International Navigator Hypoglycaemia Study

Background: Real-time continuous glucose monitoring is expected to allow patients to reduce glycaemic fluctuations and to improve their ability to achieve tight glycaemic control without an increase in the incidence or fear of hypoglycaemia through the availability of high fidelity real-time glucose data and alarms throughout the day. As well as in adults, this may be particularly important in both children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Study Overview: This is a multicentre, prospective, randomised, controlled, intervention study, being conducted at 3 study centres; Ljubljana in Slovenia, Tel Aviv in Israel and Stockholm in Sweden. The aim is to enroll 100 subjects (50 adult and 50 paediatric), but enrolling up to 120 eligible subjects to allow for dropouts. The subject population will be randomly assigned 50:50 to either the control group or intervention group. Subjects will be asked to participate for 7 months, consisting of a one-month 'run-in' period on SMBG followed by a 6-month test period. Enrolment will take place within a 16-week period. A blood sample will be taken for centralized baseline measurement of HbA1c. To be included in the study a subject must have an HbA1c level at inclusion below 7.5 % All subjects will undergo a one-month run-in period. Each subject will be given a FreeStyle blood glucose meter and strips to perform self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) according to their standard glycaemic management regime, as advised by their health care professional (HCP). Subjects will then be required to return to the clinic at the end of the run-in period to have another blood sample taken for centralized measurement of HbA1c and to be randomly assigned to Group 1 (intervention) or Group 2 (control) for the next 6-month test period. Group 1 will be required to use the FreeStyle Navigator CGM to manage their glycaemic control, wearing individual sensors for a series of five day durations, for the next six months. Group 2 will continue in the study for the next 6 months using SMBG to manage their glycaemic control with the FreeStyle meter and strips provided. Every second week the subject will wear a 'masked' FreeStyle Navigator sensor for 5 days. Subjects will be encouraged to alternate the days that they wear the FreeStyle Navigator sensors, so that data is obtained from days in both the week and weekend. Subjects will return to the clinic at 3 months and 6 months (after entering the study test-phase) for centralized HbA1c measurement. Subjects (and parents of paediatric subjects) within the intervention group will also be asked to complete a subject satisfaction questionnaire on their experience with the device.