Status:
TERMINATED
Simultaneously Using Traditional Chinese Medicine (Si-Ni-Tang) to Treat Septic Shock Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Changhua Christian Hospital
Conditions:
Septic Shock
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-85 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether simultaneously using the traditional Chinese medicine, Si-Ni-Tang, is more effective in the treatment of septic shock patients.
Detailed Description
Those with hemodynamic instability were the main population of the ICU patients, whether the exact etiology leading to the diseases. However, how to maintain adequate hemodynamic status in order to ke...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients admitted to our intensive care units are enrolled if their disease diagnosis meets the definition of septic shock
- Using vasopressor now and the duration from initiation of vasopressor use to the entrance of the study is within 24 hours
- Nasogastric tube feeding
Exclusion
- More than one kind of vasopressor is administrated
- Patients with extremely poor gastrointestinal function and can not tolerate diet feeding
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Patients with evidence of major bleeding
- Expected surgical intervention or scheduled surgery in the subsequent one week
- Patients who received digoxin for arrhythmia in the past one week
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
8 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01223430
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
February 1 2012
Last Update
May 23 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Medical ICU, Changhua Christian Hospital
Changhua, Taiwan, Taiwan, 500