Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions
Keywords
type 2 diabetes mellitus, basal-bolus insulin, insulin ordering
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an electronic order template for basal-bolus insulin will improve mean blood glucose in hospitalized general medical patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.
Detailed description
The study randomly assigned internal medicine residents to use an electronic insulin order template plus basal-bolus ordering education versus education only. For all patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes treated by these physicians, mean blood glucose, rate of hypoglycemia, and rate of sliding scale insulin use were measured.
Interventions
OTHERDiabetes Management
Using electronic insulin order template for basal-bolus insulin and education
Sponsors
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Blood glucose less than 60 mg/dl or greater than 180 mg/dl during hospital stay
Exclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean blood Glucose | 6 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| rates of glucose values less than 60 mg/dl or less than 40 mg/dl | 6 days |
| rate of use of sliding scale insulin | 6 days |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed