Can a smart insulin pump tailored for pregnancy protect mothers and babies?
NCT ID NCT07808385
First seen Sep 08, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether an automated insulin delivery system, the DEKA TWIIST pump with Tidepool Loop software, can safely manage glucose levels in pregnant people with type 1 diabetes. The system adjusts insulin automatically and can be set to pregnancy-specific glucose targets. Researchers will enroll 32 participants from early pregnancy through six weeks after delivery, measuring how often glucose stays in the target range, especially overnight. The goal is to see if this technology improves glucose control and reduces risks for both mother and baby.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Automated insulin delivery system combining the DEKA TWIIST insulin pump with the Tidepool Loop algorithm, which adjusts insulin based on predicted glucose levels and allows pregnancy-specific targets.
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this system could offer pregnant people with type 1 diabetes a safer way to manage glucose, potentially reducing risks for both mother and baby.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, and the system is not yet approved for pregnancy. It may not improve outcomes or could cause unexpected issues like hypoglycemia.
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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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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Singleton pregnancy is confirmed by ultrasound. * Pregnant woman between pregnancy confirmation to 96/7 weeks gestation. * Clinical diagnosis of T1D for 1 year or longer. * Using insulin pump (AID/SAP) or multiple daily insulin injections at screening visit. * Willing to use U100 aspart (Novolog) or lispro (Humalog) insulin during the study. * Willing to announce all carbohydrate intake unless for the treatment or prevention of hypoglycemia. * No significant maternal and/or fetal complications at the time of enrollment visit. * Willing to abide by study protocol. * Willing to learn and use study-provided devices and perform necessary actions for interacting with devices when needed. * Able and willing to receive routine and specialty obstetric care during the study. * Able to speak and understand English and provide informed consent. * Able to have at least one care partner available during the study. A care partner is defined as an adult person (≥18 yrs.) who will either be staying in the same location as the participant or within a 40-mile radius and willing to be trained on study devices and using the TWIIST smartphone App (follower app), will to provide treatment of hypo- and hyperglycemia, and able to take the participant to the hospital or call 911 (emergency services) in case of an emergency. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with T2D, gestational diabetes, or other types of diabetes (e.g., CFRD, MODY, etc.). * Use of basal insulin alone. * Use of short-acting insulin alone, unless use is through an insulin pump. * Severe allergy to medical grade adhesives within the last 3 months that would inhibit participant ability to wear the study devices. * Significant maternal and/or fetal complications, such as pre-existing heart disease (untreated or unstable cardiac diseases), pre-existing severe kidney (eGFR \< 45) disease and any other condition that limits participant safety as per investigator discretion. * Unwilling to wear the study insulin pump for the duration of the study or unwilling to switch from current insulin therapy to investigational device for duration of the study. * Presence of significant skin diseases/changes at sensor or infusion wear sites (for example: extensive scarring, extensive eczema, dermatitis herpetiformis, extensive burn or extensive psoriasis). * Multifetal pregnancy. * Inadequate access to a phone and/or computer (for downloading devices and web-based communications). * Unable to attend required on-site study visits due to a planned move to a non-commutable distance to the study site. * People with advanced diabetes complications such as advanced nephropathy (creatinine \>1.5 mg/dl, eGFR \<45 or currently on dialysis), severe autonomic neuropathy, uncontrolled gastroparesis, advanced retinopathy requiring active treatments or as per investigator judgment. * Any bleeding disorder or hemophilia. * Abnormal TSH 6 weeks after two consecutive titrations of thyroid medications * Adrenal insufficiency. * History of severe hypoglycemic event or DKA requiring hospitalization in the past 3 months or greater than 1 episode of DKA within the last year. * Currently being treated for malignancies. * Organ transplant recipient. * On ultra rapid acting insulin, inhaled insulin or U200 insulin unless willing to switch to an insulin with existing data on pump compatibility. * Daily insulin dose ≥ 1.5 units/kg/day at enrollment. * Current use of any non-insulin glucose lowering agents except metformin, unless willing to discontinue use of said agents to participate in the study. * Chronic oral steroid use, current oral steroid use, or high dose steroid use (oral or injectable) in the last 2 months. * Body mass index \> 40 kg/m2 at enrollment. * Known or suspected allergy to insulin. * Severe visual or hearing impairment preventing successful use of study system. * Participant has any condition (physical or psychological disease) that in the opinion of the site investigator would interfere with the normal conduct and interpretation of the study results or put participant at risk during the study. * Currently participating in another pharmaceutical or device related interventional trial at the time of enrollment or any time during the study.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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