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The goal of this study is to compare 5 units of intravenous Regular insulin to 10 units of intravenous regular insulin in the management of hyperkalemia. We will measure the efficacy of these 2 doses of insulin in reducing hyperkalemia at 2 hours from administration using the main laboratory serum values.


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Introduction: Hyperkalaemia is a serum Potassium (K) level of more than 5.5 mEq/L. It is a common emergency medicine presentation and can be life-threatening. Because of the emergency in correcting hyperkalemia, different medications are used to reduce high potassium levels to normal as soon as possible. Salbutamol inhalers, Glucose solutions, and Insulin are the main medications for managing hyperkalemia. Insulin and Dextrose shift potassium ions into body cells by stimulating the sodium/potassium ATP pump. Its effect starts in less than fifteen minutes and can last up to sixty minutes. It usually reduces potassium up to 1.1 mEq/l. There are different recommendations for Insulin dose and rate of administration for patients with hyperkalemia. Method: This will be a multi-center, prospective, double-blind, non-inferiority, randomized control trial. 336 hyperkalemia patients will be randomized to the intervention group 5 units of intravenous Regular insulin and 10 units of intravenous insulin groups with fifty ml of Dextrose Fifty percent. They will be enrolled once their potassium level is 5.5mEq/L or more. The attending physician and patient will be blinded about the dose of insulin that the patient received. Serum potassium will be measured at 0 and at 120 minutes from the start of the medications. Random blood glucose will be measured at 0, 60, and 120 minutes by Glucometer. The safety of our patients will be assessed by documentation of all adverse events, vital signs, and clinical assessment before and after drug administration. The study will end at 2 hours from insulin administration. Aim: Our research idea aims to compare two recommended doses of Insulin (5 Units vs. 10 Units of Regular insulin given intravenously over thirty minutes) in the management of patients with hyperkalemia. Primary objective: Mean reduction in serum potassium level using the main laboratory results at two hours from medication administration. Secondary objectives: effect of initial (baseline) potassium level on the mean potassium reduction, and frequency of hypoglycemia between the 2 groups. Does the initial (baseline) blood glucose level will affect the function of insulin/dextrose in lowering potassium levels? Patient Population: Adult patients (Aged 18 years and older) who present to the Emergency department at Sultan Qaboos University and Royal Hospital for evaluation and are found to have potassium levels of 5.5 mEq/L and above. Intervention: Single dose of 5 units of intravenous insulin over 30 minutes with 50 ml of Dextrose 50%. Clinical Measurement: Mean reduction of potassium level using the main laboratory results at 2 hours from insulin/dextrose administration. Hypoglycemia will be followed by a bedside glucometer. Outcome: reduction of potassium level at 2 hours from medication administration and medication safety. ;


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NCT number NCT06036823
Study type Interventional
Source Oman Medical Speciality Board
Contact Adnan Al-Ajmi, MD
Phone 98880381
Email r2124@resident.omsb.org
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date October 1, 2023
Completion date December 2024

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