Race against time: which saves more lives from severe sepsis?

NCT ID NCT04569942

Summary

This large study is comparing two standard emergency approaches for treating septic shock, a life-threatening condition. It will test whether starting blood pressure-raising medications early, while limiting IV fluids, leads to better recovery than giving a larger amount of fluids first. The trial involves 1000 patients in Australian and New Zealand emergency departments and will track their health for up to a year.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Alfred Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia

  • Angliss Hospital

    Ferntree Gully, Victoria, 3156, Australia

  • Auckland City Hospital

    Auckland, North Island, 1023, New Zealand

  • Ballarat Base Hospital

    Ballarat, Victoria, 3353, Australia

  • Bankstown Hospital

    Bankstown, New South Wales, 2200, Australia

  • Barwon Health Geelong Hospital

    Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia

  • Bendigo Hospital

    Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia

  • Box Hill Hospital

    Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia

  • Bunbury Hospital

    Bunbury, Western Australia, 6230, Australia

  • Bundaberg Hospital

    Bundaberg, Queensland, 4670, Australia

  • Caboolture Hospital

    Caboolture, Queensland, 4510, Australia

  • Cairns Hospital

    Cairns, Queensland, 4870, Australia

  • Casey Hospital

    Berwick, Victoria, 3806, Australia

  • Dandenong Hospital

    Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

  • Dunedin Hospital

    Dunedin, Otago, 9054, New Zealand

  • Fiona Stanley Hospital

    Perth, Western Australia, 6150, Australia

  • Flinders Medical Centre

    Streaky Bay, South Australia, 5025, Australia

  • Gold Coast University Hospital

    Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia

  • Hervey Bay Hospital

    Hervey Bay, Queensland, 4655, Australia

  • Ipswich Hospital

    Ipswich, Queensland, 4305, Australia

  • John Hunter Hospital

    New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, 2305, Australia

  • Mackay Base Hospital

    Mackay, Queensland, 4740, Australia

  • Maroondah Hospital

    Ringwood East, Victoria, 3135, Australia

  • Middlemore Hospital

    Middlemore, Otahuhu, 1640, New Zealand

  • Monash Medical Centre

    Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

  • Nepean Hosital

    Kingswood, New South Wales, 2747, Australia

  • Northern Hospital

    Epping, Victoria, 3076, Australia

  • Port Macquarie Base Hospital

    Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444, Australia

  • QE II Jubilee Hospital

    Brisbane, Queensland, 4108, Australia

  • Robina Hospital

    Robina, Queensland, 4226, Australia

  • Royal Darwin & Palmerston Hospital

    Darwin, Northern Territory, 0811, Australia

  • Royal Melbourne Hospital

    Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia

  • Royal North Shore Hosptial

    Sydney, New South Wales, 2065, Australia

  • Royal Perth Hospital

    Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia

  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

    Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia

  • Ryde Hospital

    Sydney, New South Wales, 2112, Australia

  • St John of God Hospital

    Midland, Western Australia, 6056, Australia

  • St John of God Murdoch Hospital

    Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia

  • St. Vincent's Hospital

    Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia

  • St. Vincent's University Hospital

    Elm Park, Dublin, D04 T6F4, Ireland

  • Sunshine Coast university hospital

    Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 4560, Australia

  • Tamworth Hospital

    Tamworth, New South Wales, 2340, Australia

  • Taranki Hospital

    Hawera, 4640, New Zealand

  • The Prince Charles Hospital

    Brisbane, Queensland, 4032, Australia

  • The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    Adelaide, South Australia, 5011, Australia

  • Toowoomba Hospital

    Toowoomba, Queensland, 4350, Australia

  • Townsville Hospital

    Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia

  • Wangaratta Hospital

    Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Australia

  • Wellington Hospital

    Wellington, 2820, New Zealand

  • Westmead Hospital

    Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

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