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ArticleJournal of diabetes science and technology2019

Impact of Human Factors Testing on Medical Device Design: Validation of an Automated CGM Sensor Applicator.

Robert North, Christine Pospisil, Ryan J Clukey, Christopher G Parkin

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Article in Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Input of Patients for New Diabetes Technology Products.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Robert North1 Human Centered Strategies, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
Christine Pospisil2 Professional Education, Dexcom, Inc, San Diego, CA, USA.
Ryan J Clukey3 Validation and Human Factors Engineering, Philips IGT-Devices, Andover, MA, USA.
Christopher G Parkin4 CGParkin Communications, Inc, Henderson, NV, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Improving user engagement with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is considered a major requirement for achieving optimal treatment efficacy. Human factors testing is needed to ensure that CGM product designs and requisite training simplify the user experience and enhance usability and patient safety. Dexcom, Inc, recently introduced a novel, "one-button" automatic sensor applicator (ASA) for use with the Dexcom G6 (rtCGM) system. The device was developed utilizing all phases of the human factors testing process. We recruited eight certified diabetes educators from independent health care institutions to conduct a comparative ease-of-use analysis to confirm the usability of the ASA. Participants judged the instructions and device to be easier to use than the previous sensor applicator.

Indexed as

Equipment DesignBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringErgonomicsHumansdiabeteshuman factorsrtCGMsensortrainingusability

Identifiers

PMID30762437
PMCPMC6955460

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