Scientists compare immune responses to viral and bacterial infections in ICU patients
NCT ID NCT05671159
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the immune system of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) responds to severe infections caused by viruses or bacteria. Researchers will take extra blood samples from 38 adults to analyze immature granulocytes, a type of immune cell. The goal is to see if these cells behave differently depending on whether the infection is viral or bacterial, which could improve understanding of immune impairment in critical illness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better understand how the immune system responds differently to viral and bacterial infections in critically ill patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with only 38 participants, so findings may not apply to all patients. It is not testing a treatment, so no direct benefit to participants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 38 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- 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.
- 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: * Bacterial infection: * Adult patient hospitalized for less than 24 hours in ICU for community documented sepsis * Vasopressor support * SOFA score \> 4 * Viral infection: * Adult patient hospitalized for less than 24 hours in ICU for confirmed viral acute infection. * High flow oxygen, non-invasive or invasive ventilation since less than 24 hours * Moderate to severe ARDS with PaO2/FiO2 \< 200mmHg and a FiO2 ≥ 0.6. Exclusion Criteria: * Bacterial infection: * Antibiotics or hospitalized in ICU in the previous 3 months * Immunocompromized patient * Ongoing acute or chronic viral infection * Viral infection: * Antibiotics or hospitalized in ICU in the previous 3 months * Immunocompromized patient * Current antibiotics * Ongoing chronic viral infection.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Limoges University Hospital
Limoges, 87042, France
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