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Monitoring Exhaled Breath to Noninvasively Detect Glycemic Events

Monitoring Volatile Organic Compound Profiles in Exhaled Breath to Noninvasively Detect Glycemic Events in Patients With Diabetes

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06893341
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-03-25
Start date
2025-10-23
Completion date
2026-12-01
Last updated
2026-05-13

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Conditions

Diabetes, Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia

Keywords

Volatile Organic Compound (VOC), Electronic Nose (e-Nose), Exhaled Breath, Noninvasive Health Monitoring

Brief summary

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 in exhaled breath.

Detailed description

A device has been developed for sensing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from human breath. VOCs are chemicals in the air that make up scents and smells, and many VOCs are endogenously produced inside the human body. Trained dogs can smell exhaled breath to determine if someone has diabetes and can even distinguish hypo- or hyperglycemic events (low or high blood sugar). The purpose of this study is to determine if the sensor device can identify hypo- or hyperglycemic events in persons with diabetes through detecting VOCs in breath noninvasively. The data obtained from the VOC sensor will be compared to the information that is also gathered from a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) to establish correlations between blood glucose and exhaled VOC measurements.

Interventions

DEVICEThe Sensing Device

Children diagnosed with diabetes that wear a continuous glucose monitor will be given the Sensing Device. The subjects will provide breath samples into the device during euglycemia, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia, and the breath data will be analyzed to draw correlations with blood glucose levels.

Sponsors

Indiana University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. * Who are between 12-19 years of age. * That utilize a Dexcom (G6 or G7) continuous glucose monitoring device. * That have an established working CGM for at least 12 hours (that does not need to be replaced within 24 hours). * That are willing to share their daily CGM data for the study. * That are the only individuals in their household with any type of diabetes diagnosis (type 1 or type 2). * That are willing to return the device within 24-48 hours of study completion. * That are located in Indianapolis, IN or its suburban areas.

Exclusion criteria

* That are smokers or use tobacco products or who live with someone who smokes in their vicinity. * That have a condition or abnormality other than type 1 diabetes that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the subject or the quality of the data. * That utilize closed-loop diabetes management systems. * That have symptoms or recently been diagnosed with an upper respiratory illness including COVID-19. * That themselves or a close family member (living within the same household at the time of the data collection period) is on a "ketogenic diet". * That themselves or a close family member is working in an industry with high and continuous exposure to exogenous VOCs. Examples of such industries include beauty salons and paint manufacturers. * That are unable or unwilling to cooperate with sample collection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Correlation between Breath Sensor Data and Blood GlucoseWhile wearing the device, up to 72 hoursParticipants will wear the breath sensor device for 72 hours. Participants will provide at least 15 direct breath samples during this time: one upon receipt of the device and in the presence of research staff, multiple during periods of hyperglycemia (blood glucose \> 200 mg/dL), and multiple during periods of euglycemia. During each breath sample collection event, continuous CGM data will be recorded, and participants will also be asked to perform a finger-prick blood glucose test. Participants will return the device, and data from the wearable breath-based sensor will be analyzed using chemometrics and statistics to identify significant correlations between breath data and blood glucose levels.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTMangilal Agarwal, PhD
agarwal@iupui.edu317-278-9792
CONTACTMark D Woollam, PhD
mwoollam@iu.edu267-249-4787
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLinda A DiMeglio, MD

Indiana University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 14, 2026