The Artificial Pancreas in Very Young Children With T1D

Summary

The suggested clinical trial is part of the KidsAP project funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and JDRF. It evaluates the use of the Artificial Pancreas (closed loop system) in very young children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) aged 1-7 years. This outcome study aims to determine whether 24/7 automated closed loop glucose control improves time in range compared to sensor augmented pump therapy. An extension phase will evaluate the effect of long-term home use of the 24/7 automated hybrid closed loop insulin delivery system on glucose control (UK sites only).

The study employs an open-label, multi-centre, multi-national, randomized, two-period, crossover design. Participants undergo a 2-4 week run-in period, followed by two 16-week treatment periods (one for each therapy) separated by a 1-4 week washout. The order of treatments is randomized. Up to 80 young children (with a target of 72 randomized subjects) on insulin pump therapy will be recruited from paediatric outpatient diabetes clinics.

Before using the study devices, participants and their parents/guardians receive training on the safe use of the study pump, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device, and hybrid closed loop system. Nursery or school carers may also be trained if needed. During the closed loop arm, subjects use the system for 16 weeks under free-living conditions at home and in nursery/school without remote monitoring. In the control arm, subjects use sensor augmented pump therapy for 16 weeks under similar conditions, with regular contact and 24/7 telephone support from the study team.

The primary endpoint is the time spent in the target glucose range (3.9-10.0 mmol/l) as recorded by CGM. Secondary outcomes include the time spent with glucose levels above and below target and other CGM metrics. Safety assessments include the frequency and severity of hypoglycaemic episodes and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). In the extension phase, participants have follow-up contacts every 3 months, with the primary endpoint measured over 18 months from the end of the primary phase and compared to sensor augmented pump therapy during that phase. Secondary outcomes, safety, and utility will be assessed similarly.

Conditions

• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

DEVICE

CamAPS FX

CamAPS FX closed loop system comprises: * Dana insulin pump (Diabecare, Sooil, Seoul, South Korea) * Dexcom G6 real-time CGM sensor (Dexcom, Northridge, CA, USA) * An Android smartphone hosting CamAPS FX app with the Cambridge model predictive control algorithm and communicating wirelessly with the insulin pump and glucose sensor * Cloud upload system to monitor CGM/insulin data

OTHER

Sensor augmented therapy

Study insulin pump and study CGM.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• European Commission

  collaborator OTHER

• Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  collaborator OTHER

• The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Luxembourg

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Leipzig

  collaborator OTHER

• Medical University of Graz

  collaborator OTHER

• Medical University Innsbruck

  collaborator OTHER

• Medical University of Vienna

  collaborator OTHER

• Jaeb Center for Health Research

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Edinburgh

  collaborator OTHER

• Stanford University

  collaborator OTHER

• Glooko

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• University of Cambridge

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Roman Hovorka · Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science University of Cambridge

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

1 Year

Max Age

7 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-05-01

Primary Completion

2021-02-22

Completion

2022-10-03

Countries

• Austria
• Germany
• Luxembourg
• United Kingdom

Study Locations