Generation of Virtual Patient Populations That Represent Real Type 1 Diabetes Cohorts

Preclinical testing and validation of therapeutic strategies developed for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) require a cohort of virtual patients (VPs). However, current simulators provide a limited number of VPs, lack real-life scenarios, and inadequately represent intra- and inter-day variabilit...

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Autores: Ahmad, Sayyar, Ramkissoon, Charrise Mary, Beneyto Tantiña, Aleix, Conget, Ignacio, Giménez, Marga, Vehí, Josep
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/19595
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/19595
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pàncrees artificial
Artificial pancreas
Diabetis
Diabetes
Intel·ligència artificial -- Aplicacions a la medicina
Artificial intelligence -- Medical applications
Simulació per ordinador
Computer simulation
Diabetis -- Simulació per ordinador
Diabetes -- Computer simulation
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Sumario:Preclinical testing and validation of therapeutic strategies developed for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) require a cohort of virtual patients (VPs). However, current simulators provide a limited number of VPs, lack real-life scenarios, and inadequately represent intra- and inter-day variability in insulin sensitivity and blood glucose (BG) profile. The generation of a realistic scenario was achieved by using the meal patterns, insulin profiles (basal and bolus), and exercise sessions estimated as disturbances using clinical data from a cohort of 14 T1D patients using the Medtronic 640G insulin pump provided by the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. The UVa/Padova’s cohort of adult patients was used for the generation of a new cohort of VPs. Insulin model parameters were optimized and adjusted in a day-by-day fashion to replicate the clinical data to create a cohort of 75 VPs. All primary and secondary outcomes reflecting the BG profile of a T1D patient were analyzed and compared to the clinical data. The mean BG 166.3 versus 162.2 mg/dL (p = 0.19), coefficient of variation 32% versus 33% (p = 0.54), and percent of time in range (70 to 180 mg/dL) 59.6% versus 66.8% (p = 0.35) were achieved. The proposed methodology for generating a cohort of VPs is capable of mimicking the BG metrics of a real cohort of T1D patients from the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. It can adopt the inter-day variations in the BG profile, similar to the observed clinical data, and thus provide a benchmark for preclinical testing of control techniques and therapy strategies for T1D patients