Status:

COMPLETED

Influence of Tightly Glucose Control on Hyperglycemic Toxicity and Protein Catabolism in Critically Ill Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.

Conditions:

Critically Ill Patients

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

To compare the differences of urinary nitrogen excretion, nitrogen balance and clinical outcomes between tightly insulin therapy and conventional insulin therapy in the ICU.

Detailed Description

Critical illness is associated with increased circulating concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1, and IL-6 which may be important mediat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients admitted to the adult ICU who had baseline blood glucose \> 180 mg/dl
  • expected to require treatment in the ICU on 3 or more consecutive days.

Exclusion

  • pregnant patients
  • patients with chronic renal loss (Chronic renal loss was defined as persistent acute renal failure, complete loss of kidney function \> 4 weeks)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

112 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01227148

Start Date

April 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

October 25 2010

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Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 813