Smart system helps nurses and doctors stop dangerous low blood sugar in its tracks
NCT ID NCT07314749
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a team of doctors and nurses, guided by an intelligent early-warning system, could reduce low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in hospitalized adults with type 2 diabetes. Over 1,200 participants received either standard insulin pump therapy or the same therapy plus the collaborative intervention, which included personalized insulin adjustments and risk-based education. The goal was to see if the smart system could help prevent hypoglycemia and help patients reach their blood sugar targets faster.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Physician-nurse collaborative intervention guided by an intelligent hypoglycemia risk early-warning system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help hospitals prevent dangerous low blood sugar episodes and help patients with type 2 diabetes reach their blood sugar targets faster during insulin pump therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but its findings may not apply to all diabetes patients, especially those not hospitalized or on different treatments. The intelligent system's accuracy and generalizability need further validation.
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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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1,255 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Feb 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 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: * Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. * Age 18 years or older. * Hospitalized for 3 days or longer. * Receiving continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) therapy during hospitalization. Exclusion Criteria: * Acute diabetic complications (e.g., diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state). * Severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, hepatic dysfunction, or renal dysfunction. * Malignant tumors. * Severe cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorders that prevent cooperation. * Premature discontinuation of CSII therapy due to non-glycemic reasons.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China
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