Low-dose Hydrocortisone in Acutely Burned Patients

February 11, 2015 updated by: Hospices Civils de Lyon

Low-dose Hydrocortisone in the Treatment of the Shock of Burned Patients

Major burns trigger the release of circulating mediators, as cytokines and endotoxin that induces a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. The cardiovascular effects are similar to those seen in septic shock. After the initial hypovolemic phase, patients with extensive burns often present a shock with increased cardiac output and reduced systemic vascular resistances. As described in septic shock, we test the hypothesis that low-dose hydrocortisone could decrease the duration of the shock period.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Lyon, France, 69437
        • Sylvie TISSOT

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • males and females,
  • between 18 and 75 year old
  • who present a burned surface more than 30% of the body surface
  • who need catecholamine infusion
  • between J0 and J3 after the injury.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy,
  • trauma,
  • sepsis,
  • cardiac insufficiency,
  • AIDS,
  • etomidate administration

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Number of patients who do not receive any more catecholamine 4 days after the beginning of the shock

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Duration of catecholamine administration
Doses of administered catecholamine
Adrenal insufficiency incidence

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sylvie TISSOT, MD, Hospices Civils de Lyon

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2005

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2010

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 6, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2005

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

September 8, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

February 12, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 11, 2015

Last Verified

October 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2004.354

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