Diabetes Case Detection through Emergency Department Admissions

A cluster randomised trial of diabetes detection through routine blood glucose testing among people admitted to hospital through Emergency Departments

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611001007921

Enrollment

900

Registered

2011-09-20

Start date

2011-05-31

Completion date

2012-12-31

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This health services research study aims to evaluate, using a single blind, cluster randomised control design the novel system of routine blood glucose testing amongst all patients admitted to hospital via Emergency, followed by automatic notification of the relevant hospital’s Diabetes Services for those who are hyperglycaemic, to assess related improvement in diabetes case detection and subsequent implementation of diabetes care.

Interventions

Routine testing of blood glucose for all patients admitted to hospital through Emergency Departments, who have blood taken. Measurement of HbA1c if blood glucose >=14 mmol/L. Notification of Diabetes Services if blood glucose >=14 mmol/L so that patient can receive early assessment by the diabetes team during the period of their inpatient admission.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Diagnosis

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients admitted to hospital through Emergency Departments who have blood taken.

Exclusion criteria

Nil

Outcome results