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Diabetic Patient (Type 1,2, MODY, Secondary) or With Corticosteroid-induced Diabetes Following Initiation of Corticosteroid TreatmentCOVIDEXNCT04726163

Tele-expertise in Patients With Diabetes Hospitalized for Covid-19 Infection

A study testing Continuous blind glucose measurement device (Free style Pro) in people with Diabetic Patient (Type 1,2, MODY, Secondary) or With Corticosteroid-induced Diabetes Following Initiation of Corticosteroid Treatment, run by University Hospital, Strasbourg, France at 1 site in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Diabetes is a major factor of morbi-mortality in Covid-19 infection. Currently, steroid therapy is required in patients under oxygen therapy. This treatment is associated with hyper glycaemia in patients with diabetes. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Continuous blind glucose measurement device (Free style Pro)
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
48 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
29 Jan 2021to 18 Feb 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patient adult hospitalized for Covid-19 infection in the Infectious Diseases Department of the University Hospital of Strasbourg (HUS)
  • Patient requiring steroid treatment
  • Diabetic patient (type 1,2, MODY, secondary) or with corticosteroid-induced diabetes following initiation of corticosteroid treatment

Who cannot join

  • Contraindication to the use of the Free-Style Medical Device

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67091

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About this study

Official title: Tele-expertise for Glycemic Control Monitoring in Patients With Diabetes Hospitalized for Covid-19 Infection

Diabetes is a major factor of morbi-mortality in Covid-19 infection. Currently, steroid therapy is required in patients under oxygen therapy. This treatment is associated with hyper glycaemia in patients with diabetes. Recommendations for the management of diabetes during Covid-19 infection is to use insulin treatment. The majority of units involves in the management of patient with Covid19 infection are not the experience in managing intensive insulin therapy and the time to ensure this follow-up. All the data in the literature are in favor of a positive impact of telemedicine on the metabolic control of diabetic patients. However, the routine use of telemedicine and more particularly tele-expertise within hospital units is very underdeveloped in France. The epidemic of Covid-19 represents a unique situation where the health authorities recommend to physicians to use telemedicine to ensure the follow-up and optimal management of patients. The aim of this study was to compare the metabolic control of diabetic patients infected with Covid-19 followed in tele-expertise to a group of diabetic patients infected with Covid-19 managed in standard conditions.

Read the detailed description

The study will take place in the infectious diseases department of the University Hospitals of Strasbourg. All diabetic patients or patients with corticosteroid-induced diabetes hospitalized for Covid-19 infection and requiring corticosteroid therapy (Dexamethasone 6mg / day IV for 10 days or Solupred 40mg / day per os) can be recruited.

Subjects meeting the eligibility criteria will be informed of the research orally and by the delivery of a written information notice from the start of their hospitalization in the department:

The allocation of the study group will be made according to the patient's hospitalization unit in the infectious disease department, unit 1 will benefit from tele-expertise (TE group) and patients in unit 2 will belong to the standard group (group S). Unit 1 and Unit 2 of the infectious disease department take care of patients in the same way..

The TE group consists of patients treated from the start of steroid therapy with a basal / bolus insulin regimen at a dose of 0.5U / kg / day: 50% in basal insulin Abasaglar and 50% in rapid insulin Humalog divided into three prandial injections with adaptation of insulin doses on the basis of the MCG. The use of the MCG with a collection of 90 glycemia / day allows the establishment of an intensive insulin treatment in complete safety because of the access to postprandial glycemia for the adaptation of rapid insulin and glycemia nocturnal for adaptation of basal insulin. The implementation of a basal bolus insulin therapy in a non-diabetes unit is made possible by continuous glucose measurement. Freestyle libre will therefore be implemented as soon as the insulin treatment is carried out. The Freestyle libre continuous glucose measurement sensor provides access to 90 interstitial glucose measurements / day and the establishment of continuous glucose measurement curves sent by secure computer every 48 hours for diabetes advice and dose adjustment insulin It is suggested for the study to carry out at least 8 glucose measurements / day per Free style Libre scanner. Therefore, there will be no achievement of capillary blood glucose in the TE group

The standard group (S) consists of patients for whom diabetes management is carried out according to the habits of the infectious disease department. This standard care includes the initiation of insulin therapy (one to several injections of insulin per day) in a context of hyperglycemia according to the habits of the department. The adjustment of the insulin doses in the S group will be carried out on the basis of at least 3 capillary blood glucose tests per day carried out before each meal. Group S will benefit from the fitting of a Freestyle Libre Pro, that is to say a continuous glucose sensor fitted throughout the hospital stay. The Freestyle Libre Pro, does not provide access to real-time interstitial glucose readings but has the option once removed to be able to analyze all 90 interstitial glucose readings. Its interest is to avoid interfering with the standard diabetes management of the infectious disease department.

Being tested
Continuous blind glucose measurement device (Free style Pro)
Keywords
Diabetes, Covid-19, Telemedecine, Continuous glucose monitoring, Steroid therapy
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Neoplasm Metastasis, Diabetes Mellitus, COVID-19

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Continuous blind glucose measurement device (Free style Pro)Device

    A continuous blind glucose measurement device (Free style Pro) will be set up on the first day and throughout the entire hospital stay

Study groups in NCT04726163
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Tele-expertiseNo interventionBasal-bolus insulin treatment with adaptation of insulin doses according to continuous glucose measurement
StandardExperimentalStandard treatment and adaptation of insulin doses according to the usual management of the unit
Receives: Device: Continuous blind glucose measurement device (Free style Pro)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of time spent in the range 70-180 mg / dl (TIR)

    measured every day in the group followed by tele-expertise compared with group under standard care (comparison of the daily evolution of the TIR in both groups).

    Measured: At the end of hospitalization (maximum day 14)

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Mortality

    Measured: At the end of hospitalization (maximum day 14)

  2. Intensive Care Unit Transfers

    Measured: At the end of hospitalization (maximum day 14)

  3. Cardiovascular and infectious complications

    Measured: At the end of hospitalization (maximum day 14)

  4. Acute metabolic complications: keto acidosis, severe hypoglycaemia

    Measured: At the end of hospitalization (maximum day 14)

  5. Duration of hospitalization and treatments administered

    Measured: At the end of hospitalization (maximum day 14)

  6. Mean glucose

    Measured: At the end of hospitalization (maximum day 14)

  7. Time spent above glycaemia > 180mg/dl

    Measured: At the end of hospitalization (maximum day 14)

  8. Time spent bellow glycaemia < 70mg/dl

    Measured: At the end of hospitalization (maximum day 14)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jan 2021
  2. Study start29 Jan 2021
  3. Primary completion18 Feb 2022
  4. Study completion18 Feb 2022

Why it stopped: inclusion difficulties

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04726163
Sponsor's protocol ID
8078
Acronym
COVIDEX
Status last verified
Apr 2022
First submitted
19 Jan 2021
Last updated
27 Apr 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Continuous blind glucose measurement device (Free style Pro) in people with Diabetic Patient (Type 1,2, MODY, Secondary) or With Corticosteroid-induced Diabetes Following Initiation of Corticosteroid Treatment, run by University Hospital, Strasbourg, France at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: inclusion difficulties). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of time spent in the range 70-180 mg / dl (TIR) (time frame: At the end of hospitalization (maximum day 14)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Apr 2022.

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