An interventional study of CamAPS HX and Standard insulin therapy with glucose sensor in Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Insulin, sponsored by University of Cambridge. Recruiting at 12 sites in 6 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-13.
Sponsored by University of Cambridge · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The main objective of this study is to determine the efficacy, safety and utility of fully closed-loop glucose control in the home setting in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study builds on previous and on-going studies of closed-loop systems that have been performed in Cambridge in adults with type 2 diabetes in the inpatient and in the home setting and in children and adults with type 1 diabetes.
This is an open-label, multi-national, multi-centre, randomised, single-period parallel study, involving a run-in period followed by a 26-week intervention period during which glucose levels will be controlled either by a fully closed-loop system or by participants usual insulin therapy with continuous glucose monitoring. A total of up to 224 adults with type 2 diabetes using insulin will be recruited through outpatient diabetes clinics, primary care centres, social media advertising and other established methods at participating centres. Participants will receive appropriate training in the safe use of the study devices.
The primary outcome is the between group difference in HbA1c at 26 weeks. Other key outcomes include the time spent with glucose levels within, above and below the target glucose range (3.9-10.0mmol/L) and mean sensor glucose as recorded by CGM over the 26 weeks. Insulin requirements, body weight, renal and liver function will also be compared. Safety evaluation comprises severe hypoglycaemic episodes, and other adverse and serious adverse events. Human factors outcomes include CGM \& closed-loop usage, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.
Purpose of clinical trial:
To determine the efficacy, safety and utility of fully closed-loop insulin delivery over 26 weeks in the home setting in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Study objectives:
To determine the efficacy, safety and utility of fully closed-loop insulin delivery over 26 weeks in the home setting in adults with type 2 diabetes.
HUMAN FACTORS: The objective is to assess cognitive, emotional, and behavioural characteristics of participants and their response to the closed-loop system using validated questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.
Participating clinical centres:
UK - Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London
- Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- King's College Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Switzerland
- Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern
France
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Toulouse
Germany
- Medical Center - University of Freiburg
Austria
- Medical University of Graz, Graz
Czech Republic
- Diabetes Centre, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague
Sample Size:
224 participants (112 per group) will be randomised. Recruitment will target a minimum quota of 25% of participants using basal insulin and a minimum quota of 60% of participants using multiple daily insulin injections.
Maximum duration of study for a subject: 30 weeks
Recruitment:
Participants will be recruited through outpatient diabetes clinics, primary care centres, social media advertising or other established methods at participating centres
Consent:
Participants will be asked to provide written informed consent.
Baseline Assessment:
Eligible participants will undergo baseline evaluation involving talking a medical history including demographics, height/weight, waist hip ratio and blood pressure measurement and blood samples for HbA1c, fasted lipid profile, renal and liver function. A urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) will be performed, along with a urine pregnancy test in females of child-bearing age. Human factors questionnaires will be completed and a masked glucose sensor will be applied.
Run-in Period:
During a 2-3 week run-in period, participants will use their usual insulin therapy and wear a masked CGM system. At the end of the run-in period, for compliance, at least 10 days of CGM data needs to be recorded. CGM data during the run-in period will be used to assess baseline glucose control before the start of the intervention phase.
Randomisation:
Eligible participants will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio using central randomisation software to fully closed-loop or standard insulin therapy with CGM for 26 weeks. Randomisation will be stratified by site and baseline HbA1c.
Fully closed loop insulin delivery (intervention arm):
Following randomisation, participants in the closed-loop group will receive training on the study CGM, study insulin pump and closed-loop App during a 1-2 hour outpatient session. Competency on the use of the closed-loop system will be evaluated. Further training may be delivered as required. Participants will be advised to use the closed-loop system for the next 26 weeks.
Standard insulin therapy with CGM (control arm):
Following randomisation, participants in the control group will use their usual insulin therapy and the study CGM. Training on the use of the CGM will be provided. Participants will use standard insulin therapy and CGM for the next 26 weeks.
3 month study visit: Weight, waist hip ratio and blood pressure will be measured and a blood sample will be taken for measurement of HbA1c, fasted lipid profile, renal and liver function. Data from the closed-loop system and CGM system will be reviewed. Human factors questionnaires will be completed.
End of study assessments:
Weight, waist hip ratio and blood pressure will be measured and a blood sample will be taken for measurement of HbA1c, fasted lipid profile, renal and liver function. Urinary ACR will be measured. Human factors questionnaires will be completed and a subset of participants will participate in interviews. Study devices will be returned and participants will resume their usual insulin therapy and standard glucose monitoring.
Procedures for safety monitoring during trial:
Standard operating procedures for monitoring and reporting of all adverse events and adverse device events will be in place, including serious adverse events (SAE), serious adverse device effects (SADE) and specific adverse events (AE) such as severe hypoglycaemia.
A data safety and monitoring board (DSMB) will be informed of all serious adverse events and any unanticipated serious adverse device effects that occur during the study and will review compiled adverse event data at periodic intervals.
Criteria for withdrawal of subjects on safety grounds:
A participant may terminate participation in the study at any time without necessarily giving a reason and without any personal disadvantage. An investigator can stop the participation of a subject after consideration of the benefit/risk ratio. Possible reasons are:
Exclusion Criteria:
The automated closed loop system (CamAPS FX) will consist of: * YpsoPump insulin pump (Ypsomed, Burgdorf, Switzerland) * FreeStyle Libre 3 glucose sensor (Abbott Diabetes Care, CA, USA) * Smartphone hosting CamAPS HX app with the Cambridge model predictive control algorithm * Cloud upload system to review CGM/insulin data. Participants will use the fully closed-loop system for 26 weeks at home
Device: CamAPS HX
Usual insulin therapy and FreeStyle Libre 3 glucose sensor (Abbott Diabetes Care, CA, USA) for 26 weeks at home.
Other: Standard insulin therapy with glucose sensor
The automated closed loop system (CamAPS HX) will consist of: YpsoPump insulin pump Freestyle Libre 3 glucose sensor Smartphone hosting CamAPS HX app with the Cambridge model predictive control algorithm
Participants usual insulin therapy with Freestyle Libre 3 glucose sensor
Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) at 26 weeks
Centralised measurement of HbA1c
Time frame: at 26 weeks
Proportion of time spent in target glucose range (3.9 to 10.0mmol/L)
Sensor glucose metric measured as a %
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Mean glucose (mmol/L)
Sensor glucose metric measured in mmol/L
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Proportion of time spent above target glucose (>10.0mmol/l)
Sensor glucose metric measured as a %
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Proportion of time spent below target glucose (<3.9mmol/L)
Sensor glucose metric measured as a %
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Standard deviation of sensor glucose
Sensor glucose metric measured in mmol/L
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Coefficient of variation of sensor glucose
Sensor glucose metric measured as a %
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Proportion of time spent below target glucose (<3.5mmol/L)
Sensor glucose metric measured as a %
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Proportion of time spent below target glucose (<3.0mmol/L)
Sensor glucose metric measured as a %
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Proportion of time spent above target glucose (>13.9mmol/l)
Sensor glucose metric measured as a %
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Proportion of time spent above target glucose (>16.7mmol/l)
Sensor glucose metric measured as a %
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Proportion of time spent above target glucose (>20.0mmol/l)
Sensor glucose metric measured as a %
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Proportion of participants with HbA1c <7.0% [53mmol/mol] (%)
Binary metric of HbA1c
Time frame: at 26 weeks
Proportion of participants with HbA1c <7.5% [58mmol/mol] (%)
Binary metric of HbA1c
Time frame: at 26 weeks
Total daily insulin dose
Measured in units/day
Time frame: over 26 weeks
Body weight
Measured in kilograms
Time frame: at 26 weeks
Waist hip ratio
Ratio
Time frame: 26 weeks
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Measured in kg/m2
Time frame: 26 weeks
Blood Pressure (mmHg)
Time frame: 26 weeks
Fasted lipid profile
Measured in mmol/L
Time frame: 26 weeks
Renal function
Renal function as measured by serum creatinine
Time frame: 26 weeks
Renal function
Renal function as measured by estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
Time frame: 26 weeks
Renal function
Renal function as measured by urinary albumin creatinine ratio
Time frame: 26 weeks
Liver function
Liver function as measured by FIB4 index
Time frame: 26 weeks
Liver function
Liver function as measured by alanine transaminase (ALT)
Time frame: 26 weeks
Liver function
Liver function as measured by aspartate transaminase (AST)
Time frame: 26 weeks
Liver function
Liver function as measured by alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
Time frame: 26 weeks
Liver function
Liver function as measured by gamma-glutamyl transferase (yGT)
Time frame: 26 weeks
Liver function
Liver function as measured by serum bilirubin
Time frame: 26 weeks
Liver function
Liver function as measured by albumin
Time frame: 26 weeks
Number of severe hypoglycaemia events
Time frame: 26 weeks
Number of participants with any severe hypoglycaemia event
Time frame: 26 weeks
Number of diabetic ketoacidosis events
Time frame: 26 weeks
Number of participants with any diabetic ketoacidosis event
Time frame: 26 weeks
Number of adverse events per participant
Time frame: 26 weeks
Number of serious adverse events per participant
Time frame: 26 weeks
Proportion of CGM use (%)
Time frame: 26 weeks
Proportion of closed-loop use (%)
Time frame: 26 weeks
Plan to share: Yes — Study protocol, statistical analysis plan and fully anonymised individual participant data that underlie the results reported in the manuscript will be available 6 months following publication and ending 36 months following manuscript publication to investigators whose proposed use of the data has been approved by an independent review committee identified for this purpose, to achieve aims in the approved proposal. Proposals should be directed to rh347@cam.ac.uk and may be submitted up to 36 months following article publication. To gain access, data requestors will need to sign a data access agreement. Fully anonymised data may be shared with third parties (EU or non-EU based) for the purposes of advancing management and treatment of diabetes.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap
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