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62 Sepsis Trials

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This trial tests anakinra, a drug that reduces inflammation, in children with severe inflammation due to sepsis-induced organ failure. Anakinra works by blocking a protein that causes inflammation. It is widely used in treating Rheumatoid Arthritis and has shown potential in managing hyperinflammatory conditions like sepsis.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3
Age:1 - 17
Sex:All
500 Participants Needed
The objectives of this multicenter pragmatic clinical trial are to compare the effectiveness and relative safety of balanced fluid resuscitation versus 0.9% "normal" saline in children with septic shock, including whether balanced fluid resuscitation can reduce progression of kidney injury.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:2 - 17
Sex:All
8800 Participants Needed
The purpose of this Ph2b study is to characterize the dose-response relationship and to evaluate the safety and efficacy of three different single doses of TIN816 in hospitalized adult participants in an intensive care setting with a diagnosis of sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI).
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18 - 85
Sex:All
320 Participants Needed
SHIPSS is a multi-institutional, prospective, controlled, randomized, double-blinded interventional trial that will examine the potential benefits and risks of adjunctive hydrocortisone prescribed for children with fluid and vasoactive-inotropic refractory septic shock. It is hypothesized that adjunctive hydrocortisone will significantly reduce the incidence of new and progressive organ dysfunction (primary outcome) and proportion of children with poor outcomes, defined as death or severely impaired health-related quality of life (HRQL) (secondary outcome), as assessed at 28 days following study enrollment (randomization).
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Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:1 - 17
Sex:All
500 Participants Needed
This study will follow patients admitted to the PICU with sepsis, NICU with sepsis or after abdominal surgery, or CICU who are identified as being at risk for developing acute kidney injury. The investigators will use risk-stratification, biomarker testing, and a functional assessment to predict children and neonates who will become fluid overloaded and develop severe acute kidney injury.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:< 25
Sex:All
1380 Participants Needed
Bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by bacteria translocating across injured oral mucosa are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation (SCT). Unfortunately, there are currently no known strategies to prevent these BSI in this vulnerable population. The investigators will conduct a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial at three institutions to evaluate the effectiveness of twice daily intraoral xylitol-wipe application on reducing BSI in pediatric SCT patients.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:4 - 25
Sex:All
419 Participants Needed
The goal of the CASPER-Pilot study is to develop clinical decision support (CDS) technology within Epic to randomize patients with septic shock to early versus standard of care vasopressin initiation. The primary aim of this study will be to test the hypothesis that CDS technology can be utilized to create two distinct cohorts of patients reflecting different times of vasopressin initiation based on norepinephrine dose requirements. Secondarily, this study will evaluate the proportion of patients whose norepinephrine dose at the time of vasopressin initiation is within the specified range for the intervention arm they were randomized to. Other outcomes of evaluation will include adherence to the developed CDS technology and comparison of clinical outcomes between the two treatment arms.
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No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 4
Age:18+
Sex:All
300 Participants Needed
This trial tests whether adding a blood-filtering device called the PMX cartridge to regular treatment helps patients with severe infections and organ failure. The device aims to remove harmful toxins from their blood.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18+
Sex:All
150 Participants Needed
This trial tests a special blood filter device in critically ill adults with severe infection and shock. The device works by filtering the blood outside the body to remove harmful substances, aiming to improve patient outcomes.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18+
Sex:All
15 Participants Needed
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Antibiotics for Neonatal Infections

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The goal of the NANO trial is to study the longstanding clinical practice of empirically administering intravenous antibiotics to extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants in the first days of life. In this 802-subject multicenter placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial, the hypothesis to be tested is that the incidence of adverse outcomes is higher in babies receiving empiric antibiotics (EA) in the first week of life compared to babies receiving placebo. The study targets a population of ELBW infants in whom the clinical decision to use or not use EA is currently most challenging -- infants that are clinically stable that did not have a known exposure to intraamniotic infection and were not born preterm for maternal indications. The primary outcome is the composite outcome of late-onset sepsis (LOS), necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), or death during the index hospitalization. Secondary safety outcomes will include total antibiotic days, days to full enteral feedings, and common morbidities in preterm infants that have previously been linked to EA, e.g. retinopathy of prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Weight and length z-score, and head circumference, are standard measures to be collected weekly by clinical team per a standardized protocol.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 4
Age:23 - 4
Sex:All
802 Participants Needed
An adaptive platform trial to compare effectiveness of different care models to prevent readmissions for patients hospitalized with sepsis or lower respiratory tract infection. The primary outcome is number of days spent at home within 90 days after hospital discharge.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:21+
Sex:All
1668 Participants Needed
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Metformin for Sepsis-Induced AKI

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This trial is testing if metformin, a diabetes drug, can help patients with severe infections who develop kidney problems. The drug works by activating a protein that protects the kidneys. Researchers want to see if it is safe and effective for these patients. Metformin has been studied for its effects on kidney function, with some studies suggesting potential harmful effects and others indicating possible protective benefits.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
80 Participants Needed
This study will compare two strategies that target distinct determinants of blood culture overuse in an exploratory, hybrid, pilot trial in 8 PICUs. It aims to determine if there is any association between specific strategies used to reduce blood culture overuse on unit-wide blood culture rates, patient safety, and concurrently explore aspects of the implementation process (acceptability, feasibility, appropriateness).
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18+
Sex:All
8 Participants Needed
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common, deadly, and costly, and adults with insomnia represent a large group of people at elevated risk of developing CVD in the future. This clinical trial will determine if our updated insomnia treatment, called the SHADES intervention, improves CVD factors thought to explain how insomnia promotes CVD and if these improvements are due to positive changes in sleep factors. A total of 200 primary care patients with insomnia and CVD risk factors will be randomized to 6 months of the SHADES intervention (internet, telephonic, and/or face-to-face cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia) or the active control condition (sleep education/hygiene, symptom monitoring, and primary care for insomnia). Before and after treatment, participants will complete measurements of the CVD factors (systemic inflammation, autonomic dysfunction, metabolic dysregulation, proinflammatory gene expression) and the sleep factors (insomnia symptoms, sleep onset latency, wake after sleep onset, sleep efficiency). Researchers will test whether the SHADES intervention produces greater improvements in the CVD factors than the active control condition.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:40+
Sex:All
200 Participants Needed
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Blue Light for Infections

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Our data suggest that modulating the characteristics of light carries the potential to modify the host response to injury and critical illness and thus, improve outcome. The ability to modify the host response to the stress of major operations and sepsis carries immense potential to improve patient care. The primary purpose of this study is to determine if exposure to bright blue (442nm) enriched light, by comparison to ambient white fluorescent light, reduces the inflammatory response or organ dysfunction in patients undergoing 1) medical treatment for pneumonia, 2) a 2-stage arthroplasty for surgical management of a septic joint, 3) surgery for a necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI), and 4) surgery for an intraabdominal infection (e.g., diverticulitis). We will expose participants to one of two (2) lighting conditions: 1) high illuminance (\~1700 lux,), blue (442nm) spectrum enriched light and 2) ambient white fluorescent light that provides the standard environmental lighting (\~300-400 lux, no predominant spectrum) of the hospital. Both cohorts will be exposed to a 12 hours:12 hours light:dark cycle photoperiod. Those subjects assigned to blue light will be asked to shine this small portable blue enriched light on themselves from 0800 to 2000 for 3 days. At the transition from light to dark, the blue-enriched light is turned off, and additional blue wavelength light removed with an amber filter. Thus, the total period of intervention is 72 hours. The outcome of interest is change in the inflammatory response after surgery for appendicitis or diverticulitis as measured by the following parameters: white blood cell count, heart rate, the development of abdominal abscess, serum cytokine concentrations. The outcome of interest is change in the inflammatory response during pneumonia as measured by the following parameters: white blood cell count, heart rate, and serum cytokine concentrations.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Sex:All
144 Participants Needed
This trial is testing if Rezafungin, given through an IV, is safe and effective in preventing serious fungal infections. It focuses on patients who have had blood and marrow transplants, as they are more likely to get these infections. Rezafungin works by stopping the growth of harmful fungi. It is designed for the treatment and prevention of invasive fungal infections with unique chemical stability.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
600 Participants Needed
The study is being done to see if ziltivekimab can be used to treat participants living with heart failure and inflammation. Participants will either get ziltivekimab (active medicine) or placebo (inactive substance that looks like the study medicine but does not contain any medicine). The treatment participants get is decided by chance. Participant's chance of getting ziltivekimab or placebo is the same. Ziltivekimab is not yet approved in any country or region in the world. It is a new medicine that doctors cannot prescribe. The study is expected to last for up to 1 year and 4 months.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
680 Participants Needed
This trial tests if a different type of fluid is safer and more effective for patients with serious infections. It aims to see if this new fluid can reduce harm to organs and help patients live longer.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3
Age:16+
Sex:All
1096 Participants Needed
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to determine if conducting a larger study using venous excess ultrasound (VEXUS) to guide fluid management in patients with septic shock is feasible. Septic shock is a life-threatening condition where infection causes dangerously low blood pressure. While fluids are essential for treatment, too much fluid can harm the kidneys and result in the need for dialysis. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is it feasible to recruit patients, obtain consent, and follow the VEXUS-guided management protocol? 2. Does VEXUS-guided management, compared with usual care, improve the health and well-being of patients with septic shock? Researchers will compare two groups: one receiving VEXUS-guided fluid management versus another receiving standard care, to assess the feasibility of a larger trial and explore whether VEXUS prevents fluid overload and kidney problems. Participants in the VEXUS group will: 1. Undergo VEXUS scans every 24 hours for 3 days 2. Receive fluid management guided by VEXUS findings (including fluid restriction or removal if we identify venous congestion) and undergo cardiac ultrasound if we identify moderate to severe congestion 3. Be monitored for 28 days to track kidney function, need for dialysis, and survival.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
80 Participants Needed
The Gram-negative bloodstream infection Oral Antibiotic Therapy trial (The GOAT Trial) is a multi-center, randomized clinical trial that hypothesizes that early transition to oral antibiotic therapy for the treatment of Gram-Negative BloodStream Infection (GN-BSI) is as effective but safer than remaining on intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy for the duration of treatment.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18+
Sex:All
1204 Participants Needed
Transfusions are one of the most overused treatments in modern medicine, and saving blood is one important issue all around the world. Cardiac surgery makes up a large percentage of the overall blood components consumption in surgery. Acute normovolemic hemo-dilution (ANH) is a well-known strategy which has been used for years without the support of high quality evidence based medicine to improve post-cardiopulmonary bypass coagulation and reduce red blood cells (RBC) transfusion. We designed a multicenter randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of ANH in reducing the number of cardiac surgery patients receiving RBC transfusions during hospital stay. We will randomize 2000 patients to have sufficient power to demonstrate a 20% relative and 7% absolute risk reduction in the number of patients' RBC transfusion. If the results of the study will confirm our hypothesis, this will have a great impact on blood management in cardiac operating room.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18+
Sex:All
2000 Participants Needed
The investigators propose to conduct a multi-center randomized pilot feasibility trial comparing therapeutic plasma exchange to standard of care in patients diagnosed with septic shock.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:16+
Sex:All
80 Participants Needed
Phase I dose-escalation safety and feasibility of IV DNase I in ICU septic patients.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1
Age:18 - 100
Sex:All
36 Participants Needed
This trial tests if adding the antibiotic ertapenem to cefazolin can better treat severe bloodstream infections caused by MSSA. It aims to help patients who still face high death rates with current treatments by using two antibiotics that attack the bacteria in different ways. Ertapenem and cefazolin have been used together to successfully treat persistent MSSA bacteremia, showing potential synergy in studies.
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Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18 - 100
Sex:All
60 Participants Needed
BALANCE+ is a perpetual multiple domain randomized controlled platform trial to evaluate various treatment strategies for Gram-negative bloodstream infections (GN BSIs). Each domain addresses critical questions in the management of GN BSIs, aiming to refine treatment strategies, enhance patient outcomes, and reduce antimicrobial resistance. The initial vanguard pilot RCT (NCT05893147) started on 29 August 2023 and has successfully completed the pilot phase on 24-Apr-2024. All patients enrolled in the vanguard phase are part of the main platform trial.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:0+
Sex:All
2500 Participants Needed
As antibiotic resistance increases globally, it becomes more difficult to select empiric antibiotic therapy, particularly in patients with sepsis who stand to benefit from early adequate treatment. In particular it is difficult for clinicians to balance antibiotic stewardship principles (the need to avoid unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics that have an excessively broad spectrum of activity that favour resistance development) and under treatment. The integration of multiple risk variables for resistance are hard for clinicians to translate into clinical action, and is seemingly at odds with the natural inclination to provide heuristic/emotion-based antibiotic selection. The inappropriate treatment of sepsis is not uniformly too broad, or too narrow, and there is a need to optimize and tailor selection of antibiotic therapy to each patient, such that those that are at risk for resistant organisms receive broad therapy, and those that are not at risk, receive narrower antibiotic agents. Clinicians need support picking the right antibiotic for each patient, and from this they can potentially drive reduction of unnecessarily broad antibiotic prescribing while preserving adequacy of treatment. Individualized clinical prediction models and decision support interventions are promising approaches that meet these needs by improving the classification of patient risk for antibiotic resistant or susceptible infections in sepsis. Unfortunately, few have been validated in the clinical setting and larger rigorous studies are needed to provide the evidence to support broader clinical adoption. The investigators will perform a cluster randomized cross-over trial of an individualized antibiotic prescribing decision support intervention for providers treating hospitalized patients with suspected sepsis. The aim of this trial is to determine whether a stewardship led clinical decision support intervention can improve antibiotic de-escalation in patients with sepsis while maintaining or improving adequacy of antibiotic coverage. This decision support intervention will be based on a combination of proven decision heuristics (for Gram-positive organisms) and modelled predicted susceptibilities (for Gram-negative organisms) that are individualized to the patient. The primary outcome will be the proportion of patients de-escalated from their initial empiric regimen at 48 hours.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18+
Sex:All
1440 Participants Needed
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VBI-S for Septic Shock

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of VBI-S in elevating the blood pressure of septic shock patients with absolute or relative hypovolemia.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
46 Participants Needed
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Angiotensin II for Septic Shock

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Despite best therapy efforts, sepsis and septic shock are associated with mortality rates of up to 40%. This clinical trial will determine the benefit of exogenous Angiotensin II versus norepinephrine (conventional care) treatment in septic shock patients. This trial will determine whether there are better predictors of septic shock severity. This approach may inform more appropriate treatment regimens and improve outcomes for these patients.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 4
Age:18+
Sex:All
78 Participants Needed
Background: COVID-19 can cause problems in different parts of the body. For most people, it causes fevers or trouble breathing. Some people might not recover all the way. Researchers want to see if a treatment can help with people who have recovered from COVID-19 but still have symptoms ("Long COVID"). Objective: To learn if human immunoglobulin (IVIG) will help with neurological symptoms of Long COVID. Eligibility: Adults ages 18 and older who had COVID-19 at least 12 weeks ago and have ongoing neurologic symptoms, such as dizziness, trouble walking, or problems with strength. Design: Participants will be screened with a medical record review. Participants will have a medical history and a physical exam and complete questionnaires about their health and quality of life. They will have a spinal tap. They will give blood samples. They will discuss their symptoms with a neurologist and have a neurological exam. Participants will take memory and thinking tests using a tablet. The tests will take 1 hour to complete. They will also take a smell and taste test. It will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Participants will lie on a table that tilts for up to 40 minutes. Their blood pressure and heart rate will be monitored. Blood will be taken through an intravenous (IV) catheter. Participants will receive either IVIG, or saline by IV for 5 days. Then the participants will receive IVIG if they first received saline or saline if they first received IVIG by IV for another 5 days. They will not know what they receive. Participants will have an MRI of the brain if they have not had one recently. They will receive a contrast agent by IV as part of the MRI scan. Participants will be on the study for up to 4 months. They will have follow-up visits at the clinical center as well as fill out questionnaires at home. They may be asked to continue follow-up....
Trial Details
Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18 - 100
Sex:All
45 Participants Needed
The RADAR-Canada trial is a pilot RCT undertaken to assess the acceptability of, compliance with, and biologic consequences of a deresuscitation protocol designed to expedite the removal of excess interstitial fluid in patients who remain in a positive fluid balance following admission to an intensive care unit (ICU).
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
120 Participants Needed
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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Sepsis clinical trials pay?

Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.

How do Sepsis clinical trials work?

After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Sepsis trials 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length for Sepsis is 12 months.

How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?

Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.

What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?

The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.

Do I need to be insured to participate in a Sepsis medical study ?

Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.

What are the newest Sepsis clinical trials ?

Most recently, we added NGAL Monitoring for Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury, Angiotensin II for Septic Shock and Thoracic Duct Drainage for Septic Shock to the Power online platform.