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Register: ANZCTR
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2013
Main ID:  ACTRN12608000189325
Date of registration: 11/04/2008
Primary sponsor: Hospital Adelaide Children, Youth abd Women's Health Service
Public title: Does starting children on an insulin pump improve how blood vessels work due to less variable blood glucose levels?
Scientific title: Does commencing a continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion reduce glucose variability and improve vascular function in children with type 1 diabetes.
Date of first enrolment: 18/04/2008
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  http://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12608000189325.aspx
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Nonrandomised trial  Crossover
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Contacts
Name:   Dr Jennifer Harrington
Address:  72 King William Road North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia
Telephone: 08 8161402
Email: jennifer.harrington@cywhs.sa.gov.au
Affiliation: 
Name:   Dr Jennifer Harrington
Address:  72 King William Road North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia
Telephone: 08 81616402
Email: jennifer.harrington@cywhs.sa.gov.au
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children with type I diabetes from the diabetes clinic at the Adelaide Chidren, Youth and Women's Health Service on the waiting list to commence an insulin pump
Exclusion criteria: smoking, history of allergic reaction to nitrates or nitrites, pregnancy

Age minimum: 8 Years
Age maximum: 18 Years
Gender: Both males and females
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
cardiovascular disease
type I diabetes
Intervention(s)
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (insulin pump), dose at calculated based on normal insulin requirements, study to continue for 3 weeks but patients to continue on insulin pump after study is complete
Primary Outcome(s)
Glucose variability. Glucose variability will be assessed by using a Medtronic Minimed Paradigm Real-Time continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS).
Vascular function. Vascular endothelial function will be assessed using flow-mediated dilatation (FMD).
Secondary Outcome(s)
vascular risk factors - venous blood test for : HbA1c, fasting lipids and glucose, hsCRP, adiponectin
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Pfizer Australia Paediatric Endocrine Care Grant
Adelaide Children, Youth and Women's Health Service
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Pfizer Australia Paediatric Endocrine Care Grant
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