Physiologic Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in the Hospital

Completed

Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hyperglycemia

In brief

Many hospitals have begun giving insulin to nearly all patients with diabetes while they are in the hospital even if a patient does not use insulin at home. Controlling blood sugar with insulin when a patient is hospitalized is believed to reduce the risk of complications and death, but research has not demonstrated these benefits except in patients who are critically ill. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to evaluate whether such insulin therapy actually does reduce in-hospital complications, deaths, need for intensive care, or length of stay in the hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02868606

Run by

Winthrop University Hospital

People needed

40391

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Type 2 diabetes

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant
• Admitted directly to an intensive care unit
• Length of stay <2 days

Where it is running

• Winthrop-University Hospital — Mineola, New York, United States

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