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Registration number
ACTRN12617001585314
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
15/11/2017
Date registered
28/11/2017
Date last updated
12/02/2018
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Patterns of glucose self-monitoring in type 1 diabetes
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Scientific title
Relationship between patterns of glucose self-monitoring in type 1 diabetes and HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin): a feasibility study
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Secondary ID [1]
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None
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1205-1866
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Trial acronym
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
type 1 diabetes
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Condition category
Condition code
Metabolic and Endocrine
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Diabetes
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Patient registry
False
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Target follow-up duration
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Target follow-up type
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Patients with type 1 diabetes will be asked to 'donate' their most recent glucose finger stick test results, including a time and date stamp for each glucose value, as stored in their glucose meter memory. This information would typically contain three months of retrospective information, collected by the patient. These glucose data will be linked to patient age, gender and their most recent HbA1c blood test. Patients will also be asked to complete a questionnaire about meal times and sleep times, so this lifestyle information can also be linked with their glucose finger stick data.
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Intervention code [1]
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Not applicable
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Comparator / control treatment
No control group
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Relationship between finger stick testing frequency data obtained from glucose meter and HbA1c, obtained from most recent blood test.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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As recorded at the time of study data collection
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Glucose meter download results from participants with at least one week of consecutive meter download information available for analysis, will be categorized into one of three groups: i) results which show evidence of structured testing (i.e. a clear relationship exists between testing times and measured lifestyle factors such as mealtimes and sleep times), ii) results which show evidence semi-structured testing (as an example this might be regular testing on waking and/or at bedtime) and iii) results which show evidence of unstructured testing only (no apparent relationship between glucose testing and mealtimes or sleep patterns). Participant HbA1c from these three groups, will then be compared.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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As recorded at the time of study data collection
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Patients with type 1 diabetes who bring a functioning glucose meter with them, to their routine diabetes clinic visit.
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Minimum age
18
Years
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
1. Patients who present to clinic with a faulty glucose meter, which has no accessible glucose values in its memory.
2. Patients who present to clinic either with no meter, or with a meter that does not have a memory.
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Study design
Purpose
Psychosocial
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Duration
Cross-sectional
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Selection
Convenience sample
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Timing
Both
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Statistical methods / analysis
This is a semi-descriptive feasibility study and analyses will be exploratory.
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
30/11/2017
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Actual
5/12/2017
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
22/12/2017
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Actual
7/02/2018
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
22/12/2017
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Actual
7/02/2018
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Sample size
Target
30
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Accrual to date
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Final
34
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Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1]
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New Zealand
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State/province [1]
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Canterbury
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Government body
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Name [1]
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Canterbury District Health Board
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Address [1]
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32 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch 8011
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Country [1]
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New Zealand
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Funding source category [2]
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University
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Name [2]
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University of Canterbury
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Address [2]
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20 Kirkwood Ave, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041
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Country [2]
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New Zealand
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Primary sponsor type
Individual
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Name
Helen Lunt
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Address
Diabetes Centre
550 Hagley Ave
Christchurch 8011
Canterbury
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Country
New Zealand
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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Individual
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Name [1]
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Jennifer Brown
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Address [1]
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School of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Canterbury
20 Kirkwood Ave
Upper Riccarton
Christchurch 8041
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Country [1]
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New Zealand
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Health and Disability Ethics Committee (Northern B)
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Ministry of Health 133 Molesworth Street PO Box 5013 Wellington 6011
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Ethics committee country [1]
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New Zealand
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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31/10/2017
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Approval date [1]
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14/11/2017
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Ethics approval number [1]
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17/NTB/221
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Summary
Brief summary
A standard part of diabetes self-care for patients with type 1 diabetes is undertaking regular glucose 'finger stick' testing. Ideally, testing is done in a structured way, in association with meal times. The glucose meters used for self testing in New Zealand 'remember' 1,000 tests. Structured, frequent glucose testing is often recommended, because it is associated with better overall glucose control, as measured by the HbA1c blood test. (In type 1 diabetes, the target HbA1c is above the physiologic range but high values are associated with an increased risk of diabetes complications). Structured glucose testing is however very demanding of patients so is usually not sustainable, for more than a short period of time. This study aims to describe patterns of glucose testing in patients with type 1 diabetes, by downloading their glucose meter results and comparing this with their most recent HbA1c result.
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Public notes
In New Zealand, almost all patients have access to a (government) funded glucose memory meter. Our clinic's standard practice is to recommend that patients bring a memory meter with them, to all clinic visits.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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A/Prof Helen Lunt
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Address
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Diabetes Centre
550 Hagely Ave
Christchurch 8011
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64 3 3640860
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Fax
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+64 3 3640171
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Helen Lunt
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Address
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Diabetes Centre
550 Hagely Ave
Christchurch 8011
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64 3 3640860
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Fax
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+64 3 3640171
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Helen Lunt
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Address
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Diabetes Centre
550 Hagely Ave
Christchurch 801
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64 3 3640860
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Fax
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+64 3 3640171
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Email
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[email protected]
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