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Efficacy of Structured Insulin Order

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Registration Number
NCT01130558
Lead Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an electronic order template for basal-bolus insulin will improve mean blood glucose in hospitalized general medical patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.

Detailed Description

The study randomly assigned internal medicine residents to use an electronic insulin order template plus basal-bolus ordering education versus education only. For all patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes treated by these physicians, mean blood glucose, rate of hypoglycemia, and rate of sliding scale insulin use were measured.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
128
Inclusion Criteria
  • Blood glucose less than 60 mg/dl or greater than 180 mg/dl during hospital stay
Exclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean blood Glucose6 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
rates of glucose values less than 60 mg/dl or less than 40 mg/dl6 days
rate of use of sliding scale insulin6 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Massachusetts General Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBoston, Massachusetts, United States

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