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NCT Number: NCT02798250

Safety of Overestimation of a Meal Insulin Bolus in the Context of Dual-hormone Closed-loop Operation - Part 2

In previous studies, investigators have studied if a pre-meal insulin bolus based on estimated carbohydrate meal size would alleviate the burden of carbohydrate counting without a significant degradation in postprandial glucose control. With this strategy, the patient would only have to evaluate the size of the meal in terms of carbohydrate (snack, regular, large or very large). It is however important to establish the safety of this simplified meal bolus approach. The safety of overestimating a meal insulin bolus in the context of closed-loop strategy needs to be assessed. For ethical reasons, only dual-hormone closed-loop will be tested.

Investigators hypothesize that dual-hormone closed-loop with overestimated meal size bolus will not increase time below 4.0 mmol/L compared to dual-hormone closed-loop with an adequately estimated meal size bolus.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1R7, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Males and females ≥ 18 years old.
  • Clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for at least one year.
  • The subject will have been on insulin pump therapy for at least 3 months and currently using a fast acting insulin analog (Lispro, Aspart or Glulisine).
  • Last (less than 3 months) HbA1c ≤ 10%.
  • Currently using carbohydrate counting as the meal insulin dose strategy.

Exclusion criteria

  • Clinically significant microvascular complications: nephropathy (estimated glomerular filtration rate below 40 ml/min), neuropathy (especially diagnosed gastroparesis) or severe proliferative retinopathy as judged by the investigator.
  • Recent (< 3 months) acute macrovascular event e.g. acute coronary syndrome or cardiac surgery.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Severe hypoglycemic episode within 1 month of screening.
  • Agents affecting gastric emptying (Motilium®, Prandase®, Victoza®, Byetta® and Symlin®) as well as oral anti-diabetic agents (Metformin, SGLT-2 inhibitors and DPP-4 inhibitors) if not at a stable dose for 3 months. Otherwise, these medications are acceptable and will be kept stable during the entire protocol.
  • Oral steroids unless patients present a low stable dose (e.g. 10 mg or less of prednisone per day or physiological doses, less than 35 mg/day, of hydrocortisone Cortef®). Inhale steroids at stable dose in the last month are acceptable.
  • Other serious medical illness likely to interfere with study participation or with the ability to complete the trial by the judgment of the investigator (e.g. unstable psychiatric condition).
  • Failure to comply with team's recommendations (e.g. not willing to change pump parameters, follow algorithm's suggestions, etc).

Treatment and study plan

Dual-hormone closed-loop

Other

Interventions will be undertaken 1 to 5 days after sensor insertion. Subjects will be admitted at the research center at 7:00. Subject's pump will be substituted with the study pump and an additional pump containing glucagon will be installed. At 7:00, closed-loop will be initiated. At 9:00, a standardized breakfast (45g CHO) will be served. Study subjects will consume the same meal on the two intervention days. During the intervention, patients will be allowed to do sedentary activities. Patients will be allowed to consume caffeine during the intervention, but will have to replicate their caffeine consumption on both interventions. The intervention day will end at 13:00.

Insulin

Drug

Participant's usual fast-acting insulin analog will be used: Lispro (Humalog), Aspart (NovoRapid) or Glulisine (Apidra).

glucagon

Drug

Glucagon (Eli Lilly) will be used during dual-hormone closed-loop strategy.

Dexcom G4 Platinum glucose sensor

Device

Accu Chek Combo insulin pump

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of time below 4.0 mmol/L

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mean glucose

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

  2. Percentage of time of glucose concentrations between 4.0 and 8.0 mmol/L

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

  3. Percentage of time of glucose concentrations between 4.0 and 10.0 mmol/L

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

  4. Percentage of time of glucose concentrations below 3.1 mmol/L

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

  5. Area under the curve of glucose values below 4.0 mmol/L

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

  6. Area under the curve of glucose values below 3.1 mmol/L

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

  7. Number of patients with at least one hypoglycemic event with or without symptoms

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

  8. Total number of hypoglycemic event below 3.1 mmol/L

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

  9. Total carbohydrate intake for hypoglycemia correction

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

  10. Total insulin delivery

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

  11. Total glucagon delivery

    Time frame: The outcome measure will be calculated over the 4 hours following the breakfast meal. The 4-hour period is from 9:00 to 13:00.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jun 14, 2016
Registry last updated
Apr 26, 2017

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