Status:

COMPLETED

Low Dose Empagliflozin in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes on Closed Loop Insulin System

Lead Sponsor:

McGill University

Conditions:

Type 1 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

A closed-loop insulin system, also referred to as the "artificial pancreas" (AP), is made up of an insulin pump, a continuous glucose monitor, and an application communicating between the two to adjus...

Detailed Description

Some of the novel advances for type 1 diabetes treatment include continuous subcutaneous insulin pump therapy (CSII) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). A step further is the combination of both ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for at least one year, as per their treating diabetes physician in agreement with the primary investigator's clinical judgment (confirmatory C-peptide and antibodies will not be required)
  • HbA1c between 7 and 10.5% (both extremes inclusive), performed within the last 6 months prior to study inclusion
  • Insulin pump use (of any modality) for minimum 3 months
  • Agreement to the use of highly effective method of birth control in women of child-bearing age and active avoidance of pregnancy during the trial. Child-bearing potential refers to participants of the female sex post-menarche and have not reached menopause or have a disclosed medical condition causing sterility (e.g. hysterectomy). Post-menopausal state refers to the absence of menses for 12 months without any alternative cause.
  • Time in range (3.9 - 10.0 mmol/L) \< 70% as per CGM readings of the last 10 days during a 2-week run-in period on the closed-loop insulin delivery system.

Exclusion

  • Current or \< 2 week use of any other anti-hyperglycemic agent other than insulin
  • Current or \</= 1 month use of supra-physiological doses of oral glucocorticoids
  • Requirement for regular use of acetaminophen (which may decrease CGM fidelity)
  • Planned or ongoing pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding individuals
  • Severe hypoglycemic episode within the last 3 months, defined as an event where glucose was \< 4 mmol/L resulting in seizure, loss of consciousness, or need to present to the emergency department
  • Severe diabetic ketoacidosis within the last 3 years ("severe" referring to need to present to medical attention and requirement of intravenous insulin)
  • Active infection of any kind at the time of study enrolment, or any active foot ulcer
  • Recurrent infections (i.e. more than 2 in 1 year) of the following: genital, urinary tract infections, soft tissue, joint, or bone
  • Known severe peripheral vascular disease including the following: symptomatic claudication, loss of peripheral pulses, signs of peripheral arterial insufficiency as per initial clinical exam, previously documented insufficiency as per ankle or toe brachial index, prior amputations due to peripheral vascular disease
  • Osteoporosis defined as prior fragility fracture, previously measured bone mineral density with T or Z score \< -2.5, or need for anti-osteoporotic medications
  • Glomerular filtration rate less than 30 mL/minutes/1.73 m2 as per CKD-EPI (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration) equation.
  • Any serious medical or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with study participation as per the judgment of the investigator (e.g. cirrhosis, active cancer, decompensated schizophrenia)
  • Prior adverse reaction to SGLT2 inhibitors (e.g. empagliflozin, dapagliflozin)
  • Inability to travel to the research center within 3 hours if needed during the study interventions
  • Failure to comply to the study protocol and/or research group's recommendations (e.g. change in pump parameters, ketone measurement)
  • Inability or unwillingness to comply to safe diabetes management in the view of the study group (e.g. inappropriate treatment of hypoglycemia or lack thereof)
  • Anticipation of a significant change in exercise regimen between initiation of the intervention blocks (i.e. starting or stopping an organized sport)
  • Any demonstrate of difficulty in using the McGill Artificial Pancreas system following training, as per investigator's judgment
  • Concern for safety of the participant, as per the clinical judgment of the primary investigator

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 2 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 13 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04450563

Start Date

November 2 2020

End Date

January 13 2022

Last Update

October 12 2022

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Clinique Médicale Hygea

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 3T2