Status:
COMPLETED
Hypoglycemia in Hospitalized Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Conditions:
Diabetes
Hypoglycemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Brief Summary
Patients with diabetes who develop low blood sugars (hypoglycemia) in the hospital are at risk for losing the ability to develop symptoms that warn them that they are having a low blood sugar. There i...
Detailed Description
Patients who develop recurrent hypoglycemia are predisposed to developing hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure (HAAF, impaired awareness). There is almost no information investigating the contrib...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of diabetes
- Non-critically ill hospitalized surgical and medical patients
- Anticipated length of stay (LOS) \>3 days
- Anticipated life expectancy \> 1 year
- Mentally competent individuals
Exclusion
- Patients who are admitted for hypoglycemia or Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Anticipated LOS \<3 days
- Mentally incompetent individuals defined as any patient with evidence of dementia or delirium recorded in their medical history or progress note
- Patients receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Treatment with high dose narcotic medications
- Patients who would not be able to follow up at 3 to 6 and 9-12 months by telephone call
- Patients with expected life expectancy \< 1 year
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
58 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02228642
Start Date
August 1 2014
End Date
March 1 2016
Last Update
September 7 2018
Active Locations (1)
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center PUH SSY
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213