Lived experience of CamAPS FX closed loop system in youth with type 1 diabetes and their parents.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To examine changes in the lived experience of type 1 diabetes after use of hybrid closed loop (CL), including the CamAPS FX CL system.

Materials and methods

The primary study was conducted as an open-label, single-period, randomized, parallel design contrasting CL versus insulin pump (with or without continuous glucose monitoring). Participants were asked to complete patient-reported outcomes before starting CL and 3 and 6 months later. Surveys assessed diabetes distress, hypoglycaemia concerns and quality of life. Qualitative focus group data were collected at the completion of the study.

Results

In this sample of 98 youth (age range 6-18, mean age 12.7 ± 2.8 years) and their parents, CL use was not associated with psychosocial benefits overall. However, the subg

SUBMITTER: Hood KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9804666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature