Protocol-driven Hemodynamic Support for Patients With Septic Shock

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Shock, Septic, Severe Sepsis, Sepsis

In brief

This research is being done to see if a protocol (a set of orders that determine how much and how quickly a drug/fluid is given) for fluid and drugs used to increase blood pressure (vasopressors) will work better then general clinical practices to improve outcomes in patients with septic shock.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00335907

Run by

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

People needed

70

Starts

2006-09-01

Expected to finish

2011-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-08-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ACCP/SCCM sepsis criteria
• Need for institution of vasopressors after adequate volume resuscitation

You may not qualify if…

• Age< 18
• On vasopressors for > 24 hours prior to ICU admission
• Other cause for shock ( cardiac tamponade, massive pulmonary embolus, cardiogenic shock)
• Physicians and family not committed to aggressive medical therapy ( a patient will not be excluded if he/she would receive all care except for attempts at resuscitation from cardiac arrest)

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.