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Comparative Study of a Smartphone-Linked Self-Monitoring System Versus a Traditional One for Improving Metabolic Control and Compliance to Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose

A Phase 3 interventional study of iBGStar and Traditional Glucometer in Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by Sanofi. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 14 Years to 24 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-04-14.

Sponsored by Sanofi · Phase 3 and Interventional

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
186
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
14 Years to 24 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the superiority of iBGstar as a component of the diabetes treatment vs. traditional blood glucose self-monitoring system for improving glycemic control after 6 months in young patients with type 1 diabetes. The study is intended also to demonstrate the superiority of iBGStar as a component of the diabetes treatment vs. usual blood glucose self-monitoring system for improving the compliance to self monitoring of blood glucose after 6 months.

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The planned study duration will be 20 months (5 quarters) with screening/enrollment of 7 months, followed by 2-3 weeks of a qualification phase, a 6 month experimental phase, plus a 6 month follow-up in the post-trial observational phase.

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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 186 is above the median of 80 across 8,367 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus.

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Lead sponsor

Sanofi is the lead sponsor of 1,508 studies on the registry; 90 are open to participants now.

Of its 198 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 118 (60%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
14 Years to 24 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Males and females
  • Age between 14-24 years
  • Any diabetes duration
  • Cared for by the diabetes center for at least 1 year
  • HbA1c ≥ 8%
  • Basal bolus treatment (any insulin)
  • Poor compliance with Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (less than 30% of the recommended Blood Glucose measurements recorded in the glucose meter in the two previous weeks, i.e. \<16 Blood Glucose measurements in the last two weeks)
  • Written informed consent obtained from patient or legal representative (for minor)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Treatment with other insulin regimen or Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion
  • Refusal or inability to give informed consent to participate in the study
  • Patients with short life expectancy
  • Patients with conditions/concomitant diseases making them non evaluable for the primary efficacy endpoint according to physician's judgment
  • Requirement for concomitant treatment that could bias primary evaluation
  • Patients with high likelihood of being unavailable for 6 and/or 12 months visits
  • Subject is the investigator, sub-investigator, research assistant, pharmacist, study coordinator, other study site staff or relative of study site staff thus considered directly involved in the conduct of the study
  • Current addition/abuse of alcohol or drugs
  • Severe visual or dexterity impairment
  • Patients with any mental condition rendering them unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Subjects unlikely or unable to comply with the Protocol requirements
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
186 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    iBGStar (Group A)

    Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose will be managed with iBGStar and iBGStar Diabetes Manager Application (App) uploaded on iPhone for all duration of the study (6 months of experimental phase plus 6-months of observational phase). In the first 3 months, the patients in Group A will send their glycemic test values and notes by mail to the physician through Diabetes Manager App every 2 weeks. Afterwards until the visit V2 (six months), the patients in Group A will send their glycemic test values and notes by mail monthly. 9 reports in total.

    Device: iBGStar

  • Active comparator
    Traditional Glucometer (Group B)

    Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose will be managed with a traditional glucometer according to usual care for the first 6 months (experimental phase). In the 6 months post-trial follow-up (observational phase), Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose will be managed with iBGStar and iBGStar Diabetes Manager App.

    Device: Traditional Glucometer

Interventions

  • DeviceiBGStar
  • DeviceTraditional Glucometer
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in HbA1c levels from baseline

    Time frame: baseline to six months

  2. Proportion of participants performing at least 30% of the recommended Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose tests after 6 months from randomization

    Time frame: at 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of participants with HbA1c ≤7.5%

    Time frame: at 6 months and 12 months

  2. Average number of recommended Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose tests daily, weekly, and monthly

    Time frame: at 6 months and 12 months

  3. Mean fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and postprandial glucose (PPG)

    Time frame: at 6 months and 12 months

  4. Mean Glycemic Variability

    Time frame: at 6 months and 12 months

  5. Average Insulin Dose

    Time frame: at 6 months and 12 months

  6. Number of Daily Injections

    Time frame: at 6 months and 12 months

  7. Number of Insulin Dose Adjustments

    Time frame: at 6 months and 12 months

  8. Quality of life: Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of Life (ADDQOL) (young adults 18-24 years)

    Time frame: at 6 months and 12 months

  9. Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL-Y) (adolescents 14-17 years)

    Time frame: at 6 months and 12 months

  10. Participants satisfaction with SMBG meter assessed by Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

    Time frame: at 6 months and 12 months

  11. Number overall contacts between centers and participants

    Time frame: up to 12 months

  12. Type of overall contacts between centers and participants

    Time frame: up to 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Sanofi -Aventis Administrative Office
    Milano, Italy
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References and documents

Publications

  • Di Bartolo P, Nicolucci A, Cherubini V, Iafusco D, Scardapane M, Rossi MC. Young patients with type 1 diabetes poorly controlled and poorly compliant with self-monitoring of blood glucose: can technology help? Results of the i-NewTrend randomized clinical trial. Acta Diabetol. 2017 Apr;54(4):393-402. doi: 10.1007/s00592-017-0963-4. Epub 2017 Jan 30. PubMed 28138788 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 14, 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
NCT02073188
Lead sponsor
Sanofi
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 27, 2014
Start date
Jun 2012
Primary completion
Sep 2014
Completion
Sep 2014
Last update
Apr 14, 2016

Study contacts

Clinical Sciences & Operations
study director · Sanofi

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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