Status:

COMPLETED

Insulin Therapy in the Hospital Comparing Two Protocols

Lead Sponsor:

Cook County Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eli Lilly and Company

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if by using insulin analog (Glargine and lispro insulin) with an insulin pen the investigators are able to obtain a higher rate of correct timing of insulin a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Uncontrolled blood sugar:
  • Random blood sugar ≥ 200mg/dl
  • Pre-prandial blood sugar greater than 180 mg/dl on two occasions within 24 hours.
  • Patient may be off insulin or on subcutaneous inpatient insulin regimen less than 36 hours.
  • Transition from an Insulin Drip in the intensive care units to subcutaneous insulin upon transfer to general ward.
  • Patient is able to eat and oral feeding is expected.

Exclusion

  • Patients receiving inpatient oral hypoglycemic agents
  • Patients with chronic kidney disease stages 4 \& 5 (estimated GFR of \<30ml/min) and on dialysis
  • Patient with chronic liver disease
  • Patient with hypoglycemia unawareness
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients who are on "NPO" for medical reasons.
  • Patient is expected to stay in the hospital for less than 3 days.
  • Patient on a new inpatient insulin regimen for \> 36 hours.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00841919

Start Date

December 1 2006

End Date

June 1 2009

Last Update

September 9 2009

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John H Stroger Jr. Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612