Status:
COMPLETED
Relationship Between Alcohol Use Disorders and Cortisol Levels in Patients With Sepsis
Lead Sponsor:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Conditions:
Sepsis
Alcoholism
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Patients with alcohol use disorders are often cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU). We estimate that close to half of the patients we care for in our ICU have alcohol use disorders. One of the r...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (also known as Medical College of Virginia Hospitals) in Richmond, Virginia
Exclusion
- Study exclusion criteria are:
- Age \< 18 years old
- Prisoners under legal coercion or restriction
- Pregnant women
- Admission diagnosis other than sepsis
- Admitted to the medical intensive care unit service from location other an emergency department
- No cortisol level measured by the pathology laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center within the first 24 hours after presentation to an emergency department; AND
- Administration of etomidate within 24 hours prior to measurement of cortisol levels.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00615862
Start Date
March 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2009
Last Update
February 22 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (formerly known as Medical College of Virginia)
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298