Can a protein fluid help septic shock patients? small study tests the waters
NCT ID NCT05208242
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether giving a concentrated protein fluid called albumin, along with standard fluids, is possible in patients with septic shock (a life-threatening infection causing very low blood pressure). 47 adults took part to see if doctors could recruit enough patients for a future larger trial. The main goal was to check feasibility, not to prove if albumin works better.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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47 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Suspected or documented infection 2. Organ dysfunction defined as SOFA score ≥2 3. Need for vasopressor infusion for ≥2 hours 4. Serum lactate ≥2 mmol/L 5. Eligible for critical care admission without any restrictions Exclusion Criteria: 1. \>24 hours since the time point of meeting all inclusion criteria 2. \<18 years of age 3. Pregnancy 4. Patients with a known allergy to albumin 5. Jehova's witnesses or other patients expressing a known objection to the use of blood products 6. Previous receipt of human albumin solution for the episode of sepsis in question 7. Previous enrolment in this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Manchester Royal Infirmary
Manchester, Lancashire, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Wythenshawe Hospital
Manchester, Lancashire, M23 9LT, United Kingdom
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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- Stem cells put to the test against Sepsis's immune chaos