Connected Pens for Diabetes Study (CUPID)

The objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of a wireless smart insulin pen and smartphone-based bolus advisor on clinical and psychosocial outcomes in insulin-treated diabetes mellitus patients after 3 months of use.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Connected insulin pen and smartphone app; Device: Inactive connected insulin pen without smartphone app

Detailed Description

The study is a prospective, randomized, controlled treatment design. The study device will be used for multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy of insulin. The participant will interact with the study device in the uncontrolled environment of the participant's daily life. The study protocol is designed to yield meaningful data to determine clinical and psychosocial benefits of using the study device. The study will evaluate the study device as an intervention versus a control group.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 21
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Newport Beach, California, United States, 92663
      • Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. The participant is ≥ 18 years of age
2. The participant has Type 1 OR Type 2 diabetes and is being treated with intensive insulin therapy via injection for ≥ 3 months. Intensive insulin therapy is defined as at least one long acting insulin dose and two or more short acting insulin doses per day.
3. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥ 7.5%).
4. The participant is a current iPhone user for over 30 days.
5. Participant adjusts meal insulin doses based on carbohydrate content of meals.
6. The participant is fluent in the English language.
7. The participant and the investigator understand participant obligations and agree that the participant is willing and able to complete the study visits.
8. Patients prandial insulin need must be <30 U per meal.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The participant has been using unblinded CGM for less than 6 months.
2. The participant uses pre-mixed insulin.
3. Current use of a smart insulin pen.
4. Use of sliding scale insulin therapy that determines insulin dosages based exclusively on specific blood glucose results
5. Used systemic oral or inhaled steroids for more than 7 days within the last 3 months
6. Oral anti-diabetic agents, with the exception of metformin
7. Injectable anti-diabetic agents other than insulin
8. The participant is legally blind or has below specified best-corrected vision level.
9. Diagnosed with any clinically significant infectious disease or major organ system disease, such as gastroparesis or renal disease (at Investigator's discretion)
10. The participant is pregnant, lactating, or plans to become pregnant in the next 6 months.
11. The participant is currently participating in another clinical study that may preclude the participant from meeting the obligations of this study.
12. The participant has any additional condition(s) (medical, social, or psychosocial) that in the investigator's opinion would warrant exclusion from the study or prevent the participant from completing or complying with the study requirements.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment Arm; Study subjects will administer prandial insulin to manage their diabetes using a connected insulin pen and smartphone app with integrated dose calculator.	Device: Connected insulin pen and smartphone app; The InPen system is a reusable pen injector for single-patient use by people with diabetes age 12 and older for the self-injection of a desired dose of insulin. The pen injector is paired with a smartphone app with dose calculator.
Sham Comparator: Control Arm; Study subjects will administer prandial insulin to manage their diabetes using an inactive connected insulin pen without smartphone app.	Device: Inactive connected insulin pen without smartphone app; The InPen system is a reusable pen injector for single-patient use by people with diabetes age 12 and older for the self-injection of a desired dose of insulin. The pen injector is inactive and not paired with a smartphone app or dose calculator.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
CGM time in range	Percent CGM time in range (70-180 mg/dL) at 90 days, measured over 14 day period	3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Absolute change in HbA1c	Average change in HbA1c from Baseline to Month 3 compared between groups	3 months
Mean sensor glucose (mg/dL)	Mean sensor glucose will be measured on the final blinded, professional CGM session performed at the end of the 3 month	3 months
Percent CGM time spent in hypoglycemia (70-54 mg/dl, < 54 mg/dL)	Percent of time spent in hypoglycemia from Baseline to Month 3 will be compared between groups	3 months
Percent CGM time spent in hyperglycemic range (>180 mg/dl, >250 mg/dL)	Percent of time spent in hyperglycemia from Baseline to Month 3 will be compared between groups	3 months
Change in patient reported outcomes - ADDQoL	The Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of Life (ADDQoL) Questionnaire measures diabetes-specific quality of life. The 19 items measure the impact of diabetes on specific aspects of life and the importance of these aspects of life for quality of life.	3 months
Change in patient reported outcomes - DTSQ	The Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ) measures diabetes treatment satisfaction. The 8 items measure treatment satisfaction and perceived frequency of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.	3 months
Change in patient reported outcomes - IDSS	The Insulin Delivery Satisfaction Survey (IDSS) measures insulin delivery device satisfaction. The 14 items measure provides a comprehensive profile of sources of device satisfaction.	3 months
Change in patient reported outcomes - HCS	The Hypoglycemic Confidence Scale (HCS) Hypoglycemic measures the degree to which patients feel able, secure, and comfortable regarding their ability to avoid hypoglycemia.	3 months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Change in glycemic variability (CV and SD)	3 months
Number of missed bolus doses and missed basal doses	3 months
Number of SMBG measurements in participants not using CGM	3 months
Number of insulin dose administrations	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Companion Medical, Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: David Ahn, MD, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 30, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 12, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): November 12, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 30, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 1, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): February 5, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 27, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 25, 2021
• Last Verified: January 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypoglycemic Agents; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Insulin; Insulin, Globin Zinc
• Other Study ID Numbers: CM 2018-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes