Comparison of Closed-loop Operation After Morning Meal With and Without Carbohydrate Counting — CLASS02  

Type-1 Diabetes Clinical Trial

Official title: An Open-label, Randomized Two-way, Cross-over Study to Compare Meal-and-carbohydrate-announcement Strategy Versus Meal-announcement Strategy During Closed-loop Regulation of Glucose Levels in a Morning Meal in Adults With Type-1 Diabetes.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial 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 dosage based on the sensor's readings. A dual-hormone closed-loop system would regulate glucose levels through the infusion of two hormones: insulin and glucagon.

The main goal of this project is to assess whether a dual-hormone closed-loop strategy would alleviate the burden of carbohydrate counting from patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) without a significant degradation in post-meal glucose control.

Each patient will be admitted twice to a clinical research facility. In one visit, patients will eat a morning meal accompanied with a matching insulin bolus (depending on the carbohydrate content of the meal) and glucose levels will be subsequently regulated using dual-hormone closed-loop system. In the other visit, patients will eat the same meal but will inject only a partial insulin bolus (not depending on carbohydrate content of the meal) and the remaining needed insulin will be delivered based on glucose sensor excursions as part of closed-loop operation. If post-meal glucose levels were indifferent between the two visits, then this would suggest that carbohydrate counting may not be necessary during closed-loop operation as the closed-loop system will give any remaining insulin needed to cover the glucose absorbed from the meal. Twelve subjects will be enrolled in this study.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
• Type-1 Diabetes

• NCT number: NCT01519102
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: January 2012
• Completion date: November 2012