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Diabetes MellitusNCT00700362

Insulin Infusion and Infectious Diabetic Foot Ulcers (IIIFU)

An observational study of Diabetes Mellitus and Insulin Resistance, run by Karolinska Institutet at 1 site in Sweden.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

Official record
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Trial summary

Normoglycemia is important for the outcome of surgical and medical conditions. Insulin infusions have been studied to achieve normoglycemia during these circumstances and have proved to be useful. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Insulin infusion (aspart)
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteSweden
Study dates
Dec 2011to Dec 2016
Phase
Observational
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Office patients

Who may be able to join

  • Patients are eligible for inclusion if the following criteria are fulfilled:
  • Postoperative or infectious patients with: skin-, airways-, urine tract- or gastro-intestinal infections.
  • Hyperglycaemia: Capillary P-glucose above 8 mmol/L.
  • Older than 18 years.
  • Informed consent obtained.

Who cannot join

  • Patients having any of the following at randomization will not be included in the study:
  • Unconsciousness: not possible to wake up.
  • Ketoacidosis: pH less or equal to 7.30.
  • Hyperosmolar syndrome: S-Na more or equal to 150 mmol/L.
  • Kidney failure: calculated GFR < 30 mL/min.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Mental condition making the subject unable to understand the concepts and risk of the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sweden1 site
  • Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology

    Stockholm, 171 76

Other trials in Sweden

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Insulin-Glucose Infusion on Metabolic Control (Primary) and Inflammation (Secondary) in Diabetic Patients Treated for Acute Foot Ulcer Infection or Surgical Wound Infection

Normoglycemia is important for the outcome of surgical and medical conditions. Insulin infusions have been studied to achieve normoglycemia during these circumstances and have proved to be useful. Insulin given by subcutaneous injections has longer duration compared to intravenous given insulin which makes it more difficult to control. The hypothesis behind the trial is the concept that insulin infusion is more effective in reaching normoglycemia in diabetic subjects during foot ulcer infection and surgical wound infection.

  • The study evaluates a target controlled insulin infusion or conventional therapy as antidiabetic treatment during foot ulcer infection and surgical wound infection.
  • Secondary efficacy parameter will be hospital stay, laboratories for inflammation and oxidative stress.
Read the detailed description

Introduction:

Normoglycemia is important for the outcome of acute surgical and medical conditions. Different insulin infusions have been studied to achieve normoglycemia and have proved to be useful. Insulin given by subcutaneous injections has duration between 3- 36 hours depending on the insulin brand and injection site compared to 10 minutes for intravenous given insulin. Different insulin infusions have been studied to achieve normoglycemia but the biological and chemical effects of insulin infusions have not been studied during foot ulcer infection and surgical wound infection in patients with diabetes. Therefore, we aim to investigate the importance of normoglycemia for the optimal treatment during foot ulcer infection and surgical wound infection among diabetics.

Hypothesis:

Target controlled insulin infusion is more effective in reducing hyperglycemia, improve healing of inflammation and infection in diabetics compared to conventional antidiabetic therapy.

Study Design:

This is a randomized prospective, open controlled trial of target controlled insulin infusion vs conventional antidiabetic therapy in diabetic patients. Diabetics treated for foot ulcer infection or surgical wound infection, who met eligibility criteria and choose to participate will be included and randomized.

Duration of study:

The infusion starts when patients who met the eligibility criteria has signed the informed consent. The intervention group continues for tree full days with insulin infusion. After the transition day (the fourth day) multiple doses of mixinsulin continues until the study ends 4 weeks after the randomization.

Selection of patients:

Patients with diabetic foot ulcer infection or surgical wound infection will be enrolled. At least 90 patients will be included during a 24 month-enrollment period.

Treatment:

Eligible patients will be randomized to insulin infusion (group 1) for 3 days or therapy according to clinical practise (group 2).

Group 1 (intervention group):

The insulin infusion starts when the patient full fill the eligibility criteria and has signed the informed consent. It controls by regular capillary plasma glucose tests and continues for tree days. The infusion stop on the fourth day, the insulin demand is estimated from the last 24 infusion hours by a specific algorithm and divided to 2-4 equal mealtime doses of mixinsulin. The first mealtime dose is given to the breakfast on the fourth day and the infusion continues for another 2 hours where after it is stopped. After the transition day (the fourth day) multiple doses of mixinsulin continues until the study ends 4 weeks after the randomization.

All patients will have a stop visit at the study end.

Patient assignment to treatment group:

Patients recruited in the clinic and hospital wards and meeting the eligibility criteria and has signed the informed consent will be randomized.

Being tested
Insulin infusion (aspart), Standard care
Keywords
Complications, Hyperglycemia, Insulin infusion
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Resistance, Hyperglycemia, Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Insulin infusion (aspart)Procedure or surgery

    The insulin infusion, a fast acting insulin analog (aspart) in 1 Unit/ml of NaCl, starts when the patients full fill the eligibility criteria and has signed the informed consent. The intervention group continues for three full days with insulin infusion. After the transition day (the fourth day) multiple doses of mixinsulin continues until the study ends 4 weeks after the randomization.

  • Standard careProcedure or surgery

    Glucose control according to standard care at the ward, i.e., sliding scale insulin at the discretion of responsible physician.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Plasma glucose level.

    Measured: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Hospital stay

    Measured: 4 weeks

  2. HbA1c

    Measured: 4 weeks

  3. laboratories for inflammation and oxidative stress.

    Measured: 4 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Jun 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2011
  3. Primary completionOct 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2016 (estimated)

Why it stopped: Local regulations

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00700362
Sponsor's protocol ID
IIIFU_00
Status last verified
Sep 2020
First submitted
16 Jun 2008
Last updated
5 Oct 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Bonnier M, Lonnroth P, Gudbjornsdottir S, Attvall S, Jansson PA. Validation of a glucose-insulin-potassium infusion algorithm in hospitalized diabetic patients. J Intern Med. 2003 Feb;253(2):189-93. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01085.x.

    PubMed 12542559
  • Van den Berghe G, Wilmer A, Milants I, Wouters PJ, Bouckaert B, Bruyninckx F, Bouillon R, Schetz M. Intensive insulin therapy in mixed medical/surgical intensive care units: benefit versus harm. Diabetes. 2006 Nov;55(11):3151-9. doi: 10.2337/db06-0855.

    PubMed 17065355
  • Sjoholm A, Nystrom T. Endothelial inflammation in insulin resistance. Lancet. 2005 Feb 12-18;365(9459):610-2. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17912-4.

    PubMed 15708106
  • Bastard JP, Maachi M, Lagathu C, Kim MJ, Caron M, Vidal H, Capeau J, Feve B. Recent advances in the relationship between obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance. Eur Cytokine Netw. 2006 Mar;17(1):4-12.

    PubMed 16613757
  • Sjoholm A, Nystrom T. Inflammation and the etiology of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2006 Jan-Feb;22(1):4-10. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.568.

    PubMed 15991254
  • Brismar K, Fernqvist-Forbes E, Wahren J, Hall K. Effect of insulin on the hepatic production of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1), IGFBP-3, and IGF-I in insulin-dependent diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1994 Sep;79(3):872-8. doi: 10.1210/jcem.79.3.7521354.

    PubMed 7521354
  • Hadi HA, Suwaidi JA. Endothelial dysfunction in diabetes mellitus. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2007;3(6):853-76.

    PubMed 18200806
  • Abourizk NN, Vora CK, Verma PK. Inpatient diabetology. The new frontier. J Gen Intern Med. 2004 May;19(5 Pt 1):466-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30133.x.

    PubMed 15109346
  • Subramaniam B, Panzica PJ, Novack V, Mahmood F, Matyal R, Mitchell JD, Sundar E, Bose R, Pomposelli F, Kersten JR, Talmor DS. Continuous perioperative insulin infusion decreases major cardiovascular events in patients undergoing vascular surgery: a prospective, randomized trial. Anesthesiology. 2009 May;110(5):970-7. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181a1005b.

    PubMed 19387173
  • Collier B, Dossett LA, May AK, Diaz JJ. Glucose control and the inflammatory response. Nutr Clin Pract. 2008 Feb;23(1):3-15. doi: 10.1177/011542650802300103.

    PubMed 18203960
  • Griesdale DE, de Souza RJ, van Dam RM, Heyland DK, Cook DJ, Malhotra A, Dhaliwal R, Henderson WR, Chittock DR, Finfer S, Talmor D. Intensive insulin therapy and mortality among critically ill patients: a meta-analysis including NICE-SUGAR study data. CMAJ. 2009 Apr 14;180(8):821-7. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.090206. Epub 2009 Mar 24.

    PubMed 19318387
  • Campbell RK. Etiology and effect on outcomes of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007 May 15;64(10 Suppl 6):S4-8. doi: 10.2146/ajhp070100.

    PubMed 17494892
  • Van den Berghe G, Schetz M, Vlasselaers D, Hermans G, Wilmer A, Bouillon R, Mesotten D. Clinical review: Intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients: NICE-SUGAR or Leuven blood glucose target? J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Sep;94(9):3163-70. doi: 10.1210/jc.2009-0663. Epub 2009 Jun 16.

    PubMed 19531590
  • Kotronen A, Lewitt M, Hall K, Brismar K, Yki-Jarvinen H. Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 as a novel specific marker of hepatic insulin sensitivity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Dec;93(12):4867-72. doi: 10.1210/jc.2008-1245. Epub 2008 Sep 16.

    PubMed 18796514
  • King GL. The role of inflammatory cytokines in diabetes and its complications. J Periodontol. 2008 Aug;79(8 Suppl):1527-34. doi: 10.1902/jop.2008.080246.

    PubMed 18673007

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Diabetes Mellitus and Insulin Resistance, run by Karolinska Institutet at 1 site in Sweden.

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 5 inclusion and 7 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Oct 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Sweden. 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.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Plasma glucose level. (time frame: 4 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00700362, which also lists 20 linked publications.

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 5 Oct 2020.

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