Safety Evaluation of the Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) System in Pediatric Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Type 1 Diabetes

In brief

This study is a single-arm, multi-center, Home and Hotel Clinical Investigation in pediatric subjects with type 1 diabetes on insulin pump therapy. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the closed loop algorithm is safe as part of the overall system, and to assess the PLGM feature in 7-13 years old subjects.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02660827
Run by: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
People needed: 151
Starts: 2016-04-18
Expected to finish: 2021-02-01
Last updated by the study team: 2022-01-26

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 13. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

General Inclusion Criteria
Subject is age 2-13 years at time of screening
Subject has a clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for 1 year or more as determined via medical record or source documentation by an individual qualified to make a medical diagnosis
Subject age 2-6 years has a clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for 3 months or more as determined via medical record or source documentation by an individual qualified to make a medical diagnosis
Study-specific inclusion criteria
Subject must have a minimum daily insulin requirement (Total Daily Dose) of greater than or equal to 8 units
Subjects 7-13: Subjects and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are willing to participate in an overnight visit at the end of the run-in period.
Subject 7-13 years of age and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are willing to participate in a hotel study for the specified duration of hotel stay.
Subject 2-6 years of age and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are willing to participate in an extended visit during the study period to perform Frequent Sample Testing.
Subject must have companion 18 years or older who will sleep in the same dwelling place every night during the study period. This requirement may be verified by subject report at screening visit.
Subject is willing to perform ≥ 4 finger stick blood glucose measurements daily
Subject is willing to perform required sensor calibrations
Subject is willing to wear the system continuously throughout the study
Subject has a Glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) value less than 10.0% (as processed by Central Lab) at time of screening visit Note: All HbA1C blood specimens will be sent to and tested by a NGSP certified Central Laboratory. A1C testing must follow National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP) standards.
Subject has TSH in the normal range OR if the TSH is out of normal reference range the Free T3 is below or within the lab's reference range and Free T4 is within the normal reference range.
Subject 7 -13 years of age has had pump therapy for greater than 6 months prior to screening (with or without CGM experience)
Subject 2-6 years of age has had pump therapy for greater than 90 days prior to screening (with or without CGM experience)
Subjects and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are willing to upload data from the study pump; must have Internet access and a computer system that meets the requirements for uploading the study pump
If subject has celiac disease, it has been adequately treated as determined by the investigator
Subjects and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are willing to take one of the following insulins and can financially support the use of either of the 2 insulin preparations throughout the course of the study (i.e. co-payments for insulin with insurance or able to pay full amount)
Humalog® (insulin lispro injection)
NovoLog® (insulin aspart)
Subjects and their parent(s)/guardian(s)/companions must be able to speak and be literate in English as verified by the investigator

You may not qualify if…

Subject has a history of 2 or more episodes of severe hypoglycemia, which resulted in any the following during the 6 months prior to screening:
Medical assistance (i.e. Paramedics, Emergency Room ( ER) or Hospitalization)
Coma
Seizures
Subject is unable to tolerate tape adhesive in the area of sensor placement
Subject has any unresolved adverse skin condition in the area of sensor placement (e.g., psoriasis, dermatitis herpetiformis, rash, Staphylococcus infection)
Females who are sexually active and able to conceive will be excluded if they are not using an effective method of contraception and do not agree to continue using an effective method of contraception for the duration of the study as determined by investigator.
Subject has a cardiovascular condition which the investigator determines should exclude the subject, i.e. ventricular rhythm disturbance, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Subject is being treated for hyperthyroidism at time of screening
Subject has diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency
Subject 7-13 years of age has had DKA in the 6 months prior to screening visit.
Subject 2-6 years of age has had DKA in the 3 months prior to screening visit
Subject has taken any oral, injectable, or intravenous (IV) glucocorticoids within 8 weeks from time of screening visit, or plans to take any oral, injectable, or IV glucocorticoids during the course of the study
Subject is actively participating in an investigational study (drug or device) wherein he/she has received treatment from an investigational study drug or investigational study device in the last 2 weeks
Subject 7-13 years of age has been hospitalized or has visited the ER in the 6 months prior to screening resulting in a primary diagnosis of uncontrolled diabetes
Subject 2-6 years of age has been hospitalized or has visited the ER in the 3 months prior to screening resulting in a primary diagnosis of uncontrolled diabetes
Subject is currently abusing illicit drugs
Subject is currently abusing marijuana.
Subject is currently abusing prescription drugs
Subject is currently abusing alcohol
Subject is using pramlintide (Symlin), DPP-4 inhibitor, liraglutide (Victoza or other GLP-1 agonists), metformin, canagliflozin (Invokana or other SGLT2 inhibitors) at time of screening
Subject has a history of visual impairment which would not allow subject to participate in the study and perform all study procedures safely, as determined by the investigator
Subject has elective surgery planned that requires general anesthesia during the course of the study
Subject has a sickle cell disease, hemoglobinopathy; or has received red blood cell transfusion or erythropoietin within 3 months prior to time of screening
Subject plans to receive red blood cell transfusion or erythropoietin over the course of study participation

Where it is running

AMCR Institute — Escondido, California, United States
Stanford Hospital and Clinics — Palo Alto, California, United States
SoCal Diabetes — Torrance, California, United States
Barbara Davis Center — Aurora, Colorado, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
University of South Florida - USF Health — Tampa, Florida, United States
Atlanta Diabetes Associates — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Rocky Mountain Diabetes and Osteoporosis Center — Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
Indiana University — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Sheba Medical Center — Tel Aviv, Israel

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