Could a common steroid save kids from septic shock?
NCT ID NCT07313670
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at giving the steroid hydrocortisone early to children (ages 2 months to 12 years) with septic shock. The goal is to see if it lowers the chance of death within 28 days and shortens time on blood pressure medicines and in the ICU. About 122 children will take part.
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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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122 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Dec 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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2 months to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Children of any gender * Aged 2 month to 12 years * Diagnosed with septic shock * Admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit Exclusion Criteria: * Known adrenal insufficiency or congenital adrenal hyperplasia * History of corticosteroid use within the past 7 days * Terminal illness or "do-not-resuscitate (DNR)" status * Severe immunocompromise (e.g., advanced malignancy, HIV stage IV) * Known allergy to hydrocortisone
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
Karachi, Sindh, 74700, Pakistan
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