Status:
COMPLETED
Use of an Insulin Infusion Conversion Equation (IICE) to Control Blood Glucose in Hospitalized Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Conditions:
Glucose, Blood
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Insulin infusions are commonly used in hospitalized diabetics to control blood sugar, and they are effective. However, insulin infusions require the use of limited resources. Insulin infusions are the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inpatients at an urban, mixed academic and community tertiary care hospital who were on IV insulin were enrolled.
- Patients were taken from medical, general surgical, and cardiothoracic services, and were located both inside and outside the intensive care unit (ICU).
Exclusion
- At time of enrollment, patients with type I diabetes mellitus,
- active acute or chronic pancreatitis,
- history of pancreatic surgery,
- use of a self-titratable insulin pump, or
- history of β-islet cell transplantation were excluded.
- At time of randomization, patients with insulin drip rates ≤ 2 units/hr, ∆ in serum creatinine of \> 20% in previous 24 hours, or
- those without caloric intake while on IV insulin were excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
78 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00645827
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2009
Last Update
September 15 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Emory Crawford Long Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308