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Hyponatraemia is primarily a disorder of water balance or distribution, characterized by serum sodium (Nas) levels less than 135 mmol/L.1 Hyponatraemia is the most common electrolyte disorder among elderly patients and is associated with increased mortality rates and longer hospital stays.2–4 The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is a frequent cause of hyponatraemia in […]

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José García-Tirado, DTM 2022: RocketAP in Practice: Results from Pilot and Feasibility Trials

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Published Online: Nov 29th 2022

In this touchENDOCRINOLOGY interview, Dr José García-Tirado (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA) gives an overview of RocketAP and discusses how the RocketAP compares to the USS-Virginia system and also what the next steps in the clinical development of the Rocket AP will be.

The abstract entitled: ‘RocketAP in Practice: Results from Pilot and Feasibility Trials was presented at the 22nd Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting, 03-05 Nov, 2022.

Questions:

  1. Could you give us a brief overview of the RocketAP and its advantages over other artificial pancreas’ (APs)? (0:25)
  2. What have you learned through feasibility studies of the RocketAP? (4:49)
  3. How does the RocketAP compare to the USS-Virginia system in terms of time in range? (6:05)
  4. What will be the next steps in the clinical development of the Rocket AP? (8:21)

Disclosures: José García-Tirado discloses grant/research support from Dexcom.

Support: Interview supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Shanice Allen.

Recorded as a highlight of DTM 2022

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