals with type 1 diabetes. Pramlintide, a drug well recognized to help control hyperglycemia with meals, will be evaluated in both closed loop and open loop control. It is expected that the closed loop control condition with pramlintide will improve glycemia, thus combining better control with enhanced safety. In a recent pilot study, the investigators started testing this concept and collected data showing that in order to be successful such strategy must have a controller equipped with the ability to optimize the configuration and timing of meal boluses with concomitant administration of pramlintide. Our preliminary data and review of previously unavailable individual data from a German study indicate a large individual variability in the timing of the appearance of meal insulin needs. Thus, for both adequate safety and efficacy of meal insulin on pramlintide, the investigators have developed a new closed-loop controller that accounts for the variability in the individual responses to a meal and meal delays, the Adaptive Insulin Meal Supervisor system (AIMS). In this study, the performance of a combination between the AIMS system and a standard pramlintide treatment will be tested versus the standard pramlintide treatment alone.

Read the detailed description

The current study will probe the concept that if a Model Predictive Control insulin delivery strategy for closed-loop glucose control supervised by a safety system is coupled with a standard amylin replacement therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes the resulting combined treatment will unify the benefits of both individual therapies. In order to reduce post-meal blood glucose excursions in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, pramlintide (an analog of the human β-cell hormone, amylin) has been utilized, thus dealing with the problem or meal hyperglycemia more effectively than insulin infusion alone. Pramlintide has been successful in maintaining more normal blood glucose concentrations by significantly improving the postprandial glucose excursions in these patients when added to their mealtime insulin to mimic more closely the diurnal β-cell secretory pattern seen in normal physiology. However, pramlintide treatment can result in post-prandial hypoglycemia primarily due to overbolusing with insulin. Closed-loop systems have shown potential for significantly reducing hypoglycemia. A combined closed-loop insulin + pramlintide therapy could provide advantages over each of the individual therapies, and may also provide certain benefits with respect to weight control and improvement in sense of well being while decreasing glucose variability. A potentially important secondary benefit of combining the pramlintide treatment with a precise insulin delivery by the closed-loop system is that, based upon animal studies performed by the research team, a moderate inhibition of glucagon, as is usually achieved with pramlintide treatment, is anticipated to potentially improve the safety of insulin treatment as well by enhancing the glucagon response to hypoglycemia, which are usually impaired in type 1 diabetes, if it should occur in the early postprandial period.

Being tested
Closed Loop with Pramlintide
Keywords
Pramlintide, Closed Loop, Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), Diabetes Assistant (DiAs)
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Closed Loop with PramlintideDevice

    A closed-loop automated insulin management system (Adaptive Insulin Meal Supervisor- AIMS) for meals utilizing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)and subcutaneous insulin pump and a standard pramlintide therapy will be compared to a standard pramlintide therapy alone to control glucose levels in individuals with type 1 diabetes. DiAs is controlled by the subject, with assistance from the study personnel as needed.

Study groups in NCT01839370
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Closed Loop with PramlintideExperimentalThe experimental condition consists of closed loop admission with the Adaptive Insulin Meal Supervisor system (AIMS) system with pramlintide 30 mcg at meal time. During this admission, the Diabetes Assistant (DiAs), a Cell Phone Medical Platform and the central component of the system, will provide basal insulin to maintain glucose levels within a prescribed range.
Receives: Device: Closed Loop with Pramlintide
Open Loop with PramlintidePlacebo comparatorInsulin delivery will be controlled by the DiAs system running in Open Loop mode. Subjects will be permitted to administer correction boluses and set temporary temporary basal levels at any time during the admission, whether or not they are eating a scheduled meal. Subjects will inject Pramlintide 30 mcg prior to meal time.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percent of Glucose Measurements within Target Range

    Demonstrate that a new Adaptive Insulin Meal Supervisor (AIMS), designed to handle variability in individual responses to a meal, in combination with a Standard pramlintide therapy will result in a more efficacious strategy for controlling glycemia as compared to the standard pramlintide therapy alone in terms of increased percent of glucose measurements between 71 - 180 mg/dL during the day and 71 - 140 mg/dL during the night.

    Measured: 13 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Apr 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2013
  3. Primary completionNov 2013
  4. Study completionNov 2013

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
9 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01839370
Sponsor's protocol ID
16666
Status last verified
Feb 2014
First submitted
15 Apr 2013
Last updated
19 Feb 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Closed Loop with Pramlintide in people with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, run by University of Virginia at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 13 inclusion and 35 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Feb 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percent of Glucose Measurements within Target Range (time frame: 13 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Feb 2014.

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