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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/12/077863 [Registered on: 09/12/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 07/06/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A randomized control trial to study which crystalloid (normal saline or ringer lactate) is better for treating diabetic ketoacidosis.  
Scientific Title of Study   To compare the effect of Normal Saline vs Ringer Lactate on resolution time of biochemical parameters in patients presenting to Department of Trauma and Emergency with Diabetic Ketoacidosis : A Randomized Control Trial  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Ashok Choudhary 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES  
Address  Department of Trauma and Emergency, AIIMS Jodhpur, Marudhar Industrial Area, 2nd Phase, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN
342005
India 
Phone  9664029363  
Fax    
Email  ashokchoudhary1a1@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr. Manisha Jhirwal 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, JODHPUR 
Address  Department of Trauma and Emergency, AIIMS Jodhpur, Marudhar Industrial Area, 2nd Phase, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN
342005
India 
Phone  7042657811  
Fax    
Email  ecstatic.manisha@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Ashok Choudhary 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES  
Address  Department of Trauma and Emergency, AIIMS Jodhpur, Marudhar Industrial Area, 2nd Phase, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN
342005
India 
Phone  9664029363  
Fax    
Email  ashokchoudhary1a1@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Trauma and Emergency, AIIMS Jodhpur, Marudhar Industrial Area, 2nd Phase, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Pin code - 342005, India  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  All India Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  Marudhar Industrial Area, 2nd Phase,Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Ashok Choudhary  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur  Marudhar Industrial Area, 2nd Phase, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005
Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN 
9664029363

ashokchoudhary1a1@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur Institutional Ethics Committee (Clinical Trial)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: E111||Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis, (2) ICD-10 Condition: E101||Type 1 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  0.9% Normal saline   Dose- 3 liters in first 2.5 hrs followed by 150 ml/hr; Frequency- Continous administration; Route- Intravenous; Duration- Until the resolution 0f Diabetic Ketoacidosis  
Comparator Agent  Ringer lactate  Dose- 3 liters in first 2.5 hrs followed by 150 ml/hr; Frequency- Continous administration; Route- Intravenous; Duration- Until the resolution 0f Diabetic Ketoacidosis 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Meeting laboratory diagnostic criteria of diabetic ketoacidosis (As per ADA)
Blood glucose greater than or equal to 250 mg/dl.
pH less than 7.3.
Bicarbonate less than18 mEq/L.
Blood Ketones greater than or equal to 3.0 mmol/L.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients with cardiogenic shock
Patients with CKD
Patients with CLD
Pregnant patients
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Time taken for resolution of biochemical parameters in groups receiving normal saline vs ringer lactate.  Time taken until resolution of Diabetes Ketoacidosis 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in chloride, bicarbonate, pH levels over time  Time taken for resolution of Diabetic ketoacidosis  
Comparison of effect on clinical parameters in both study groups  Time taken for resolution of Diabetic ketoacidosis 
Incidence of hyper/hypokalemic events during study interval.  Time taken for resolution of Diabetic ketoacidosis 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="96"
Sample Size from India="96" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "96"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="96" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/12/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 25/05/2026 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 25/05/2026 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - YES
  1. What data in particular will be shared?
    Response - Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after de-identification (text, tables, figures, and appendices).

  2. What additional supporting information will be shared?
    Response -  Study Protocol
    Response -  Statistical Analysis Plan
    Response - Clinical Study Report
    Response -  Analytic Code

  3. Who will be able to view these files?
    Response - Anyone

  4. For what types of analyses will this data be available?
    Response - To achieve aims in the approved proposal.

  5. By what mechanism will data be made available?
    Response (Others) -  Through publications, physically as well as electronically

  6. For how long will this data be available start date provided 01-11-2026 and end date provided 01-10-2099?
    Response - Immediately following publication. No end date.

  7. Any URL or additional information regarding plan/policy for sharing IPD? 
    Additional Information - Nil
Brief Summary  

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute, life threatening complication of diabetes requiring replacement of fluid losses with IV fluids, correction of hyperglycemia with appropriate administration of insulin, correction of electrolyte losses, detection of precipitating causes and maintenance insulin to prevent recurrence.

In adult subjects with DKA, the overall mortality is <1%; however, a mortality of > 5 % has been reported in the elderly and in patients with concomitant life threatening illnesses. Current DKA treatment guidelines recommend normal saline (NS-0.9% sodium chloride) for resuscitation and treatment of DKA. Normal saline administration causes hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, which is associated increased incidences of AKI.

This study aims to find which IV fluid administration leads to faster resolution of diabetic ketoacidosis among normal saline and ringer lactate; as its primary objective. As its secondary objectives this study aims to to find changes in metabolic and clinical parameters over period of time and incidences of hyperkalemia episodes, during treatment using either fluid.

 
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