New hospital tool aims to tame blood sugar chaos
NCT ID NCT05447806
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a computer program that alerts doctors and nurses when hospital patients have dangerously high or low blood sugar. The tool suggests care steps to improve glucose control. Researchers will track over 15,000 adults across multiple hospitals to see if the tool reduces complications and shortens hospital stays.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Electronic medical record clinical decision support tool (GlucAlert-CDS)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help hospitals better manage blood sugar levels in patients, potentially reducing complications and shortening hospital stays.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large but early-stage implementation study without a randomized controlled design, so results may be influenced by other factors. The tool's effectiveness may vary across different hospital settings.
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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 15,732 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
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: * Hospitalized adult (\>18 years) patients at Penn State Health, Hershey Medical Center, St. Joseph's Hospital, Hampden Medical Center, Holy Spirit Medical Center, and Lancaster Medical Center * Ambulatory adult (\>18 years) patients at Penn State Health, Hershey Medical Center, St. Joseph's Hospital, Hampden Medical Center, Holy Spirit Medical Center, and Lancaster Medical Center * Trigger of an alert or a disease management message Exclusion Criteria: * Children (\<18 years)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
RECRUITINGReading, Pennsylvania, 19605, United States
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Penn State Hershey Medical Center
RECRUITINGHershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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