Status:
UNKNOWN
An Optimization in the Postoperative Treatment in Head and Neck--surgical Patients.
Lead Sponsor:
University of Copenhagen
Conditions:
Hyperglycemia Steroid-induced
Hyperglycemia Stress
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Based on glycemic load (overall increase in blood glucose), it is investigated whether better glycemic control (large fluctuations in blood glucose to abnormal values are attempted) can improve the po...
Detailed Description
After surgical intervention, an insulin resistance condition will occur because of the following stress response. This condition will for the majority of cases results in poor glycemic control - and t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All embedded head and neck-surgical patients receiving large packs of pre-medication, including 8-16 mg glucocorticoid.
- \>18 yrs.
- Expected admission time of a minimum of 1 day
Exclusion
- Patients who do not understand and / or speak Danish
- Patients who are demented
- Patients included in primary robot surgery
- Ear-surgical patients
- Sinus surgery patients
- Day surgery patients
- Plastic surgical patients
- Patients who are scheduled to transfer to ICU
- Patients with Diabetes Mellitus type I
- Patients on dialysis
- If all preoperative blood samples and tests are not completed
- Type 2 diabetics in insulin therapy
- Anesthesia patients
- Patients who have received large packages of pre-medication twice - eg. due to cancelled operation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 5 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04021186
Start Date
July 5 2019
End Date
November 30 2020
Last Update
July 17 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Clinic for Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Rigshospital
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100 Cph OE