Glucose Meter Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the meal marker and reminder feature of the Contour meter along with education maintains or increases frequency of testing blood sugar after meals and enables behavioral changes that may lead to improvement in glycemic control.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00782496

Run by

Ascensia Diabetes Care

People needed

211

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2009-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-02-29

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Persons with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
• Persons who are on a pump or are taking at least 1 mealtime injection of insulin a day
• Persons at least 21 years of age
• Persons willing to complete all study visits and study procedures including:
• Using the meal-marker + reminder feature regularly (Group 2 subjects only)
• Using the paper logbook provided (both Groups)
• Testing their BG at least 3 times a day during the entire study.
• Persons who are able to speak, read and understand English
• Persons who are currently performing self-testing of blood glucose at home routinely (at least 3 times per day) for 4 weeks or more

You may not qualify if…

• Persons who have been using a CONTOUR, BREEZE or BREEZE 2 meter regularly during the previous 6 months
• Persons who test over 6 times/day regularly
• Persons who wear a BG sensor 2 weeks or more during each month.
• Persons with home heath aides who assist with their BG testing.
• Persons with the following impairments which, in the opinion of the investigator, would seriously compromise the integrity of the study:
• Significant visual impairment
• Significant hearing impairment
• Cognitive disorder
• Significant unstable co-morbidity (with notable change within the past 3 months)
• Any other condition as per investigator's discretion

Where it is running

• Atlanta Diabetes Associates — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• International Diabetes Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States
• University of Washington Medical Center/Diabetes Care Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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