No more finger pricks? breath sensor may spot blood sugar swings
NCT ID NCT06893341
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a wearable breath sensor can detect high or low blood sugar in teens with type 1 diabetes. Participants wear the device for 72 hours and provide breath samples while checking blood sugar with a finger prick. The goal is to see if breath chemicals can replace needles for monitoring.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 to 19 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. * Who are between 12-19 years of age. * That utilize a Dexcom (G6 or G7) continuous glucose monitoring device. * That have an established working CGM for at least 12 hours (that does not need to be replaced within 24 hours). * That are willing to share their daily CGM data for the study. * That are the only individuals in their household with any type of diabetes diagnosis (type 1 or type 2). * That are willing to return the device within 24-48 hours of study completion. * That are located in Indianapolis, IN or its suburban areas. Exclusion Criteria: * That are smokers or use tobacco products or who live with someone who smokes in their vicinity. * That have a condition or abnormality other than type 1 diabetes that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the subject or the quality of the data. * That utilize closed-loop diabetes management systems. * That have symptoms or recently been diagnosed with an upper respiratory illness including COVID-19. * That themselves or a close family member (living within the same household at the time of the data collection period) is on a "ketogenic diet". * That themselves or a close family member is working in an industry with high and continuous exposure to exogenous VOCs. Examples of such industries include beauty salons and paint manufacturers. * That are unable or unwilling to cooperate with sample collection.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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