The Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Mortality of Patients With COVID-19

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus; Covid19
• Interventions: Other: no intervention

• Registration Number: NCT04663659
• Lead Sponsor: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

The study includes patients over 18 years old who were hospitalized in our covid intensive care unit between March 16 and May 16, 2020.

Retrospective records were examined by examining the electronic data files of the patients.

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests performed with nasopharyngeal swab taken from the person, which is the standard diagnostic method, and also the diagnosis of infection symptoms, risk factors and thoracic CT scans indicating pneumonia were diagnosed.

Patients over 18 years of age with and without a medical history of DM in their history were identified and compared in 2 groups.

Detailed Description

The study includes patients over 18 years old who were hospitalized in our covid intensive care unit between March 16 and May 16, 2020.

Retrospective records will be examined by examining the electronic data files of the patients.

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests performed with nasopharyngeal swab taken from the person, which is the standard diagnostic method, and also the diagnosis of infection symptoms, risk factors and thoracic CT scans indicating pneumonia were diagnosed.

Patients over 18 years of age with and without a medical history of DM in their history will be identified and compared in 2 groups.

Demographic data such as age, gender, Body Mass Index (BMI) of all patients, presence of additional comorbid disease, blood glucose values during hospitalization in intensive care, ferritin, C-Reactive Protein (CRP), respiratory support methods (nasal oxygen, nasal high flow, non-invasive mechanical ventilation, intubation), length of stay in intensive care unit, and mortality will be recorded.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-15
• Primary Completion: 2020-05-15
• Study Completion: 2020-05-15
• Status Verified: 2020-12
• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-12-10
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-11
• Last Update Posted: 2020-12-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients under 18 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
non-diabetic group	no intervention	Patients over the age of 18 without diabetes mellitus in intensive care unit
diabetic group	no intervention	Patients over the age of 18 with diabetes mellitus in intensive care unit

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mortality	3 months	Mortality rates of patients
length of stay in intensive care	3 months	The time between admission to intensive care unit and discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SisliHamidiye Etfal Education and Training Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey