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Screening for Hypoglycemia in an Institutionalized Elderly Diabetic Population.

NCT03656887 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2026-02-04

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Summary

Diabetes is a major public health problem that has been growing steadily in recent years. Its prevalence is very high in the elderly, in whom there is an increased risk of hypoglycemia.

Hypoglycaemia in elderly diabetics has serious consequences:

* increased mortality,
* increased cardiovascular morbidity,
* increased risk of falling,
* impairment of quality of life.
* Hypoglycaemia is also a risk factor for dementia in type 2 diabetes. The frequency of asymptomatic and atypical hypoglycemia has been shown to be greater in the elderly, but the exact prevalence of hypoglycemia in the elderly remains unknown.

Elderly diabetic patients in institutions are particularly fragile and have more frequent cognitive problems than non-diabetic subjects. A study conducted in this population of patients showed that a third of them had HbA1C \<6.5%, which suggests a higher frequency of hypoglycemia though the figures were not available.

We therefore decided to conduct a study to assess the frequency of hypoglycemia in order to better understand the contributing factors and to improve the management of this fragile population.

Conditions

  • Old Age
  • Institutionalized in EHPAD (French Nursing Home)
  • Diabetes
  • Hypoglycemic Syndrome

Interventions

DEVICE

Continuous interstitial glucose sensor

Installing and removing the sensor

OTHER

Sensor Scan

Scan of the sensor, using the Freestyle Pro free version reader, at installation then before removal after 14 days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-08
Primary Completion
2019-06-11
Completion
2019-06-11

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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