NCT00975793

Brief Summary

The ARISE RCT is a multi-centre, randomised, controlled trial of EGDT compared to standard care in patients with severe sepsis presenting to the ED. The study will be conducted in multiple sites with 1600 patients enrolled into the study. Hypothesis to be tested: EGDT, compared to standard Australasian resuscitation practice, reduces 90-day all-cause mortality in patients presenting to the ED with severe sepsis.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
1,600

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2008

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
5 countries

51 active sites

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2008

Completed
11 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 10, 2009

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 11, 2009

Completed
4.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2014

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

April 24, 2014

Status Verified

April 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

5.8 years

First QC Date

September 10, 2009

Last Update Submit

April 23, 2014

Conditions

Keywords

SepsisSevere sepsisSeptic shock

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The primary outcome measure for the study is death from all causes

    90 days

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Death from all causes

    28 days, and at ICU and hospital discharge

  • Quality of life as measured by the SF-36v2, EQ-5D and the AQoL

    6 and 12 months post-randomisation

  • Duration of ED, ICU and hospital stay

    28 days and 90 days

  • The need for, and duration of, artificial organ support

    28 days and 90 days

Study Arms (2)

Standard Care

NO INTERVENTION

Randomised allocation of standard care at the clinician's discretion in accordance with current best practice.

Early Goal Directed Therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Randomised allocation of early goal-directed therapy (EGDT).

Other: Early Goal Directed Therapy (EGDT)

Interventions

Randomised allocation of early goal-directed therapy (EGDT). EGDT involves treatment with intravenous fluids, and medications to support the blood pressure and heart following a protocol. A special catheter is inserted to monitor central blood oxygen levels and the standard treatments are given according to the blood oxygen level reading. EGDT is given for 6 hours, then the patient receives standard care.

Early Goal Directed Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Suspected or confirmed infection
  • The presence of TWO or MORE of the following SIRS criteria:
  • Core temperature \< 36.0 degC or \> 38.0 degC
  • Heart rate \> 90 beats/minute
  • Respiratory rate \> 20 breaths/minute or PaCO2 \< 32 mmHg or the requirement for mechanical ventilation for an acute process
  • White blood cell count \> 12.0 or \< 4.0 x109/L or \> 10% immature band forms
  • Evidence of either refractory hypotension OR hypoperfusion:
  • Refractory hypotension is confirmed by the presence of a systolic blood pressure (SBP) \< 90 mmHg or mean arterial pressure (MAP) \< 65 mmHg after a 1000ml intravenous (IV) fluid challenge within 60 minutes (including IV fluids administered pre-hospital)
  • Hypoperfusion is confirmed by the presence of a blood lactate concentration greater than or equal to 4.0 mmol/L
  • First dose of IV antimicrobial therapy commenced prior to randomisation

You may not qualify if:

  • Age \< 18 years
  • Contra-indication to superior vena cava (SVC) CVC insertion
  • Contra-indication to blood products (e.g. Jehovah's Witness)
  • Inability to commence delivery of the EGDT protocol within 1 hour of randomisation or complete 6 hours of EGDT
  • Haemodynamic instability due to active bleeding
  • Pregnancy (confirmed or suspected)
  • In-patient transfer from another acute health care facility
  • An underlying disease process with a life expectancy of \< 90 days
  • Death is deemed imminent and inevitable
  • A "limitation of therapy" order has been documented restricting implementation of the study protocol or the treating clinician deems aggressive care unsuitable

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (51)

Canberra Hospital

Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Location

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Coffs Harbour Hospital

Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Location

St Vincent's Hospital (Sydney)

Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Gosford Hospital

Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Hornsby Hospital

Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Manly Hospital

Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Location

John Hunter Hospital

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Nepean Hospital

Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Port Macquarie Base

Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Prince of Wales Hospital (Sydney)

Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Royal North Shore Hospital

Sydney, New South Wales, 2065, Australia

Location

Liverpool Hospital

Sydney, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

Location

Sydney Adventist hospital

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Tamworth Hospital

Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Westmead Hospital

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Location

Townsville Hospital

Douglas, Queensland, Australia

Location

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Herston Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Location

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Location

Logan Hospital

Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia

Location

Toowoomba Hospital

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Location

Princess Alexandra

Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

Location

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia, 5011, Australia

Location

Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Location

Lyell McEwin Hospital

Elizabeth Vale, South Australia, Australia

Location

Modbury Hospital

Modnury, South Australia, Australia

Location

Bendigo Hospital

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Location

Blacktown Hospital

Blacktown, Victoria, Australia

Location

Box Hill Hospital

Box Hill, Victoria, Australia

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Monash Medical Centre

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Location

Dandenong Hospital

Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

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St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne)

Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Location

Western Hospital

Footscray, Victoria, Australia

Location

Frankston Hospital

Frankston, Victoria, Australia

Location

Geelong Hospital

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Location

Austin Hospital

Melbourne, Victoria, 3084, Australia

Location

Royal Melbourne Hospital

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Location

The Alfred

Prahan, Victoria, Australia

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Central Gippsland (Sale Hospital)

Sale, Victoria, Australia

Location

Joondalup Health Campus

Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Location

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Location

Royal Perth Hospital

Perth, Western Australia, 6001, Australia

Location

Helsinki University Hospital

Helsinki, Finland, Finland

Location

Tampere University Hospital

Tampere, Finland, Finland

Location

Prince of Wales Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Hong, Hong Kong

Location

Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (HK)

Chai Wan, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (HK)

Kowloon, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

St. Vincent's University hospital

Dublin, Ireland

Location

Middlemore Hospital

Otahuhu Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Location

Christchurch Hospital

Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand

Location

Auckland City Hospital

Auckland, New Zealand

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Higgins AM, Peake SL, Rinaldo Bellomo AO, Ao DJC, Delaney A, Howe BD, Nichol AD, Webb SA, Williams PJ, Harris AH; ARISE Investigators and the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group. The cost-effectiveness of early goal-directed therapy: an economic evaluation alongside the ARISE trial. Crit Care Resusc. 2023 Oct 18;23(3):329-336. doi: 10.51893/2021.3.OA10. eCollection 2021 Sep 6.

  • Higgins AM, Peake SL, Bellomo R, Cooper DJ, Delaney A, Harris AH, Howe BD, Nichol AD, Webb SA, Williams PJ; Australasian Resuscitation in Sepsis Evaluation (ARISE) Investigators and the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group. Quality of Life and 1-Year Survival in Patients With Early Septic Shock: Long-Term Follow-Up of the Australasian Resuscitation in Sepsis Evaluation Trial. Crit Care Med. 2019 Jun;47(6):765-773. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003762.

  • ARISE Investigators; ANZICS Clinical Trials Group; Peake SL, Delaney A, Bailey M, Bellomo R, Cameron PA, Cooper DJ, Higgins AM, Holdgate A, Howe BD, Webb SA, Williams P. Goal-directed resuscitation for patients with early septic shock. N Engl J Med. 2014 Oct 16;371(16):1496-506. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1404380. Epub 2014 Oct 1.

  • Delaney A, Peake SL, Bellomo R, Cameron P, Holdgate A, Howe B, Higgins A, Presneill J, Webb S; ARISE Investigators. Australasian Resuscitation In Sepsis Evaluation trial statistical analysis plan. Emerg Med Australas. 2013 Oct;25(5):406-15. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12116. Epub 2013 Sep 9.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

SepsisShock, Septic

Interventions

Early Goal-Directed Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

InfectionsSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeInflammationPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsShock

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Critical CarePatient CareTherapeutics

Study Officials

  • Rinaldo Bellomo

    Austin Hospital, Melbourne Australia

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Sandra L Peake

    The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Project manager, ANZIC- Research Centre, Monash University

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 10, 2009

First Posted

September 11, 2009

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion

July 1, 2014

Study Completion

April 1, 2015

Last Updated

April 24, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-04

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