The REPOSE (Relative Effectiveness of Pumps Over MDI and Structured Education) trial
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN61215213 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN61215213 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov number | NCT01616784 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | HTA 08/107/01 |
- Submission date
- 04/05/2011
- Registration date
- 11/05/2011
- Last edited
- 06/09/2019
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Plain English Summary
Background and study aims
People with Type 1 diabetes (around 250,000 individuals in the UK) cannot produce insulin to control their blood glucose (sugar) and energy needs. They must inject insulin, estimating doses before eating and other activities. This may mean up to 6 injections a day, but aiming for a normal glucose level confers a high risk of hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose, which can cause coma). As a result many patients run glucose levels which are too high and go on to develop complications. Insulin can now be replaced using an infusion pump (the size of a mobile phone), which delivers insulin continuously under the skin via a small plastic tube. This approach is more expensive than multiple injections (£2500 for the pump and £1500 a year extra running costs). It may produce more stable blood glucose, less hypoglycaemia, and a more flexible lifestyle, but needs additional attention from the user. Evidence for benefit comes largely from observing people started on insulin pumps but this may overstate the benefits as those who participate are already committed to the approach or have a particular clinical need. Some of the benefit may come from the re-training and education in insulin use to allow patients to use pumps safely. Importantly, studies of high quality training alone (with standard insulin injections) show similar benefits in blood glucose control, hypoglycaemia and quality of life. No studies in adults have compared pumps with injections where the same training in insulin adjustment has been given, so the added benefit of the pumps themselves is still unclear. There is an urgent need to establish this, and identify patients who benefit the most. The aim of this study is to establish the added benefit of an insulin pump during intensive insulin therapy.
Who can participate?
Patients aged 18 and above with Type 1 diabetes
What does the study involve?
The DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating) course is a 1-week structured course teaching skills in insulin use, delivered in over 70 centres across the UK and Ireland (with over 10,000 individuals now trained). Patients waiting for a DAFNE course are randomly allocated to undertake either the standard DAFNE course with injections, or DAFNE incorporating use of pumps. Blood glucose control, hypoglycaemia, quality of life, acceptability, satisfaction and cost effectiveness are compared between the two groups. We collect information for 2 years after the courses to see if differences develop after some time, or if early improvements are maintained.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Not provided at time of registration
Where is the study run from?
University of Sheffield (UK)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
November 2011 to February 2015
Who is funding the study?
NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK)
Who is the main contact?
Prof. Simon Heller
s.heller@sheffield.ac.uk
Contact information
Scientific
Department of Human Metabolism
University of Sheffield
Room EU38
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2RX
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)11 4271 3204 |
|---|---|
| s.heller@sheffield.ac.uk |
Study information
| Study design | Multi-centre parallel-group cluster randomised controlled trial |
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| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Cluster randomised trial |
| Study setting(s) | Hospital |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | The REPOSE (Relative Effectiveness of Pumps Over MDI and Structured Education): a multi-centre parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial |
| Study acronym | REPOSE |
| Study hypothesis | The aim of the trial is to establish the added benefit of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) therapy over multiple injections on glycaemic control and hypoglycaemia in individuals with type 1 diabetes receiving similar high quality structured training in insulin therapy. The study objectives are as follows: 1. During the randomised controlled trial (RCT) the following measures will be assessed over 2 years: 1.1. Biomedical outcomes (HbA1c, rates of hypoglycaemia, insulin dose, body weight, albumin-creatinine ratio) 1.2. Quantitative and qualitative psychosocial outcomes [quality of life (generic and diabetes specific), treatment satisfaction, fear of hypoglycaemia, hypoglycaemia unawareness, self-efficacy, social support, adherence to treatment, emotional well-being, acceptability of technology] 1.3. Adverse events (severe hypoglycaemia, hospital admissions with hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis) 2. Through a combined analysis of the quantitative and qualitative measures we will identify factors which predict and/or help explain outcomes on CSII 3. A cost effectiveness analysis will be undertaken to determine whether the marginal benefits of CSII over optimised multiple daily injection (MDI) (if demonstrated) are commensurate with the marginal costs, as reflected in a cost per quality-adjusted life years (QALY) acceptable to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) |
| Ethics approval(s) | NRES Committee North West, 26/04/2011, ref: 11/H1002/10 |
| Condition | Type 1 diabetes |
| Intervention | The intervention group will be allocated to CSII (Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion) pump therapy and will attend a 1 week DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating) structured education course followed by a 2 year follow up period during which they will continue to use the CSII treatment. The standard group will be allocated to MDI (multiple daily injection) treatment and will attend a 1 week DAFNE course followed by a 2 year follow up period during which they will continue to use MDI. |
| Intervention type | Drug |
| Pharmaceutical study type(s) | |
| Phase | Not Applicable |
| Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s) | Insulin |
| Primary outcome measure | 1. The change in HbA1c after 2 years in those participants whose baseline HbA1c was at or above 7.5% (58mmol/mol) 2. The proportion of participants reaching the NICE target of a HbA1c level of 7.5% (58mmol/mol) or less |
| Secondary outcome measures | Biomedical Endpoints: 1. Hypoglycaemia (severe & moderate) 2. Insulin dose 3. Body weight 4. Blood lipids & proteinuria 5. Diabetic ketoacidosis Ancillary Study Endpoints: The ancillary study endpoints will include a prospective psychosocial research component employing mixed methods, quantitative (questionnaires) and qualitative (interviews) approach in order to: 1. Establish whether, and why, there are differences in QoL and other psychological outcomes between patients using CSII and MDI regimens 2. Examine whether, and why, QoL and other outcomes change over time 3. Understand and explore the added benefit (if any) of CSII technology over MDIs from patients and educators perspectives 4. Look at why some patients may do better than others using CSII 5. Explore acceptability of, and reasons for, discontinuing (pump) treatment 6. Enhance understanding, and assist in the interpretation, of trial outcomes (e.g differences in HbA1c between the two arms) Quantitative data will be collected at baseline, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years. Data collected will be Quality of life measures DSQOOL, WHOQOLBREF, SF12 and EQ5D; the Hypoglyceamia Fear Scale (HFS); Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Qualitative data will involve a representative sub-sample of around 40 participants, to include 20 from the CSII arm and 20 from the MDI arm of the trial. These patients will be interviewed within 2 weeks of completion of their courses and around 6 months later. Patients educators will also be invited to take part in an interview and these interviews will also take place within about 2 weeks of the course completion. Health Economic 1. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio 2. Sensitivity analyses Demographic Measures: Demographics collected will include sex, age, ethnicity, religion and socioeconomic status. |
| Overall study start date | 01/11/2011 |
| Overall study end date | 28/02/2015 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 280 |
| Participant inclusion criteria | 1. Aged 18 years and above 2. Have had type 1 diabetes for at least 12 months (as assessed by date clinically diagnosed) 3. Is fluent in speaking, reading and understanding English 4. Has no preference to either CSII or MDI arm of the study and is happy to be randomised 5. Is currently using or willing to switch to insulin detemir 6. Is willing to undertake self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), carbohydrate counting and insulin self adjustment (enrolment staff should check that any participant with a baseline HbA1c of above 12% is willing to complete SMBG) |
| Participant exclusion criteria | 1. Inability to give informed consent 2. Is pregnant or planning to become pregnant within the next 2 years 3. Has used CSII within the last 3 years 4. Has already completed a diabetes education course 5. Has severe needle phobia 6. Has a current history of alcohol or drug abuse 7. Has a history of heart disease within the past 3 months 8. Has hypertension that is not under control with hypertensive medication (diastolic blood pressure > 100mmHg and or sustained systolic level > 160) 9. Has renal impairment with a chance of needing renal replacement therapy within the next 2 years (enrolment staff should check that creatinine levels are not above 200 µmol/L) 10. Has recurrent episodes of skin infections 11. Has serious or unstable medical or psychological conditions 12. Has taken part in any other investigational clinical trial during the 4 months prior to screening 13. Has any other issue that may preclude the participant from satisfactory participation in the study based on investigatory judgement |
| Recruitment start date | 01/11/2011 |
| Recruitment end date | 28/02/2015 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
S10 2RX
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Hospital/treatment centre
Brenda Zinobar
Research Department
STH NHS Foundation Trust
11 Broomfield Road
Sheffield
S10 2SE
England
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)11 4226 5944 |
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| brenda.zinober@sth.nhs.uk | |
| Website | http://www.sth.nhs.uk/ |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/018hjpz25 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Government organisation / National government
- Alternative name(s)
- NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme, HTA
- Location
- United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 01/03/2017 |
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| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol article | protocol | 03/09/2014 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 07/02/2017 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 30/03/2017 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 01/04/2017 | Yes | No | |
| HRA research summary | 28/06/2023 | No | No |
Editorial Notes
06/09/2019: ClinicalTrials.gov number added.
26/04/2017: Publication reference added.
03/04/2017: Publication reference added.
09/02/2017: Publication reference added.
18/04/2016: Plain English summary added.
