Miniaturized Breath-based Sensor for the Detection of Hypo- and Hyperglycemia

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an array of biosensors can noninvasively identify hyperglycemic or hypoglycemic events in persons diagnosed with diabetes through noninvasive detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath.

Conditions

  • Diabetes
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hypoglycemia (Diabetic)

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 7 Years and 25 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Who are diagnosed with T1D or T2D. - Who are between 7-25 years of age. - That use a Dexcom (G6 or G7) CGM device. - That have an established working CGM for at least 12 hours. - That are willing to share their CGM data for the study duration. - That are willing and able to fill up a breath collection bag. - That are attending a diabetes camp in the state of Indiana.

Exclusion Criteria

  • That are smokers or who live with someone who smokes in their vicinity (including prior to attending camp). - That have a condition or abnormality other than T1D/T2D that in the opinion of the Investigators would compromise the safety of the subject or the quality of the data. - That have symptoms or recently been diagnosed with an upper respiratory illness including COVID-19 (or other viral/bacterial infections). - That follow a "ketogenic diet". - That are unable or unwilling to cooperate with either of the sample collection modes.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Diagnostic
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Diabetic Children Attending a Summer Youth Camp with Continuous Glucose Monitors
Participants diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) will be recruited for the study. Following consent, enrolled subjects will donate breath samples for approximately one week over the course of the summer camp. Each subject will donate two breath samples during at least n = 15 breath collection events (n = 30 samples in total) for analysis by sensors and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), while also collecting finger stick data right before (or after) each breath sample. The participant will also wear a CGM as a routine standard care procedure for diabetes management.
  • Device: Sensing Device and Tedlar Bags
    Children diagnosed with diabetes that wear a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) will provide breath samples into the miniaturized sensing device (as well as Tedlar bags for GC-MS analysis) during euglycemia, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia. The breath data will be analyzed to draw correlations with blood glucose levels measured via CGMs and finger prick tests.

Recruiting Locations

Jameson Camp
Indianapolis, Indiana 46231
Contact:
Joe Esten
608-390-6398
JEsten@diabetes.org

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Indiana University

Study Contact

Mangilal Agarwal, PhD
317-278-9792
agarwal@iu.edu

Detailed Description

At this stage, the team will deploy two different analytical platforms in parallel in a clinical study to survey exhaled breath volatile organic compound (VOC) profiles at a diabetes youth camp. The ultimate objective is to determine whether a miniaturized laboratory device incorporating metal oxide gas sensors can reliably distinguish specific VOCs associated with glycemic events under real-world conditions. Sensor responses will be validated through parallel breath collection using Tedlar (plastic) bags, followed by confirmatory analysis via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).