Colombian ICU data may unlock secrets of severe dengue
NCT ID NCT05938647
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study reviewed the medical records of 199 patients with severe dengue who were treated in intensive care units in Villavicencio, Colombia. Researchers looked at patient details, lab results, and outcomes to better understand the disease in a real-world ICU setting. No new treatments were tested; the goal was to gather information that could improve future care.
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
- This study could help doctors better understand severe dengue in intensive care, potentially leading to improved treatment guidelines for ICU patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective, single-region study that only looks at past records. It cannot prove what treatments work best, only describe what happened.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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199 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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
The participants in the trial are those patients treated in a critical care unit for dengue during the period of study, according to the registers of admission in the institution.
- Ages
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Up to 120 years
- 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 admitted at a critical care unit with a diagnose of dengue either clinical or by a positive serology or molecular diagnostic methods. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a post admission diagnosis different than dengue either clinical or by a negative serology.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinica Primavera
Villavicencio, Meta Department, 50001, Colombia
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Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio
Villavicencio, Meta Department, 50001, Colombia
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