Changing Outpatient Diabetes Care With Remote-Patient-Monitoring: A Real World Evidence Study With Pre-Post Comparison

This study is a prospective observational pre-post cohort study evaluating the RPM-system Steno Detektor within the Steno Care outpatient structure using real world EHR data on approximately 12.000 people with diabetes.

Growing populations, increasing life expectancy and the rising prevalence of diabetes expand the demand for high-quality, personalized treatment for both current and future healthcare systems. Advancements in medical treatments and health technologies have generated new possibilities for managing chronic conditions. Modern health technology generates vast amounts of data, creating new opportunities for precision care, however the potential has yet to be fully realized. This highlights a critical opportunity: rethinking how outpatient care is organized, and how technology can support more efficient and meaningful clinical workflows.

Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen (SDCC) provides care for more than 12.000 individuals - adults and children - with type 1, complicated type 2, rare hereditary forms and other types of diabetes. Previously, individuals were seen in fixed 3-4-month intervals for routine consultations regardless of individual health status and need. With the rapid evolving health technology and increasing availability of data, this one-size-fits-all is no longer optimal nor necessary. Therefore, SDCC developed a new patient-centred and needs-based structure for outpatient care named Steno Care including remote-patient-monitoring (RPM) within the structure. With the Steno Care structure up to two years may pass between in-patient visits depending on the patient.

All patients under active care at SDCC (children, adolescents and adults) are included in the study as inclusion in the RPM-system is part of their regular medical care for diabetes. The study population is a dynamic cohort; some will be referred to other care facilities, while others will begin their care at SDCC within the study period. Participants will contribute data until termination of their care at SDCC.

To the investigators knowledge, no RPM system has been applied to a population at this scale, across all ages and including both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, whilst also incorporating parameters beyond glycaemic data.