Fully Automated Closed Loop Control in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes (RocketAP)

Fully Automated Closed Loop Control in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes (Rocket AP)

The study team will be comparing two investigational Artificial Pancreas (AP) systems that the UVA Center for Diabetes Technology has developed. An artificial pancreas system delivers insulin automatically based on a blood glucose level that is provided from a continuous glucose monitor (CGM).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Type 1 Diabetes
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: RocketAP; Device: USS Virginia

Detailed Description

Maintaining blood glucose (BG) control among adolescents with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is arguably the greatest challenge in the entire field of T1D. One reason for this poor control relates to missed meal boluses, which affects 65% of adolescents at least once weekly, with 38% missing at least 15% of their boluses. Adolescents who miss four boluses weekly experience an increase of 1% in their HbA1c. While the advent of the artificial pancreas (AP) offers promise of safe reductions in HbA1c, the study team previously found that the AP only partly compensates for missed prandial insulin -demonstrating that some form of meal announcement is necessary for good BG control, even with an AP. One way to automate this process is by sharing the prandial dosing responsibilities between an automated insulin priming (based on continuous glucose monitor condition predictive of a safe situation for such insulin dosing) and a closed loop controller capable of reconstructing (estimating) the prevailing glucose rate of appearance from an unannounced meal. The study team has developed such an insulin priming schema and integrated it into a new version of the robust Model Predictive Controller University of Virginia AP system (called the RocketAP).

In the current study, the investigators are testing this new AP system in two configurations: hybrid and fully automated, among up to 20 adolescents. The primary outcome will be one of efficacy in assessing how well the new system controls post-prandial BG in the absence of carbohydrate (CHO) announcement as compared to the same situation but using the Control-IQ closed loop algorithm, also designed at UVa and using the same modular architecture and safety system, but without insulin priming and with a less advanced model-based controller. Further comparisons will be made to BG control on RocketAP with CHO announcement and on Control-IQ with CHO announcement. Adolescents will be started on the respective University of Virginia AP systems (RocketAP and Control-IQ in random order, both implemented on the DiAs platform, MAF 2109) and followed over the course of two dinners on each of the two platforms: a dinner where CHO is announced as normal and the 2nd where no announcement is made.

The study team hypothesize that performances of RocketAP in fully automated mode will lie in between Hybrid and Fully Automated Control-IQ. In time, this may provide an opportunity to improve BG control among adolescents who miss meal announcement.

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

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Virginia
    • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22904
      • University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 10 years to 23 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥12.0 and ≤25 years old at time of consent
2. Clinical diagnosis, based on investigator assessment, of type 1 diabetes for at least one year
3. Currently using insulin for at least six months
4. Currently using insulin pump for at least three months
5. Using insulin parameters such as carbohydrate ratio and correction factors consistently on their pump in order to dose insulin for meals or corrections
6. Access to internet and willingness to upload data during the study as needed
7. For females, not currently known to be pregnant or breastfeeding
8. If female and sexually active, must agree to use a form of contraception to prevent pregnancy while a participant in the study. A negative serum or urine pregnancy test will be required for all females of childbearing potential. Participants who become pregnant will be discontinued from the study. Also, participants who during the study develop and express the intention to become pregnant within the timespan of the study will be discontinued.
9. Willingness to suspend use of any personal CGM for the duration of the clinical trial once the study CGM is in use
10. Willingness to use the UVa artificial pancreas system throughout study sessions.
11. Willingness to switch to lispro (Humalog) or aspart (Novolog) if not using already, and to use no other insulin besides lispro (Humalog) or aspart (Novolog) during the study
12. Total daily insulin dose (TDD) at least 10 U/day and not more than 100 U/d
13. Willingness not to start any new non-insulin glucose-lowering agent during the course of the trial (including metformin, GLP-1 agonists, pramlintide, DPP-4 inhibitors, biguanides, sulfonylureas and naturaceuticals)
14. Willingness to eat at least 1 g/kg of carbohydrate per day during the camp/hotel admission
15. Willingness to reschedule Study Dinner Sessions if placed on oral steroids
16. An understanding and willingness to follow the protocol and signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in the 12 months prior to enrollment
2. Severe hypoglycemia resulting in seizure or loss of consciousness in the 12 months prior to enrollment
3. Pregnancy or intent to become pregnant during the trial
4. Currently being treated for a seizure disorder
5. Planned surgery during study duration
6. Treatment with any non-insulin glucose-lowering agent (including metformin, GLP-1 agonists, pramlintide, DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, biguanides, sulfonylureas and naturaceuticals)
7. A known medical condition that in the judgment of the investigator might interfere with the completion of the protocol.
8. Use of an automated insulin delivery mechanism that is not downloadable by the subject or study team

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: RocketAP; Adolescents will be assessed for a 48-70 hour period on the Rocket AP. This time will include two dinner times, one with and one without announcement of carbohydrate content. This is a cross-over study, so all participants will also be tested on the USS Virginia system under the same conditions.	Device: RocketAP; Artificial pancreas system which is designed to be able to identify when you have eaten and provide insulin for this meal
Active Comparator: USS Virginia; Adolescents will be assessed for a 48-70 hour period on the USS Virginia system. This time will include two dinner times, one with and one without announcement of carbohydrate content. This is a cross-over study, so all participants will also be tested on the Rocket AP system under the same conditions.	Device: USS Virginia; Artificial pancreas system which responds to glucose fluctuations by modulating insulin delivery but does not specifically detect meal ingestion

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Midnight With Blood Glucose in Range 70-180 mg/dL in the Unannounced Meal	Percentage of time from dinner time until midnight with blood glucose in range 70-180 mg/dL in the unannounced meal	6 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Hypoglycemia Events From Dinner Time Until Midnight	Number of hypoglycemia events from dinner time until midnight	6 hours
Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Midnight With Blood Glucose in Range < 70 mg/dL	Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Midnight With Blood Glucose in Range < 70 mg/dL	6 hours
Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Midnight With Blood Glucose in Range >180 mg/dL	Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Midnight With Blood Glucose in Range >180 mg/dL	6 hours
Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Midnight With Blood Glucose in Range >250 mg/dL	Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Midnight With Blood Glucose in Range >250 mg/dL	6 hours
Units of Insulin Injected From Dinner Time Until Midnight	Units of insulin injected from dinner time until midnight	6 hours
The Blood Glucose Area Under the Curve (AUC) From Dinner Until Midnight, Accounting for the Initial Blood Glucose Value	The blood glucose area under the curve (AUC) from dinner until midnight, accounting for the initial blood glucose value.	6 hours
Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Dinner Time + 12h With Blood Glucose in Range 70-180 mg/dL	Percentage of time from dinner time until dinner time + 12h with blood glucose in range 70-180 mg/dL	12 hours
Number of Hypoglycemia Events From Dinner Time Until Dinner Time + 12h	Number of hypoglycemia events from dinner Time until dinner time + 12h	12 hours
Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Dinner Time + 12h With Blood Glucose in Range <70 mg/dL	Percentage of time from dinner time until dinner time + 12h with blood Glucose in range <70 mg/dL	12 hours
Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Dinner Time + 12h With Blood Glucose >180 mg/dL	Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Dinner Time + 12h With Blood Glucose >180 mg/dL	12 hours
Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Dinner Time + 12h With Blood Glucose >250 mg/dL	Percentage of Time From Dinner Time Until Dinner Time + 12h With Blood Glucose >250 mg/dL	12 hours
Units of Insulin Injected From Dinner Time Until Dinner Time + 12h	Units of insulin injected from dinner time until dinner time + 12h	12 hours
The Blood Glucose Area Under the Curve (AUC) From Dinner Until Dinner + 12h, Accounting for the Initial Blood Glucose Value	The Blood Glucose Area Under the Curve (AUC) From Dinner Until dinner + 12h, Accounting for the Initial Blood Glucose Value	12 hours
Percentage of Time Outside the Dinner Sessions With Blood Glucose in Range 70-180 mg/dL	Percentage of Time outside the dinner sessions With Blood Glucose in Range 70-180 mg/dL	36 hours
Number of Hypoglycemia Events Outside of the Study Dinner Sessions	Number of hypoglycemia events outside of the Study Dinner Sessions	36 hours
Percentage of Time Outside of the Study Dinner Sessions With Blood Glucose <70 mg/dL	Percentage of Time outside of the Study Dinner Sessions with Blood Glucose <70 mg/dL	36 hours
Percent of Time Outside of the Study Dinner Sessions With Blood Glucose >180 mg/dL	Percent of Time Outside of the Study Dinner Sessions with Blood Glucose >180 mg/dL	36 hours
Percent Time Outside of the Study Dinner Sessions With Blood Glucose >250 mg/dL	Percent Time Outside of the Study Dinner Sessions with Blood Glucose >250 mg/dL	36 hours
Units of Insulin Injected Outside of the Study Dinner Sessions	Units of insulin injected outside of the Study Dinner Sessions	36 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Virginia
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Mark D DeBoer, MD, MSc, MCR, University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Garcia-Tirado J, Diaz JL, Esquivel-Zuniga R, Koravi CLK, Corbett JP, Dawson M, Wakeman C, Barnett CL, Oliveri MC, Myers H, Krauthause K, Breton MD, DeBoer MD. Advanced Closed-Loop Control System Improves Postprandial Glycemic Control Compared With a Hybrid Closed-Loop System Following Unannounced Meal. Diabetes Care. 2021 Aug 15:dc210932. doi: 10.2337/dc21-0932. Online ahead of print.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 16, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 18, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): January 21, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 3, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 3, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): September 11, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 20, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 31, 2022
• Last Verified: March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Artificial Pancreas (AP); Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM); Insulin Pump; Closed Loop Control
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Immune System Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
• Other Study ID Numbers: 200235

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Yes
• IPD Plan Description: Pending
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: Generally will be available after publications completed.
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: No restrictions for access.
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: Study Protocol; Informed Consent Form (ICF)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes