New Dual-Drug pump system shows promise for taming blood sugar spikes
NCT ID NCT06422325
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new closed-loop system that automatically delivers both insulin and pramlintide to manage blood sugar in 33 adults with type 1 diabetes. Pramlintide slows digestion to prevent blood sugar spikes after meals. The system was compared to insulin alone. Researchers measured how well it controlled blood sugar after meals. This is an early step toward a more automated diabetes management system.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pramlintide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could lead to better blood sugar control after meals for people with type 1 diabetes, reducing dangerous spikes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 33 participants. The system is complex and may not work for everyone. Pramlintide can cause nausea or low blood sugar.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 to 70 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: * Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus for at least 1 year. * Participants 18 to 70 years of age. * Current use of an insulin pump for at least 3 months with stable insulin pump settings for \>2 weeks OR current use of multiple day injection insulin therapy with stable doses for \>2 weeks. * Uses a carbohydrate ratio, at lease occasionally, to dose meal time insulin. * HbA1c ≤ 10.5% at screening. * Total daily insulin requirement is less than 139 units/day. * Willingness to follow all study procedures, including attending all clinic visits. * Willingness to sign informed consent and HIPAA documents. Exclusion Criteria: * Individual of childbearing potential who is pregnant or intending to become pregnant or breast-feeding, or is not using adequate contraceptive methods. Acceptable contraception includes birth control pill / patch / vaginal ring, Depo-Provera, Norplant, an IUD, the double barrier method (the woman uses a diaphragm and spermicide and the man uses a condom), or abstinence. * Any cardiovascular disease, defined as a clinically significant EKG abnormality at the time of screening or any history of: stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, or coronary arterial bypass graft or angioplasty. Diagnosis of 2nd or 3rd degree heart block or any non-physiological arrhythmia judged by the investigator to be exclusionary. * Renal insufficiency (GFR \< 60 ml/min, using the MDRD equation as reported by the OHSU laboratory). * Liver failure, cirrhosis, or any other liver disease that compromises liver function as determined by the investigator. * History of severe hypoglycemia during the past 3 months prior to screening visit or hypoglycemia unawareness as judged by the investigator. Participants will complete a hypoglycemia awareness questionnaire. Participants will be excluded for four or more R responses. * History of diabetes ketoacidosis during the prior 3 months prior to screening visit, as diagnosed on hospital admission or as judged by the investigator. * Adrenal insufficiency. * Any active infection requiring treatment (example soft tissue infection requiring antibiotics). * Known or suspected abuse of alcohol, narcotics, or illicit drugs. * Seizure disorder. * Active foot ulceration. * Major surgical operation within 30 days prior to screening. * Use of an investigational drug within 30 days prior to screening. * Chronic usage of any immunosuppressive medication (such as cyclosporine, azathioprine, sirolimus, or tacrolimus). * Bleeding disorder, treatment with warfarin, or platelet count below 50,000. * Allergy to aspart insulin. * Allergy to pramlintide. * Current administration of oral or parenteral corticosteroids. * Any life-threatening disease, including malignant neoplasms and medical history of malignant neoplasms within the past 5 years prior to screening (except basal and squamous cell skin cancer). * Current use of any medication intended to lower glucose other than insulin or pramlintide (ex. use of liraglutide, metformin). * Gastroparesis * Diets consisting of less than 50 grams of carbohydrates per day. * Dietary restrictions or allergies to the study meals * Any clinically significant disease or disorder which in the opinion of the Investigator may jeopardize the participant's safety or compliance with the protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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