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Clinical Trial Summary

Glucocorticoids are known to cause an increase in insulin resistance, leading to hyperglycemia, in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients. In both the inpatient and outpatient setting, steroids are used for their anti-inflammatory property to treat a variety of conditions. There is a paucity of information regarding the best way to treat steroid-induced hyperglycemia. In this study we will compare (1) the addition of NPH insulin, an intermediate-acting insulin, given at the time of steroid administration to the patient's standard basal/bolus insulin to (2) modification of the standard basal-bolus insulin regimen which will consist primarily increasing the prandial doses at lunch and supper in order to determine which regimen is superior for glycemic control.


Clinical Trial Description

Inpatients who will receive single daily doses of prednisone or methylprednisolone for treatment of their underlying condition and who become hyperglycemic will be eligible. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion to one of two arms: (1) to their standard basal bolus insulin the addition of NPH insulin given at the time of the steroid adminstration, adjusting the dose based on the dose of steroid; (2) an increase in the basal and prandial bolus insulin doses based on the dose of steroid. Glycemic control and the incidence of hypoglycemia will be assessed over the first 3 days after initiating these insulin regimens. ;


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NCT number NCT03511521
Study type Interventional
Source Northwestern University
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Status Terminated
Phase Phase 4
Start date March 27, 2018
Completion date August 15, 2019

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