New trial aims to match sepsis treatments to Patients' unique traits
NCT ID NCT06381661
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether giving sepsis patients drugs tailored to their specific biological traits can improve survival and reduce the need for life support. It will enroll 2000 adults and children across multiple countries, using an adaptive platform to test several treatments at once. The goal is to move away from one-size-fits-all sepsis care toward more personalized medicine.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tocilizumab, Baricitinib, Anakinra, Hydrocortisone
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that matching sepsis treatments to individual patient traits improves survival and reduces time on life support.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 exploratory trial, so results may not confirm effectiveness. The complex adaptive design may also make it harder to draw clear conclusions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2031
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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37 weeks 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.
Platform inclusion criteria will be: * All genders patients * Aged \>37 weeks corrected gestational age * Sepsis as per Sepsis-3 definition for adults, and as per the PHOENIX sepsis for children Briefly, all following criteria will be required: 1. Documented or suspected infection, 2. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score ≥2 for adults, and PHOENIX sepsis score of ≥2 for children. * Health insurance Platform exclusion criteria: Any of the following: * Refusal to consent for participating in the study, * Pregnancy measured by beta-HCG blood levels * Breast feeding * Acute coronary disease in the past 3 months * Stroke episode in the past 3 months * Any condition for which patient's primary physician will consider inappropriate enrolling patient in the study Treatable trait inclusion criteria : * Hyperinflammation : Subphenotypes Beta, Delta, Gamma for adults; Subphenotypes PedSep-B, C, D for children * Hypoinflammation : lymphocytes count \< 1.0 × 10\^9/L * Macrophage Activation Like Syndrome : Ferritin \>4,420 ng/mL for adults, Ferritin \>500 ng/mL for children * Corticosteroids: Positive for i-RECORDS algorithm signature * Hypercoagulation (adults) : Prothrombin time (PT)/INR ≥ 1.40 AND Platelet count \< 150 000/mm3 or greater than 30% decrease in platelets in 24 hours * Hypofibrinolysis (adults): Plasminogen deficit \< 0.5 µmol/L There are also inclusion and exclusion criteria related to treatable traits and interventions.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
8 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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHD Vendée - infectiologie
RECRUITINGLa Roche-sur-Yon, France
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CHD Vendée - réanimation adulte
RECRUITINGLa Roche-sur-Yon, France
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CHU Dijon - infectiologie
RECRUITINGDijon, France
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CHU Dijon - réanimation adulte
RECRUITINGDijon, France
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Hôpital Raymond Poincaré
RECRUITINGGarches, France
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Hôpital Raymond Poincaré - infectiologie
RECRUITINGGarches, France
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Hôpital Saint Antoine AP-HP - infectiologie
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital Saint Antoine AP-HP - réanimation adulte
RECRUITINGParis, France
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