The Incidence of Diabetes Unawareness in Patients Hospitalized Outside Internal Medicine Services and Related Factors

NCT04694326 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: INPATİENTA1C
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 630
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Our purpose is to determine the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes by checking HbA1c in patients hospitalized outside internal medicine services and assess whether or not there is a difference between those without diabetes awareness and those with known diabetes in terms of age, sex, education status, presence of comorbidity and Body Mass Index (BMI).

Conditions

Diabetes; Hba1c; Inpatient Facililty Diagnoses

Keywords

Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Unawareness; İnpatient; HbA1c

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Diabetes Unawaraness Prevalance

  Diabetes unawaraness prevalance in inpatient settings

  14 days

Study Arms (1)

Inpatients

Patients who were inpatients of units other than internal medicine services and internal medicine side-branch services

Diagnostic Test: HbA1c

Interventions

HbA1c DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The participants' age, sex, education level, known diseases, unit of hospitalization and inpatient diagnosis were questioned and recorded. Height, weight and waist circumference measurements were taken. Fasting blood sugar and HbA1c measurements were made

Also known as: Anthropometric measures, Glucose

Inpatients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study was conducted at two different tertiary healthcare institutions located in Istanbul in Turkey. Patientswho were inpatients of units other than internal medicine services and internal medicine side-branch services at or over the age of 18 whose anthropometric measurements could be made were included. . The internal units included neurology, dermatology, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, cardiology, infectious diseases and pulmonology services, while the surgical units included general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, pulmonary surgery, orthopedics and traumatology, brain surgery, ophthalmology, urology, gynecology and plastic surgery services.

You may qualify if:

• Inpatients of units other than internal medicine services and internal medicine side-branch services at or
• Over the age of 18
• Anthropometric measurements could be made were included

You may not qualify if:

• Had comorbidities that could affect their anthropometric measurements (heart failure, edema, liver cirrhosis, cancer, cachexia, Cushing syndrome, etc.),
• Who had been using steroids for more than a month,
• Pregnant
• Postoperative period

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sultan Abdülhamid Han Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, 34660, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 14 Days
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 1, 2021
• First Posted: January 5, 2021
• Study Start: April 20, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2017
• Study Completion: December 31, 2017
• Last Updated: March 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)