Artificial pancreas with two hormones could ease diabetes management
NCT ID NCT05669547
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a fully automated system that delivers both insulin and glucagon to manage blood sugar in adults with type 1 diabetes. Over 12 months, 243 participants used either the dual-hormone device or their usual care. The goal was to see if the system helps keep blood sugar in a healthy range more consistently.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dual-hormone fully closed loop system (Inreda AP device delivering insulin and glucagon)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more automated way to manage type 1 diabetes, reducing the daily burden of constant monitoring and manual insulin dosing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results are not yet widely known. The system is complex and may have technical issues or side effects like low blood sugar. It is not a cure and requires ongoing use.
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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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243 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Oct 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 75 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: * Age between 18 and 75 years; * Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus at least one year ago; * HbA1c ≤ 91 mmol/mol; * Treated with either MDI with FGM/CGM or treated with HCL: * MDI+FGM/CGM for ≥ 3 months with an adequate sensor use during at least 70% of the time in the month prior to screening (based on sensor usage from the download summary report of the FGM/CGM); * HCL for ≥ 3 months with a frequency of use ≥ 70% of the time in auto mode over the previous month prior to screening; * Does not reach the treatment goals over the last 8 weeks: * for MDI+FGM/CGM: subject has a TIR \<80% or Time Below Range (TBR) \>4%; * for HCL: subject has a TIR \<80% or TBR \>4%; * Willing to take or switch to insulin Humalog when randomized to the intervention DHFCL arm; * Under treatment in one of the participating centres; * Willing and able to sign informed consent; * Access to internet at home (for DHFCL data upload). Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of non-approved HCL device; * BMI \>35 kg/m2; * eGFR\<30 mL/min/1.73m2; * Plan to change usual diabetes regimen in the next 3 months; * Current participation in another diabetes-related clinical trial; * Actively participating in an investigational study (drug or device) wherein he/she has received treatment from an investigational study drug or device in the last 2 weeks before enrolment into this study, as per investigator judgment; * Established history of allergy or severe reaction to adhesive or tape that must be used in the study; * Use of oral glucose-lowering medication; * Active retinopathy or painful neuropathy; * Daily use of acetaminophen during the trial (all arms), as this may influence the sensor glucose measurements. Incidental use with a maximum of e.g. 3 daily doses of 1000mg paracetamol for a maximum of 3 consecutive days is allowed * Limited ability to see, and to hear or feel alarm signals of the closed loop system; * Current pregnancy, breast feeding or planning to become pregnant in the 12 months of the trial or using ineffective birth control methods; * Presence of a medical or psychiatric condition, longstanding serious adherence problems, anticipated problems in handing over diabetes control to a device or use of a medication that, in the judgment of the investigator, clinical protocol chair, or medical monitor, could compromise the results of the study or the safety of the participant.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amsterdam UMC, AMC
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Amsterdam UMC, VUmc
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Catharina Ziekenhuis
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Gelre Ziekenhuis
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
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Isala Klinieken
Zwolle, Netherlands
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LUMC
Leiden, Netherlands
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Martini Ziekenhuis
Groningen, Netherlands
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Meander MC
Amersfoort, Netherlands
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OLVG
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Rijnstate
Arnhem, Netherlands
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St. Antonius
Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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Tergooi Ziekenhuis
Hilversum, Netherlands
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UMC Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
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