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WithdrawnNCT02846857Updated Jul 23, 2019

Closed-loop Control of Glucose Levels (Artificial Pancreas) for 15 Weeks in Adolescents and Adults With Type 1 Diabetes

A Phase 2 interventional study of 15-week intervention with sensor-augmented pump and 15-week intervention with single-hormone closed-loop in Type 1 Diabetes, sponsored by Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal. Withdrawn. Open to participants aged 12 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-23.

Sponsored by Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
12 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Closed-loop strategy is composed of three components: glucose sensor to read glucose levels, insulin pump to infuse insulin and a dosing mathematical algorithm to decide on the required insulin dosages based on the sensor's readings. A dual-hormone closed loop strategy regulates glucose levels through the infusion of two hormones: insulin and glucagon.

The objective of this study is to compare, in a randomized multicenter trial, the effectiveness of single-hormone closed-loop, dual-hormone closed-loop, and sensor-augmented pump therapy with low-glucose suspend in regulating day-and-night glucose levels in outpatient settings for 15 weeks in adolescents and adults.

The investigators hypothesize that dual-hormone closed-loop will reduce time spent in hypoglycemia compared to single-hormone closed-loop, which in turn will be more effective than sensor-augmented pump therapy with low-glucose suspend.

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Conditions studied

  • Type 1 Diabetes

Keywords

  • Closed-loop system
  • Artificial pancreas
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Insulin
  • Glucagon
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In context

Diabetes Mellitus

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Lead sponsor

Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal is the lead sponsor of 61 studies on the registry; 11 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Males and females ≥ 12 years of old.
  2. Clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for at least one year.
  3. The subject will have been on insulin pump therapy for at least 3 months.
  4. HbA1c ≤ 11%.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Clinically significant nephropathy, neuropathy or retinopathy as judged by the investigator.
  2. Recent (\< 6 months) acute macrovascular event e.g. acute coronary syndrome or cardiac surgery.
  3. History of pheochromocytoma or insulinoma (glucagon could induce a hormonal response of these tumors)
  4. Beta-blockers at high dose based on investigator's evaluation of dosage interference with glucagon (glucagon can modify effect of beta-blockers, mostly evident at very high doses)
  5. Chronic indometacin treatment (can prevent glucagon effect on liver thus its ability to raise glucose)
  6. Chronic acetaminophen treatment (can interfere with glucose sensor measurements)
  7. Warfarin chronic treatment if INR monitoring cannot be evaluated (can increase the risk of bleeding)
  8. Anticholinergic drug (risk of interaction)
  9. Pregnancy.
  10. Severe hypoglycemic episode within two weeks of screening.
  11. Current use of glucocorticoid medication (except low stable dose and inhaled steroids).
  12. Known or suspected allergy to the trial products
  13. Other serious medical illness likely to interfere with study participation or with the ability to complete the trial by the judgment of the investigator.
  14. Anticipating a significant change in exercise regimen between admissions (i.e. starting or stopping an organized sport).
  15. Treatments that could interfere with glucagon
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Sensor-augmented pump therapy

    Participants will use sensor-augmented pump therapy with low-glucose suspend to regulate glucose levels. The low-glucose suspend feature available in the MiniMed® Paradigm® Veo™, Medtronic combined with the Enlite sensor® will be used. This feature allows for suspension of insulin delivery at a pre-set sensor glucose value for up to 2 hours.

    Other: 15-week intervention with sensor-augmented pump · Device: Insulin pump · Device: Continuous glucose monitoring system · Drug: Insulin

  • Active comparator
    Single-hormone closed-loop strategy

    Variable subcutaneous insulin infusion will be used to regulate glucose levels. Participant's usual fast-acting insulin analog will be infused using a subcutaneous infusion pump (MiniMed® Paradigm® Veo™, Medtronic). Every 10 minutes, the glucose levels as measured by the sensor (Enlite sensor®, Medtronic) will be transferred automatically to a smartphone, that harbors the algorithm, that will calculate the recommended doses and will send it wirelessly to the infusion pump.

    Other: 15-week intervention with single-hormone closed-loop · Device: Insulin pump · Device: Continuous glucose monitoring system · Drug: Insulin

  • Active comparator
    Dual-hormone closed-loop strategy

    Variable subcutaneous insulin and glucagon mini-boluses will be infused using two separate subcutaneous infusion pumps to regulate glucose levels (MiniMed® Paradigm® Veo™, Medtronic). Participant's usual fast-acting insulin analog and Glucagon (Eli Lilly) will be used. Every 10 minutes, the glucose level as measured by the sensor (Enlite sensor®, Medtronic) will be transferred automatically to a smartphone, that harbors the algorithm, that will calculate the recommended doses and will send it wirelessly to the infusion pumps. Newly reconstituted glucagon will be used every 24 hours.

    Other: 15-week intervention with dual-hormone closed-loop · Device: Insulin pump · Device: Continuous glucose monitoring system · Drug: Insulin · Drug: Glucagon

Interventions

  • Other15-week intervention with sensor-augmented pump

    A sensor will be inserted on the day before the start of the intervention by the participant. The participant will also have to install the study insulin pump. Participants will be advised to continue with study intervention at home for the next 15 weeks. Participants will have been previously shown how to use the study insulin pump.

  • Other15-week intervention with single-hormone closed-loop

    A sensor will be inserted on the day before the start of the intervention by the participant. On the first day of the intervention, participants will be admitted to the clinical research facility anytime between 8:00 am and 11:30 am. Training on connection and disconnection of the system, meal boluses, etc. will be given. Only participants demonstrating competency on use of study devices will be allowed to continue to the home study phase. Participants will be advised to continue with study intervention at home for the next 15 weeks.

  • Other15-week intervention with dual-hormone closed-loop

    A sensor will be inserted on the day before the start of the intervention by the participant. On the first day of the intervention, participants will be admitted to the clinical research facility anytime between 8:00 am and 11:30 am. Training on connection and disconnection of the system, meal boluses, etc. will be given. Only participants demonstrating competency on use of study devices will be allowed to continue to the home study phase. Participants will be advised to continue with study intervention at home for the next 15 weeks. Participants will have to reconstitute glucagon everyday.

  • DeviceInsulin pump

    MiniMed® Paradigm® Veo™, Medtronic

  • DeviceContinuous glucose monitoring system

    Enlite sensor®, Medtronic

  • DrugInsulin

    Participant's usual fast-acting insulin analog will be used: Lispro (Humalog), Aspart (NovoRapid) or Glulisine (Apidra)

  • DrugGlucagon

    Glucagon (Eli Lilly) will be used during dual-hormone closed-loop strategy.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of time of glucose levels below 3.9 mmol/L

    Time frame: 15 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. HbA1c

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  2. Percentage of time of glucose levels spent in the target range

    Target range is defined to be between 4 and 10 mmol/L from 7:00 to 22:00 and between 4 and 7.8 mmol/L from 22:00 to 7:00

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  3. Area under the curve of glucose levels below 3.9 mmol/L

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  4. Area under the curve of glucose levels below 3.3 mmol/L

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  5. Area under the curve of glucose levels below 2.8 mmol/L

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  6. Percentage of time of glucose levels below 3.3 mmol/L

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  7. Percentage of time of glucose levels below 2.8 mmol/L

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  8. Total number of hypoglycemic events below 3.1 mmol/L

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  9. Percentage of time of glucose levels above 7.8 mmol/L

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  10. Percentage of time of glucose levels above 10.0 mmol/L

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  11. Mean glucose levels

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  12. Standard deviation of glucose levels

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  13. Coefficient of variation of glucose levels

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  14. Total daily dose of insulin

    Time frame: 24 hours

  15. Total daily dose of glucagon

    Time frame: 24 hours

  16. Percentage of time of closed-loop operation

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  17. Percentage of time of glucose sensor availability

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  18. Time between failures due to glucose sensor unavailability

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  19. Time between failures due to pump connectivity

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  20. Percentage of time when patients switched back to insulin pump therapy

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  21. Percentage of time when the closed-loop was automatically switched to insulin pump therapy

    Time frame: 15 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 23, 2019, 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
NCT02846857
Lead sponsor
Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal
Responsible party
Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret (Professor of Medicine, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 27, 2016
Primary completion
Jul 22, 2019
Last update
Jul 23, 2019

Study contacts

Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret
principal investigator · Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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