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Artificial Pancreas Control System in an Inpatient Setting

A Phase 2 interventional study of Artificial Pancreas Control Software in Type I Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by Legacy Health System. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-06-03.

Sponsored by Legacy Health System · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
14
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
21 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to verify an automated system of blood glucose control in Type I Diabetics. The automated system consists of the investigational Artificial Pancreas Control software (APC), two blood glucose sensors, and two hormone pumps, one for delivering insulin to lower blood sugar, and the second for delivering glucagon to raise blood sugar. The blood glucose sensors relays information to the Artificial Pancreas software, which uses the Adaptive Proportional Device algorithm to determine the rate of insulin and glucagon infusion by the hormone pumps. In prior studies, the Adaptive Proportional Device algorithm has been verified, but required manual input into the computer and hormone pumps. This study differs in that it uses a fully automated system under the control of the Artificial Pancreas Control software. The importance of this change is that it is the next step to enable outpatient use of automated, closed loop blood glucose control.

Read the detailed description

The objective of the current human study is to verify the components of the Artificial Pancreas Control system during an inpatient study. This master controller software is designed to be used in conjunction with two subcutaneous continuous glucose monitoring systems to regulate blood glucose levels as well as two Omnipod pumps, one for administering insulin and one for administering glucagon. The sensors communicate wirelessly with two sensor receivers which will be interfaced with the APC by wireless USB connection. The insulin and glucagon pumps will be controlled by the APC through a wireless USB connection. The algorithm included in the APC is an automated version of the Adaptive Proportional Derivative (APD) insulin and glucagon control algorithm, which was previously studied as an investigational device. The APD has been studied in vivo (in 28 experiments, each 33 hr in length, with manual adjustment of pumps) and no serious adverse effects were noted. Manual input of the glucose sensor data and insulin/glucagon infusion rates will no longer be necessary. The APC will be tested in vivo during 28 hour experiments in an inpatient setting in preparation for outpatient testing.

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Conditions studied

  • Type I Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

  • glucose sensors
  • artificial pancreas
  • 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 14 is below the median of 80 across 8,367 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus.

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Lead sponsor

Legacy Health System is the lead sponsor of 30 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus for at least 1 year.
  • Male or female subjects 21 to 65 years of age.
  • Current use of an insulin pump.
  • Willingness to follow all study procedures, including attending all clinic visits.
  • Willingness to sign informed consent and HIPAA documents.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy or Lactation: For women of childbearing potential: there is a requirement for a negative urine pregnancy test and for agreement to use contraception during the study and for at least 1 month after participating in the study. Acceptable contraception includes birth control pill / patch / vaginal ring, Depo-Provera, Norplant, an IUD, the double barrier method (the woman uses a diaphragm and spermicide and the man uses a condom), or abstinence.
  • Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine of 2.0 mg/dL or greater).
  • Serum ALT or AST equal to or greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal; hepatic synthetic insufficiency as defined as a serum albumin of less than 3.3 g/dL; or serum bilirubin of over 2.
  • Adrenal insufficiency
  • Hematocrit of less than or equal to 34%.
  • A history of cerebrovascular disease or coronary artery disease regardless of the time since occurrence.
  • Congestive heart failure, NYHA class III or IV.
  • Diagnosis of 2nd or 3rd degree heart block or any arrhythmia judged by the investigator to be exclusionary.
  • Any active infection.
  • Visual impairment preventing reading of glucose meter values or continuous glucose monitoring device.
  • Physical impairment impeding the ability to use a glucose meter or glucose monitoring device.
  • Active foot ulceration.
  • Severe peripheral arterial disease characterized by ischemic rest pain or severe claudication.
  • Active alcohol abuse, substance abuse, or severe mental illness (as judged by the principal investigator).
  • Active malignancy, except basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers.
  • Major surgical operation within 30 days prior to screening.
  • Seizure disorder.
  • Chronic usage of any immunosuppressive medication (such as cyclosporine, azathioprine, sirolimus, or tacrolimus).
  • Current administration of oral or parenteral corticosteroids.
  • Use of an investigational drug within 30 days prior to screening.
  • Bleeding disorder, treatment with warfarin, or platelet count below 50,000.
  • Allergy to aspart insulin.
  • Allergy to glucagon.
  • Past history of pheochromocytoma or a family history of MEN 2, neurofibromatosis, or von Hippel-Lindau disease.
  • Insulin resistance requiring more than 200 units per day.
  • Need for uninterrupted treatment of acetaminophen.
  • Intolerance of mild hypoglycemia (glucose 60-70 mg/dl).
  • History of hypoglycemic unawareness.
  • Insulin antibody level of ≥ 100 µUnits/ml.
  • C peptide level of ≥0.5 ng/ml.
  • Any concurrent illness, other than diabetes, that is not controlled by a stable therapeutic regimen.
  • Any reason the principal investigator deems exclusionary
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
14 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Artificial Pancreas Control

    Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus subjects who fit the inclusion/exclusion criteria will undergo artificial pancreas closed-loop study for 28 hours. For the entire study, the adaptive component of Artificial Pancreas Control Software will be used to control the subject's blood glucose.

    Device: Artificial Pancreas Control Software

Interventions

  • DeviceArtificial Pancreas Control Software

    This master controller software is used in conjunction with two subcutaneous continuous glucose monitoring systems and two Omnipod pumps, one for administering aspart insulin (NovoLog) and one for administering glucagon (GlucaGen), to control blood glucose levels. The insulin and glucagon infusion rates are determined by an automated version of the Adaptive Proportional Derivative (APD) insulin and glucagon control algorithm.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean Percent of Time in Target Blood Glucose Range

    Mean percent of time venous blood glucose was sampled between 70-180 mg/dl

    Time frame: all 28 hour studies

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mean Deviation From Target Blood Glucose

    Mean difference of venous blood glucose from glucose target. Daytime venous blood glucose values (7am-11pm) subtracted from daytime target of 115 mg/dl. Nighttime venous blood glucose values (11pm-7am) subtracted from nighttime target of 140 mg/dl. This is a metric of how successful the closed loop algorithm was at controlling glucose.

    Time frame: all 28 hour studies

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Results

Posted Sep 17, 2014

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneArtificial Pancreas Control
Started14
Completed13
Not completed1
Withdrew: Physician decision1

Outcome measures

PrimaryMean Percent of Time in Target Blood Glucose Range

Mean percent of time venous blood glucose was sampled between 70-180 mg/dl

Time frame:
all 28 hour studies
Reported as:
Mean · percentage of time
Mean Percent of Time in Target Blood Glucose Range
percentage of timeArtificial Pancreas Control
Mean Percent of Time in Target Blood Glucose Range62.4 ± 7.0
SecondaryMean Deviation From Target Blood Glucose

Mean difference of venous blood glucose from glucose target. Daytime venous blood glucose values (7am-11pm) subtracted from daytime target of 115 mg/dl. Nighttime venous blood glucose values (11pm-7am) subtracted from nighttime target of 140 mg/dl. This is a metric of how successful the closed loop algorithm was at controlling glucose.

Time frame:
all 28 hour studies
Reported as:
Mean · mg/dl
Mean Deviation From Target Blood Glucose
mg/dlArtificial Pancreas Control
Mean Deviation From Target Blood Glucose59.9 ± 51.6

Adverse events

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

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Artificial Pancreas Control—0/14 (0%)1/14 (7.1%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventArtificial Pancreas Control
hematomaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/14
nauseaGastrointestinal disorders1/14

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Artificial Pancreas Control
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years14
>=65 years0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Artificial Pancreas Control
Female9
Male5
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Study locations

2 sites
  • Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
    Portland, Oregon 97210, United States
  • Oregon Health and Science University
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • El Youssef J, Castle JR, Branigan DL, Massoud RG, Breen ME, Jacobs PG, Bequette BW, Ward WK. A controlled study of the effectiveness of an adaptive closed-loop algorithm to minimize corticosteroid-induced stress hyperglycemia in type 1 diabetes. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2011 Nov 1;5(6):1312-26. doi: 10.1177/193229681100500602. PubMed 22226248 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 3, 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
NCT01552603
Lead sponsor
Legacy Health System
Collaborators
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Responsible party
W. Kenneth Ward (Senior Scientist, Legacy Health System) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 13, 2012
Start date
Mar 2012
Primary completion
Aug 2013
Completion
Sep 2013
Results posted
Sep 17, 2014
Last update
Jun 3, 2016

Study contacts

W K Ward, MD
principal investigator · Legacy Health Research

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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