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Trial reportNature communications2025

A Bayesian decision support system for automated insulin doses in adults with type 1 diabetes on multiple daily injections: a randomized controlled trial.

Alessandra Kobayati, Anas El Fathi, Natasha Garfield, Laurent Legault, Adnan Jafar, Jean-François Yale, Michael A Tsoukas, Ahmad Haidar

Erratum issued Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT04123054 (An Open-Label, Randomized, Two-Way, Parallel Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Multiple Daily Injection Treatment With an Insulin Dose Optimization Algorithm in Free-Living Outpatient Conditions in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04123054 nacompletednot on this map

An Open-Label, Randomized, Two-Way, Parallel Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Multiple Daily Injection Treatment With an Insulin Dose Optimization Algorithm in Free-Living Outpatient Conditions in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

TypeinterventionalSponsorMcGill UniversityRan2020 to 2024Enrolled84ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1ArmsMobile App, Mobile App + Basal-Bolus Optimization Algorithm
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Alessandra KobayatiDivision of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1565-7078
Anas El FathiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-1555
Natasha GarfieldResearch Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Laurent LegaultResearch Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Adnan JafarResearch Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-2496
Jean-François YaleResearch Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7833-9050
Michael A TsoukasResearch Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Ahmad HaidarDivision of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. ahmad.haidar@mcgill.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6700-0385

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Achieving optimal glycemic control remains challenging for many individuals with type 1 diabetes using multiple daily injections. We report results from a 12-week, open-label, randomized controlled trial evaluating a decision support system (DSS) consisting of a mobile application and a titration algorithm that provides weekly basal and prandial insulin recommendations. Eighty-four adults with type 1 diabetes and suboptimal glycemic control (HbA1c ≥ 7.5%) are randomized 1:1 to receive the DSS or a non-adaptive bolus calculator (control), alongside Freestyle Libre glucose sensors. The primary endpoint is change in HbA1c from baseline; secondary endpoints include additional glycemic and insulin-related metrics. The DSS reduces mean HbA1c from 8.6% (SD 1.1) to 8.1% (0.8) (p = 0.0002), while the control reduces HbA1c from 8.6% (1.0) to 8.5% (1.0) (p = 0.22); yielding a treatment effect of -0.40% (95% CI: -0.75 to -0.051; p = 0.025). There are no reported severe hypoglycemia or diabetic ketoacidosis events. Our DSS improves HbA1c in this population without compromising safety. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04123054 .

Indexed as

Decision Support Systems, ClinicalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Hypoglycemic AgentsInsulinAdultAlgorithmsBayes TheoremBlood GlucoseFemaleGlycated HemoglobinGlycemic ControlHumansMaleMiddle AgedMobile ApplicationsYoung AdultBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin

Identifiers

PMID41022835
PMCPMC12479799

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