A Pivotal Study to Evaluate Guardian™ Connect CGM System Performance in China
Phase: NA
Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus
Sponsor: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.

 
Study Title 
A Pivotal Study to Evaluate Guardian™ Connect CGM System Performance in 
China  
NCT Number NCT03710083 
Document Description Study Protocol (Version C) 
Document Date 
18-DEC-2018  
 

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