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Type 1 DiabetesNCT02065895

Effect of Gain on Closed-Loop Insulin

A study testing HIGH error, NO error and LOW error in people with Type 1 Diabetes, run by Joslin Diabetes Center 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

The purpose of this study is to test the ability of an advanced external Physiologic Insulin Delivery (ePID) algorithm (a step by step process used to develop a solution to a problem) to get acceptable meal responses over a range of gain. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Type 1 Diabetes
What is being tested?
HIGH error, NO error and LOW error
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
8 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2013to Apr 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Type 1 diabetes for > 3 years
  • Manage diabetes using a continuous glucose monitor and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion pump
  • Non obese (BMI < 30)
  • Aged 18 - 75 years old
  • HbA1c < 8 %

Who cannot join

  • renal or hepatic failure
  • cancer or lymphoma
  • Malabsorption or malnourishment
  • Hypercortisolism
  • Alcoholism or drug abuse
  • Anemia (hematocrit < 36 in females and <40 in males)
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  • Eating disorder
  • Dietary restrictions
  • Acetaminophen allergy
  • Chronic acetaminophen use
  • Glucocorticoid therapy
  • History of gastroparesis
  • Use of Beta blockers

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Joslin Diabetes Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to test the ability of an advanced external Physiologic Insulin Delivery (ePID) algorithm (a step by step process used to develop a solution to a problem) to get acceptable meal responses over a range of gain. Gain is defined as how much insulin is given in response to a change in a patient's glucose level.

This study also examines the effectiveness of the external Physiologic Insulin Delivery (ePID) closed-loop insulin delivery computer software. The investigators would like to assess whether fasting target levels can be achieved as the closed-loop gain increases or decreases, and to evaluate the system's ability to produce an acceptable breakfast meal response.

Read the detailed description

There have been significant advances in diabetes management technology, including more sophisticated insulin pumps and more accurate real-time continuous glucose monitors. The next technological development is widely thought to be the introduction of an algorithm linking the pump and sensor to form a closed-loop insulin delivery system. The algorithm used for this purpose needs to be robust to changes in an individual's insulin sensitivity, and the sensor's sensitivity to glucose. Insulin sensitivity (how much the patient's glucose level changes in response to a change in insulin delivery) and algorithm gain (how much insulin is delivered in response to a change in glucose) determine the systems overall closed-loop gain. Ideally, the overall gain can be set to achieve the lowest possible peak postprandial glucose response without postprandial hypoglycemia. However, if the algorithm's gain is set to a fixed value and the subject's insulin sensitivity changes, the overall-gain will change. Some degradation in closed-loop performance might be acceptable during periods whenever the subject's insulin sensitivity is low (i.e., the subject is insulin resistant) and the risk of hypoglycemia may actually be reduced. However, if the subject becomes more sensitive the system may become less stable and the risk of postprandial hypoglycemia may increase. In addition to changes in insulin sensitivity, glucose sensors will sometimes over- or under-read blood glucose as sensor sensitivity increases or decreases. This will result in a change in the closed-loop algorithm's effective target. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of an advanced Physiologic Insulin Delivery algorithm to achieve an acceptable breakfast response as the gain and effective target glucose level changes. Specifically:

  1. to assess the fasting glucose levels achieved as the overall closed-loop gain and effective target is increased or decreased, and
  2. determine the system's ability to produce an acceptable breakfast meal response under these conditions
Conditions
Type 1 Diabetes
Being tested
HIGH error, NO error, LOW error
Keywords
Physiologic Insulin Delivery (PID), Closed Loop, Sensor, Insulin sensitivity
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Insulin Resistance

What participants receive

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

  • HIGH errorDevice

    Overnight and breakfast closed-loop control were performed using a target glucose of 120 mg/dL but with the glucose-value-used-for-control equal to 1.33 times the true glucose value (analogous to higher gain lower target).

  • NO errorDevice

    Overnight and breakfast closed-loop control were performed using a target glucose of 120 mg/dL and glucose-value-used-for-control equal to the true glucose value.

  • LOW errorDevice

    Overnight and breakfast closed-loop control were performed using a target glucose of 120 mg/dL but with the glucose-value-used-for-control equal to 0.8 times the true glucose value (analogous to lower gain higher target).

Study groups in NCT02065895
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
HIGH error, LOW error, NO errorExperimentalSubjects were randomized to receive overnight and breakfast closed-loop glucose control glucose on three occasions: first with glucose-value-used-for-control higher than blood glucose (HIGH error), then second with glucose-value-used-for-control lower than blood glucose (LOW error), then third with glucose-value-used-for-control equal blood glucose (NO error).
Receives: Device: HIGH error; Device: NO error; Device: LOW error
HIGH error, NO error, LOW errorExperimentalSubjects were randomized to receive overnight and breakfast closed-loop glucose control glucose on three occasions: first with glucose-value-used-for-control higher than blood glucose (HIGH error), then second with glucose-value-used-for-control equal blood glucose (NO error), then third with glucose-value-used-for-control lower than blood glucose (LOW error).
Receives: Device: HIGH error; Device: NO error; Device: LOW error
NO error, HIGH error, LOW errorExperimentalSubjects were randomized to receive overnight and breakfast closed-loop glucose control glucose on three occasions: first with glucose-value-used-for-control equal blood glucose (NO error), then second with glucose-values-used-for-control higher than blood glucose (HIGH error), then third with glucose-value-used-for-control lower than blood glucose (LOW error).
Receives: Device: HIGH error; Device: NO error; Device: LOW error
NO error, LOW error, HIGH errorExperimentalSubjects were randomized to receive overnight and breakfast closed-loop glucose control glucose on three occasions: first with glucose-value-used-for-control equal blood glucose (NO error), then second with glucose-value-used-for-control lower than blood glucose (LOW error), then third with glucose-value-used-for-control higher than blood glucose (HIGH error).
Receives: Device: HIGH error; Device: NO error; Device: LOW error
LOW error, NO error, HIGH errorExperimentalSubjects were randomized to receive overnight and breakfast closed-loop glucose control glucose on three occasions: first with with glucose-value-used-for-control lower than blood glucose (LOW error), then second with glucose-value-used-for-control equal blood glucose (NO error), then third with glucose-value-used-for-control higher than blood glucose (HIGH error).
Receives: Device: HIGH error; Device: NO error; Device: LOW error
LOW error, HIGH error, NO errorExperimentalSubjects were randomized to receive overnight and breakfast closed-loop glucose control glucose on three occasions: first with glucose-value-used-for-control lower than blood glucose (LOW error), then second with glucose-value-used-for-control equal blood glucose (NO error), then third glucose-value-used-for-control higher than blood glucose (HIGH error),
Receives: Device: HIGH error; Device: NO error; Device: LOW error

What is being measured

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

  1. Glucose Area Under the Curve (AUC) Breakfast

    Glucose Area Under the Curve (AUC) Breakfast defines the total exposure to glucose during breakfast. Breakfast is typically considered the most difficult meal to control; low AUC is desirable.This outcome measure was analyzed for each of the three calibration error values (high error, no error and low error).

    Measured: On day #1, day #2 and day #3 (each day could be 24 hours to 7 days apart from prior one, and completed within 6 week period) 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM on day following admission, with samples obtained every 10-15 minutes, for each sequence of calibration errors

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Peak and Nadir Postprandial Glucose Concentration

    Highest and lowest glucose concentrations obtained during breakfast meal.

    Measured: On day #1, day #2 and day #3 (each day could be 24 hours to 7 days apart from prior one, and completed within 6 week period) 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on day following admission, with samples obtained every 10-15 minutes, for each sequence of calibration errors

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 Feb 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2013
  3. Primary completionApr 2015
  4. Study completionApr 2015

Resources

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
Basic science
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Model description
Study subjects are studied under closed-loop control on three occasions: once with the glucose values used for control equal to blood glucose (NO error), once with values 33% higher than blood glucose (HIGH error), and once with values 20% lower than blood glucose (LOW error). The six different sequences of these three exposures then comprise the six arms of this crossover study.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
8 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02065895
Sponsor's protocol ID
2012P-000401
Status last verified
May 2018
First submitted
7 Feb 2014
Last updated
17 May 2018
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Steil GM, Panteleon AE, Rebrin K. Closed-loop insulin delivery-the path to physiological glucose control. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2004 Feb 10;56(2):125-44. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2003.08.011.

    PubMed 14741112
  • Steil GM, Rebrin K, Janowski R, Darwin C, Saad MF. Modeling beta-cell insulin secretion--implications for closed-loop glucose homeostasis. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2003;5(6):953-64. doi: 10.1089/152091503322640999.

    PubMed 14709197
  • Steil GM, Rebrin K, Darwin C, Hariri F, Saad MF. Feasibility of automating insulin delivery for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Diabetes. 2006 Dec;55(12):3344-50. doi: 10.2337/db06-0419.

    PubMed 17130478
  • Weinzimer SA, Steil GM, Swan KL, Dziura J, Kurtz N, Tamborlane WV. Fully automated closed-loop insulin delivery versus semiautomated hybrid control in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes using an artificial pancreas. Diabetes Care. 2008 May;31(5):934-9. doi: 10.2337/dc07-1967. Epub 2008 Feb 5.

    PubMed 18252903
  • Steil GM, Palerm CC, Kurtz N, Voskanyan G, Roy A, Paz S, Kandeel FR. The effect of insulin feedback on closed loop glucose control. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 May;96(5):1402-8. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-2578. Epub 2011 Mar 2.

    PubMed 21367930
  • Loutseiko M, Voskanyan G, Keenan DB, Steil GM. Closed-loop insulin delivery utilizing pole placement to compensate for delays in subcutaneous insulin delivery. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2011 Nov 1;5(6):1342-51. doi: 10.1177/193229681100500605.

    PubMed 22226251
  • Buchanan TA, Xiang AH, Peters RK, Kjos SL, Berkowitz K, Marroquin A, Goico J, Ochoa C, Azen SP. Response of pancreatic beta-cells to improved insulin sensitivity in women at high risk for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes. 2000 May;49(5):782-8. doi: 10.2337/diabetes.49.5.782.

    PubMed 10905487
  • Panteleon AE, Loutseiko M, Steil GM, Rebrin K. Evaluation of the effect of gain on the meal response of an automated closed-loop insulin delivery system. Diabetes. 2006 Jul;55(7):1995-2000. doi: 10.2337/db05-1346.

    PubMed 16804068

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing HIGH error, NO error and LOW error in people with Type 1 Diabetes, run by Joslin Diabetes Center 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 5 inclusion and 13 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 17 May 2018. 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. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 6 Apr 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Glucose Area Under the Curve (AUC) Breakfast (time frame: On day #1, day #2 and day #3 (each day could be 24 hours to 7 days apart from prior one, and completed within 6 week period) 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM on day following admission, with samples obtained every 10-15 minutes, for each sequence of calibration errors). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02065895, which also lists 8 linked publications.

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 17 May 2018; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 29 Oct 2026.

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