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Protocol of CLOuD of published in the BMJ

A research protocol for a randomised parallel study assessing the effect of closed-loop insulin delivery from onset of type 1 diabetes in youth on residual beta-cell function compared to standard insulin therapy has been published in the British Medical Journal, on behalf of the CLOuD Consortium.


Prof R Hovorka
Professor Roman Hovorka

Professor of Metabolic Technology, University of Cambridge

The CLOuD study builds on recent technological advances of closed-loop insulin delivery (artificial pancreas). The purpose of this study is to test the impact of continued intensive metabolic control using closed-loop insulin delivery after diagnosis on preservation of C-peptide residual secretion.

The primary objective is to evaluate the effect of continued intensive metabolic control using closed-loop insulin delivery after diagnosis on preservation of C-peptide residual secretion by comparing the area under the stimulated C-peptide curve (AUC) of a mixed meal glucose tolerance test conducted at the 12-month visit in participants receiving closed-loop insulin delivery with those receiving standard therapy, i.e. multiple daily injections applying basal-bolus regimen.

Published April 22, 2020

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