NCT04473001

Brief Summary

The applicant and research team partners have over the last years developed the WARD project (Wireless Assessment of Respiratory and circulatory Distress), using wireless continuous monitoring of vital signs in high-risk patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. An important perioperative indicator not currently included in the WARD project is continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), which may not only predict and identify hypo- and hyperglycemia, but also utilize the information from variations in blood glucose in combination with other changes in vital signs to predict surgical complications in all patients. The current study involves the inclusion of 80 patients, scheduled for major abdominal, orthopedic or vascular surgery, to be monitored with CGM in addition to the currently measured vital signs. The project is a prospective, observational, clinical study, describing and analyzing variations in perioperative blood glucose levels and vital signs, and the relation to adverse clinical outcomes. Patients scheduled for elective surgery will preferentially be recruited at the preoperative assessment at a maximum of 30 days before surgery. CGM and monitoring of the remaining vital sign modalities will commence on the day of surgery. Patients admitted for acute surgery will be recruited preoperatively and CGM as well monitoring of the remaining vital sign modalities will commence as soon as possible. The patients will be monitored with CGM for up to 10 days and with the remaining modalities for up to 5 days or for all modalities until discharge or withdrawal of consent.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
70

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2020

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 26, 2020

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 30, 2020

Completed
16 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 16, 2020

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 28, 2021

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 28, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

March 29, 2021

Status Verified

March 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

June 30, 2020

Last Update Submit

March 26, 2021

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Hypoglycemia

    Duration of glucose levels \< 3.9 mmol/L as measured by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)

    Through the monitoring period (up to 5 days after monitoring is commenced or until discharge)

Secondary Outcomes (12)

  • Active CGM

    Through the monitoring period (up to 5 days after monitoring is commenced or until discharge)

  • Glycemic variability

    Through the monitoring period (up to 5 days after monitoring is commenced or until discharge)

  • Mean glucose

    Through the monitoring period (up to 5 days after monitoring is commenced or until discharge)

  • Number of hypoglycemic events

    Through the monitoring period (up to 5 days after monitoring is commenced or until discharge)

  • Number of severe hypoglycemic events

    Through the monitoring period (up to 5 days after monitoring is commenced or until discharge)

  • +7 more secondary outcomes

Other Outcomes (3)

  • Agreement between CGM and plasma glucose (PG)

    Through the monitoring period (up to 5 days after monitoring is commenced or until discharge)

  • Duration of hypoglycemia as measured by PG

    Through the monitoring period (up to 5 days after monitoring is commenced or until discharge)

  • Number of PG measurements

    Through the monitoring period (up to 5 days after monitoring is commenced or until discharge)

Study Arms (1)

Surgical patients

Adult patients admitted for major abdominal-, orthopedic or arterial vascular surgery.

Other: Continuous vital signs and glucose monitoring

Interventions

The patients will have the following parameters and vital signs continuously monitored using wireless equipment: * Glucose measurements (quasi-continuous, every 5 minutes) * Heart rate * Heart rhythm (single-lead ECG; quasi-continuous, 10 seconds every minute) * Signs of cardiac ischemia (single-lead ECG; quasi-continuous, 10 seconds every minute) * Respiration rate * Oxygen saturation of arterial hemoglobin (%SpO2) * Perfusion index (ratio of the pulsatile blood flow to the non-pulsatile or static blood in peripheral tissue) * Blood pressure (quasi-continuous; every 30-60 minutes) * Skin temperature * Electrodermal activity * Ambulatory activity (accelerometry)

Surgical patients

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Adult patients admitted for major abdominal-, orthopedic or arterial vascular surgery.

You may qualify if:

  • Adult patients (≥18 years) admitted to Rigshospitalet or Bispebjerg Hospital for major abdominal surgery (e.g. colonic resections, gastrectomy, hepatic resection etc.) or major orthopedic surgery (e.g. hip-fracture, hip and knee-arthroplasty) or major arterial vascular surgery (e.g. aortic aneurysm, iliac or femoral bypass etc.)
  • Estimated duration of surgery ≥1 hour and at least one expected overnight stay postoperatively
  • AND
  • ● Type 1 diabetes (Clinically defined: insulin initiated at diabetes onset and treatment with multiple doses of insulin or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion) (n=20)
  • ● Type 2 diabetes treated with insulin (Clinically defined: treatment with diet or oral antidiabetic drugs for at least 6 months before insulin was started) (n =20)
  • ● Type 2 diabetes treated with oral antihyperglycemic drugs and/or GLP-1 analogs (n=20)
  • ● No diabetes mellitus (excluded by an admission HbA1c \<48 mmol/mol) (n=20)

You may not qualify if:

  • Patient expected not to cooperate with study procedures.
  • Patient allergic to plaster or silicone.
  • Patients with impaired cognitive function (assessed by a Mini Mental State Examination \[MMSE\] score \<24)
  • Patients admitted for palliative care only.
  • Previous or currently scheduled for pancreatectomy (complete or partial)
  • Patients with pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Danmark, 2100, Denmark

Location

Bispebjerg Hospital

Copenhagen, Danmark, 2400, Denmark

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Carlsson CJ, Norgaard K, Oxboll AB, Sogaard MIV, Achiam MP, Jorgensen LN, Eiberg JP, Palm H, Sorensen HBD, Meyhof CS, Aasvang EK. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Reveals Perioperative Hypoglycemia in Most Patients With Diabetes Undergoing Major Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Surg. 2023 Apr 1;277(4):603-611. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005246. Epub 2021 Oct 8.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypoglycemia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

  • Eske K Aasvang, MD, DMSc

    Rigshospitalet, Centre for Cancer and Organ Diseases

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 30, 2020

First Posted

July 16, 2020

Study Start

June 26, 2020

Primary Completion

February 28, 2021

Study Completion

February 28, 2021

Last Updated

March 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-03

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