NCT04130789

Brief Summary

This multi-center study is to focus on patients with sepsis in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in order to better understand the complex host-pathogen interaction and clinical heterogeneity associated with sepsis. Understanding this heterogeneity may allow the development of novel diagnostic approaches. Data from patients will be analyzed using state-of-the art analytical algorithms for biomarker discovery including machine learning and multidimensional mathematical modelling to explore the large datasets generated. In order to discover digital biomarkers for the study endpoints a case-control study design will be used to compare data patterns from patients with sepsis (cases) and those without sepsis (controls).

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
17,500

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2019

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

16 active sites

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 15, 2019

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 17, 2019

Completed
29 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 15, 2019

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 31, 2022

Completed
3.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

March 5, 2025

Status Verified

February 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

2.5 years

First QC Date

October 15, 2019

Last Update Submit

February 28, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

clinical data warehouse (CDWH)machine learningdata-driven algorithmsmulti-dimensional modelling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • sepsis-related mortality (sensitivity)

    Algorithm to predict sepsis-related mortality (sensitivity)

    time- series data collected from hospital entry until maximum 12 months after hospital exit (no exact time point specified)

  • sepsis-related mortality (specificity)

    Algorithm to predict sepsis-related mortality (specificity)

    time- series data collected from hospital entry until maximum 12 months after hospital exit (no exact time point specified)

  • Determination of sepsis

    Algorithm to determine sepsis at an early stage (at least 12 hours before classical definitions)

    time- series data collected from hospital entry until hospital exit; an average of 1 month (no exact time point specified)

Study Arms (2)

patients with sepsis (cases)

patients who developed or were admitted with sepsis to the ICU (cases)

Other: compare data patterns by data-driven algorithms to determine sepsisOther: compare data patterns by data-driven algorithms to predict sepsis-related mortality

patients without sepsis (controls)

patients who did not develop sepsis (controls).

Other: compare data patterns by data-driven algorithms to determine sepsisOther: compare data patterns by data-driven algorithms to predict sepsis-related mortality

Interventions

compare data patterns by data-driven algorithms including machine learning and multi-dimensional modelling to reliably determine sepsis

patients with sepsis (cases)patients without sepsis (controls)

compare data patterns by data-driven algorithms including machine learning and multi-dimensional modelling to to predict sepsis-related mortality

patients with sepsis (cases)patients without sepsis (controls)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

ICU patients on a Swiss University Hospital ICU from 01.08.2019

You may qualify if:

  • Patients admitted to an ICU on a Swiss University Hospital.
  • Patients expected to stay at least 24h on the ICU
  • Present at admission to ICU or subsequent development of sepsis 3.0 criteria
  • Patients not fulfilling sepsis definition during the ICU stay

You may not qualify if:

  • Decline of general consent or any other negative statement against using data for research.
  • Patients with a clear elective stay on the ICUs.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (16)

Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Basel

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Medical Intensive Care Unit; University Hospital Basel

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Surgical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Basel

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern

Bern, 3001, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Division Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Bern

Bern, 3010, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bern

Bern, 3010, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Division Bacteriology Laboratory, University Hospital Geneva

Geneva, 1205, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Division Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Geneva

Geneva, 1205, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Geneva

Geneva, 1205, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Division Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Lausanne

Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Lausanne

Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Service Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Lausanne

Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, 8006, Switzerland

NOT YET RECRUITING

Division Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

NOT YET RECRUITING

Institute for Intensive Medicine, University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

NOT YET RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sepsis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

InfectionsSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeInflammationPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Adrian Egli, PD Dr.

    Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Basel

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Adrian Egli, PD Dr.

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE CONTROL
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 15, 2019

First Posted

October 17, 2019

Study Start

November 15, 2019

Primary Completion

May 31, 2022

Study Completion

December 1, 2025

Last Updated

March 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

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