Which drug works better for septic shock in kids?
NCT ID NCT07273526
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares adrenaline and dopamine to treat a severe type of septic shock in children that doesn't improve with fluids. The goal is to see which drug better improves vital signs like blood pressure, heart rate, and urine output. The trial will include 90 children aged 1 month to 12 years.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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1 month to 12 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 of both Genders having age range between 1month and 12 years with diagnosis of fluid refractory septic shock as per operational definition. \- Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with 1. cardiopumonary Bypass during last 5 days 2. Chronic Systemic disease like Chronic kidney Disease , cerebral palsy, congenital heart disease 3. neuromuscular discorder 4. Metabolic disorders 5. Those who already had treatment at periphery for hypovolemia without any record of medication or sequential organ failure at presentation
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Children Hospital and The Institute of Child Health Faisalabad
RECRUITINGFaisalābad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan
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