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ArticleJournal of diabetes science and technology2026

Double Dummy Design for Blinding Studies With Automated Insulin Delivery Systems: A Proof of Concept Trial.

Amir Tirosh, Andrea Benedetti, Nama Peltz-Sinvani, Maya Laron-Hirsh, Yael Cohen, Amna Jabarin, Benny Grosman, Ohad Cohen

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Article in Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Amir TiroshDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-2210-5906
Andrea BenedettiMedtronic, Northridge, CA, USA.
Nama Peltz-SinvaniDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Maya Laron-HirshDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Yael CohenDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Amna JabarinDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Benny GrosmanMedtronic, Northridge, CA, USA.
Ohad CohenDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-4337-1795

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Abstract

backgroundComparative assessment of therapeutic technologies is often biased due to the inability to blind interventions, especially when therapies differ in form or dosing. While double-dummy design, where participants receive both an active treatment and a matched placebo to maintain blinding, is well established in pharmacological trials, its applicability for medical devices requiring user interaction, such as automated insulin delivery (AID) systems is challenging.

methodsWe present the methodology by which two AID systems are used in a double-dummy, blinded, randomized trial, one system providing insulin therapy and the other, a diluent.Outcomes and conclusion:The study demonstrates the feasibility, of comparing 2 AID systems, without operartor bias.

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automated insulin delivery systemscomparative studycontinuous glucose monitoring (CGM)double dummy

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PMID41499094
PMCPMC12779536

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