Standard Operating Procedures in Daily Clinical Routine

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Blood Glucose

Treatments: Behavioral: Implementation of SOP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00596128

UK-SH_Hanss_2008/01

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full 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.

Enrollment: 800 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients admitted to an ICU

Exclusion criteria

• Patient's or close relative's refusal

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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800 participants in 2 patient groups

1

No Intervention group

Description:

Blood sugar monitoring and intervention as clinical routine, no SOP defined and implemented

2

Experimental group

Description:

Blood sugar monitoring after implementation of SOP

Treatment:

Behavioral: Implementation of SOP