Can a simple bedside test save sepsis patients from worsening?
NCT ID NCT06910891
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether measuring tiny blood flow (microcirculation) in sepsis patients in the emergency room can help doctors start fluid treatment earlier. Researchers will compare standard care plus these measurements to standard care alone in 556 adults with suspected sepsis. The goal is to see if this extra monitoring reduces the number of patients who get worse or need intensive care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- measurement of peripheral perfusion index and marbling assessment
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help doctors detect hidden blood flow problems in sepsis patients earlier, potentially reducing complications and ICU admissions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on a diagnostic test, not a treatment. The test may not improve outcomes, and results may not apply to all sepsis patients.
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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 556 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. Admitted to the Emergency Department for suspected Sepsis for less than 6 hours according to international Sepsis-3 definitions (high probability of infection defined by a fever greater than or equal tol to 38.3°C with a suspected infectious source + Score NEWS 2 greater than or equal to 2) 3. Affiliated to a social security system 4. Having agreed to participate in this study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient with arterial hypotension (SBP ≤ 100 mmHg) on admission 2. Patient having already received a 500mL filling test over 30 minutes 3. Patients moribund according to the investigator 4. Pregnancy or breastfeeding 5. Patient under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brive Hospital
RECRUITINGBrivé, 19100, France
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Guéret Hospital
RECRUITINGGuéret, 23000, France
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Limoges University Hospital
RECRUITINGLimoges, 87000, France
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Saint Junien Hospital
RECRUITINGSaint-Junien, 87200, France
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Tulle Hospital
RECRUITINGTulle, 19012, France
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Ussel Hospital
RECRUITINGUssel, 19200, France
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