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CompletedNCT01548885Updated Feb 29, 2016Results posted

Comparison Evaluation of Blood Glucose Meter Systems

An interventional study of CONTOUR® NEXT EZ BGMS and FreeStyle Freedom Lite® BGMS in Diabetes, sponsored by Ascensia Diabetes Care. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. 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
146
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of one investigational Bayer Blood Glucose meter (with investigational Bayer test strips) and four Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems from other companies. All meter BG results were compared with plasma results obtained with a reference laboratory glucose method (YSI Glucose Analyzer). Performance of the five systems was evaluated across the glucose range of the BGMSs using capillary blood. All testing and lancing were performed by study staff and some blood samples were glycolyzed to lower the glucose levels.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetes

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In context

Diabetes Mellitus

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This study's enrollment of 146 is above the median of 80 across 8,491 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus.

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Lead sponsor

Ascensia Diabetes Care is the lead sponsor of 43 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Males and females
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Willing to complete all study procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Blood Borne infections like hepatitis or HIV or infections such as tuberculosis
  • Hemophilia or any other bleeding disorder
  • Pregnancy
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Study Staff Test BGMSs

    All testing and lancings were performed by the study staff; subjects did not perform any lancing or self-testing in this study. Study Staff lanced the fingers of subjects and tested the blood samples using five Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems(BGMS): FreeStyle Freedom Lite® BGMS; ACCU-CHEK® Aviva BGMS; TRUEtrack® BGMS; OneTouch® Ultra®2 BGMS; CONTOUR® NEXT EZ BGMS.

    Device: CONTOUR® NEXT EZ BGMS · Device: FreeStyle Freedom Lite® BGMS · Device: ACCU-CHEK® Aviva BGMS · Device: TRUEtrack® BGMS · Device: OneTouch® Ultra®2 BGMS

Interventions

  • DeviceCONTOUR® NEXT EZ BGMS

    Study staff performed Blood Glucose (BG) testing with capillary fingerstick blood collected from subjects with diabetes and without diabetes (up to 10% of subjects without diabetes were included). Performance of CONTOUR® NEXT EZ BGMS was evaluated across the glucose range of the BGMs. All meter BG results were compared with capillary plasma results obtained with a reference laboratory glucose method (YSI Glucose Analyzer).

  • DeviceFreeStyle Freedom Lite® BGMS

    Study staff performed Blood Glucose (BG) testing with capillary fingerstick blood collected from subjects with diabetes and without diabetes (up to 10% of subjects without diabetes were included). Performance of FreeStyle Freedom Lite® BGMS was evaluated across the glucose range of the BGMs. All meter BG results were compared with capillary plasma results obtained with a reference laboratory glucose method (YSI Glucose Analyzer).

  • DeviceACCU-CHEK® Aviva BGMS

    Study staff performed Blood Glucose (BG) testing with capillary fingerstick blood collected from subjects with diabetes and without diabetes (up to 10% of subjects without diabetes were included). Performance of ACCU-CHEK® Aviva BGMS was evaluated across the glucose range of the BGMs. All meter BG results were compared with capillary plasma results obtained with a reference laboratory glucose method (YSI Glucose Analyzer).

  • DeviceTRUEtrack® BGMS

    Study staff performed Blood Glucose (BG) testing with capillary fingerstick blood collected from subjects with diabetes and without diabetes (up to 10% of subjects without diabetes were included). Performance of TRUEtrack® BGMS was evaluated across the glucose range of the BGMs. All meter BG results were compared with capillary plasma results obtained with a reference laboratory glucose method (YSI Glucose Analyzer).

  • DeviceOneTouch® Ultra®2 BGMS

    Study staff performed Blood Glucose (BG) testing with capillary fingerstick blood collected from subjects with diabetes and without diabetes (up to 10% of subjects without diabetes were included). Performance of OneTouch® Ultra®2 BGMS was evaluated across the glucose range of the BGMs. All meter BG results were compared with capillary plasma results obtained with a reference laboratory glucose method (YSI Glucose Analyzer).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. MARD (Mean Absolute Relative Difference Between BGMS Results and Reference Method Results) Across the Overall Tested Glucose Range

    Using the overall Blood Glucose(BG) range (24 to 386mg/dL), the Mean Absolute Relative Differences (MARD) between the BGM System readings and the YSI laboratory reference values were compared. MARD is calculated from the sum of all \|(BG meter)-(BG reference)\| / (BG Reference) assessments, divided by the number of assessments, then multiplied by 100(%). Each evaluable sample was tested on all five BGMS, thus the same number of BG test results was analyzed for each BGMS intervention. Lower MARD value indicates smaller difference between meter value and the reference value . Higher MARD value indicates larger difference between meter value and the reference value.

    Time frame: 10 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. MARD (Mean Absolute Relative Difference Between BGMS Results and Reference Method Results) Across the Low Glucose Range (<70mg/dL)

    Using fresh and glycolyzed samples with Blood Glucose(BG) below 70 mg/dL, the Mean Absolute Relative Differences (MARD) between the BGM System readings and the YSI laboratory reference values were compared. MARD is calculated from the sum of all \|(BG meter)-(BG reference)\| / (BG Reference) assessments, divided by the number of assessments, then multiplied by 100(%). Each evaluable sample was tested on all five BGMS, thus the same number of BG test results was analyzed for each BGMS intervention. Lower MARD value indicates smaller difference between meter value and the reference value . Higher MARD value indicates larger difference between meter value and the reference value.

    Time frame: 10 hours

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Results

Posted Aug 6, 2013

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneStudy Staff Test BGMSs
Started146
Completed146
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryMARD (Mean Absolute Relative Difference Between BGMS Results and Reference Method Results) Across the Overall Tested Glucose Range

Using the overall Blood Glucose(BG) range (24 to 386mg/dL), the Mean Absolute Relative Differences (MARD) between the BGM System readings and the YSI laboratory reference values were compared. MARD is calculated from the sum of all \|(BG meter)-(BG reference)\| / (BG Reference) assessments, divided by the number of assessments, then multiplied by 100(%). Each evaluable sample was tested on all five BGMS, thus the same number of BG test results was analyzed for each BGMS intervention. Lower MARD value indicates smaller difference between meter value and the reference value . Higher MARD value indicates larger difference between meter value and the reference value.

Time frame:
10 hours
Reported as:
Mean · percentage
MARD (Mean Absolute Relative Difference Between BGMS Results and Reference Method Results) Across the Overall Tested Glucose Range
percentageStudy Staff Test BGMSs
CONTOUR® NEXT EZ BGMS4.7 (0 to 11.4)
ACCU-CHEK® Aviva BGMS6.3 (0 to 13.0)
FreeStyle Freedom Lite® BGMS18.3 (11.6 to 25.0)
OneTouch® Ultra®2 BGMS23.4 (16.7 to 30.1)
TRUEtrack® BGMS26.2 (19.5 to 32.9)
SecondaryMARD (Mean Absolute Relative Difference Between BGMS Results and Reference Method Results) Across the Low Glucose Range (<70mg/dL)

Using fresh and glycolyzed samples with Blood Glucose(BG) below 70 mg/dL, the Mean Absolute Relative Differences (MARD) between the BGM System readings and the YSI laboratory reference values were compared. MARD is calculated from the sum of all \|(BG meter)-(BG reference)\| / (BG Reference) assessments, divided by the number of assessments, then multiplied by 100(%). Each evaluable sample was tested on all five BGMS, thus the same number of BG test results was analyzed for each BGMS intervention. Lower MARD value indicates smaller difference between meter value and the reference value . Higher MARD value indicates larger difference between meter value and the reference value.

Time frame:
10 hours
Reported as:
Mean · percentage
MARD (Mean Absolute Relative Difference Between BGMS Results and Reference Method Results) Across the Low Glucose Range (<70mg/dL)
percentageStudy Staff Test BGMSs
CONTOUR® NEXT EZ BGMS0.7 (0 to 6.8)
ACCU-CHEK® Aviva BGMS2.5 (0 to 8.7)
FreeStyle Freedom Lite® BGMS18.3 (12.1 to 28.6)
OneTouch® Ultra®2 BGMS22.4 (16.2 to 28.6)
TRUEtrack® BGMS33.2 (27.1 to 39.4)

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 1% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Study Staff Test BGMSs—0/146 (0%)4/146 (2.7%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventStudy Staff Test BGMSs
hypoglycemiaEndocrine disorders4/146

Baseline characteristics

Per protocol

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Study Staff Test BGMSs
Median62 (19 to 87)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Study Staff Test BGMSs
Female85
Male61
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Study Staff Test BGMSs
United States146
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Study locations

1 site
  • Bayer HealthCare LLC, Diabetes Care
    Mishawaka, Indiana 46544, 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
NCT01548885
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 8, 2012
Start date
Mar 2012
Primary completion
Mar 2012
Completion
Mar 2012
Results posted
Aug 6, 2013
Last update
Feb 29, 2016

Study contacts

David Simmons, MD
principal investigator · Ascensia Diabetes Care

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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