Can a simple salt solution help septic shock patients?
NCT ID NCT03528213
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested whether giving a sodium lactate solution to people with septic shock could help manage their fluid balance. Septic shock is a life-threatening condition where blood pressure drops dangerously due to infection. The study involved 59 participants and compared fluid balance and other outcomes like organ failure and survival. The goal was to see if this approach is worth studying further.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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59 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Finished
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Feb 2023
- 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
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Presence of septic shock * requiring vascular filling within 12 hours after introduction of Noradrenaline. Septic shock is defined as sepsis with persistent hypotension requiring the administration of vasopressors to maintain RTE \> 65mmHg. * social insurance Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * cardiac arrest * more than 50ml/kg of fluid loading * chronic renal failure with chronic hemodialysis or the investigators estimate a need for renal replacement therapy in the following 24hrs * child C or acute liver failure with PT\<40% (unless AVK) * plasmatic sodium \<120 or \>145mmol/l * metabolic alkalosis with pH\>7.45
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH ARRAS
Arras, France
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CH DOUAI
Douai, France
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CH LENS
Lens, France
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Ch Dunkerque
Dunkirk, France
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Chu Rouen
Rouen, France
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Hopital Victor Provo - Roubaix
Roubaix, France
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Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHU
Lille, France
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