Evaluation of Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C and Thiamine for the Treatment of Septic Shock

NCT03380507 | Terminated Phase 2 DMC

• 1 other identifier: 17207
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 106
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Despite recent medical advances, sepsis and septic shock remain a major cause of death. Sepsis is a syndrome with a wide array of physiologic, pathologic, and biochemical abnormalities. Several studies have shown vitamin C have decreased the circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress.Thiamine had favorable effects on pro-inflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress and cellular hypoxia.The use of hydrocortisone in combination with vitamin C will increase the transport of vitamin C into the cells; since the pro inflammatory cytokines have shown to decrease the expression of the sodium-vitamin C transporter-2 (SVCT2) while glucocorticoids increase the SVCT2 expression. A recent small retrospective study , showed a significant decrease in mortality when patients with severe sepsis and septic shock are treated with a combination of Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and Thiamine. Conducting a similar study with a prospective randomized design will give clinicians all over the world more answers and will help clinicians to provide better care to millions of patients using highly safe therapeutic regimen. The objective of the current study is to explore the clinical benefits of using a combination of hydrocortisone, vitamin C, and thiamine (triple therapy) for the management of septic shock. To achieve this objective, we will compare two alternative treatment strategies, either triple therapy or usual care in patients with septic shock. First aim: To assess the effectiveness of the triple therapy for septic shock Second aim: To assess the safety of triple therapy

Conditions

Septic Shock; Critical Illness

Keywords

Septic Shock; Vitamin C; Thiamine; Hydrocortisone; Critically Ill

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Hospital Mortality at 60 days

  Patients died during hospital admission

  60 days after randomization

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Time to death

  60 days after randomization

• Clinical evidence of organ dysfunction

  72 hours after randomization

• Length of ICU stay

  60 days after randomization

• Length of hospital stay

  60 days after randomization

• Duration of vasopressor therapy

  60 days after randomization

Other Outcomes (8)

• Daily mean patient-day weighted blood glucose

  7 days after randomization

• Incidence of nephrolithiasis

  4 days after randomization

• Incidence of secondary infections

  60 days after randomization

Study Arms (2)

Triple therapy group

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental group will receive usual care according to Hamad Medical Corporation Adult Sepsis Care Pathway (CPW 10311, May 2017) PLUS triple therapy. Triple therapy regimen: Intravenous vitamin C (1.5 gm q 6 hourly for 4 days or until ICU discharge, whichever is earlier), hydrocortisone (50 mg q 6 hourly for 7 days or until ICU discharge, whichever is earlier, followed by a taper over 3 days) as well as intravenous thiamine (200 mg q 12 hourly for 4 days or until ICU discharge, whichever is earlier).

Drug: Triple therapy group

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Control group will receive usual care only according to Hamad Medical Corporation Adult Sepsis Care Pathway (CPW 10311, May 2017).

Interventions

Triple therapy group DRUG

Refer to arms description

Also known as: Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C and Thiamine

Triple therapy group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age (above 18 years old)
• Suspected or documented infection
• Meeting the definition of septic shock (Sepsis 3 definitions); Patients with septic shock can be identified with a clinical construct of sepsis with persisting hypotension requiring vasopressor therapy to maintain MAP ≥65 mm Hg and having a serum lactate level \>2 mmol/L despite adequate volume resuscitation.
• Receiving norepinephrine at a dose equal or more than 0.1 µg/kg/min for more than or equal 6 hours.

You may not qualify if:

• Known pregnancy(1)
• Primary diagnosis of acute cerebral vascular event
• Acute coronary syndrome
• Status asthmaticus
• Major cardiac arrhythmia
• Active gastrointestinal hemorrhage
• Seizure
• Drug overdose
• Burn or trauma
• Requirement for immediate surgery(2)
• Absolute neutrophil count \<500 mm3
• CD4 \<50/mm³
• Do-not-resuscitate status
• Advanced directives restricting implementation of the protocol
• Terminally ill patients in palliative care

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hamad Medical Corporation: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hamad Medical Corporation

Doha, 3050, Qatar

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Shock, Septic; Critical Illness

Interventions

Hydrocortisone; Ascorbic Acid; Thiamine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sepsis; Infections; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome; Inflammation; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Shock; Disease Attributes

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pregnenediones; Pregnenes; Pregnanes; Steroids; Fused-Ring Compounds; Polycyclic Compounds; 11-Hydroxycorticosteroids; Hydroxycorticosteroids; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Hormones; Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists; 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; Sugar Acids; Acids, Acyclic; Carboxylic Acids; Organic Chemicals; Hydroxy Acids; Carbohydrates; Thiazoles; Sulfur Compounds; Azoles; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Pyrimidines

Study Officials

• Mohamed Abdelaty, MD

  Hamad Medical Corporation

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Adham Mohamed, PharmD

  Hamad Medical Corporation

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Open label, prospective, randomized, two-arm parallel-group trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 7, 2017
• First Posted: December 21, 2017
• Study Start: March 17, 2018
• Primary Completion: October 3, 2019
• Study Completion: November 1, 2021
• Last Updated: December 10, 2021

Record last verified: 2019-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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