COVID-19 Infection in Diabetic Patients

February 19, 2021 updated by: Dalia K. Zaafar, Cairo University

Clinical Features of Diabetic Patients With COVID-19 Infection

It was observed during the last period of COVID-19 pandemic that diabetic patients had a worse prognosis and more deteriorated clinical features than other patients

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Diabetic patients infected with SAR-COV-19 were reported to have worse prognosis and faster deterioration in addition to higher rate for ICU admission when compared to other infected patients. In this study authors aim to investigate the certain cause for their case deterioration to be modified for better prognosis

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

300

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Kasr Al Ainy
      • Cairo, Kasr Al Ainy, Egypt, 11311
        • Recruiting
        • Cairo University teaching hospitals
        • Contact:
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

30 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients infected with COVID-19 either diabetic or have no comorbidities, inpatients

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients infected with COVID-19 male or female 30 years old or more inpatients

Exclusion Criteria:

  • have othe comorbidities other than type 2 diabetes mellitus pregnant women below 30 years old

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
control group
COVID-19 infected patients with no other comorbidities and they take the routine protocol from the Egyptian ministry of health
both groups will be monitored for the disease progress or deterioration and mortality rate
diabetic group
COVID-19 infected patients with diabetes comorbidity and they receive the routine protocol for covid treatment in addition to their hypoglycemic drugs
both groups will be monitored for the disease progress or deterioration and mortality rate

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Investigation of bad prognosis cause for covid-19 diabetic patients
Time Frame: 30 days
number of diabetic patients with deteriorated case and to find the best hypoglycemic drug used for diabetic patients with covid-19 infection
30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 20, 2021

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 20, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 10, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 18, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 19, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

February 21, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 21, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 19, 2021

Last Verified

February 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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