Status:

COMPLETED

Norepinephrine Plus Dobutamine Versus Epinephrine Alone for the Management of Septic Shock

Lead Sponsor:

University of Versailles

Collaborating Sponsors:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Conditions:

Septic Shock

Severe Sepsis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Catecholamines infusion is a major component of septic shock management. International guidelines recommend that norepinephrine should be preferred to epinephrine, though phase III trials are lacking....

Detailed Description

The french Conference on Consensus on catecholamines use in septic shock has underlined the importance of carrying out a clinical trial to clarify the use of epinephrine, norepinephrine and dobutamine...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults over 18 years
  • Informed consent
  • Presenting from less than 7 days :
  • One or more infectious site
  • At least 2 of the following criteria: temperature \> 38°C or \< 36.5°C, respiratory rate \> 20 breaths per min or PaCO2 \< 32 mmHg or mechanical ventilation, heart rate \> 90 beats/min, white blood cell count \> 12,000/mm3 or \< 4,000/mm3
  • At least 2 of the following criteria: PaO2/FiO2 ratio \<280 mmHg (if mechanical ventilation, urinary output of less than 0.5 mL/kg of body weight or \< 30 mL/h at least 1 hour, plasma lactate \> 2 mmol/L, platelet count \< 100,000 /mm3
  • And presenting from at least 24 hours:
  • Systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg or mean blood pressure \< 70 mmHg (for at least 30 min);
  • 1000 mL fluid replacement or pulmonary capillary wedge pressure \> 12 mmHg
  • Dopamine infusion at 15 µg/kg/min for at least 1 hour, or epinephrine or norepinephrine in first intention

Exclusion

  • Pregnant woman
  • Obstructive cardiomyopathy
  • Acute coronary disease
  • Non infectious shock
  • Care limitation
  • White blood cell count \< 500 /mm3

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 1999

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

330 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00148278

Start Date

October 1 1999

End Date

December 1 2005

Last Update

July 22 2010

Active Locations (15)

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1

Réanimation Médicale - Hôpital Louis Mourier

Colombes, France, 92700

2

Réanimation Polyvalente - Hôpital de Corbeil

Corbeil, France, 91100

3

Service de Réanimation Médicale - Hôpital Poincaré

Garches, France, 92380

4

Réanimation Médicale - Hôpital André Mignot

Le Chesnay, France, 78157