Status:

RECRUITING

Fever Control Using External Cooling in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Septic Shock

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil

Conditions:

Septic Shock

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The best strategy for managing fever in patients with septic shock remains unknown. In a pilot study, the investigators showed that fever control at normothermia allowed a better control of shock and ...

Detailed Description

Sepsis is a common syndrome responsible for multiple organ failure. Septic shock, defined as sepsis with hyperlactatemia and cardiovascular failure requiring vasopressor infusion despite adequate flui...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Documented or suspected infection either communautary or hospital acquired
  • Septic shock defined by the need for vasopressor and lactate\>2 mmol/l despite adequate fluid resuscitation (sepsis-3 definition)
  • Patients under invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Body core temperature\>38.3°C
  • Intravenous sedation or opioids
  • Ongoing antimicrobial treatment and/or intervention for infection source control
  • Attending physician confirms clinical equipoise without substantial risk if the patient participates in the trial
  • Informed consent of next of kin/other designated person before inclusion or procedure for inclusion in emergency situation

Exclusion

  • Cardiac arrest within previous 7 days
  • Acute brain injury within previous 7 days
  • Extensive burns or epidermal necrolysis
  • \<18 years old
  • Body core temperature \>41°C
  • Under legal guardianship
  • No affiliation with the French health-care system
  • Pregnancy
  • Participation in another interventional study with mortality as the primary endpoint
  • An investigator's decision not to resuscitate
  • Patient already recruited in the trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

820 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04494074

Start Date

October 1 2022

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

December 10 2024

Active Locations (33)

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1

CHU Amiens

Amiens, France

2

CHU Angers

Angers, France

3

CH Victor Dupouy

Argenteuil, France

4

Hôpital Nord Franche Comté

Belfort, France