An investigation into whether tight glucose control improves mortality in patients admitted to combined Intensive Therapy Unit/High Dependency Unit (ITU/HDU)

ISRCTN ISRCTN31624090
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN31624090
Protocol serial number N0247130746
Sponsor Department of Health
Funder Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust (UK)
Submission date
30/09/2004
Registration date
30/09/2004
Last edited
05/12/2014
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Malcolm Watters
Scientific

The Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
United Kingdom

Email abc@email.com

Study information

Primary study designInterventional
Study designRandomised controlled trial
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Scientific titleAn investigation into whether tight glucose control improves mortality in patients admitted to combined Intensive Therapy Unit/High Dependency Unit (ITU/HDU)
Study objectivesDoes intensive glucose control improve outcome in a population of Intensive Therapy Unit/High Dependency Unit (ITU/HDU) patients?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedNot Applicable
InterventionGroup 1: Intensive insulin therapy - the blood glucose will be maintained between 4.4 and 6.1 mmol/L using intravenous insulin therapy
Group 2: Conventional insulin therapy - the blood glucose will be maintained between 10.0 and 11.1 mmol/L using intravenous insulin therapy
Intervention typeDrug
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Insulin
Primary outcome measure(s)

Not provided at time of registration

Key secondary outcome measure(s)

Not provided at time of registration

Completion date30/06/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Key inclusion criteriaITU/HDU patients
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment10/03/2003
Date of final enrolment30/06/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • United Kingdom
  • England

Study participating centre

The Great Western Hospital
Swindon
SN3 6BB
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan