New study aims to close diabetes care gap with smart insulin pumps
NCT ID NCT06236607
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether automated insulin pumps (hybrid closed loop systems) can help underserved adults with type 1 diabetes better control their blood sugar. About 140 participants will be randomly assigned to use one of three FDA-approved pump systems or continue with standard injections and glucose monitoring. The goal is to see if these pumps improve time in healthy blood sugar range and reduce dangerous highs and lows over 9 months.
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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.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Clinical diagnosis of T1D for at least 12 months, on MDI for at least 6 months; * A1c ≥7.0% with no upper limit at screening (The investigator will consider the participant A1c level, compliance with current diabetes management, and prior acute diabetic complications. For this reason, there is no upper limit on A1c specified for eligibility); * Able to understand, speak and read English (Given the language limitations in currently available pump interfaces, subjects who are not able to understand written English will not be eligible); * Willingness to use either lispro or aspart insulin and no other insulin or new non-insulin diabetes pharmacotherapy during the study; * Total daily dose of insulin of at least 10 units/day; * Investigator believes that the participant will be able to successfully adhere to the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of insulin pump or closed loop insulin pump system; * Unable to provide informed consent; * Currently taking hydroxyurea or have medical condition that may necessitate use of hydroxyurea; * Current use of SGLT-2 inhibitors or sulfonylureas (If using GLP-1RA, pramlintide or metformin, must be on a stable dose for 3 months prior to enrollment); * Tape allergy or skin condition precluding use of pump or CGM; * Females who are pregnant or intending to become pregnant (since automated algorithm adaption for some of the HCL systems used in the trial cannot be configured to adjust to changing insulin demands of pregnancy); * Current renal dialysis or plan to begin renal dialysis during study. Most recent eGFR \<30 ml/min is exclusionary (within last 2 years is acceptable); * Active cancer treatment; * Extreme visual or hearing impairment that would impair ability to use CGM and pump; * Cognitive concerns; * Significant psychiatric diagnosis or substance abuse disorder that in the investigator's opinion impairs ability of the individual to participate.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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Montefiore Einstein Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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