Could a blood pressure cuff help fight septic shock?
NCT ID NCT07273942
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a non-invasive arm cuff procedure, called remote ischemic postconditioning, can reduce deaths in adults with septic shock. The cuff is inflated and deflated in cycles to briefly restrict blood flow, which may trigger protective effects. 720 ICU patients will be randomly assigned to receive the procedure or standard care, and survival at 90 days will be compared.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- remote ischemic conditioning (arm cuff inflation/deflation cycles)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, cheap, non-invasive way to reduce deaths from septic shock.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial but still early for this specific condition. Previous benefits seen in other diseases may not apply to septic shock, and the intervention may have no effect on survival.
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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 720 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Hospitalized in intensive care unit for less than 24 hours * Septic shock (Sepsis-3 definition) evolving for less than 18 hours * Preliminary written informed consent obtained from the patient or his/her close relative, or use of the emergency procedure in accordance with local regulations Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication of the use of a brachial pressure cuff on both arms * Cardiac arrest * Pregnancy or breast feeding * Participation in another interventional study * Lack of French national health insurance coverage * Patient with any legal protection measure
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
23 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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Service Réanimation Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier de Fleyriat
Bourg-en-Bresse, 01012, France
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Service Réanimation Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier de Roanne
Roanne, 42328, France
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Service Réanimation Polyvalente, Hôpital Saint-Joseph Saint-Luc
Lyon, 69007, France
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Service d'Anesthésie - Réanimation - Médecine Intensive, Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon
Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris
Paris, 75014, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation Polyvalente, Hôpital Robert Debré, CHU Reims
Reims, 51090, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive- Réanimation, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHRU de Tours
Tours, 37000, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Hôpital Central, CHRU de Nancy
Nancy, 54035, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, 69003, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris
Créteil, 94000, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille
Marseille, 13015, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Hôpital Salengro, CHU de Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Hôtel Dieu, CHU de Nantes
Nantes, 44093, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, CHU de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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Service de Médecine intensive-Réanimation, Hôpital Lapeyronie, CHU de Montpellier
Montpellier, 34295, France
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Service de Médecine intensive-Réanimation, Hôpital Nord, CHU de St Etienne
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42270, France
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Service de Médecine intensive-Réanimation,Hôpital Albert Michallon, CHU de Grenoble
La Tronche, 38700, France
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Service de Médecine intensive-Réanimation,Hôpital F Mitterrand, CHU de Dijon
Dijon, 21079, France
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Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Jean-Minjoz, CHU de Besançon
Besançon, 25030, France
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Service de Réanimation des Urgences, Hôpital de la Timone, CHU de Marseille
Marseille, 13385, France
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Service des maladies infectieuses et réanimation médicale, Hôpital Pontchaillou, CHU de Rennes
Rennes, 35000, France