Safety Evaluation of the Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) System in Pediatric Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes
Phase: NA
Conditions: Type 1 Diabetes
Sponsor: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.

 
Study Title 
Safety Evaluation of the Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) system in pediatric 
subjects with Type 1 Diabetes  
NCT Number 
NCT02660827 
Document Description 
Study Protocol (Version J) 
Document Date 
29-JAN-2019 
 

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