Scientists track fluid shifts in sepsis patients to personalize resuscitation
NCT ID NCT06499701
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a standard dose of IV fluid (Ringer's Lactate) moves between blood and tissues in people with early sepsis. Researchers will measure changes in blood volume and urine output to understand individual differences. The goal is to make fluid treatment more personalized for sepsis patients.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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
Adult patients admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) with sepsis, as defined by the Sepsis-3 criteria and exhibiting sepsis-induced hypoperfusion prior to the administration of adequate volume resuscitation.
- 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: A diagnosis of sepsis, as defined by the Sepsis-3 criteria and exhibiting sepsis-induced hypoperfusion prior to the administration of adequate volume resuscitation: * hypotension requiring norepinephrine to maintain a mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) either predefined by the clinician or at 65 mm Hg or higher and/or * a serum lactate level \>2 mmol/L (18mg/dL) and/or * acute oliguria defined as urine output \<0.5mL/kg/hr and/or * mottled skin and/or * capillary refill time \> 3 seconds. Exclusion Criteria: * Administration of at least 1 L of IV fluid in the last 6 hours prior to screening. All crystalloids, colloids and blood products that the patient has received are counted. * Known pregnancy. * Competing causes of lactic acidosis including: seizures within 3 hours of enrollment, use of linezolid or metformin or anti-retrovirals at the time of enrollment, carbon monoxide or cyanide poisoning, highly suspected or known ischemic bowel, and known mitochondrial disorders. * End-stage renal disease that requires chronic dialysis. * Concurrent haemorrhagic or obstructive shock. * Increased risk of fluid intolerance: * Echocardiographic evidence of moderate or severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. * Echocardiographic evidence of moderate or severe right ventricular systolic dysfunction. * Hypoxemia index \< 200 mmHg or sonographic evidence of bilateral B or C profile. * Abdominal compartment syndrome. * Post-cardiac arrest.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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"Prof CC Iliescu" Emergency Institue for Cardiovascular Diseases
RECRUITINGBucharest, 022328, Romania
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Fundeni Clinical Institute
RECRUITINGBucharest, Bucharest, 022328, Romania
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