Critically IllPhase 2NCT00655460
Improving Blood Glucose Control With a Computerized Decision Support Tool: Phase 1
A Phase 2 study of Critically Ill and Hyperglycemia, run by Intermountain Health Care, Inc. at 11 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The Purpose of this study is to: 1. Refine and validate a computerized bedside decision support tool blood glucose management in critically ill adult and pediatric ICU patients. 2. Monitor how often low blood sugar levels occur during use of the bedside tool. 3. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 1 month and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Critically Ill, Hyperglycemia
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 200 participants
- Where
- 11 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Feb 2006to Dec 2018
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 1 month and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Pediatric ICU: Proposed indications by pediatric clinicians at participating ICUs for glucose control in their ICUs would include patients who require mechanical ventilation for greater than 24 hours and/or require a vasoactive infusion (e.g. dopamine >3 mg/kg/min, dobutamine, epinephrine, or vasopressin).
- Adult ICUs: Proposed indications by clinicians in participating ICUs for glucose control in participating adult ICUs include critically ill patients with an anticipated ICU length of stay of 3 or more days.
Who cannot join
- Pregnancy (negative pregnancy test required for females of child-bearing age)
- Age less than one month
- Inborn errors of metabolism that the clinician suspects will affect glucose homeostasis
- Acute or chronic liver disease with any documented episode of blood or plasma glucose <60 mg/dl within the 24 hours prior to study entry
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (critically ill patients with insulin dependent diabetes not in ketoacidosis will be eligible if attending physicians intend to use intravenous insulin as part of ordinary care)
- Severe chronic liver disease (Child-Pugh score >10)
Trial locations and contacts
11 sites in 1 country.
11 sites in 1 country
United States11 sites, 3 recruiting
- Recruiting
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205
Roy Brower, MD
- Withdrawn
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
- Active, not recruiting
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908
- Completed
Pennsylvania State Children's Hospital
Hersey, Pennsylvania, 17033
- Completed
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232
- Completed
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 05520
- Completed
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
- Recruiting
LDS Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84143
James Orme, MD
- Completed
Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84143
- Active, not recruiting
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199
- Recruiting
Wake Forest Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157
Robert D Hite, MD
About this study
Official title: Clinical Process Improvement With A Bedside Computerized Insulin Therapy Protocol For Blood Glucose Control (eProtocol-insulin) in Adult And Pediatric ICU Patients:Further Refinement and Validation of eProtocol-insulin
The Purpose of this study is to:
- Refine and validate a computerized bedside decision support tool blood glucose management in critically ill adult and pediatric ICU patients.
- Monitor how often low blood sugar levels occur during use of the bedside tool.
- Determine how the computerized tool effects the workload of the ICU nurses.
Read the detailed description
This first phase will be a prospective cohort study. We will validate the bedside tool in at least 4 adult and at least 4 pediatric ICUs and if necessary we will modify the bedside tool. The computerized bedside tool will be considered refined if >90% of the generated instructions are accepted and if the percent of glucose values in the 70-110 mg/dl range are equivalent to our pilot experience rate of 55%, and if the rate of glucose values less than or equal to 40 mg/dl is less than 0.5% of glucose measurements.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Hyperglycemia
- Being tested
- glucose control with computer generated recommendations
- Keywords
- Glucose, Insulin, computer, critical care
- Medical subject headings
- Critical Illness, Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
glucose control with computer generated recommendationsProcedure or surgery
Insulin dosing will be recommended by the computer tools based on subject glucose values. Bedside clinicians will have the ablity to accept or reject the suggested dose.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| eProtocol | Experimental | Not described Receives: Procedure: glucose control with computer generated recommendations |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The primary outcome variable during Phase I will be the acceptability of the eProtocol-insulin instructions (compliance of bedside clinicians with instructions: more than 90 % of all instructions accepted by the bedside clinician).
Measured: 3 years
Secondary outcomes (2)
Proportion of glucose determinations within the range of 70-110 mg/dl (3.9-6.1 mMol/l)
Measured: 3 years
Nursing perception of workload in comparison to ordinary care
Measured: 3 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Apr 2008 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2006
- Primary completionDec 2017 (estimated)
- Study completionDec 2018 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Critically IllStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 200 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Alan H Morris, MD, Principal investigator, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00655460
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- N01-HC-45210-1
- Other IDs
- HHSN268200425210C
- Status last verified
- Jan 2008
- First submitted
- 7 Apr 2008
- Last updated
- 26 Feb 2015
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Feb 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Clinical Process Improvement With A Bedside Computerized Insulin Therapy Protocol For Blood Glucose Control (eProtocol-insulin) in Adult And Pediatric ICU Patients:Further Refinement and Validation of eProtocol-insulin
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00655460
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- N01-HC-45210-1
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Hyperglycemia
- Keywords
- Glucose, Insulin, computer, critical care
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 200 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.University, hospital or other
- Study start
- Feb 2006
- Primary completion
- Dec 2017 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Dec 2018 (estimated)
- First posted
- 9 Apr 2008 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The Purpose of this study is to:
- Refine and validate a computerized bedside decision support tool blood glucose management in critically ill adult and pediatric ICU patients.
- Monitor how often low blood sugar levels occur during use of the bedside tool.
- Determine how the computerized tool effects the workload of the ICU nurses.
Detailed description
This first phase will be a prospective cohort study. We will validate the bedside tool in at least 4 adult and at least 4 pediatric ICUs and if necessary we will modify the bedside tool. The computerized bedside tool will be considered refined if >90% of the generated instructions are accepted and if the percent of glucose values in the 70-110 mg/dl range are equivalent to our pilot experience rate of 55%, and if the rate of glucose values less than or equal to 40 mg/dl is less than 0.5% of glucose measurements.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| eProtocol | Experimental | Procedure: glucose control with computer generated recommendations |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 1 month and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Pediatric ICU: Proposed indications by pediatric clinicians at participating ICUs for glucose control in their ICUs would include patients who require mechanical ventilation for greater than 24 hours and/or require a vasoactive infusion (e.g. dopamine >3 mg/kg/min, dobutamine, epinephrine, or vasopressin).
- Adult ICUs: Proposed indications by clinicians in participating ICUs for glucose control in participating adult ICUs include critically ill patients with an anticipated ICU length of stay of 3 or more days.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Pregnancy (negative pregnancy test required for females of child-bearing age)
- Age less than one month
- Inborn errors of metabolism that the clinician suspects will affect glucose homeostasis
- Acute or chronic liver disease with any documented episode of blood or plasma glucose <60 mg/dl within the 24 hours prior to study entry
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (critically ill patients with insulin dependent diabetes not in ketoacidosis will be eligible if attending physicians intend to use intravenous insulin as part of ordinary care)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| glucose control with computer generated recommendationsInsulin dosing will be recommended by the computer tools based on subject glucose values. Bedside clinicians will have the ablity to accept or reject the suggested dose. | Procedure or surgery | eProtocol |
Primary outcome
The primary outcome variable during Phase I will be the acceptability of the eProtocol-insulin instructions (compliance of bedside clinicians with instructions: more than 90 % of all instructions accepted by the bedside clinician).
Time frame: 3 years
2 secondary outcomes
Proportion of glucose determinations within the range of 70-110 mg/dl (3.9-6.1 mMol/l)
Time frame: 3 years
Nursing perception of workload in comparison to ordinary care
Time frame: 3 years
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Feb 2015.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Alan H Morris, MD principal investigator
Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
11 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study of Critically Ill and Hyperglycemia, run by Intermountain Health Care, Inc. at 11 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Feb 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 11 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Alan H Morris, MD (801-408-1610, Alan.Morris@intermountainmail.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The primary outcome variable during Phase I will be the acceptability of the eProtocol-insulin instructions (compliance of bedside clinicians with instructions: more than 90 % of all instructions accepted by the bedside clinician). (time frame: 3 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Feb 2015; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 30 Oct 2026.