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NCT Number: NCT01154413

Implementation of a Diabetes Management Protocol as Compared to Conventional Management in a Heart Hospital's Non-Intensive Care Unit: Randomized Clinical

To asses the effectiveness of implementing a diabetes management protocol (early insulinization, avoiding use of SSI) in a hearth hospital's non-intensive care unit.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Management of diabetes in patients admitted to non-intensive unit of a cardiology hospital in order to reduce the number of episodes of hypo-and hyperglycemia, improve glucose control and reducing the number of hospital days.

Eligibility criteria:

Patients with previous history of diabetes mellitus type 2, or are in use of oral antidiabetics or insulin or having fasting glucose or less 126 mg / dL or random blood glucose greater 200 mg / dL in both sexes, aged greater 18 years.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Previous history of diabetes mellitus type 2, or they were using oral anti-diabetic or insulin had a fasting glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg / dL or random blood glucose greater 200 mg / dL in both sexes, age greater than or equal 18 years

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with known presence of cancer, while using corticosteroids, immunosuppressants on hemodialysis, with cognitive and neurological sequelae, patients whose admission had shorter duration than 72 hours, when they came transferred from intensive care units in other protocols using insulin when no doctor would agree to join the protocol and those who do not agree to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

Intensive education of the doctor/nursing team on the protocol

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction in hypo/hyperglycemia episodes

Secondary outcomes

  1. Lower mean glycemia, reduced time of stay in hospital

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Implementation of a Diabetes Management Protocol as Compared to Conventional Management in a Heart Hospital's Non-Intensive Care Unit: Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2009
First posted
Jun 30, 2010
Registry last updated
Jun 30, 2010

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