Technological Advances in Glucose Management in Older Adults (TANGO)

May 7, 2026 updated by: Joslin Diabetes Center
This is a study to assess the effectiveness of CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor), enhanced by a diabetes management platform (DMP), collectively called enhanced CGM (eCGM), in the care of older patients with T1D. The DMP includes an automated data transfer from CGM, insulin-delivery devices, and activity tracker to a clinical decision support system (CDS) that provides dosing adjustment recommendations based on that data to the healthcare team. In addition, the DMP includes on-demand education for patients and caregivers, and an interface for communication between providers, patients, and their caregivers.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Hypoglycemia is a major and often devastating complication of T1D in the elderly. CGM has been shown to reduce the risk for hypoglycemia in adults with T1D including some more functional patients over 65 years old. However, the Medicare population is heterogeneous and may have age-related clinical and functional impairments that can impact self-care. These patients will require additional targeted guidance and support to fully realize the potential benefits of CGM. To address these age-specific barriers which could limit the effective use of CGM, in our planned RCT (Specific Aim 1) the use of CGM will be coupled with the DMP (Diabetes Management Platform), a tablet-based technology platform ( termed enhanced CGM (eCGM)). The CGM, insulin delivery, and activity data uploaded from the DMP will be analyzed by the clinical decision support system (CDS), which will provide insulin dosing recommendations to the study physicians, who will then accept or reject changes in therapy. The use of the DMP is expected to help the less technologically proficient Medicare patients to derive benefit from CGM. Specific Aim 2 will involve extensive mixed methods research (including semi-structured interviews of patients and caregivers) directed at making an in-depth assessment of barriers to the use of diabetes technology in older adults. This investigation will provide the evidence-base for future improvements in both the technology and clinical approach to the training of older adults and their caregivers. Specific Aim 3 will involve a cost-effectiveness analysis of the technology system (CGM with DMP = enhanced CGM [eCGM]) used in the trial as well as quality of life measures, providing a foundation for decision-making on coverage.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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168

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Joslin Diabetes Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with age ≥ 65 years
  • Community-living
  • Clinical diagnosis of T1D
  • On multiple insulin injections (≥3 injection/s day) or insulin pump.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Use of real-time CGM in past 2 years
  • A1c > 10% (since individuals with very poor glycemic control usually have barriers to optimal self-care that preclude effective use of technology)
  • Use of insulin pump that cannot be uploaded for CDS
  • Unable or unwilling to perform task needed for study participation during the run-in period
  • Severe vision or hearing impairment that could interfere with study tasks
  • Need to use acetaminophen on regular basis (since can interfere with CGM accuracy)
  • Living in an institutional setting (e.g. group homes, nursing homes)
  • Terminal diseases with life expectancy < 1 year (e.g. malignancy)
  • Severe comorbidities that prevent completing outcome measurements (e.g. severe dementia, severe vision impairment, severe functional disabilities, inability to perform basic activities of daily living)
  • Alcohol or other drug abuse
  • Conditions that impact wear of CGM (e.g. CHF with edema, skin conditions); and
  • End stage renal insufficiency (eGFR<30), or on dialysis (since impact of fluid shift on sensor lag not clearly understood).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Intervention
The intervention group will use eCGM (CGM with Diabetes Management Platform(DMP)) and an activity meter. The DMP will be pre-loaded with geriatric-specific education material, weblink to online education and surveys. The CGM, insulin delivery, and activity data uploaded from the DMP will be analyzed by the clinical decision support system (CDS), which will provide insulin dosing recommendations to the study physicians, who will then accept or reject changes in therapy. The DMP can also be configured to route the insulin regimen change approved by the study physician to the designated care providers of the patient. Blue-tooth unabled insulin pens will also provide additional data to verify if the patient is taking recommended insulin doses.
Other: eCGM (enhanced CGM)
Glucose (CGM and Bluetooth BG meter), insulin (pump or Bluetooth insulin pen) and activity data will be automatically uploaded via the subjects' tablet computers, and analyzed by the CDS. The CDS will, if indicated generate adjustable insulin dosing recommendations that will compensate for different insulin requirements following high vs low activity days. The recommendations of the CDS will be used by the clinical team in their therapeutic decision-making about insulin dosing adjustments at the scheduled study follow up visits and the remote visits between these in-person visits. In addition, study staff will provide recommendations regarding hypoglycemic warning symptoms, causes, and appropriateness of treatment.
No Intervention: Attention Control
The attention control group will receive an android tablet pre-loaded with activity monitor devices, education material, and weblink to online education and surveys. However, the data will not be analyzed by CDS. An independent physician and a study staff member- only caring for the control group subjects will review the insulin and glucose data at in-person and remote study visits and make appropriate dosing adjustments based on self monitoring glucose levels

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in duration of hypoglycemia
Time Frame: change of duration of hypoglycemia(minutes/day) from baseline to 6 months between intervention and control groups
Minutes per day CGM < 70 mg/dL assessed over 2 weeks CGM use (blinded in the control arm; unblinded in the treatment arm)
change of duration of hypoglycemia(minutes/day) from baseline to 6 months between intervention and control groups

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Fasting and bedtime CGM glucose values per day
Time Frame: change in glucose values(mg/dl) from baseline to 6 months between intervention and control groups
Difference from fasting and bedtime CGM glucose values per day
change in glucose values(mg/dl) from baseline to 6 months between intervention and control groups
Severe biochemical hypoglycemia
Time Frame: change in severe biochemical hypoglycemia (episodes per day) from baseline to 6 months between intervention and control groups
Incidence of severe biochemical hypoglycemia (defined as CGM below 54mg/dL for > than 20 minutes) assessed over 2 weeks CGM use (blinded in the control arm; unblinded in the treatment arm)
change in severe biochemical hypoglycemia (episodes per day) from baseline to 6 months between intervention and control groups
Severe clinical hypoglycemia
Time Frame: change in severe clinical hypoglycemia (episodes per day) from baseline to 6 months between intervention and control groups
Incidence of clinically severe hypoglycemia (requiring third party assistance or loss of consciousness) measured by clinical history,
change in severe clinical hypoglycemia (episodes per day) from baseline to 6 months between intervention and control groups
Hemoglobin A1C
Time Frame: Change in A1C (%) from baseline to 6 months between intervention and control groups
A1C measured by laboratory test
Change in A1C (%) from baseline to 6 months between intervention and control groups
Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility
Time Frame: 6 months
cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of using eCGM versus usual care with self-monitoring glucose monitoring by calculating the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios
6 months
Barriers and facilitators of CGM use
Time Frame: 6 months
Mixed-method approach using semi-structured interviews to assess barriers and facilitators in those participants who fail the pretrial run-in and those who derive benefits from eCGM
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Joslin Diabetes Center

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston Children's Hospital
RTI International

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Medha N Munshi, MD, Joslin Diabetes Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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March 30, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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September 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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October 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 21, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 7, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 13, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 12, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 7, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CHS #2016-29

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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