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Prospective Study of the Impact of Insulin Pump Therapy in Young Children With Type 1 Diabetes

An observational study in Type 1 Diabetes, sponsored by Indiana University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 1 Year to 5 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-05-19.

Sponsored by Indiana University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
42
Ages
1 Year to 5 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to examine glycemic and neuropsychological outcomes in very young children with Type I diabetes who are being started on insulin pumps and to compare their outcomes to children who are not utilizing insulin pumps. We propose to assess 40 children with IDDM under 5 years of age. 10 patients examined will be using multiple daily injections with basal glargine, 10 will be using NPH or Lente and rapid-acting insulin, and 20 will be examined prior to and 12 months after the implementation of insulin pump therapy. These subjects will be recruited and followed because they are currently undergoing treatment for Type 1 diabetes. Children will be recruited based upon the insulin regimen that they and their primary diabetes physician have chosen to utilize clinically. Insulin regimens will not be changed by the study team. Outcome measures will examine: glycemic outcomes (overall control, blood sugar variability), cognitive outcomes, parenting Stress, and changes in diet.

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Conditions studied

  • Type 1 Diabetes

Keywords

  • type 1 diabetes
  • continuous glucose sensor monitoring
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In context

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

3,523 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; 577 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 42 is below the median of 120 across 748 observational studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1.

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Lead sponsor

Indiana University is the lead sponsor of 958 studies on the registry; 200 are open to participants now.

Of its 142 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 112 (79%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year to 5 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for at least one year at the time of study. In addition, children must be under the age of 5 years

Inclusion criteria

  1. Children with Type I diabetes:
  2. Children must be 5 years of age or less at the time of entry into the study.
  3. Children must have had a diagnosis of type I diabetes for at least 1 year at time of entry.
  4. Children must be receiving two or more insulin injections daily.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Children will be excluded if they have additional medical problems requiring treatment with agents known to affect blood glucose such as steroids or L-asparaginase.
  2. Children must not have any other chronic illness in addition to diabetes.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
42 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Insulin Pump Therapy

    Children starting insulin pump therapy

  • Insulin Injections

    Children remaining on insulin injections.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in HgBA1c

    Time frame: Baseline and 6 months

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Results

Posted May 19, 2017

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneInsulin Pump TherapyInsulin Injections
Started2121
Completed2017
Not completed14

Outcome measures

PrimaryChange in HgBA1c
Time frame:
Baseline and 6 months
Reported as:
Mean · percentage of glycosylated hemoglobin
Change in HgBA1c
percentage of glycosylated hemoglobinInsulin Pump TherapyInsulin Injections
Change in HgBA1c8.5 ± 0.68.7 ± 0.7

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Insulin Pump Therapy—0/21 (0%)0/21 (0%)
Insulin Injections—0/21 (0%)0/21 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Insulin Pump TherapyInsulin InjectionsTotal
<=18 years212142
Between 18 and 65 years000
>=65 years000
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Insulin Pump TherapyInsulin InjectionsTotal
Mean3.8 ± 0.83.7 ± 0.73.8 ± 0.8
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Insulin Pump TherapyInsulin InjectionsTotal
Female111425
Male10717
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Insulin Pump TherapyInsulin InjectionsTotal
United States212142
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Study locations

1 site
  • Riley Hospital for Children
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 19, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00727220
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Collaborators
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Responsible party
Linda DiMeglio, MD (MD, Indiana University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 1, 2008
Start date
Nov 1999
Primary completion
Apr 2003
Completion
Jan 2004
Results posted
May 19, 2017
Last update
May 19, 2017

Study contacts

Linda DeMeglio, MD
principal investigator · Indiana University School of Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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