NCT00832039

Brief Summary

Severe sepsis and septic shock are diseases of infectious origin with a high risk of death. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the intravenous application of selenium (given as sodium-selenite) can reduce mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. Additionally, it is investigated, whether the measurement of procalcitonin - a marker of infection - can be used to guide anti-infectious measures in this disease.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
1,089

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2009

Typical duration for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

35 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 28, 2009

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 29, 2009

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2009

Completed
3.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2013

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

August 12, 2016

Status Verified

August 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

3.3 years

First QC Date

January 28, 2009

Last Update Submit

August 11, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

sepsisadjunctive therapysodium-seleniteprocalcitonin

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • All cause mortality

    28 days

Secondary Outcomes (16)

  • Mean total SOFA and SOFA subscores

    study duration

  • All cause mortality

    90 days

  • Frequency and duration of mechanical ventilation

    90 days

  • Frequency and duration of vasopressor support

    90 days

  • Frequency of adverse events and severe adverse events

    study duration

  • +11 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (4)

SelPCT

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patient receives sodium-selenite; causal therapy is guided by a PCT based algorithm.

Drug: sodium-seleniteProcedure: Procalcitonin guided therapy

SelKon

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patient receives sodium-selenite; causal therapy is not guided by a PCT based algorithm.

Drug: sodium-selenite

PlacPCT

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Patient receives placebo; causal therapy is guided by a PCT based algorithm.

Drug: PlaceboProcedure: Procalcitonin guided therapy

PlacKon

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Patient receives placebo; causal therapy is not guided by a PCT based algorithm.

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

An intravenous bolus of 1000 µg followed by a continuous intravenous infusion of 1000 µg/day until patient is discharged from the ICU but not more than 21 applications à 24 hours.

Also known as: selenase T
SelKonSelPCT

An intravenous bolus of placebo followed by a continuous intravenous infusion with placebo until patient is discharged from the ICU but not more than 21 applications à 24 hours.

Also known as: 0.9 % sodium chlorid
PlacKonPlacPCT

Causal therapy of sepsis is guided by applying the following algorithm: Day 4: PCT drop from baseline \>=50%: no change in causal therapy; PCT drop from baseline \<50%: change or optimize antimicrobial therapy, new intervention (i.e. surgery, diagnostics) recommended for source control. Day 7, 10, 14: PCT \<=1.0 ng/ml: finish antimicrobial therapy; PCT \>1.0 ng/ml and PCT drop from last PCT measurement \>=50%: finish antimicrobial therapy; PCT \>1.0 ng/ml and PCT drop from last PCT measurement \<50%: change or optimize antimicrobial therapy, new intervention (i.e. surgery, diagnostics) recommended for source control.

PlacPCTSelPCT

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Severe sepsis or septic shock according to ACCP/SCCM criteria
  • Onset of severe sepsis or septic shock \<24 h
  • Age \>= 18 years
  • Informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Fertile female women without effective contraception
  • Participation in interventional clinical trial within the last 30 days
  • Current participation in any study
  • Former participation in this trial
  • Selenium intoxication
  • No commitment to full patient support (i.e. DNR order)
  • Patient's death is considered imminent due to coexisting disease
  • Relationship of the patient to study team member (i.e. colleague, relative)
  • Infection where guidelines recommend a longer duration of antimicrobial therapy (i.e. endocarditis, tuberculosis, malaria etc)
  • Immunocompromised patients

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (35)

University Hospital Aachen - Dep. of Intensive Care Medicine

Aachen, 52074, Germany

Location

Klinikum Augsburg - Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Augsburg, 86156, Germany

Location

Klinikum Augsburg - Dep. of Medicine I

Augsburg, 86156, Germany

Location

Military Hospital Berlin - Dep. of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Berlin, 10115, Germany

Location

Charité Berlin - Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Berlin, 10117, Germany

Location

Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln - Dep. of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy

Berlin, 12313, Germany

Location

DRK-Kliniken Berlin-Köpenick - Dep. of Anesthesiology, Pain Therapy, and Intensive Care Medicine

Berlin, 12559, Germany

Location

Charité Berlin - Campus Virchow-Klinikum - Dep. of Nephrology

Berlin, 13353, Germany

Location

Ev. Krankenhaus Gilead - Dep. of Anesthesiology

Bielefeld, 33617, Germany

Location

University Hospital Bonn - Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Bonn, 53105, Germany

Location

University Hospital Köln - Dep. of Medicine I

Cologne, 50924, Germany

Location

Krankenhaus Dresden-Friedrichstadt

Dresden, 01067, Germany

Location

University Hospital Dresden - Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Med.

Dresden, 01307, Germany

Location

HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt - Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Erfurt, 99089, Germany

Location

University Erlangen-Nürnberg - Dep. of Medicine IV

Erlangen, 91054, Germany

Location

J.-W. Goethe University Hospital - Dep. of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy

Frankfurt am Main, 60590, Germany

Location

University Hospital Freiburg- Dep. of Surgery

Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

Location

Georg August Universität Göttingen - Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Göttingen, 37075, Germany

Location

Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald - Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Greifswald, 17475, Germany

Location

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg - Dep. of Anesthesiology

Halle, 06097, Germany

Location

University Hospital Halle - Dep. of Medicine III

Halle, 06120, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf - Dep. of Intensive Care Medicine

Hamburg, 20246, Germany

Location

Westküstenklinikum Heide - Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Heide, 25746, Germany

Location

University Hospital Heidelberg - study center Anesthesiology/Surgery

Heidelberg, 69120, Germany

Location

University Hospital Jena, Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Jena, 07747, Germany

Location

University Hospital Kiel - Dep. of. Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Kiel, 24105, Germany

Location

St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus - Dep. of Anesthesiology

Köln-Hohenlind, 50935, Germany

Location

University Hospital Leipzig - Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Leipzig, 04103, Germany

Location

University Hospital Mannheim - Dep. of Medicine I

Mannheim, 68167, Germany

Location

University Hospital Munich - Dep. of Internal Medicine

Munich, 80336, Germany

Location

University Hospital Munich - Dep. of Anaesthesiology

Munich, 81377, Germany

Location

Hospital Munich Harlaching - Dep. of Internal Acute Medicine and Prevention

Munich, 81545, Germany

Location

Krankenhaus München-Neuperlach - Dep. of Anesthesiology

München, 81737, Germany

Location

University Hospital Münster - Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Münster, 48149, Germany

Location

Klinikum Oldenburg GmbH - Dep. of Anesthesiology

Oldenburg, 26133, Germany

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Bloos F, Trips E, Nierhaus A, Briegel J, Heyland DK, Jaschinski U, Moerer O, Weyland A, Marx G, Grundling M, Kluge S, Kaufmann I, Ott K, Quintel M, Jelschen F, Meybohm P, Rademacher S, Meier-Hellmann A, Utzolino S, Kaisers UX, Putensen C, Elke G, Ragaller M, Gerlach H, Ludewig K, Kiehntopf M, Bogatsch H, Engel C, Brunkhorst FM, Loeffler M, Reinhart K; for SepNet Critical Care Trials Group. Effect of Sodium Selenite Administration and Procalcitonin-Guided Therapy on Mortality in Patients With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Sep 1;176(9):1266-76. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2514.

  • Guo A, Srinath J, Feuerecker M, Crucian B, Briegel J, Boulesteix AL, Kaufmann I, Chouker A. Immune function testing in sepsis patients receiving sodium selenite. J Crit Care. 2019 Aug;52:208-212. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.05.001. Epub 2019 May 4.

  • Feuerecker M, Sudhoff L, Crucian B, Pagel JI, Sams C, Strewe C, Guo A, Schelling G, Briegel J, Kaufmann I, Chouker A. Early immune anergy towards recall antigens and mitogens in patients at onset of septic shock. Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 29;8(1):1754. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-19976-w.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

SepsisShock, Septic

Interventions

Selenious Acid

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

InfectionsSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeInflammationPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsShock

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Selenium CompoundsInorganic Chemicals

Study Officials

  • Konrad Reinhart, M.D.

    University Hospital Jena; Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Markus Löffler

    University Leipzig; Koordinierungszentrum für Klinische Studien Leipzig (KKSL)

    STUDY DIRECTOR
  • Thomas Deufel, M. D.

    University Hopitel Jena, Institute for Medical Chemistry

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
FACTORIAL
Sponsor Type
NETWORK
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 28, 2009

First Posted

January 29, 2009

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion

March 1, 2013

Study Completion

June 1, 2013

Last Updated

August 12, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-08

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