New sepsis protocol aims to save lives by speeding up care

NCT ID NCT07460024

Not yet recruiting Disease control Sponsor: Al-Azhar University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study will test whether a standardized set of emergency steps—including early screening, blood tests, fluids, and antibiotics—can improve survival for sepsis patients. Researchers will compare outcomes for 120 adults treated before and after the new protocol is introduced. The goal is to get life-saving treatments to patients within one hour.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Adapted Surviving Sepsis Campaign Protocol (a set of clinical guidelines including screening, diagnosis, and a one-hour treatment bundle)
What this could lead to: If successful, this protocol could become a standard way to quickly treat sepsis, potentially saving more lives in hospital emergency rooms and ICUs.
What could go wrong: This is a small, single-hospital quality improvement project, not a large clinical trial. Results may not apply to other hospitals, and the protocol may not reduce deaths as hoped.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Critical Illness infectious disease with sepsis Sepsis Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome toxic shock syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CRITICAL ILLNESS SEPSIS SEPTIC SHOCK SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME (SIRS)

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