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Effect of Closed Loop Glucose Control on Exercise-Associated Hypoglycemia

An interventional study of Closed Loop in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by Medtronic Diabetes. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 30 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-12-12.

Sponsored by Medtronic Diabetes · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
13
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
12 Years to 30 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the glycemic control during and following aerobic exercise using either an open or closed-loop insulin delivery system.

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This is an open-label, single-center, randomized crossover study evaluating the performance of a closed-loop insulin delivery system using a subcutaneous glucose sensor and an external insulin pump and comparing it to an open-loop delivery system during aerobic exercise. Subject participation will be for a maximum of 16 weeks including an outpatient study (up to 6 days) and two inpatient studies (one closed-loop; the other open-loop). The closed- and open-loop visit consists of approximately 67 hours over 4 days and 3 nights.

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Conditions studied

  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
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In context

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

3,522 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; 577 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 13 is below the median of 40 across 2,649 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1.

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Lead sponsor

Medtronic Diabetes is the lead sponsor of 61 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 22 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 21 (95%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 30 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male and female subjects between 12-30 years of age.
  • Subjects must weigh at least 50 kg to accommodate phlebotomy.
  • Previously diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Diabetes duration at least 1 year.
  • Currently treating their diabetes with an insulin pump.
  • A1C of ≤ 9.0 % at time of enrollment.
  • Willing to have an intravenous (IV) line inserted for frequent blood sampling and infusion of glucose if needed.
  • Willing to wear two (2) subcutaneous glucose sensors and two (2) transmitters simultaneously during closed-loop portion of the study.
  • Be in good general health without other acute or chronic illnesses except treated hypothyroidism or celiac disease and asthma not requiring glucocorticoid use.
  • Able to tolerate a 75-minute exercise period of moderate intensity.
  • Speak and understand English.
  • Subject and parent (if minor) must be able to comprehend and sign the informed consent form and other study documents.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy (urine pregnancy test) or lactation, if female.
  • Subject has any major concomitant disease or any physical or psychological disorder within the last five years, which might be considered life threatening, or which might confound the collection or interpretation of the study data.
  • Subject has a cardiac pacemaker or similar device that may be sensitive to radio frequency telemetry.
  • Subject using any of the following medications:

    • glucocorticoids
    • cyclosporine
    • L-asparaginase
    • niacin
    • protease inhibitors
    • anti-psychotics
    • GnRH agonists
    • beta-blockers
    • calcium channel blockers
    • immunosuppressants
    • over-the-counter medications that may effect glucose metabolism.
  • Subject has any of the following conditions

    • insulin allergy
    • severe insulin resistance
    • exercise-induced asthma
    • musculoskeletal problems that may impact ability to complete exercise protocol
    • substance abuse
    • skin ulcers or poor wound healing
    • bleeding disorders
    • chronic infections
    • eating disorders
    • give a history of or are predisposed to major stress
    • any other major organ system disease.
  • Subject has experienced two (2) or more severe hypoglycemic events -seizures/coma requiring assistance in the past six (6) months.
  • Subject has any other condition that in the investigator's opinion warrants exclusion from the study or precludes him/her from completing the protocol.
  • Subjects using dietary supplements within 14 days of study enrollment
  • Subject is currently enrolled in another study.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
13 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Closed Loop (CL) Phase

    Closed Loop (CL) Phase

    Device: Closed Loop

  • No intervention
    Standard of Care (OL) Phase

    Standard of Care (OL) Phase or Open Loop Phase

Interventions

  • DeviceClosed Loop

    Insulin pump controlled by closed loop unit and algorithm

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Plasma Glucose (PG) Response to Exercise

    PG at start of exercise minus the subsequent PG nadir

    Time frame: Begins at start of exercise, at or after 15:00 on the in-patient visit day randomly assigned each subject for exercise; ends at start of the subsequent meal. Median period: 121 minutes (min), interquartile range (IQR): 15 min, range: 93 to 133 min.

  2. Incidence of Hypoglycemia Immediately Following Exercise

    Tally of episodes where either plasma glucose (PG) \< 60 mg/dL, or supplemental glucose was administered to prevent imminent PG \< 60 mg/dL. Maximum tally of hypoglycemic events within any 30 minute period is 1.

    Time frame: Begins at end of exercise, at or after 16:15 on the in-patient visit day randomly assigned each subject for exercise; ends at 22:00 of same day. Median period: 333 minutes (min), interquartile range (IQR): 28 min, range: 262 to 344 min.

  3. Incidence of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia Following Exercise

    Tally of episodes where either plasma glucose (PG) \< 60 mg/dL, or supplemental glucose was administered to prevent imminent PG \< 60 mg/dL. Maximum tally of hypoglycemic events within any 30 minute period is 1.

    Time frame: Begins at 22:00 on the in-patient visit day randomly assigned each subject for exercise; ends at 6:00 of the subsequent day. Period was 480 minutes (min) for all subjects, both study phases.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Peak Post-prandial Plasma Glucose (PG)

    For each subject and study phase, the six peak PG following each of the six meals were determined. The median of these six peaks became the one peak post-prandial PG value representing each subject and study phase.

    Time frame: Union of 6 meal periods (3 per day on study days 2 & 3). A meal period runs from meal start to start of next meal, or 22:00 for 3rd meal of the day. Union of 6 periods median: 1666 minutes (min), interquartile range (IQR): 15 min, range: 1638 to 1680 min.

  2. Nadir Plasma Glucose (PG) Immediately Following Exercise

    The PG nadir observed following the start of exercise

    Time frame: Begins at start of exercise, at or after 15:00 on the in-patient visit day randomly assigned each subject for exercise; ends at start of the subsequent meal. Median period: 121 minutes (min), interquartile range (IQR): 15 min, range: 93 to 133 min.

  3. Overnight Nadir Plasma Glucose (PG)

    For each subject and study phase, the overnight nadir PG for each of two nights were determined. The mean of these two nadirs became the one nadir overnight PG value representing each subject and study phase.

    Time frame: Union of the two 8-hour overnight periods beginning at 22:00 on in-patient visit days 2 & 3, ending at 6:00 on the subsequent day. The union of the two periods was 960 minutes (min) for all subjects, both study phases.

  4. Percentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Within the Euglycemic Range.

    For each subject and arm, the percentage of the PG curve such that 70 \<= PG curve \<= 180 mg/dL. Linear interpolations furnished the data between the actual sampled PG to address potential sample influence bias arising from non-uniform sampling intervals.

    Time frame: Begins at 6:00 of in-patient visit day 2 and ends at 6:00 of day 4; 48 hours total.

  5. Percentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Above the Euglycemic Range.

    For each subject and study phase, the percentage of the PG curve \> 180 mg/dL. Linear interpolations furnished the data between the actual sampled PG to address potential sample influence bias arising from non-uniform sampling intervals.

    Time frame: Begins at 6:00 of in-patient visit day 2 and ends at 6:00 of day 4; 48 hours total.

  6. Percentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Below the Euglycemic Range.

    For each subject and study phase, the percentage of the PG curve \< 70 mg/dL. Linear interpolations furnished the data between the actual sampled PG to address potential sample influence bias arising from non-uniform sampling intervals.

    Time frame: Begins at 6:00 of in-patient visit day 2 and ends at 6:00 of day 4; 48 hours total.

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Results

Posted Oct 11, 2012

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneFirst Standard of Care or Open Loop, Then CLosed LoopFirst Closed Loop, Then Standard of Care or Open Loop
Started67
Completed66
Not completed01
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject01

Outcome measures

PrimaryPlasma Glucose (PG) Response to Exercise

PG at start of exercise minus the subsequent PG nadir

Time frame:
Begins at start of exercise, at or after 15:00 on the in-patient visit day randomly assigned each subject for exercise; ends at start of the subsequent meal. Median period: 121 minutes (min), interquartile range (IQR): 15 min, range: 93 to 133 min.
Reported as:
Median · mg/dL
Plasma Glucose (PG) Response to Exercise
mg/dLStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
Plasma Glucose (PG) Response to Exercise75 (48 to 100)90.5 (59.75 to 105)
Statistical analysis
  • Standard of Care (OL) Phase vs Closed Loop (CL) Phase · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.791 (p \< 0.05 is considered significant.)
PrimaryIncidence of Hypoglycemia Immediately Following Exercise

Tally of episodes where either plasma glucose (PG) \< 60 mg/dL, or supplemental glucose was administered to prevent imminent PG \< 60 mg/dL. Maximum tally of hypoglycemic events within any 30 minute period is 1.

Time frame:
Begins at end of exercise, at or after 16:15 on the in-patient visit day randomly assigned each subject for exercise; ends at 22:00 of same day. Median period: 333 minutes (min), interquartile range (IQR): 28 min, range: 262 to 344 min.
Reported as:
Median · hypoglycemic events
Incidence of Hypoglycemia Immediately Following Exercise
hypoglycemic eventsStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
Incidence of Hypoglycemia Immediately Following Exercise0 (0 to 0)0 (0 to 0)
Statistical analysis
  • Standard of Care (OL) Phase vs Closed Loop (CL) Phase · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.5 (p \< 0.05 is considered significant.)
PrimaryIncidence of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia Following Exercise

Tally of episodes where either plasma glucose (PG) \< 60 mg/dL, or supplemental glucose was administered to prevent imminent PG \< 60 mg/dL. Maximum tally of hypoglycemic events within any 30 minute period is 1.

Time frame:
Begins at 22:00 on the in-patient visit day randomly assigned each subject for exercise; ends at 6:00 of the subsequent day. Period was 480 minutes (min) for all subjects, both study phases.
Reported as:
Median · hypoglycemic events
Incidence of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia Following Exercise
hypoglycemic eventsStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
Incidence of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia Following Exercise0 (0 to 1)0 (0 to 0)
Statistical analysis
  • Standard of Care (OL) Phase vs Closed Loop (CL) Phase · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.25 (p \< 0.05 is considered significant.)
SecondaryPeak Post-prandial Plasma Glucose (PG)

For each subject and study phase, the six peak PG following each of the six meals were determined. The median of these six peaks became the one peak post-prandial PG value representing each subject and study phase.

Time frame:
Union of 6 meal periods (3 per day on study days 2 & 3). A meal period runs from meal start to start of next meal, or 22:00 for 3rd meal of the day. Union of 6 periods median: 1666 minutes (min), interquartile range (IQR): 15 min, range: 1638 to 1680 min.
Reported as:
Median · mg/dL
Peak Post-prandial Plasma Glucose (PG)
mg/dLStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
Peak Post-prandial Plasma Glucose (PG)188 (162.5 to 227.875)229.75 (207.875 to 242.375)
Statistical analysis
  • Standard of Care (OL) Phase vs Closed Loop (CL) Phase · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.0669 (p \< 0.05 is considered significant.)
SecondaryNadir Plasma Glucose (PG) Immediately Following Exercise

The PG nadir observed following the start of exercise

Time frame:
Begins at start of exercise, at or after 15:00 on the in-patient visit day randomly assigned each subject for exercise; ends at start of the subsequent meal. Median period: 121 minutes (min), interquartile range (IQR): 15 min, range: 93 to 133 min.
Reported as:
Median · mg/dL
Nadir Plasma Glucose (PG) Immediately Following Exercise
mg/dLStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
Nadir Plasma Glucose (PG) Immediately Following Exercise80.5 (65.75 to 120.75)70.5 (66.75 to 80.5)
Statistical analysis
  • Standard of Care (OL) Phase vs Closed Loop (CL) Phase · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.2256 (p \< 0.05 is considered significant.)
SecondaryOvernight Nadir Plasma Glucose (PG)

For each subject and study phase, the overnight nadir PG for each of two nights were determined. The mean of these two nadirs became the one nadir overnight PG value representing each subject and study phase.

Time frame:
Union of the two 8-hour overnight periods beginning at 22:00 on in-patient visit days 2 & 3, ending at 6:00 on the subsequent day. The union of the two periods was 960 minutes (min) for all subjects, both study phases.
Reported as:
Median · mg/dL
Overnight Nadir Plasma Glucose (PG)
mg/dLStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
Overnight Nadir Plasma Glucose (PG)74.5 (61.375 to 109.625)93.5 (84.5 to 97.25)
Statistical analysis
  • Standard of Care (OL) Phase vs Closed Loop (CL) Phase · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.791 (p \< 0.05 is considered significant.)
SecondaryPercentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Within the Euglycemic Range.

For each subject and arm, the percentage of the PG curve such that 70 \<= PG curve \<= 180 mg/dL. Linear interpolations furnished the data between the actual sampled PG to address potential sample influence bias arising from non-uniform sampling intervals.

Time frame:
Begins at 6:00 of in-patient visit day 2 and ends at 6:00 of day 4; 48 hours total.
Reported as:
Median · percentage of time
Percentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Within the Euglycemic Range.
percentage of timeStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
Percentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Within the Euglycemic Range.74.1 (66.2 to 81.4)79.8 (73.3 to 83.8)
Statistical analysis
  • Standard of Care (OL) Phase vs Closed Loop (CL) Phase · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.2036 (p \< 0.05 is considered significant.)
SecondaryPercentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Above the Euglycemic Range.

For each subject and study phase, the percentage of the PG curve \> 180 mg/dL. Linear interpolations furnished the data between the actual sampled PG to address potential sample influence bias arising from non-uniform sampling intervals.

Time frame:
Begins at 6:00 of in-patient visit day 2 and ends at 6:00 of day 4; 48 hours total.
Reported as:
Median · percentage of time
Percentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Above the Euglycemic Range.
percentage of timeStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
Percentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Above the Euglycemic Range.19.7 (6.7 to 32.6)17.3 (15.6 to 21.8)
Statistical analysis
  • Standard of Care (OL) Phase vs Closed Loop (CL) Phase · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.6221 (p \< 0.05 is considered significant.)
SecondaryPercentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Below the Euglycemic Range.

For each subject and study phase, the percentage of the PG curve \< 70 mg/dL. Linear interpolations furnished the data between the actual sampled PG to address potential sample influence bias arising from non-uniform sampling intervals.

Time frame:
Begins at 6:00 of in-patient visit day 2 and ends at 6:00 of day 4; 48 hours total.
Reported as:
Median · percentage of time
Percentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Below the Euglycemic Range.
percentage of timeStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
Percentage of Time Plasma Glucose (PG) is Below the Euglycemic Range.6 (0.1 to 10)1.1 (0.5 to 2.9)
Statistical analysis
  • Standard of Care (OL) Phase vs Closed Loop (CL) Phase · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.021 (p \< 0.05 is considered significant.)
Post-hocOverall Incidence of Hypoglycemia

Tally of episodes where either plasma glucose (PG) \< 60 mg/dL, or supplemental glucose was administered to prevent imminent PG \< 60 mg/dL. Maximum tally of hypoglycemic events within any 30 minute period is 1.

Time frame:
Begins at 6:00 of in-patient visit day 2 and ends at 6:00 of day 4; 48 hours total.
Reported as:
Median · hypoglycemic events
Overall Incidence of Hypoglycemia
hypoglycemic eventsStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
Overall Incidence of Hypoglycemia3 (0 to 5.5)1 (0.75 to 1)
Statistical analysis
  • Standard of Care (OL) Phase vs Closed Loop (CL) Phase · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.0176 (p \< 0.05 is considered significant.)

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Standard of Care (OL) Phase—0/13 (0%)0/13 (0%)
Closed Loop (CL) Phase—0/13 (0%)1/13 (7.7%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventStandard of Care (OL) PhaseClosed Loop (CL) Phase
ErythemaSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/131/13
PruritusSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/131/13

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)First Closed Loop, Then Standard of Care or Open LoopFirst Standard of Care or Open Loop, Then CLosed LoopTotal
<=18 years7411
Between 18 and 65 years022
>=65 years000
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)First Closed Loop, Then Standard of Care or Open LoopFirst Standard of Care or Open Loop, Then CLosed LoopTotal
Mean14.4 ± 2.117.7 ± 4.715.9 ± 3.8
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)First Closed Loop, Then Standard of Care or Open LoopFirst Standard of Care or Open Loop, Then CLosed LoopTotal
Female336
Male437
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Study locations

1 site
  • Yale Pediatrics Diabetes Research
    New Haven, Connecticut 06519, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Sherr JL, Cengiz E, Palerm CC, Clark B, Kurtz N, Roy A, Carria L, Cantwell M, Tamborlane WV, Weinzimer SA. Reduced hypoglycemia and increased time in target using closed-loop insulin delivery during nights with or without antecedent afternoon exercise in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2013 Oct;36(10):2909-14. doi: 10.2337/dc13-0010. Epub 2013 Jun 11. PubMed 23757427 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00831389
Lead sponsor
Medtronic Diabetes
Collaborators
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 28, 2009
Start date
Jan 2009
Primary completion
Nov 2010
Completion
Nov 2010
Results posted
Oct 11, 2012
Last update
Dec 12, 2017

Study contacts

Stuart Weinzimer, MD
principal investigator · Yale University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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