Real world use of hybrid‐closed loop in children and young people with type 1 diabetes mellitus—a National Health Service pilot initiative in England
Authors' conclusion
The results of the NHS England Closed Loop Study in Children and Young People showed improvements in glycaemic control, TIR, frequency of hypoglycaemia, hypoglycaemia fear and quality of sleep for children and young people when using HCL for 6 months. Hypoglycaemia fear and quality of sleep were also improved for their parents and carers at 6 months.
Study context
- Population
- Children and young people with T1D, England, recruited 1 August 2021–10 December 2022; mean age 12.3 (SD 3.5) years, range 2–19; 58% male; 89% white
- Participants
- 251 children
- Outcome
- Baseline characteristics
Methodological detailsreal-world, multicentre, eight paediatric diabetes centres
- Real-world
- Multicentre
- Eight paediatric diabetes centres
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Mean age at recruitment, years
12.3 (SD 3.5) (range 2-19)
Males
147
58%
White ethnicity
89%
Hybrid closed-loop (HCL) systems used
Tandem Control-IQ, Medtronic MiniMed 780G, CamAPS FX
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Real world use of hybrid‐closed loop in children and young people with type 1 diabetes mellitus—a National Health Service pilot initiative in England. Diabet Med. Published 4 December 2022. doi:10.
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