New study tests which blood filter works best for septic kids
NCT ID NCT05692011
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two types of blood purification membranes (AN69ST and polysulphone) in 80 children with sepsis, ages 29 days to 18 years. The goal is to see which membrane better reduces inflammatory cytokines and organ damage. Children receive continuous blood purification for 3 days, and outcomes are measured at day 3 and day 7, with survival tracked at day 28.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blood purification device (AN69ST or polysulphone membrane)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which membrane better reduces harmful inflammation and organ damage in children with sepsis, potentially improving survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (80 children) comparing two devices, not testing a new drug. Results may not apply broadly, and the primary outcome is a short-term change in inflammatory markers, not long-term survival.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
children with sepsis requiring blood purification
- Ages
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29 days to 28 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria: * Meet the 2005 diagnostic criteria for sepsis * Age 29 days - 18 years old * Sepsis-induced dysfunction of more than one organ or abnormal tissue perfusion, or septic shock * Diagnosis \< 48 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to obtain an informed consent from the subject, family member or an authorized surrogate * Subject has end-stage renal disease and requires chronic dialysis * There is clinical support for non-septic shock * Subject has had chest compressions as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation this hospitalization without immediate return to communicative state * Subject has uncontrolled hemorrhage * Subject has immunodeficiency diseases * Subject has received chemoradiotherapy or immunosuppressive therapy in the 14 days before enrollment * HIV infection in association with a last known or suspected CD4 count of \<50/mm3 * Subject has sustained extensive third-degree burns within the past 7 days * Subject has known sensitivity or allergy to heparin or has a history of heparin associated thrombocytopenia * Subject is currently enrolled in an investigational drug or device trial * Subject has been previously enrolled in the current trial * Any other condition, that in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude the subject from being a suitable candidate for enrollment, such as end stage chronic illness with no reasonable expectation of survival to hospital discharge * Known hypersensitivity to hemofilter * Subject has received organ transplantation * Subject is expected to die within 24 hours
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201102, China
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