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Screening of Cystic Fibrosis Related DiabetesCFRDNCT01091025

Comparing Two Different Approaches in the Screening of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes

A study testing Glucose profile for 2 weeks in people with Screening of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, run by Imperial College London at 1 site in United Kingdom.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The incidence of cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD) has risen significantly as patients' survival improves. Early diagnosis of CFRD is crucial to prevent the unnecessary deterioration of lung function and nutritional status, both of which affect the patient's overall survival. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
What is being tested?
Glucose profile for 2 weeks
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
Mar 2009to Jan 2010
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • first one hundred consecutive clinically stable patients with CF attending annual review from January 2009
  • 16 years of age and over will be eligible for the study.

Who cannot join

  • patients with an existing diagnosis of CFRD.
  • patients with an infective exacerbation (i.e. on a new course of antibiotics)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United Kingdom1 site
  • Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

    London, SW3 6NP

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About this study

Official title: A Comparative Analysis of the Clinical Efficacy of Two Approaches in the Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes in Adult With Cystic Fibrosis: i) a Selective Approach; ii) an Unselected Annual Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

The incidence of cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD) has risen significantly as patients' survival improves. Early diagnosis of CFRD is crucial to prevent the unnecessary deterioration of lung function and nutritional status, both of which affect the patient's overall survival. The oral glucose tolerance test (OGGT) is the accepted method for detecting CFRD. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust guidelines (2004) recommend that patients with CF over the age of twelve years should be screened annually. Most hospitals use an annual OGTT. Performing OGTT on all CF patients is inconvenient and may not be cost effective, as patients have to starve overnight and need to spend an extra 2 hours in the hospital in addition to all the other annual review tests. In our centre, a selective approach is used. If patients have an abnormal random blood glucose and /or abnormal glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and/or symptoms of hyperglycaemia or unexplained weight loss then an OGTT will be performed.

The aims of this study are

  1. To compare the clinical efficiency in the screening for CFRD in the two different methods: i)a selective approach , ii)an unselected annual OGTT for all patients.
  2. To compare the cost effectiveness of the two approaches in the screening for CFRD.
Read the detailed description

CFRD affects 30% of all patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) by the age of twenty-five. Early diagnosis of CFRD is crucial to prevent the unnecessary deterioration of pulmonary function and nutritional status, both of which affect the patient's overall survival. The selective approach takes less patient time and is less expensive. If it is equally accurate it should be used routinely. The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is the accepted method for detecting CFRD and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust guidelines recommend that patients with CF over the age of twelve years should be screened annually. Yung et al, questioned this approach and argued that performing OGTT on all CF patients is inconvenient and may not be cost effective, as patients have to starve overnight and need to spend an extra 2 hours in the hospital in addition to all the other annual review tests.

In this study, a selective approach in performing OGTTs in the screening for CFRD will be used; this includes the use of a combination of clinical and biochemical criteria that of abnormal random blood glucose and /or abnormal glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and/or symptoms of hyperglycaemia, or weight loss.

Being tested
Glucose profile for 2 weeks
Keywords
Adults, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, Screening, Oral glucose tolerance test, Royal Brompton & Harefield Foundation Trust

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Glucose profile for 2 weeksOther

    A study subject has an abnormal OGTT will be referred to a cystic fibrosis consultant who is not involved in the study.

Study groups in NCT01091025
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CF patients without known diagnose of CFRDOtherThere is only one arm. All patients in the study had the same procedures (ie. an OGTT). Investigators used the screening criteria in parallel to this.
Receives: Other: Glucose profile for 2 weeks

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To identify if using the selective approach to screen for CFRD is as accurate as screening all patients with OGTT at annual review.

    1. Patients identified for OGTT based on the selective approach by the two independent reviewers will be compared.
    2. Patients will form two groups: i)those identified as needing OGTT, ii)those on whom they considered it unnecessary
    3. The results of the two groups will then be compared with the data obtain from OGTT to which the two reviewers were 'blinded'

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Which is the more cost effective way of screening all patients with OGTT?

    1. Calculate the cost of glucose powder and laboratory analysis for each OGTT.
    2. Compare the cost effectiveness of carrying out OGTT on patients identified by the selective approach with the cost of carrying out OGTT on all patients.

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Mar 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2009
  3. Primary completionDec 2009
  4. Study completionJan 2010

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Screening
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
100 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01091025
Sponsor's protocol ID
CRO-1210
Acronym
CFRD
Status last verified
Mar 2010
First submitted
18 Mar 2010
Last updated
22 Dec 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Glucose profile for 2 weeks in people with Screening of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, run by Imperial College London at 1 site in United Kingdom.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Dec 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To identify if using the selective approach to screen for CFRD is as accurate as screening all patients with OGTT at annual review. (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Dec 2017.

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