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Starvation in the Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

NCT06186245 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2025-08-19

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Summary

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are common, but serious metabolic disorders are often encountered in intensive care. In the intensive care setting, it is common to withhold food from patients during treatment of DKA. However, there is no evidence or current literature supporting this practice. The following proposed research investigates the initiation of an early diet versus withholding food during the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Early feeding with an oral diet

Participants in the treatment arm will be initiated on a clear liquid diet on day 1 of medical ICU admission. Diet will be progressed on day 2 to full liquid diet or diabetic diet as patient tolerates based on which diet the patient would prefer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kenneth Kenneth, MD · Texas Tech University Health Science Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-27
Primary Completion
2025-11-30
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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