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