Know Labs Publishes Clinical Results in Leading Diabetes Journal
11 Julho 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Study demonstrates accuracy for a
proof-of–concept non-invasive glycemic status screening device.
Know Labs, Inc. (NYSE American: KNW), a leading developer of
non-invasive medical diagnostic technology, today announced the
publication of its peer-reviewed study in Diabetes Technology &
Therapeutics Journal titled, “A Glycemic Status Classification
Model Using a Radiofrequency Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitor.”
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics is a leading, peer-reviewed
journal covering all aspects of diagnosing and managing diabetes
with cutting-edge devices, drugs, drug delivery systems, and
software.
The published clinical research results demonstrate that Know
Labs’ proprietary non-invasive radiofrequency (RF) dielectric
sensor and trade-secret machine learning (ML) algorithms correctly
classified an individual’s glycemic status as hyperglycemic,
normoglycemic, or hypoglycemic with 93.37% accuracy compared to
venous blood glucose values–serving as an early proof-of-concept
for a novel, non-invasive diabetes screening device.
Today, more than 500 million people worldwide are living with
diabetes, with 75% residing in low and middle-income countries and
an estimated 240 million people worldwide remaining undiagnosed.
Expanding the potential application of the recently announced
KnowU™ beyond non-invasive continuous blood glucose monitoring, the
non-invasive screening device could support underserved global
populations by facilitating early identification and
intervention—potentially reducing diabetes-related hospitalizations
and increasing access globally.
“Early diagnosis and intervention for diabetes are critical to
both improving patient outcomes and enabling healthcare systems to
allocate resources more economically and efficiently,” said Ron
Erickson, CEO and Chairman at Know Labs. “This proof-of-concept for
the use of our novel RF sensor as a glycemic status screening tool
indicates the device’s potential to help funnel previously
undiagnosed patients more effectively into the healthcare
system.”
Study Design
The study included 31 participants aged 18-65 with prediabetes
or Type 2 diabetes. Know Labs’ RF sensor continuously scanned
participants' forearms for up to two, three-hour sessions each
during a 75g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, and a third session in
which water was given instead of liquid glucose to act as a
control. Concurrently, venous blood draws were taken every five
minutes and measured with an FDA-cleared glucose hospital meter
system to create 2,637 paired observations. Data was preprocessed
using smoothing techniques and an 80/20 split was performed to
create model training and test datasets, respectively. Know Labs
trained a Time Series Forest ML model to estimate reference venous
blood glucose values on 80% of the data consisting of 2,109 paired
RF device and venous blood glucose values randomly selected from
the total dataset and then tested on the remaining, held-out 20%
(528 paired values).
Results
The findings show that from the total test dataset of 528 paired
values, the model correctly classified glycemic status 93.37% of
the time as hyperglycemic, normoglycemic, or hypoglycemic. The
model achieved sensitivities of 96.63% and 85.51% for normoglycemic
and hyperglycemic classes, respectively. Specificities were 84.51%
and 96.92%. More data is required in the hypoglycemic range to
evaluate sensitivity and specificity in that glycemic class.
Importantly, none of the hyperglycemic values were categorized as
hypoglycemia, and none of the hypoglycemic values were categorized
as hyperglycemia.
The results support the accuracy of Know Lab’s proprietary
non-invasive RF dielectric sensor and ML techniques for glycemic
status classification. Further research is needed to enrich the
dataset for categorical screening and improve the accuracy and
sensitivity of each glycemic status.
Efforts led by President, International, Chris Somogyi, will aim
to expand this application beyond proof-of-concept alongside
potential strategic partners for a Rest of the World (RoW) product
that exploits Know Labs’ proprietary RF technology for use as a
screening device. This will occur in parallel, as the Company
maintains its core focus on bringing the first FDA-cleared
non-invasive continuous glucose monitor to the marketplace.
For more information on Know Labs, visit www.knowlabs.co.
About Know Labs, Inc.
Know Labs, Inc. is a public company whose shares trade on the
NYSE American Exchange under the stock symbol “KNW.” The Company’s
platform technology uses spectroscopy to direct electromagnetic
energy through a substance or material to capture a unique
molecular signature. The technology can be integrated into a
variety of wearable, mobile or bench-top form factors. This
patented and patent-pending technology makes it possible to
effectively identify and monitor analytes that could only
previously be performed by invasive and/or expensive and
time-consuming lab-based tests. The first application of the
technology will be in a product marketed as a non-invasive glucose
monitor. The device will provide the user with accessible and
affordable real-time information on blood glucose levels. This
product will require U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance
prior to its introduction to the market.
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