Hidden blood pressure gap in shock could mislead treatment
NCT ID NCT06460519
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study aims to find out how often a blood pressure difference between the arm and leg occurs in patients with shock. Researchers will measure blood pressure non-invasively in 180 adults receiving strong vasopressors. The goal is to understand this gap better, so doctors can avoid giving incorrect doses of blood pressure medicines.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better monitor blood pressure in shock patients, potentially leading to safer use of vasopressors.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures a phenomenon, so it won't directly improve patient outcomes. Results may not apply to all shock types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
180 patients of intensive care unit (ICU), in shock with equal or more than 0.5µg/kg/min of norepinephrine equivalent, who are not in perioperative of cardiac surgery. And who have a monitoring of arterial pressure by a radial catheter, and for who the physician decided to put in place a femoral arterial catheter.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- 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: * age superior or equal 18 years * Vasopressors support superior or equal 0.5 µg/kg/min of equivalent norepinephrine * Invasive monitoring of blood pressure with a radial arterial catheter and a femoral arterial catheter decided by de physician * Beginning of the shock less than 48 hours. * Consent Exclusion Criteria: * perioperative of cardiac surgery (between the beginning of the surgery and 7 days after) * pregnant woman or breast-feeding * Major person under protection * Person with privation of liberty by a justice decision, or an administrative decision
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
9 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre hospitalier Lyon Sud/Groupement hospitalier Sud, Service d'anesthésie réanimation médecine intensive
RECRUITINGLyon, 69495, France
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Département d'anesthésie Réanimation Hôpital Cardiologique Louis Pradel/Groupement Hospitalier Est
RECRUITINGBron, 69500, France
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Département d'anesthésie-réanimation CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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Hopital Edouard heriot/Groupement hospitalier Centre, service de médecine intensive réanimation
RECRUITINGLyon, 69003, France
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Hôpital Edouard Heriot/ Groupement hospitalier Centre, service d'anesthésie réanimation
RECRUITINGLyon, 69003, France
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Hôpital Saint Joseph Saint Luc
RECRUITINGLyon, 69007, France
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Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse/Groupement hospitalier Nord, service d'anesthésie réanimation
RECRUITINGLyon, 69004, France
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Service d'Anesthésie Association hospitalière Protestante de Lyon
RECRUITINGLyon, 69000, France
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Service de réanimation médico-chirurgicale et traumatologique Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Guadeloupe
RECRUITINGLes Abymes, Guadeloupe
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