Status:
COMPLETED
Tight Glycemic Control by eMPC Algorithm in Medical ICU Patients.
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Graz
Conditions:
Critically Ill Patients
Mechanical Ventilation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is an open mono-centre randomised controlled trial performed at the Medical University Graz including a treatment visit (V1). In the treatment visit (V1) after admittance to the ICU arterial bloo...
Detailed Description
Hyperglycaemia is commonly found in critically ill patients. The stress of critical illness induces glucose counterregulatory hormones and a number of alterations in carbohydrate metabolism, including...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Mechanical ventilation
- Increased blood glucose levels during ICU care (\> 110 mg/dL; \> 6.1 mM) or patient on current insulin treatment.
- Age of patients in the range from 18 to 90 years.
Exclusion
- Known or suspected allergy against insulin.
- Any disease or condition which the Investigator or the treating physician feels would interfere with the trial or the safety of the patient.
- Patients participating in another study.
- Moribund patients likely to die in the next 24 hours.
- Disabled patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
November 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00460252
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
November 1 2006
Last Update
April 13 2007
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Medical University Graz
Graz, Austria, 8036