Can a wearable glucose monitor keep hospital patients safer?
NCT ID NCT04230694
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested whether continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) can help manage blood sugar in hospitalized adults with diabetes. Forty patients wore a Dexcom G6 device during their hospital stay to track glucose levels. The goal was to see if CGM could reduce dangerous low or high blood sugar events compared to standard care. Results may show whether this technology is practical and effective for routine hospital use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dexcom Generation 6 CGM device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that continuous glucose monitoring is a practical and effective way to manage blood sugar in hospitalized patients, reducing dangerous low and high blood sugar events.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all hospital settings. The device may not be as accurate in sicker patients or those on certain medications.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. * Subjects 18 years of age or older with diabetes. * Subjects willing to avoid using high dose acetaminophen (defined as greater than 4 gm per day) * Subjects with expected hospital length-of-stay of 2 or more days beyond the time of enrollment. * Subjects willing to wear CGM device. Exclusion Criteria: * Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating at the time of enrollment into the study. Females with childbearing potential will be queried about the possibility of pregnancy and a serum pregnancy test will be performed. * Subjects with greater than 4gm use of Tylenol/24 hr. * Surgical patients or patients with pre-planned surgery or procedure in the next 48 hours. * Subjects with acute illness admitted to the ICU or expected to require admission to the ICU. * Patients who may potentially require IV insulin. * Patients with skin lesions, severe psoriasis, burns, tattoos, scarring, redness, infection or edema at the application sites that could interfere with device placement or the accuracy of interstitial glucose measurements. * Patient with a known allergy to medical grade adhesive or isopropyl alcohol used to disinfect skin. * Patients who have had organ transplant. * Patients with any severe medical conditions such as end-stage renal disease on dialysis, status post renal transplantation, end-stage liver disease with diffuse anasarca, heart failure on inotropic support, Ejection Fraction (EF) \< 15 % or severe sepsis. * Any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigators, it would not be in the best interest of the participant. * Legally protected subjects (under judicial protection, guardianship, or supervision), persons deprived of their liberty, mental or language barriers rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study. * Subjects with active substance abuse. * Subjects with infaust prognosis.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Temple, Texas, 76508, United States
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