NCT01905020

Closed-loop Control of Overnight Glucose Levels in Adults and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

An Open-label, Randomized, Three-way, Multicenter Study to Compare the Efficacy of Single-hormone Closed-loop Strategy, Dual-hormone Closed-loop Strategy and Conventional Insulin Pump Therapy in Regulating Overnight Glucose Levels at Home in Adolescents and Adults With Type 1 Diabetes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Closed-loop strategy is composed of three components: glucose sensor to read glucose levels, insulin pump to infuse insulin and a dosing mathematical algorithm to decide on the required insulin dosages based on the sensor's readings. A dual-hormone closed-loop system would regulate glucose levels through the infusion of two hormone: insulin and glucagon. The main objective of this project is to compare the efficacy of single-hormone closed-loop strategy, dual-hormone closed-loop strategy and pump therapy to regulate overnight glucose levels in a out-patient study in adults and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. The investigators hypothesized that dual-hormone closed-loop strategy is more effective in regulating overnight glucose levels in adults and adolescents with type 1 diabetes compared to single-hormone closed-loop strategy, which in turn is more effective than the conventional pump therapy.

Detailed description

Closed-loop strategy is composed of three components: glucose sensor to read glucose levels, insulin pump to infuse insulin and a dosing mathematical algorithm to decide on the required insulin dosages based on the sensor's readings. A dual-hormone closed-loop system would regulate glucose levels through the infusion of two hormone: insulin and glucagon. We aim to conduct a multicenter study to compare the efficacy of conventional pump therapy, single-hormone closed-loop strategy and dual-hormone closed-loop strategy to regulate overnight glucose levels, at home, in adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes. Each intervention will be tested on two nights: 1) After a carbohydrate-rich dinner meal (to exaggerate hyperglycemic risk and; 2) After an evening exercise (to exaggerate hypoglycemic risk).

Conditions

• Type 1 Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Carbohydrate-rich meal	At 19:30, patients will eat a standardized large meal (110g carbohydrate for males; 90g carbohydrate for females). Conventional insulin pump therapy or closed-loop system will be use to control glucose levels from 21:00 until 7:00 next morning.
OTHER	Exercise	Study participants will go to a training facility around 18:00 to perform a 60min workout at 60% heart rate reserve. The workout will be on a treadmill and/or a stationary bicycle. Conventional insulin pump therapy or closed-loop system will be use to regulate glucose levels from 21:00 until 7:00 next morning.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-07-01
• Primary completion: 2014-09-01
• Completion: 2014-09-01
• First posted: 2013-07-22
• Last updated: 2014-10-21

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Canada