Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices in Hospitalized Veterans With Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT03508934

Last Updated: 2026-01-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 218 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-07-01
• Study Completion Date: 2026-04-30

Brief Summary

More than 25% of the patients admitted in the general wards have a history of Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Up to 30% of the hospitalized diabetics develop hypoglycemia (low glucose values); a condition that is associated with seizures, cardiac arrhythmias, and even death. In Veterans, the prevalence is disproportionally higher. It is estimated that 40-50% of hospitalized Veterans are diabetics. In this clinical trial the investigators describe the development of a novel system, the Glucose Telemetry System (GTS), with which glucose values can be wirelessly transmitted from the patient's bedside to a monitor device at the nursing station. The goal of this work is to develop a more effective glucose surveillance system at the general wards, which can decrease hypoglycemia in the hospital and improve clinical outcomes.

Detailed Description

More than 25% of patients admitted to general wards/non Intensive Care Unit (non-ICU) setting have a history of Diabetes Mellitus (DM); and as for 2012, $125 billion dollars were costs associated with hospitalization of diabetics in the United States (US). Up to 30% of the hospitalized diabetics develop hypoglycemia, a condition that is associated with higher hospital charges, prolonged length of stay, and increased morbidity and mortality.

Reducing hypoglycemic events in the inpatient setting has led hospitals to develop hypoglycemia prevention policies; policies which are however limited by the infrequent Point of Care (POC) capillary blood glucose testing in the general wards. Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices represent additional ways to monitor blood glucose levels. Only a limited number of studies have examined the use of CGM devices in the non-ICU setting. In all these studies, CGM use was found to be superior compared to POC in hypoglycemia detection. However, as the results of CGM were blinded (alarms were turned off) for both the investigators and the participants, interventions to prevent hypoglycemia were not performed. Additionally, one major limitation of CGM technology is that CGM receiver/monitor needs to be located in the patient's room, due to Bluetooth Technology signal-strength restrictions, necessitating nurses to enter frequently the patient's room in order to check CGM glucose values. In the current application, the investigators are going to evaluate whether an innovative system that the investigators call "Glucose Telemetry System" (GTS) can decrease hypoglycemia and improve clinical outcomes in hospitalized Veterans with DM2.

Discovering novel ways to monitor glucose values in the hospital setting could have a significant impact in preventing hypoglycemia in the inpatient setting- a condition that is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. The investigators believe that this proposal is highly innovative. The trial may lead to future wider use of CGM in hospitalized patients with DM who are at a higher risk for hypoglycemia, similar to the way that the investigators use cardiac telemetry for patients who are at an increased risk for developing arrhythmias.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Hypoglycemia

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention group (Continuous Glucose Monitroring and POC)

Hospitalized patients with DM2 will be monitored with Glucose Telemetry System (GTS) and Point of Care (POC) finger-stick blood glucose levels with application of hypoglycemia prevention protocol (activated based the GTS lower glucose alarms)

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

GTS (Continuous Glucose Monitoring)

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Hospitalized patients with DM2 will be monitored with Glucose Telemetry System (GTS)

POC (Point of Care)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Hospitalized patients with DM2 will be monitored with POC (Point of Care) blood glucose levels.

Control group (Point of Care-POC)

Hospitalized patients with DM2 will be monitored with POC blood glucose levels and application of hypoglycemia prevention protocol (activated based the POC values)

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

POC (Point of Care)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Hospitalized patients with DM2 will be monitored with POC (Point of Care) blood glucose levels.

Interventions

GTS (Continuous Glucose Monitoring)

Hospitalized patients with DM2 will be monitored with Glucose Telemetry System (GTS)

Intervention Type: DEVICE

POC (Point of Care)

Hospitalized patients with DM2 will be monitored with POC (Point of Care) blood glucose levels.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Veterans with history of DM2 managed with insulin (either basal bolus, basal only or basal with per os DM medications), admitted to the Baltimore VA Medical Center, who have at

• least 1 risk factor of hypoglycemia

Exclusion Criteria

• Veterans with history of type 1 DM.
• Veterans with history of DM2 managed with diet or any combination of oral antidiabetic drugs only.
• Veterans hospitalized with significant hyperglycemia or diabetic ketoacidosis
• Pregnant Veterans
• Veterans receiving glucocorticosteroids in doses (equivalent) to 20 mg of hydrocortisone/day
• Veterans that are expected to require a hospital stay <3 days will also be excluded

• Minimum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

VA Office of Research and Development

FED

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Ilias Spanakis, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Locations

Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Countries

United States

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Other Identifiers

CX001825-01

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ENDA-022-17F

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id