Status:

COMPLETED

Selenium, as Sodium Selenite, in the Treatment of Septic Shock

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier de Meaux

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry of Health, France

Conditions:

Septic Shock

Severe Sepsis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Septic shock is a frequent syndrome with a 45% mortality rate despite intensive care unit (ICU) care, where free radicals may play a key role, and a \>40% decrease in plasma selenium concentration is ...

Detailed Description

Septic shock - an uncontrolled systemic host response to invasive infection -, leading to multiple organ failure, is a public health issue because of its frequency (\> 1/1000 inhabitants per year), it...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Hospitalization in ICU
  • Severe documented infection
  • Ventilation
  • Circulatory failure requiring high dose of catecholamine
  • IGS II score \>25 at inclusion
  • Informed written consent

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy
  • End phase chronic disease
  • Limitation of care
  • Shock due to an urinary infection without bacteriemia
  • Peritonitis related to peritoneal dialysis or trauma
  • Preliminary circulatory failure
  • Participating to another clinical trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00207844

Start Date

January 1 2002

End Date

January 1 2005

Last Update

September 21 2005

Active Locations (7)

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1

Service de Réanimation - Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy

Argenteuil, France, 95107

2

Service de Réanimation Polyvalente - CH de Châlons

Châlons-en-Champagne, France, 51000

3

Service de Réanimation Médicale - Hôpital Raymond Poincaré

Garches, France, 92380

4

Service de Réanimation - HIA Desgenettes

Lyon, France, 69275