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CompletedNCT00797563Updated Feb 29, 2016Results posted

Evaluation of a New Blood Glucose Meter System With Capillary and Venous Blood

An interventional study of Apollo Blood Glucose Monitoring System in Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by Ascensia Diabetes Care. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-02-29.

Sponsored by Ascensia Diabetes Care · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
102
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the performance of the meter system in the hands of subjects and healthcare professionals (HCPs). It also evaluated the product user guides in the hands of untrained subjects.

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The study evaluated the performance of the blood glucose meter system (BGMS) compared to a laboratory glucose method. Subjects and healthcare professionals tested subject capillary blood and healthcare professionals tested subject venous blood. Two meter configurations were evaluated. The study evaluated the acceptability of product labeling in enabling subjects to perform blood glucose testing with the new meter system and for using meter features. Subjects and healthcare professionals provided feedback about the BGMS and its features.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetes Mellitus

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In context

Diabetes Mellitus

10,925 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus; 1,319 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 102 is above the median of 80 across 8,367 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus.

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Lead sponsor

Ascensia Diabetes Care is the lead sponsor of 42 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Have type 1 or type 2 diabetes
  • Be > 18, \< 76 year of age at time of consent, with approximately 50% (+10%)being less than 55 years of age
  • Be willing to complete all study procedures
  • Be routinely testing their blood sugar at home (at least once per day)
  • Be able to speak, read, and understand English and understand the Informed Consent document
  • Be able to read the labeling instructions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Minors \< 18 years of age and adults > 75 years of age
  • Pregnancy
  • Physical (dexterity), visual, or neurological impairments that would make the person unable to perform testing with the BGMS
  • Disorders in the fingertip lancing areas
  • Acute or chronic infections, particularly skin infections
  • Infection with a blood borne pathogen
  • Taking prescription anti-coagulants or having clotting problems that may prolong bleeding. Taking aspirin daily (81 mg or 325 mg) is not reason for exclusion
  • Hemophilia or any other bleeding disorder
  • Having a condition which, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator or designee, would put the person at risk or seriously compromise the integrity of the study
  • Working for a competitive medical device company
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
102 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Subjects with diabetes

    Subjects with diabetes use a new blood glucose monitoring system (BGMS) Apollo Blood Glucose Monitoring System with capillary blood; healthcare professionals use the new BGMS with subject capillary and venous blood.

    Device: Apollo Blood Glucose Monitoring System

Interventions

  • DeviceApollo Blood Glucose Monitoring System

    Subjects with diabetes use a new blood glucose monitoring system with capillary blood; healthcare professionals use the new blood glucose monitoring system with subject capillary and venous blood. All results are compared to a laboratory glucose method - Yellow Springs Instrument (YSI).

    Also known as: CONTOUR® USB

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Capillary and Venous Results Within +/- 15mg/dL or +/- 20% of Laboratory Glucose Method

    Subjects with diabetes and healthcare professionals (HCPs) used a new blood glucose monitoring system (BGMS) with subject capillary blood. HCPs used the new bgms with subject venous blood. All results were compared to a lab glucose method. The BGMS has programmed algorithms to provide results equivalent to either serum/plasma or whole blood glucose methods. Number of results were obtained by combining results from three lots of Contour Blood Glucose strips.

    Time frame: One hour

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Rated as <=3 (Labeling Comprehension)

    Study staff rated participants on their success at performing BG testing and Autolog feature after reading product labeling. The rating scale was: 1. Successful 2. Successful after being referred to user instructions 3. Successful with verbal assistance or review of part of user instructions (Similar to review of a specific function during a Customer Service call.) 4. Unsuccessful (Incorrectly performed part of the testing regimen or required intervention by study staff.)

    Time frame: One hour

  2. Number of Partipants Who Gave These Ratings for Overall Testing Experience With This Meter

    Subjects completed a questionnaire rating their overall experience with the Apollo Blood Glucose Monitoring System (User feedback on the system). The rating scale was 0 (Unacceptable) to 4 (Excellent).

    Time frame: One hour

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Results

Posted Dec 22, 2009

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneSubjects With Diabetes
Started102
Completed101
Not completed1
Withdrew: Adverse event1

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Capillary and Venous Results Within +/- 15mg/dL or +/- 20% of Laboratory Glucose Method

Subjects with diabetes and healthcare professionals (HCPs) used a new blood glucose monitoring system (BGMS) with subject capillary blood. HCPs used the new bgms with subject venous blood. All results were compared to a lab glucose method. The BGMS has programmed algorithms to provide results equivalent to either serum/plasma or whole blood glucose methods. Number of results were obtained by combining results from three lots of Contour Blood Glucose strips.

Time frame:
One hour
Reported as:
Number · number of blood glucose (BG) results
Number of Capillary and Venous Results Within +/- 15mg/dL or +/- 20% of Laboratory Glucose Method
number of blood glucose (BG) resultsSubjects With Diabetes
Subjects: Capillary Plasma (n=300)273
HCPs: Capillary Plasma (n=300)274
Subjects: Capillary Whole Blood (n=300)280
HCPs: Capillary Whole Blood (n=299)273
HCPs: Venous Plasma (n=605)597
HCPs: Venous Whole Blood (n=606)603
SecondaryPercentage of Participants Rated as <=3 (Labeling Comprehension)

Study staff rated participants on their success at performing BG testing and Autolog feature after reading product labeling. The rating scale was: 1. Successful 2. Successful after being referred to user instructions 3. Successful with verbal assistance or review of part of user instructions (Similar to review of a specific function during a Customer Service call.) 4. Unsuccessful (Incorrectly performed part of the testing regimen or required intervention by study staff.)

Time frame:
One hour
Reported as:
Number · percent of participants
Percentage of Participants Rated as <=3 (Labeling Comprehension)
percent of participantsSubjects With Diabetes
Perform BG measurement (102/102)100
Select Before/After Meal(Autolog feature) (99/102)97
SecondaryNumber of Partipants Who Gave These Ratings for Overall Testing Experience With This Meter

Subjects completed a questionnaire rating their overall experience with the Apollo Blood Glucose Monitoring System (User feedback on the system). The rating scale was 0 (Unacceptable) to 4 (Excellent).

Time frame:
One hour
Reported as:
Number · number of participants
Number of Partipants Who Gave These Ratings for Overall Testing Experience With This Meter
number of participantsSubjects With Diabetes
4 Excellent68
3 Very Good22
2 Good11
1 Poor0
0 Unacceptable0

Adverse events

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

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Subjects With Diabetes—0/102 (0%)0/102 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Subjects With Diabetes
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years70
>=65 years32
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Subjects With Diabetes
Female61
Male41
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Subjects With Diabetes
United States102
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Study locations

1 site
  • Consumer Product Testing Co., Inc.
    Fairfield, New Jersey 07004, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 29, 2016, 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
NCT00797563
Lead sponsor
Ascensia Diabetes Care
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 25, 2008
Start date
Nov 2008
Primary completion
Nov 2008
Completion
Nov 2008
Results posted
Dec 22, 2009
Last update
Feb 29, 2016

Study contacts

Joy Frank, RN
principal investigator · Consumer Product Testing Co., Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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