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NCT Number: NCT05458167

HEdia eXercise Algorithm - HEXA Study.

A randomised controlled crossover pilot study to evaluate safety and efficacy of a digital insulin bolus calculator with a physical activity module

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Key information

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

North Zealand Hospital - Hillerød

Hillerød, 3400, Denmark

About this study

Hedia Diabetes Assistant is a software device intended to monitor blood glucose and to support in the decision making of the optimal bolus insulin dose for management of insulin-dependent diabetes by providing the user with an indicative Bolus insulin dose.

This study has been designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of a digital insulin bolus calculator with a physical activity module that provides guidance on insulin reduction to patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus prior to and after exercise, based on exercise duration and intensity compared with the patients' habitual diabetes management.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed informed consent.
  • Ability to understand, speak and read Danish fluently.
  • Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus for ≥12 months.
  • Age between ≥18 and <60 years.
  • Minimum one measurement of HbA1c between 6.0 to 8.6 % (42 to 70 mmol/mol) within the last four months. If several measurements, then it is the latest one that counts.
  • Body mass index (BMI) between ≥18.5 and <30 kg/m2.
  • Ability to use an Apple® (iOS version 13 and up) or Android® (Android version 8.0 and up) smartphone.
  • Treated with the same pen-based insulin regimen with basal insulin (insulin glargine, degludec, or detemir) and meal time insulin (insulin aspart, lispro, glulisine) for at least the three preceding months.
  • Patients who can perform 45 min. of exercise at moderate intensity on an ergometer bike (investigator assessment).
  • If female participants of childbearing potential; willing to have a pregnancy test performed and to use a highly effective method of contraception.

Exclusion criteria

  • Already using Hedia Diabetes Assistant.
  • Use of human insulin or premixed insulin.
  • Blood pressure > 180/105 mmHg.
  • Treatment with sodium-glucose transporter 2-inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists, or glucocorticoids.
  • Job situation entailing night shifts.
  • Fever.
  • A mental state impeding compliance with the protocol.
  • Expected non-compliance with the protocol at the discretion of the principal investigator.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Breast-feeding.
  • Dialysis therapy or eGFR < 60 ml/min.
  • Patients diagnosed with claudicatio intermittens, heart failure, ischaemic heart disease or stroke.
  • Patients prescribed with beta blockers.
  • Abuse of alcohol or drugs in the past two years.
  • On-going participation, or participation within the last 3 months, in an organised clinical study in which participants received study medication (investigator assessment).
  • Surgery scheduled for the study duration period.
  • An episode of diabetic ketoacidosis or severe hypoglycaemia requiring third-party assistance within the preceding 6 months.
  • Known gastroparesis.

Treatment and study plan

Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator with a physical activity module

Device

Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator with a physical activity module is a software device that calculates an insulin bolus based on blood glucose, carbohydrates and physical activity.

Primary outcomes

  1. Time-in-range of Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator with physical activity module

    Time frame: 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise

    To compare the efficacy of the physical activity module as part of the Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator compared to the participants' habitual diabetes management during a 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in terms of time-in-range (blood glucose 3.9-10.0 mmol/l).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hypoglycemic events of Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator with physical activity module

    Time frame: 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise

    To compare the efficacy of the physical activity module as part of the Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator compared to the participants' habitual diabetes management during a 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in terms of no. of hypoglycemic events (blood glucose < 3.9 mmol/l).

  2. Time-above-range of Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator with physical activity module

    Time frame: 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise

    To compare the efficacy of the physical activity module as part of the Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator compared to the participants' habitual diabetes management during a 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in terms of time-above-range (>10.0 mmol/l).

  3. Time-below-range of Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator with physical activity module

    Time frame: 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise

    To compare the efficacy of the physical activity module as part of the Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator compared to the participants' habitual diabetes management during a 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in terms of time-below-range (blood glucose < 3.9 mmol/l).

Other outcomes

  1. Glycemic variability of Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator with physical activity module

    Time frame: 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise

    To compare the efficacy of the physical activity module as part of the Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator compared to the participants' habitual diabetes management during a 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in terms of glycaemic variability (coefficient of variation and standard deviation).

  2. Daily insulin requirement of Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator with physical activity module

    Time frame: 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise

    To compare the daily intake of insulin in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus utilising the physical activity module as part of the Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator compared to their habitual diabetes management during a 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise.

  3. Daily correctional actions of Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator with physical activity module

    Time frame: 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise

    To compare the number of daily correctional actions (intake of food or injection of insulin) in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus utilising the physical activity module as part of the Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator compared to their habitual diabetes management during a 24-hour period starting one hour before exercise.

  4. Usability of Hedia Diabetes Assistant bolus calculator with physical activity module

    Time frame: 1 day

    To compare the usability of the physical activity module as part of the Hedia Diabetes Assistant application by System Usability Scale (SUS) in adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hedia ApS

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

HEdia eXercise Algorithm - HEXA Study. A Randomised Controlled Crossover Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jul 14, 2022
Registry last updated
Jun 7, 2024

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