Can a heart drug save kidneys in septic shock surgery?
NCT ID NCT06462313
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether the drug dobutamine helps people with septic shock who are having surgery. Septic shock is a life-threatening condition where blood pressure drops dangerously low. The researchers wanted to see if dobutamine could reduce kidney injury, organ failure, and death. The study included 584 adults and compared outcomes after surgery.
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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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584 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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: 1. Patients with 18 years or older 2. Sugery patients with septic shock and the duration of opration is more than 1 hour Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnancy; 2. Long-term intakeβ-receptor blocker; 3. patietns with dobutamine used within 72h before enrollment; 4. Patients use Recombinant Human Brain Natriuretic Peptide(rhBNP), Levosimendan and Epinephrine within 72h before enrollment; 5. Patients with hyperthyroidism; 6. Allergy or known sensitivity to catecholamines(norepinephrine, dobutamine etc.)and genera anesthetics. 7. Patients and guardians refused to participate in this intervention clinical trial.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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