Phase II Study of Safety and Feasibility of Intensive Blood Glucose Control With Insulin on Acute Medical Wards
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are commonly admitted to hospital
with exacerbations of their lung disease. A combination of the acute illness and treatment
with oral steroids causes a rise in blood sugar. Patients with high blood sugar do worse than
those with normal blood sugar. The aim of this study is to develop a safe and effective
protocol for tight control of blood glucose with insulin on acute medical wards outside the
intensive care environment. This will allow us to perform a formal trial to determine whether
blood glucose control with insulin reduces death and complications from COPD exacerbations.