SEPSIS, SEVERE

This study looks at whether giving gamma globulin to children with severe infections and inflammatory storms can lower death rates and shorten time in the intensive care unit. Researchers will compare 200 children who received gamma globulin with those who did not. The goal is to…

This study looks at whether giving steroids very early to patients with severe infections and low blood pressure works better than waiting until standard treatments fail. About 230 adults will be randomly assigned to get either early steroids or a placebo, and neither they nor th…

This study tests whether a combination of clinical guidelines, feedback, and education can reduce the overuse of vancomycin in children with suspected sepsis in intensive care units. Over 52,000 patients and many clinicians across five hospitals will take part. The goal is to low…

This study is testing whether a device that measures brain activity (called BIS) can help doctors classify how severe sepsis is in critically ill patients. Researchers will compare BIS readings with a standard blood test (procalcitonin) to see if the brain monitor can track worse…

This study is observing about 1,950 emergency patients with suspected sepsis to see if new blood tests (like calprotectin and bacterial DNA tests) can detect infections faster and more accurately than current methods. The goal is to find better ways to diagnose sepsis and tailor …

This observational study looks at whether certain genetic elements, called transposable elements, can prematurely age the immune system in people with sepsis. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 116 ICU patients with sepsis to see if these elements are linked to higher de…

This study is looking for new ways to diagnose sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to infection, earlier in the emergency room. Researchers will study the immune responses of 3,300 adults with suspected infections to find patterns that signal sepsis. The goal is to improve diagno…