Scientists probe hidden fluid to unlock septic shock mysteries
NCT ID NCT05039151
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the fluid between cells (interstitial fluid) in 26 intensive care patients with septic or non-septic shock. Researchers aimed to understand how this fluid changes during severe infections, which could help explain why swelling occurs and how to better manage fluids in the future. No new treatments were tested; the goal was simply to gather knowledge.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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
ligible patients will be identified among patients admitted to Intensive Care Medicine
- 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: COMMON INCLUSION CRITERIA * Patient under mechanical ventilation and sedation * Patient and/or trusted person (health care proxy) or close relative who has given their oral consent after being informed, * Age ≥ 18 years old, INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR THE SEPTIC SHOCK GROUP * Diagnosis within 24 hours of admission of septic shock as defined by : * A probable or confirmed infection * And a SOFA score ≥ 2 * And the need to introduce vasopressors to obtain a MAP ≥ 65 mmHg despite adequate vascular filling * And an arterial lactate \> 2 mmol/l * Norepinephrine dose greater than 0.1 μg/kg/min * Septic shock present for less than 48 hours INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR THE CONTROL GROUP \- Absence of sepsis and shock from any cause within 2 months prior to inclusion Exclusion Criteria: * Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) with haemorrhagic syndrome * Acute condition that can mimic sepsis : * Acute pancreatitis without signs of superinfection * Metformin Intoxication * Patient with an unfavourable prognosis within 24 hours * Patient under legal protection (safeguard of justice, guardianship or tutelage) * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Patient not affiliated to national health insurance
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, 21000, France
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