Can flash glucose monitoring improve glucose management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with type 2 diabetes? A protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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2024
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Hachem, M.
Hearn, T.
Kelly, R.
Eer, A.
Moore, B.
Sommerville, C.
Atkinson-Briggs, S.
Twigg, S.
Freund, M.
O’Neal, D.
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Trials, 2024; 25(1):493-1-493-16
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Mariam Hachem, Tracey Hearn, Ray Kelly, Audrey Eer, Belinda Moore, Christine Sommerville, Sharon Atkinson, Briggs, Stephen Twigg, Meagan Freund, David O'Neal, David Story, Alex Brown, Anna McLean, Ashim Sinha, John Furler, Richard O'Brien, An Tran-Duy, Philip Clarke, Sabine Braat, Digsu N. Koye, Sandra Eades, Luke Burchill, and Elif Ekinci
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Background: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are disproportionately impacted by type 2 diabetes. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology (such as Abbott Freestyle Libre 2, previously referred to as Flash Glucose Monitoring) ofers real-time glucose monitoring that is convenient and easy to use compared to self-mon‑ itoring of blood glucose (SMBG). However, this technology’s use is neither widespread nor subsidised for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with type 2 diabetes. Building on existing collaborations with a national network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, this randomised controlled trial aims to assess the efect of CGM compared to SMBG on (i) haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), (ii) achieving blood glucose targets, (iii) reducing hypoglycaemic episodes and (iv) cost-efective healthcare in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people health setting. Methods: This is a non-masked, parallel-group, two-arm, individually randomised, controlled trial (ACTRN12621000753853). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with type 2 diabetes on injectable therapy and HbA1c≥7.5% (n=350) will be randomised (1:1) to CGM or SMBG for 6 months. The primary outcome is change in HbA1c level from baseline to 6 months. Secondary outcomes include (i) CGM-derived metrics, (ii) frequency of hypoglycaemic episodes, (iii) health-related quality of life and (iv) incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year gained associated with the CGM compared to SMBG. Clinical trial sites include Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, Aboriginal Medical Services, primary care centres and tertiary hospitals across urban, rural, regional and remote Australia. Discussion: The trial will assess the efect of CGM compared to SMBG on HbA1c for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with type 2 diabetes in Australia. This trial could have long-term benefts in improving diabetes management and providing evidence for funding of CGM in this population.
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Correction to : Following the publication of the original article [1], we were notified that the name of the 17th author was missing a hyphen. Originally published name: An Tran Duy Corrected name: An Tran-Duy The original article has been corrected.
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