Sepsis fluid trial pulled before it even started
NCT ID NCT07191054
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to see if a device called LifeFlow could deliver fluids faster to children with sepsis compared to the usual push-pull method. The trial planned to include 600 children but was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled. No results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LifeFlow rapid infuser device
- What this could lead to
- If it had succeeded, this could have pointed toward faster, more efficient fluid delivery for children with sepsis, potentially improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data were collected. It is unclear if the device would have proven better or safer than standard care.
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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.
- Expected to start
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May 2019
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Finished
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Mar 2020
- 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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1 year to 19 years
- 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: * Less than 19 years old * Trigger the Best Practice Alert in triage * Treating physician elects to do the full sepsis bundle. Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 20kg in weight * Patients on diuretics for cardiac or renal conditions * Patients who cannot communicate in either English or Spanish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Phoenix Children's
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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