NCT00273728

Brief Summary

Background: In patients with severe sepsis and septic shock early aggressive volume replacement reduced mortality. Standard infusion therapy consists of crystalloid infusions. The role of modern, low molecular weight, starch preparations and their influence on the course of disease is not determined yet. Hypothesis: The purpose of this study is to determine wether initial infusion therapy with Hydroxyethylstarch and Ringer's lactate reduces in septic patients reduces Intensive Care Unit and hospital length of stay without impairment of renal function Design: Double-blind, randomized, controlled monocentric study Setting: Intensive Care Units of a University Hospital Patients: 240 consecutive patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock Intervention: Volume therapy with Ringer's lactate and saline or hydroxy-ethyl starch (MW 130, substitution 0.4) in the first five days of intensive care treatment. Parameter:

  • Intensive Care length of stay
  • Hospital length of stay
  • Mortality
  • Kidney function Statistics: Mann-Whitney test for non-parametric data like intensive care length of stay. Unpaired t-Test for kidney function parameters. Study withdrawal: Significant impairment of kidney function parameters in the hydroxy-ethyl starch group

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
231

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_4 sepsis

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2005

Longer than P75 for phase_4 sepsis

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2005

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 6, 2006

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 9, 2006

Completed
4.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2010

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

August 12, 2011

Status Verified

August 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

5.1 years

First QC Date

January 6, 2006

Last Update Submit

August 11, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

Hydroxyethyl Starchshock, septicinfusion, intravenousmortality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Intensive Care length of stay

    time to discharge from the Intensive care unit

  • Hospital length of stay

    time to discharge from the hospital

  • Mortality

    intesive care, hospital and one year mortality

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Kidney function

    at intensive care discharge and after one year

  • Lung function

    during intensive care

Study Arms (1)

HES, Septic shock, resuscitation

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

study group with HES 6%

Drug: hydroxy-ethyl starch (MW 130; 0.4) vs. normal saline

Interventions

hydroxy-ethyl starch together with ringer's lactate versus physiologic saline together with saline

Also known as: Voluven, Ringer's lactate, NaCl 0.9%
HES, Septic shock, resuscitation

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with suspected or proven infection and 2 of the following 6 criteria:
  • Body temperature \<36 or \>38.3° celsius
  • Heart rate \> 90 beats/min
  • Tachypnea \> 20/min or a arterial pCO2 below 4.25 kPa
  • White blood cell count higher than 12.000 or below 4.000 or more than 10% immature forms
  • Systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg or mean arterial pressure \< 65 mmHg
  • Altered mental state or oliguria

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnancy
  • Age below 18
  • Allergy against Hydroxyethyl starch
  • Chronic renal insufficiency

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Surgical ICU, University Hospital Basel

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

Location

Medical ICU, Univesity Hospital Basel

Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland

Location

Related Publications (6)

  • Rivers E, Nguyen B, Havstad S, Ressler J, Muzzin A, Knoblich B, Peterson E, Tomlanovich M; Early Goal-Directed Therapy Collaborative Group. Early goal-directed therapy in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock. N Engl J Med. 2001 Nov 8;345(19):1368-77. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa010307.

    PMID: 11794169BACKGROUND
  • Vincent JL, Gerlach H. Fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis and septic shock: an evidence-based review. Crit Care Med. 2004 Nov;32(11 Suppl):S451-4. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000142984.44321.a4.

    PMID: 15542955BACKGROUND
  • Finfer S, Bellomo R, Boyce N, French J, Myburgh J, Norton R; SAFE Study Investigators. A comparison of albumin and saline for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit. N Engl J Med. 2004 May 27;350(22):2247-56. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa040232.

    PMID: 15163774BACKGROUND
  • Schortgen F, Lacherade JC, Bruneel F, Cattaneo I, Hemery F, Lemaire F, Brochard L. Effects of hydroxyethylstarch and gelatin on renal function in severe sepsis: a multicentre randomised study. Lancet. 2001 Mar 24;357(9260):911-6. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04211-2.

    PMID: 11289347BACKGROUND
  • De Backer D, Creteur J, Preiser JC, Dubois MJ, Vincent JL. Microvascular blood flow is altered in patients with sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Jul 1;166(1):98-104. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200109-016oc.

    PMID: 12091178BACKGROUND
  • Dellinger RP. Cardiovascular management of septic shock. Crit Care Med. 2003 Mar;31(3):946-55. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000057403.73299.A6. No abstract available.

    PMID: 12627010BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

SepsisShock, Septic

Interventions

HES 130-0.4Ringer's LactateSodium Chloride

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

InfectionsSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeInflammationPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsShock

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Crystalloid SolutionsIsotonic SolutionsSolutionsPharmaceutical PreparationsChloridesHydrochloric AcidChlorine CompoundsInorganic ChemicalsSodium Compounds

Study Officials

  • Martin Siegemund, MD

    Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, State Hospital, CH-5404 Baden, Switzerland

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 6, 2006

First Posted

January 9, 2006

Study Start

May 1, 2005

Primary Completion

June 1, 2010

Study Completion

May 1, 2011

Last Updated

August 12, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-08

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