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Type 2 DiabetesDEPICCTNCT06899191

Diabetes Electronic Prompt for Improved Care Coordination and Treatment in the ED

A study testing Hemoglobin A1c and Observation Unit in people with Type 2 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), run by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to improve the processes of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) care coordination and treatment in the emergency department (ED) by utilizing clinical decision support mechanisms in the electronic health record (EHR). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 21 years and older
What is being tested?
Hemoglobin A1c and Observation Unit
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
30 Mar 2025to 26 Apr 2026
Phase
Interventional
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 21 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Moderate hyperglycemia, (glucose ≥250 mg/dL)
  • Patients who arrive in the emergency department
  • Not pregnant or peri-partum
  • Not SARS-COV-2 PCR positive in past 7 days

Who cannot join

  • Diabetic ketoacidosis (pH < 7.20, HCO3 < 15, AG > 25)
  • Diabetic foot ulcer or skin complications
  • Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state with neurologic impairment
  • Patients who leave against medical advice (AMA), elope from the ED, or are transferred to another facility

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Hospital

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Diabetes Electronic Prompt for Improved Care Coordination and Treatment (DEPICCT) in the ED

The goal of this clinical trial is to improve the processes of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) care coordination and treatment in the emergency department (ED) by utilizing clinical decision support mechanisms in the electronic health record (EHR). The main question is whether electronic prompts triggered by hyperglycemia and elevated A1c results in providers providing earlier treatments and faster time to subsequent primary care appointment and greater reduction in hemoglobin A1c (HA1c).

ED clinicians will receive alerts called Our Practice Advisories (OPA's) through the EPIC EHR. The 1st OPA triggers when a random point-of-care (POC) glucose is ≥250 mg/dL, prompting a suggested additional HA1c order. A 2nd OPA triggers if the resulting HA1c is ≥10%, prompting consideration of further care coordination in the Observation Unit. Investigators will compare the outcomes post-intervention compared to pre-intervention.

Read the detailed description

Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a growing public health crisis with rates of diabetes steadily increasing over the last 10 years. The ED is commonly the first point of contact for individuals who present with symptoms of hyperglycemia, often with very severe (HbA1C > 10%) underlying diabetes. However, there is currently no national guideline or clinical policy for the ED management of patients who are not in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or in a hyperglycemia hyperosmolar state (HHS). The investigators hypothesize that there are two subgroups who may benefit from greater care coordination initiated from the ED: patients who are newly-diagnosed with severe T2D and patients whom T2D is poorly-controlled despite medication adherence. This study designs electronic prompt practice advisories that nudge ED providers towards more aggressive treatment pathways. It is currently unknown whether alert tools can improve the delivery and coordination of care of patients with severe T2D presenting to the ED.

Being tested
Hemoglobin A1c, Observation Unit
Keywords
Type 2 Diabetes, Electronic Prompt, Emergency Department Diabetes, Practice Advisory
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hyperglycemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

What participants receive

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

  • Hemoglobin A1cDiagnostic test

    Prompt to order A1c

  • Observation UnitBehavioural

    Electronic prompt nudging ED provider to consider admitting patient to the Observation Unit for care coordination and more aggressive glycemic control

Study groups in NCT06899191
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
InterventionExperimentalAll ED providers exposed to electronic alerts
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Hemoglobin A1c; Behavioral: Observation Unit

What is being measured

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

  1. Care Coordination: Follow-Up Care

    % Patients achieving: A T2D-related appointment within 4 weeks

    Measured: From date of ED encounter until 4 weeks after

  2. Physiologic Response

    % Patients achieving: HbA1c 1% reduction in 3 months

    Measured: From date of ED encounter to 4 months after

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Care Coordination: Disposition

    number of patients discharged, number of patients admitted to observation unit, number of patients admitted to hospital

    Measured: Within 1 day of ED encounter date

  2. Care Coordination: Length of stay

    Length of stay (minutes) of subject ED encounter

    Measured: 1 day

  3. Care Coordination: Insurance

    Inclusion: patients with NO insurance Measure % Patients achieving new insurance

    Measured: Within 3 weeks of ED encounter

  4. Care Coordination: Medication Prescription

    Inclusion: patients discharged from the ED or observation Unit

    % subjects prescribed a diabetes medication

    Measured: 3 days

  5. Care Coordination: Medication Change

    Inclusion: patients discharged from the ED or observation Unit

    % subjects with a change in diabetes medication regimen

    Measured: 3 days

  6. Care Coordination: Appointment

    Time (days) to next appointment related to T2D, calculated as [Appt date] - [ED encounter date]

    Measured: 3 months

  7. Physiologic: A1c Orders

    Proportion of patients with hemoglobin A1c ordered in the ED

    Measured: 1 day

  8. Physiologic: Serum Glucose

    Serum glucose concentration change from beginning to end of ED encounter

    Measured: 1 day

  9. Physiologic: Hemoglobin A1c percentage

    Serum hemoglobin A1c (%)

    Measured: 6 months

  10. Physiologic: Diagnosis

    Proportion of subjects with newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes, proportion of subjects with poorly controlled, established Type 2 Diabetes

    Measured: 1 day

  11. Physiologic: ED medications

    % subjects receiving (1) intravenous fluids, (2) insulin, (3) other diabetes medications while in the ED

    Measured: 1 day

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Mar 2025
  2. Study start30 Mar 2025
  3. Primary completion1 Apr 2026
  4. Study completion26 Apr 2026

Resources

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
300 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06899191
Sponsor's protocol ID
Pro2024002629
Acronym
DEPICCT
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
21 Mar 2025
Last updated
30 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Subject data stored on RedCap can be extracted with deidentified information for data sharing.

Publications

  • Yan JW, Vujcic B, Le BN, Van Aarsen K, Chen T, Halane F, Clemens KK. Predictors of 30-day recurrent emergency department visits for hyperglycemia in patients with types 1 and 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study. CJEM. 2024 Jun;26(6):424-430. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00686-4. Epub 2024 Apr 18.

    PubMed 38635005
  • Magee MF, Nassar C. Hemoglobin A1c testing in an emergency department. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2011 Nov 1;5(6):1437-43. doi: 10.1177/193229681100500615.

    PubMed 22226261
  • Magee MF, Nassar CM, Copeland J, Fokar A, Sharretts JM, Dubin JS, Smith MS. Synergy to reduce emergency department visits for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Diabetes Educ. 2013 May-Jun;39(3):354-64. doi: 10.1177/0145721713484593. Epub 2013 Apr 22.

    PubMed 23610182
  • King WM 4th, McDermott MT, Trujillo JM. Initial management of severe hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes: an observational study. Diabetes Ther. 2013 Dec;4(2):375-84. doi: 10.1007/s13300-013-0036-9. Epub 2013 Aug 16.

    PubMed 23949906
  • Ginde AA, Delaney KE, Pallin DJ, Camargo CA Jr. Multicenter survey of emergency physician management and referral for hyperglycemia. J Emerg Med. 2010 Feb;38(2):264-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.088. Epub 2008 Jul 26.

    PubMed 18657930
  • Gale J, Varndell W, James S, Perry L. Unscheduled emergency department presentations with diabetes: Identifying high risk characteristics. Australas Emerg Care. 2023 Sep;26(3):205-210. doi: 10.1016/j.auec.2022.12.001. Epub 2022 Dec 15.

    PubMed 36528482
  • Driver BE, Olives TD, Prekker ME, Miner JR, Klein LR. The Association of Emergency Department Treatments for Hyperglycemia with Glucose Reduction and Emergency Department Length of Stay. J Emerg Med. 2017 Dec;53(6):791-797. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.08.068. Epub 2017 Oct 6.

    PubMed 28993036
  • Driver BE, Olives TD, Bischof JE, Salmen MR, Miner JR. Discharge Glucose Is Not Associated With Short-Term Adverse Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Moderate to Severe Hyperglycemia. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Dec;68(6):697-705.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.04.057. Epub 2016 Jun 25.

    PubMed 27353284
  • Driver BE, Klein LR, Cole JB, Prekker ME, Fagerstrom ET, Miner JR. Comparison of two glycemic discharge goals in ED patients with hyperglycemia, a randomized trial. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul;37(7):1295-1300. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.09.053. Epub 2018 Oct 5.

    PubMed 30316635
  • Davies MJ, Aroda VR, Collins BS, Gabbay RA, Green J, Maruthur NM, Rosas SE, Del Prato S, Mathieu C, Mingrone G, Rossing P, Tankova T, Tsapas A, Buse JB. Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes, 2022. A consensus report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Diabetologia. 2022 Dec;65(12):1925-1966. doi: 10.1007/s00125-022-05787-2. Epub 2022 Sep 24.

    PubMed 36151309
  • Crawford AL, Laiteerapong N. Type 2 Diabetes. Ann Intern Med. 2024 Jun;177(6):ITC81-ITC96. doi: 10.7326/AITC202406180. Epub 2024 Jun 11.

    PubMed 38857502
  • Charfen MA, Ipp E, Kaji AH, Saleh T, Qazi MF, Lewis RJ. Detection of undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetic states in high-risk emergency department patients. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 May;16(5):394-402. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00374.x. Epub 2009 Mar 16.

    PubMed 19302369
  • Bowen ME, Xuan L, Lingvay I, Halm EA. Random blood glucose: a robust risk factor for type 2 diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Apr;100(4):1503-10. doi: 10.1210/jc.2014-4116. Epub 2015 Feb 4.

    PubMed 25650899
  • American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee. 2. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2024. Diabetes Care. 2024 Jan 1;47(Suppl 1):S20-S42. doi: 10.2337/dc24-S002.

    PubMed 38078589

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Hemoglobin A1c and Observation Unit in people with Type 2 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), run by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at 1 site 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 4 inclusion and 4 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Apr 2026. 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 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.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Care Coordination: Follow-Up Care (time frame: From date of ED encounter until 4 weeks after). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT06899191, which also lists 14 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 30 Apr 2026.

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