Smart sensors could revolutionize ICU blood sugar management
NCT ID NCT05585801
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) can help ICU patients maintain safe blood sugar levels more effectively than standard finger-stick checks. Researchers will enroll 500 adults undergoing major surgeries like pancreas or liver transplants. The goal is to see if CGMs reduce time spent outside the target glucose range and ease the workload on nurses.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that continuous glucose monitors are reliable and effective for managing blood sugar in ICU patients, potentially becoming a new standard of care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study with 500 patients, and results may not apply to all ICU settings. The device's accuracy in critically ill patients is still unproven.
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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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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female patients, of 18 to 80 years of age, undergoing one of the following surgical procedures and post-operative care at ICU: 1. pancreas surgery - total or partial pancreas resection 2. orthotopic liver transplantation 3. simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation 4. patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing major surgery 2. Patient must have signed the Patient Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: Any criteria that would disable surgical procedures involved
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Prague, Czechia
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