ICU study aims to see which treatments best restore blood flow to tissues
NCT ID NCT06384287
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how common ICU treatments—like fluids, blood pressure drugs, or heart medications—affect blood flow to the skin in patients with acute circulatory failure. Researchers will measure skin blood flow and capillary refill time in 180 intensive care patients. The goal is to understand which interventions improve tissue perfusion most quickly.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors choose treatments that better restore blood flow to tissues in critically ill patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study measuring short-term effects, not testing a new treatment. Results may not change current practice directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
Who is studied
Patients in intensive care unit with acute circulatory failure related to sepsis or cardiac failure requiring a therapeutic intervention (fluid challenge or vasopressor or dobutamine)
- 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: * Patients in intensive care unit with acute circulatory failure related to sepsis or cardiac failure requiring therapeutic intervention Exclusion Criteria: * Agitation * Hemorrhagic shock * Severe skin lesions
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Saint -Antoine Hospital_Médecine Intensive Reanimation
RECRUITINGParis, 75012, France
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