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Effect of artificial pancreas systems on glycaemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outpatient randomised controlled trials

Weisman, Alanna, Bai, Johnny-Wei, Cardinez, Marina, Kramer, Caroline K, Perkins, Bruce A·2017·The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

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Background Closed-loop artificial pancreas systems have been in development for several years, including assessment in numerous varied outpatient clinical trials. We aimed to summarise the efficacy and safety of artificial pancreas systems in outpatient settings and explore the clinical and technical factors that can affect their performance.Methods We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing artificial pancreas systems (insulin only or insulin plus glucagon) with conventional pump therapy (continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion [CSII] with blinded continuous glucose monitoring [CGM] or unblinded sensor-augmented pump [SAP] therapy) in adults and children with type 1 diabetes. We searched Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for studies published from 1946, to Jan 1, 2017. We excluded studies not published in English, those involving pregnant women or participants who were in hospital, and those testing adjunct medications other than glucagon. The primary outcome was the mean difference in percentage of time blood glucose concentration remained in target range (3·9-10 mmol/L or 3·9-8 mmol/L, depending on the study), assessed by random-effects meta-analysis. This study is registered with PROSPERO, number 2015:CRD42015026854.Findings We identified 984 reports; after exclusions, 27 comparisons from 24 studies (23 crossover and one parallel design) including a total of 585 participants (219 in adult studies, 265 in paediatric studies, and 101 in combined studies) were eligible for analysis. Five comparisons assessed dual-hormone (insulin and glucagon), two comparisons assessed both dual-hormone and single-hormone (insulin only), and 20 comparisons assessed single-hormone artificial pancreas systems. Time in target was 12·59% higher with artificial pancreas systems (95% CI 9·02-16·16; p<0·0001), from a weighted mean of 58·21% for conventional pump therapy (I 2=84%). Dual-hormone artificial pancreas systems were associated with a greater improvement in time in target range compared with single-hormone systems (19·52% [95% CI 15·12-23·91] vs 11·06% [6·94 to 15·18]; p=0·006), although six of seven comparisons compared dual-hormone systems to CSII with blinded CGM, whereas 21 of 22 single-hormone comparisons had SAP as the comparator. Single-hormone studies had higher heterogeneity than dual-hormone studies (I 2 79% vs 66%). Bias assessment characteristics were incompletely reported in 12 of 24 studies, no studies masked participants to the intervention assignment, and masking of outcome assessment was not done in 12 studies and was unclear in 12 studies.Interpretation Artificial pancreas systems uniformly improved glucose control in outpatient settings, despite heterogeneous clinical and technical factors.Funding None.

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Authors
Weisman, A., Bai, J.-W., Cardinez, M., Kramer, C. K., & Perkins, B. A.
Affiliations
Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
Corresponding author
Weisman, Alanna
Venue
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-07
Volume
5
Issue
7
Pages
501-512
ISSN
2213-8587 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2615150331
Cited by
463
References
61
Citations by year
2026: 28 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 54 · 2021: 66 · 2020: 66 · 2019: 56 · 2018: 54 · 2017: 11
FWCI
7.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Diabetes and associated disorders
Keywords
artificial pancreas, type 1 diabetes, glycemic control, time in range, insulin pump therapy, sensor-augmented pump, continuous glucose monitoring, pediatric patients, adults, HbA1c, hypoglycemia
MeSH terms
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Humans, Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Pancreas, Artificial

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