Can a smart sensor keep heart failure patients out of the hospital?
NCT ID NCT07045298
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether using a real-time continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can improve blood sugar control and reduce hospital readmissions in people with type 2 diabetes and acute heart failure. Researchers will follow 140 adults during their hospital stay and for three months after discharge, comparing CGM to standard finger-stick testing. The goal is to see if better glucose monitoring can prevent dangerous blood sugar swings and lower the risk of returning to the hospital.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FreeStyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitor (CGM)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that real-time CGM helps people with type 2 diabetes and heart failure avoid dangerous blood sugar swings and reduce repeat hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (140 participants) that has not yet started. It focuses on monitoring, not a new drug, so the impact on hospital readmissions may be modest or unclear.
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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 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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 90 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: * Adults 18 to 90 years admitted with a diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II, III, or IV symptoms (Aim 1) and discharged with a clinical diagnosis of ADHF (Aim 2). * Patients with diabetes treated with diet alone or oral antidiabetic agents, Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs), or insulin after discharge Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 or \> 90 years; * Patients with a history of type 1 diabetes; * Mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study; * Patients on ventricular assist devices; * History of a heart transplant or listed for a heart transplant; * History of cardiac surgery (within 90 days before enrollment) or planned cardiac interventions within the following 6 months; * Female participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of enrollment into the study; * Hospice care or expected life expectancy of less than 6 months; * Patients who are expected to require Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedures during hospitalization or after discharge.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
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