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InsuLearnFeasibility of a Bolus Calculator Without Carbohydrate Counting in Type 1 Diabetes Patients Under Multiple Daily Injections (MDI) Therapy: A Supervised Randomized Controlled Trial.

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What is being tested

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Device
Who is being recruted

Autoimmune Diseases+5

+ Diabetes Mellitus

+ Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Over 18 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: March 2025
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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversity of Virginia
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: March 27, 2025

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study explores a new way to help people with Type 1 Diabetes manage their insulin doses without needing to count carbohydrates in detail. It targets individuals who are on multiple daily injections (MDI) therapy. The trial aims to test the feasibility of using a smart insulin pen and a phone app to estimate insulin needs based on general meal categories rather than precise carbohydrate counting. This approach could simplify insulin management and improve blood sugar control, making life easier for people living with Type 1 Diabetes. Participants in the study will use a continuous glucose monitor and a smart insulin pen, which is linked to a phone app. This app helps decide insulin doses by letting users select meal categories and estimate the carbohydrate content as low, medium, or high. Over a month, participants log their insulin doses in the app. The collected data is then used to optimize insulin dosing recommendations. During a supervised hotel stay, participants follow these new dosing recommendations for meals and their blood sugar levels are monitored to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach. The study aims to see if this system can make managing diabetes simpler and more efficient.

Official TitleFeasibility of a Bolus Calculator Without Carbohydrate Counting in Type 1 Diabetes Patients Under Multiple Daily Injections (MDI) Therapy: A Supervised Randomized Controlled Trial.
Principal SponsorUniversity of Virginia
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

7 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.


Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Autoimmune DiseasesDiabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Endocrine System DiseasesImmune System DiseasesMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesGlucose Metabolism Disorders

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18.0 years old at time of consent. 2. Clinical diagnosis, based on investigator assessment, of type 1 diabetes for at least one year. 3. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) between 6.5% - 10.0%, inclusive, within the past 60 days. 4. Currently using insulin under multiple daily injections (MDI) therapy for at least six months. 5. Willingness to wear the study continuous glucose monitor (CGM) during the duration of the study. 6. Access to the internet and willingness to upload data during the study as needed. 7. If female and sexually active, must agree to use a form of contraception to prevent pregnancy while a participant in the study. A negative serum or urine pregnancy test will be required for all females of childbearing potential. Participants who become pregnant will be discontinued from the study. Also, participants who during the study develop and express the intention to become pregnant within the timespan of the study will be discontinued. 8. Investigator has confidence that the subject can successfully operate all study devices and can adhere to the protocol. 9. Willingness to remain on same dose of non-insulin glucose-lowering agent during the trial (including metformin/biguanides, GLP-1 receptor agonists, pramlintide, DPP-4 inhibitors, sulfonylureas and naturaceuticals). Participant Exclusion Criteria 1. NPH (neutral protamine hagedorn) insulin 2. Use of any medication that at the discretion of the investigator is deemed to interfere with the trial. 3. Currently being treated for a seizure disorder. 4. A known medical condition that in the judgment of the investigator might interfere with the completion of the protocol, such as but not limited to, the following examples: 1. Inpatient psychiatric treatment in the past 6 months 2. Presence of a known adrenal disorder 3. Abnormal liver function test results (Transaminase \>3 times the upper limit of normal) 4. Abnormal renal function test results (calculated GFR \<60 mL/min/1.73m2). 5. Active gastroparesis requiring medical therapy. 6. Uncontrolled thyroid disease (TSH undetectable or \>10 mlU/L). 7. Abuse of alcohol or recreational drugs 8. Infectious process not anticipated to be resolved prior to study procedures (e.g. meningitis, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, deep tissue infection). 9. Uncontrolled arterial hypertension (Resting diastolic blood pressure \>100 mmHg and/or systolic blood pressure \>180 mmHg). 10. Uncontrolled microvascular complications such as current active proliferative diabetic retinopathy defined as proliferative retinopathy requiring treatment (e.g. laser therapy or VEGF inhibitor injections) in the past 12 months. 5. Currently pregnant or intent to become pregnant during the trial. 6. Currently breastfeeding. 7. An injury to body or limb, muscular disorder, use of any medication, any carcinogenic disease, or other significant medical disorder if that injury, medication, or disease in the judgment of the investigator will affect the completion of the protocol. 8. Participation in another pharmaceutical or device trial at the time of enrolment or during the study. 9. Non-stable dose of non-insulin glucose-lowering agent during the trial (including metformin/biguanides, GLP-1 receptor agonists, pramlintide, DPP-4 inhibitors, sulfonylureas and naturaceuticals) as defined by study physician.

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Active Comparator
During the first 24 hours of the hotel admission (visit 6), participants' insulin dose will be calculated by the InsuLearn, MD approved, report. The second 24 hours of the hotel admission (visit 7), participants will use their usual care method to calculate their insulin dose.

Group II

Active Comparator
During the first 24 hours of the hotel admission (visit 6), participants' insulin dose will be calculated by their usual care method. The second 24 hours of the hotel admission (visit 7), participants will use the InsuLearn, MD approved, report to calculate their insulin dose.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology

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CompletedOne Study Center
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