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Brain sugar mystery: 14 ICU patients help unlock clues
NCT ID NCT06393049
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how blood sugar levels relate to sugar levels in the brain of 14 seriously ill patients with acute brain injury. Researchers used special monitoring tools to measure brain sugar and oxygen. The goal was to better understand this relationship and create a math model of how the brain uses sugar. The study did not test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Admission to the neuro-ICU at Rigshospitalet. * Multimodal neuromonitoring Exclusion Criteria: * Closest relative does not understand written and spoken Danish or English. * Patients with known diabetes mellitus upon admission.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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