Personalizing septic shock treatment: Vasopressin's role under the microscope
NCT ID NCT07697144
First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how the drug vasopressin affects the heart and blood flow in people with septic shock, a life-threatening condition from severe infection. Researchers want to see if different patients respond differently based on their specific heart and blood vessel status. The goal is to better understand when and how to use vasopressin for more personalized care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vasopressin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors tailor vasopressin use in septic shock, potentially improving survival and recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct changes in care, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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
Adult patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit for septic shock and with use of vasopressin
- 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 an intensive care unit; * Presenting with septic shock according to Sepsis-3 criteria; * For whom the treating clinician wishes to initiate vasopressin as second-line therapy as part of routine care; * Undergoing hemodynamic monitoring with a PiCCO2 device (Pulsion Medical Systems, Getinge, Feldkirchen, Germany) or pulmonary artery catheterization as part of routine care. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient already receiving vasopressin; * Pregnancy; * Patient under legal protection; * Patient unwilling to participate in the study.
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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.
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
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH de Dieppe
Dieppe, France
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CHU Rennes - Site Pontchaillou
Rennes, France
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CHU d'Angers
Angers, France
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GHE, Hôpital Louis Pradel, HCL
Lyon, France
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GHS - Hôpital Lyon Sud, HCL
Lyon, France
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Hôpital Bicêtre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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Hôpital Hautepierre, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
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Hôpital Nord, AP-HM
Marseille, France