Standard Operating Procedures in Daily Clinical Routine

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Blood Glucose
• Interventions: Behavioral: Implementation of SOP

• Registration Number: NCT00596128
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

Brief Summary

Primary study endpoint: blood sugar values

Patients: Patients admitted to an ICU

5 steps:

1. Routine treatment,

2. Implementation of SOP for blood sugar monitoring and intervention,

3. Education of intensive care nurses,

4. 6 months free interval without further education or check-up of SOP implementation,

5. Check of SOP implementation and clinical outcome concerning range of blood sugar

Detailed Description

SOP for blood glucose monitoring and treatment was implemented on an intensive care unit. Staff was trained. After a free interval patient's outcome was monitored in terms of daily blood sugar profile prior implementation of SOP and after implementation+free interval of SOP.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-12
• Study First Submitted: 2008-01-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-01-15
• Study First Posted: 2008-01-16
• Primary Completion: 2008-04
• Study Completion: 2008-04
• Status Verified: 2008-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-06-04
• Last Update Posted: 2008-06-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 800

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients admitted to an ICU

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient's or close relative's refusal

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
2	Implementation of SOP	Blood sugar monitoring after implementation of SOP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
blood sugar range	4 times a day for total ICU stay

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ICU length of stay	After discharge from ICU

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, UK S-H Campus Kiel; 🇩🇪 Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany