Evaluation of an Algorithm for Intensive s.c. Insulin Therapy in Emergency Room Patients With Hyperglycaemia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to test the safety and efficacy of a new algorithm for intensive s.c. insulin injection in medical emergency patients with hyperglycaemia (plasma glucose concentration ≥ 8 mmol/l)

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
• Treatments: Insulin; Insulin Aspart; Insulin, Globin Zinc

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• all patients with hyperglycaemia (≥ 8.0 mmol/l) admitted to the medical emergency room.

• patients with presumed hospitalisation in ER or medical ward of more than 48 h duration.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients in shock (defined as hypotension or shock index > 1 with oliguria, changed mental status and metabolic acidosis)

• patients with a terminal illness on palliative care

• patients with type 1 diabetes

• patients with insulin pump therapy

• patients with need for hospitalisation in the intensive or coronary care unit.

• patients with presumed hospitalisation shorter than 48 hours

• known pregnancy (in women with childbearing potential pregnancy test for exclusion mandatory)

• no informed consent