NCT00740012

Brief Summary

Study hypothesis: Waking up in response to an alarm clock may evoke a stress reaction that leads to rising glucose concentrations. The purpose of this study was to prove this hypothesis with continuous glucose monitoring over three nights. Night (a) with an alarm clock set at 2 h intervals for glucose self monitoring, Night (b) with a nurse performing blood glucose determinations, and Night (c) with the patients left undisturbed.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
32

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2007

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2007

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 20, 2008

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 22, 2008

Completed
10 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2008

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

September 29, 2008

Status Verified

September 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

1.5 years

First QC Date

August 20, 2008

Last Update Submit

September 25, 2008

Conditions

Keywords

Nocturnal glucose profilescontinuous glucose profiles

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Glucose (continuous glucose monitoring)

    10 pm, midnight, 2 am, 4 am and 6:45 am continous glucose monitoring during three nights

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Hormones (norepinephrine, cortisol, glucagon, growth hormone, prolactin), Pulse, Blood glucose

    22 pm, midnight, 2 am, 4 am, 6:45 am

Study Arms (4)

Even, low numbers

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

They start with a alarm- clock night. No venous blood drawing.

Other: Continuous glucose monitoringOther: alarm- clock intervention, patient perform blood glucose self monitoringOther: nurse interventionOther: Taking the patients pulseOther: Other capillary sample

Even, high numbers

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

They start with a nurse performing blood glucose determination. No venous blood drawing.

Other: Continuous glucose monitoringOther: alarm- clock intervention, patient perform blood glucose self monitoringOther: nurse interventionOther: Taking the patients pulseOther: Other capillary sample

Uneven, low numbers

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

They start with an alarm- clock night and have venous blood drawing.

Other: Continuous glucose monitoringOther: alarm- clock intervention, patient perform blood glucose self monitoringOther: nurse interventionOther: Taking the patients pulseOther: Venous blood drawingOther: Other capillary sample

Uneven, high numbers

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

They start with a nurse performing blood glucose determination and have venous blood drawing.

Other: Continuous glucose monitoringOther: alarm- clock intervention, patient perform blood glucose self monitoringOther: nurse interventionOther: Taking the patients pulseOther: Venous blood drawingOther: Other capillary sample

Interventions

Glucoday S (microdialysis system). Continuous glucose monitoring all three nights

Also known as: Gluco Day S (Menarini Diagnostics)
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Alarm clock intervention at midnight, 2 a.m., 4 a.m. and 6:45 a.m.

Also known as: Ordinary alarm clock
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Nurse intervention: gently drawing capillary sample (blood glucose)at midnight, 2 a.m., 4 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. .

Also known as: professional night nurses
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In nights (a) and (b) the doctoral candidate takes the patients pulse 5-7 minutes after the alarm clock or the nurse.

Also known as: Pulse measurment
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Venous blood drawing for the determination of epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol, glucagon, growth hormone, and prolactin (determined by specific immunoassays at Biocientia laboratories, Jena, Germany) (6-10 minutes after midnight, 2 a.m., 4 a.m. and 6:45 a.m.)in night (a) and (b)

Also known as: venous blood drawing from an intravenous catheter
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5-7 minutes after the alarm clock or the nurse the doctoral candidate takes another capillary sample for a laboratory glucose determination (EBIOS, Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany) analyzer.

Also known as: laboratory method (EBIOS, Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany)
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Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Type 1 Diabetic patients (diagnosed longer than 2 years)
  • HBA1c 5,0 - 9,5 %
  • Age 18-75 years
  • Hospitalized patients
  • Body-Mass-Index 19-40 kg/m²
  • Patient is elucidated
  • Patients agreement

You may not qualify if:

  • Type 2-Diabetic patients or other forms of diabetes beside type 1 diabetes, diagnosed after the guidelines of the Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft
  • HbA1c \< 5,0 % or \> 9,5 %
  • A severe hypoglycemia with unconsciousness within the last 2 month
  • Body-Mass-Index \< 19 or \> 40 kg/m²
  • No patient agreement
  • Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) or unsecured contraception.
  • Agina pectoris or acute myocardial infarct, as continuous problem
  • Inadequate treated arterial hypertension \> 160 mmHg systolic and/or \< 95 mmHg diastolic
  • Active tumor disease
  • Anemia hemoglobin \< 11,5 g/dl
  • Treatment with steroids, sedative or anesthetics
  • Infection/fewer \> 37.5 °C
  • Renal- malfunction (serum- creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dl)
  • Liver- malfunction (GPT and AP \> double of upper- limit)
  • Alcohol or drug abuse
  • +4 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Diabeteszentrum Bad Lauterberg im Harz

Bad Lauterberg im Harz, Lower Saxony, 37431, Germany

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Berndt C, Köthe L, Nawrodt B, Mraz B, Patzelt-Bath A. Glycaemic rises after waking up in response to an alarm clock during the night in type 1 diabetic patients can be avoided by experienced nurses drawing blood in a hospital setting as shown by continuous glucose monitoring (GlucoDayR) (abstract 14). Diabetologia 51 (Suppl. 1): S 12

    RESULT
  • Berndt-Zipfel C, Kothe L, Nawrodt B, Mraz B, Patzelt-Bath A, Nauck MA. Glycaemic rises after waking up in response to an alarm clock in type 1-diabetic patients analysed with continuous glucose monitoring (GlucoDay(R) S). Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2011 Jan;119(1):56-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1265162. Epub 2011 Jan 18.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Interventions

Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes MellitusGlucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesEndocrine System DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesImmune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood Chemical AnalysisClinical Chemistry TestsClinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisDiagnostic Techniques, EndocrineMonitoring, PhysiologicInvestigative Techniques

Study Officials

  • Michael A. Nauck, professor

    Diabeteszentrum Bad Lauterberg

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 20, 2008

First Posted

August 22, 2008

Study Start

March 1, 2007

Primary Completion

September 1, 2008

Study Completion

September 1, 2008

Last Updated

September 29, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-09

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