Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Natasa Bratina
Healthpartners Institute, Department: Na
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DreaMed Diabetes, Ltd.
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Bratina is a site co-sub-investigator at the University of Ljubljana Children's Hospital in Slovenia and has disclosed investments interests in DreaMed Diabetes Ltd., which developed the MD Logic cognitive technology being used in one of the automated insulin delivery systems algorithms under investigation in this trial. The HealthPartners Institute Conflict of Interest team reviewed her FCOI disclosure and determined that it constituted a conflict that required management.
Home Use of MD-Logic Automated Insulin Delivery System: Safety and Efficacy
Studies have shown that devastating complications related to type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be reduced through tight blood glucose control. However, increased risks related to hypoglycemia and limitations in glucose monitoring and insulin administration technologies make tight glucose control difficult to achieve. This proposed research evaluates portable/wearable technologies to measure glucose levels and adjust delivery of insulin through a promising and novel automated closed-loop artificial pancreas (AP) system called MD- Logic. Automated Insulin Delivery (MD-Logic) has been demonstrated to be safe and effective in preliminary robust published trials. This research project, called MD2Go, will generate the data necessary to address the safety, reliability, and efficacy of this AP system in the real-world setting. The study design incorporates features needed for an approvable study by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as determined from several pre-submission FDA meetings. The results will significantly advance AP technology closer to commercial feasibility, a feat that could improve the quality of life and burden of disease for millions of children, adolescents, and adults living with T1D.
Filed on June 26, 2019.
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