Nurses train to detect silent organ threat in sepsis
NCT ID NCT07406750
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether intensive care nurses can learn to use a special ultrasound method called VExUS to find early signs of blood buildup in the veins of sepsis patients. Sepsis can cause organ damage, and this buildup may make it worse. The study will train nurses, check how well they perform the scans, and see if the results relate to patient outcomes.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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
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Who is studied
Intensive care nurses with a specialist degree in intensive care and intensive care patients with sepsis.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Intensive Care Nurses a) Intensive care nurse, specialist degree in intensive care. b) ≥1,5 years of experience in intensive care. c) ≥75% clinical employment rate at the ICU. d) Continued employment until 2026 at the ICU at Örebro University Hospital. e) Written informed consent Intensive Care Patients 1. Patients with suspected or verified sepsis according to the Sepsis 3 criteria (suspected or confirmed infection), ≥qSOFA (systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg, GCS ≤ 13, respiratory rate ≥ 22 per minute) or rise in SOFA score ≥ 2 points and admitted to the ICU. 2. ≥18 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: Intensive Care Nurses a) Personnel with primarily an administration position or less clinical duty at the ICU. Intensive Care Patients 1. Patients with preexisting liver cirrhosis. 2. Pregnancy.
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