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Consequences of Hypoglycemia on Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients

NCT00662922 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2010-01-11

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Summary

Hypoglycemia occurs frequently during intensive blood glucose control in critically ill patients. The incidence of hypoglycaemia is associated with impaired outcome. However, it is hitherto unknown if hypoglycaemia itself predisposes patients to neurological impairment, e.g. cognitive dysfunction, or if it is the underlying medical condition that makes the patient prone to a high risk of hypoglycaemia and, concomitantly, neurocognitive impairment. Therefore we investigate neurocognitive function in patients who had hypoglycemias during their intensive care stay and compare the results to patients without hypoglycaemia whose medical conditions are matched to the hypoglycaemia patients.

Conditions

  • Critical Illness

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Muenster

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Björn Ellger, MD · Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Muenster

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2008-09-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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