Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0283124724
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine: Diabetes
Intervention
This study has a prospective quasi-experimental design and will be implemented in two clinical areas: general and elderly medicine. Nine general and elderly wards will be randomised into control and intervention wards.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/2003
Overall trial end date
31/12/2003
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
316 patients, including all adults with diabetes mellitus Type 1 or Type 2, and who are admitted as an emergency admission to the medical and elderly wards due to a diabetes related or unrelated cause.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
316
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/01/2003
Recruitment end date
31/12/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Worthing & Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust
Worthing
BN11 2DH
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Sussex NHS Research Consortium (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary