Status:

RECRUITING

Multimodal Vasopressor Strategy in Septic Shock

Lead Sponsor:

University Medical Centre Maribor

Conditions:

Shock, Septic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The goal of this prospective randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of classic stepwise vs. early balanced multimodal vasopressor strategies in septic shock.

Detailed Description

CONTROL GROUP(Classic stepwise vasopressor administration): Patients will be started on norepinephrine with increases of 0.05-0.1 mcg/kg/min up to 0.5 mcg/kg/min, followed by vasopressin (administere...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients (≥18 years).
  • Sepsis (an acute change in total Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score ≥2 points consequent to infection) with persisting hypotension requiring vasopressors to maintain MAP ≥65 mm Hg and having a serum lactate level \>2 mmol/L despite adequate volume resuscitation (20-30ml/kg in 3 hours).
  • Vasopressor requirement of ≥0,15 μg/kg/min equivalent of norepinephrine base.
  • Patients are required to have central venous access and an arterial line present, and these are expected to remain present for at least the initial 72 hours of study.
  • Patients are required to have an urinary catheter present, and it is expected to remain present for at least the initial 72 hours of study.
  • Patients must have cardiac index (CI) \>2.3 L/min/m2 (measured by bedside echocardiography, pulse contour cardiac output (PiCCO) or Swan-Ganz catheter).

Exclusion

  • Death expected \<24 hours.
  • Pregnancy (suspected or confirmed).
  • Surgery expected for source of infection.
  • Inter-hospital transfer expected during first 72 hours of hospitalization.
  • Liver failure with a Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score of ≥30.
  • Patients with acute mesenteric ischemia or a history of mesenteric ischemic.
  • Patients with Raynaud's phenomenon, systemic sclerosis or vasospastic disease.
  • Patients with active bleeding and an anticipated need (within 48 hours of initiation of the study) for transfusion of \>4 units of packed red blood cells.
  • Patients with a known allergy to mannitol.
  • Patients on veno-arterial (VA) ECMO.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 23 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06155812

Start Date

December 23 2023

End Date

November 1 2026

Last Update

July 3 2025

Active Locations (2)

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University Hospital Centre Zagreb

Zagreb, Croatia

2

Medical intensive care unit UMC Maribor

Maribor, Slovenia, 2000