CGM as Diagnostic Tool in Observing Steroid-Induced Hyperglycemia

Completed

Conditions studied: Diabetes, Pain Management

In brief

This study is designed to help understand how certain steroid medications affect blood sugar levels in patients undergoing pain management treatments. Patients who receive steroid injections for conditions like back pain or arthritis experience temporary high blood sugar (called steroid-induced hyperglycemia, SIH), which can sometimes lead to complications, especially in patients with diabetes. This study aims to understand this by monitoring blood glucose levels using continuous glucose monitors (Dexcom G7). The main goal of this study is to track how steroid injections impact blood sugar levels in patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06628284

Run by

Mahesh Pattabiraman

People needed

71

Starts

2024-04-17

Expected to finish

2025-03-21

Last updated by the study team

2025-03-26

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged 19-75 years
• Patients meeting the medical criteria for need of interventional pain management procedure requiring corticosteroid administration.
• Willing and able to use Dexcom\'s CGM device.
• Willing to install Dexcom G7 app in their phone and register it for cloud data sharing
• Able to understand and sign informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy or lactation
• Medically unmanaged diabetes
• History of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS)
• History of severe hypoglycemia
• Active infection
• History of a liver disorder (ALT \> threefold of the ULN)
• History of any renal disease
• Immune compromised patient
• Active illegal drug user (self-reported)
• Under any other steroid treatment
• Any other medical condition or treatment that would make participation in the study unsafe or infeasible.

Where it is running

• Grand Island Pain Relief Center — Grand Island, Nebraska, United States
• Hastings Pain Relief Center — Hastings, Nebraska, United States

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