Green Digital Diabetes Waste Project

Green Digital Diabetes Waste Project: Quantifying the Amount of Environmental Waste Associated With Devices and Technology

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06071325

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-06

Start date

2023-09-19

Completion date

2024-04-18

Last updated

2024-04-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Keywords

Continuous glucose monitor, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Multiple daily injection, Insulin pump, Diabetes waste

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine how people with diabetes are disposing of various products and devices and at what rates so that better devices with less waste can be designed in the future.

Detailed description

The study aims to compare the amount of environmental waste that is generated during the management of diabetes of participants who are using a CGM and on multiple daily injection (MDI) or using an AID (automated insulin delivery) system. This study is expected to demonstrate which devices create the most waste and where opportunities exist to decrease diabetes device waste. We will collect data to describe both quantitatively (via daily survey) and qualitatively (via photography) the types of waste that are generated during the management of diabetes.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 120 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Person with diabetes (self-identified), either type 1 or type 2, who has been diagnosed at least 6 months earlier * Age 18 years and above * Use of a CGM * Use of an insulin pump or on MDI * Access to the Internet and e-mail * Access to a smartphone with photographic capability * Able and willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Failure to meet any of the inclusion criteria * Any condition which, in the opinion of an investigator, would make the subject not qualified to participate in the study. * Adults unable to consent * Adults unable to speak English * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) * Pregnant women * Prisoners * Cognitively impaired adults

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Types and Amount of Diabetes Waste	30 days	Types and Amount of Environmental Waste Related to Diabetes Management as Measured Quantitately by Survey and Qualitatively by Photos

Countries

United States

Outcome results