Type 2 & other diabetes

Evaluation of a New Clinical Tool to Enhance Clinical Care of Control-IQ Users

J Diabetes Sci TechnolPublished Single-group usability evaluation study

Authors' conclusion

The Control-IQ Clinical Tool is highly usable and impacted clinical care delivery to Control-IQ users. Tools that serve to improve clinician confidence in delivery of care to diabetes device users should be expanded, leveraged, and studied to assess the impact on adherence and glycemic control for persons with diabetes.

Study context

Population
Diabetes clinicians caring for persons with diabetes using the Control-IQ system (43% endocrinologists, mean 10.7 years in practice)
Participants
29 clinicians89 encounters
Outcome
Clinician usability, knowledge, familiarity and confidence with the Control-IQ Clinic Tool

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Average time using the Tool
10 minutes
System Usability Scale (SUS) scores excellent, within percentile for usability
90%-95%
Knowledge quiz scores increased
42% of participants
Familiarity with Control-IQ significantly improved
P = .009
Confidence providing clinical care to Control-IQ users significantly improved
P < .001
Agreed the Tool will change their clinical care going forward
90%

Original publication

Evaluation of a New Clinical Tool to Enhance Clinical Care of Control-IQ Users. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 28 February 2022. doi:10.1177/19322968221081890

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