Blood pressure tweaks may predict kidney outcomes in septic shock
NCT ID NCT04281277
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 80 adults with septic shock to see if raising blood pressure from 65 mmHg to 85 mmHg improves kidney function. Researchers used ultrasound to measure kidney blood flow and tracked changes in kidney injury stages. The goal was to find out if a higher blood pressure target helps protect the kidneys.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * adult patients (≥ 18 ans) * Admitted to the intensive care unit of Angers with * arterial hypotension requiring the etablishment of catecholamines * In a context of proven or suspected sepsis, whaterver the cause of this infection. * norepinephrine dose ⩾ 0.1µg/kg/min * After 2 hours of stabilization at 65 mmHg of mean arterial pressure Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing chronic renal failure (glomerular filtration rate \< 60 mL/min with MDRD) * Solitary kidney (anatomical or functional) * History of united or bilateral stenosis of the renal arteries * decision to stop or limit treatment * patient with an emergency indication of renal replacement therapy (severe hyperkalemia, severe metabolical acidosis with pH \<7.15, acute pulmonary edema due to fluid overload resulting in severe hypoxemia, serum urea concentration \> 40 mmol/l and oliguria/anuria \> 72 h.) * pregnant, lactating or parturient woman * patient deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision * patient with psychiatric compulsory care * patient subject to legal protection measures
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Angers. Médecine Intensive Réanimation et médecine hyperbare
Angers, 49100, France
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