Can magnesium levels save lives in the ICU? major trial launches
NCT ID NCT07173855
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether keeping magnesium at a higher or lower level helps critically ill patients live longer and have fewer heart rhythm problems. About 3,250 adults in intensive care will be assigned to one of two magnesium replacement protocols. No extra tests or tasks are needed—just standard care with different targets.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 3,253 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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16 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: * Age 16 years or older * Admission orders written to a medical-surgical intensive care unit at a participating site * Magnesium replacement protocol ordered Exclusion Criteria: * Prior enrollment in or withdrawal from MAGNOLIA trial * Sustained ventricular tachycardia * Pre-eclampsia * Myasthenia gravis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lakeridge Health Ajax-Pickering
RECRUITINGAjax, Ontario, L1S 2J4, Canada
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Lakeridge Health Bowmanville
RECRUITINGBowmanville, Ontario, L1C 2N3, Canada
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Lakeridge Health Oshawa
RECRUITINGOshawa, Ontario, L1G 8A2, Canada
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Scarborough Birchmount Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M1W 3W3, Canada
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Scarborough Centenary Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M1E 4B9, Canada
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Scarborough General Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M1P2V5, Canada
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