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Safety and Performance of the Glyconics-SX System

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Interventions
Device: Near-infrared (NIR)
Registration Number
NCT05198895
Lead Sponsor
Glyconics Ltd
Brief Summary

The main clinical study objective is to retrieve initial high quality spectra measurements indicative of the accuracy of the Glyconics-SX System in distinguishing between individuals with or without T2DM based on known and/or assumed clinical status of the participants and as controlled by values of an internal biomarker indicative of glycaemia, HbA1c, as measured with validated, comparator device.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Apparently healthy adults (≥18 years of age) with known or unknown T2DM status willing to participate in and provide a written consent for the study
  • willingness to undertake assisted assessment of glycaemia by both the NIR spectra measurement, and HbA1c by finger prick test
  • Individuals with two visually assessed apparently healthy, undamaged, and intact fingernails, one in both right- and left-hand middle fingers
Exclusion Criteria
  • Individuals with any known medical conditions impacting either of the assessment methodology for glycaemia, such as

    • anaemia (iron deficiency sickle cell anaemia or similar)
    • haemoglobinopathies or atypical haemoglobin subtypes not detectable by regular assays,
    • severe renal impairment (CKD stage III-IV) or decompensated hepatic disease
    • severe Vitamin D deficiency
    • known severe immunodeficiency such as HIV, malignancy or other chronic condition significantly impacting assessment of glycaemia
    • eating disorders (as per clinical assessment)
    • Recent (within 28 days) blood donation
  • Any structural, deviating and visually detectable deviations in the appearance of the nails potentially impacting the spectra measurement, including

    • nail dystrophy or deformity
    • severe nail infections (onychomycosis causing visual changes in the appearance of the nail)
    • rare hereditable conditions impacting the structure of keratin
    • mechanical damage or marks on the surface of the nail after removal of nail polish
    • use of acrylic or gel nail decoration and polish, which cannot be removed
  • Any systemic or topical medication known to modify either the surface or structure of the nail or accuracy of HbA1c value.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Open-label, single arm with identical assessment of both biomarkers for all participantsNear-infrared (NIR)All participants will have their glycated nail keratin assessed by infrared and blood HbA1c levels measured via an assay (based on finger prick blood drop sample)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Accuracy of the Glyconics-SX System in detection of DM status based on dichotomised outcomes as per the chemometric model (HbA1c measurements as internal control)60 seconds

Overall probability of correct classification by the chemometric model output (yes / no DM)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Calculation of area under the curve (AUC) with axis defined by false positive and negative rates (FPR, FNR) for the chemometric model60 seconds

Area under the curve value

Assessment of sensitivity and specificity for chemometric model outcomes60 seconds

False positive and false negative assessments in %

Calculation of negative and positive predictive value for the chemometric model60 seconds

Calculated values in %

Median (IQR) HbA1c values in both groups (with or without diabetes) as measured by the comparative device4 minutes

HbA1c value in mmol/mol

Analysis of safety outcomes (AEs, SAEs), including any safety outcomes listed in the comments, such as potential, suspected de novo diabetes diagnosis cases based on HbA1c readings15 minutes

Adverse events

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Leicester Diabetes Centre

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Leicester, United Kingdom

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