Diabetes technology

Fully Closed-Loop Improves Glycemic Control Compared with Pump with Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes and HbA1c Above Target: A Two-Center, Randomized Crossover Study

Diabetes Technol TherPublished Randomised crossover trial

Primary result · TIR 3.9-10.0 mmol/LResult — go to the resultMean difference 12.9 percentage points 95% CI 8.5–17.3

Authors' conclusion

FCL insulin delivery with CamAPS HX improved glucose outcomes compared with insulin pump therapy with CGM in adolescents with T1D and HbA1c above target.

Study context

Population
Adolescents (13–19 years) with T1D using insulin pump therapy with above-target HbA1c; mean age 16.2 years, median HbA1c 74 mmol/mol (8.9%)crossover
Participants
24 adolescents
Comparison
Fully closed-loop (FCL) with Fiasp vs standard nonautomated insulin pump therapy with CGM
  • FCLn = 24
  • Pump with CGMn = 24reference
Primary endpoint
Percentage of time glucose in target range 3.9-10.0 mmol/L
Follow-up
8-week periods
Methodological detailstwo-center, two 8-week periods, unrestricted living
  • Two-center
  • Two 8-week periods
  • Unrestricted living

Primary result

TIR 3.9-10.0 mmol/L

Mean difference

12.9 percentage points

95% CI 8.5–17.3

P < 0.001

By group

FCLvs Pump with CGM
mean difference 12.9 percentage points (95% CI 8.5–17.3); P < 0.001

As reported in the abstract

Further findings

Median

OutcomeFCLPump with CGMDifference (percentage points) (95% CI)P value
Time in hyperglycemia >13.9 mmol/L28.7%39.6%−7.3 (−11.1 to −3.5)P < 0.001
Time with glucose <3.9 mmol/L2.78%2.97%−0.34 (−1.03 to 0.35)P = 0.322

Mean, mmol/L

OutcomeFCLPump with CGMDifference (mmol/L) (95% CI)P value
Mean glucose11.112.7−1.2 (−1.8 to −0.5)P < 0.001

Median, mmol/mol

OutcomeFCLPump with CGMP value
HbA1c71 (8.6%)74 (8.9%)P = 0.227
Total daily insulin dose
P = 0.276

Time with glucose <3.9 mmol/L

Similar between interventions

HbA1c

No difference in HbA1c

Total daily insulin dose

No difference in total daily insulin dose

Safety

No severe hypoglycemia or ketoacidosis occurred

Original publication

Fully Closed-Loop Improves Glycemic Control Compared with Pump with CGM in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes and HbA1c Above Target: A Two-Center, Randomized Crossover Study. Diabetes Technol Ther. Published 30 May 2025. doi:10.1089/dia.2025.0062

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