High Dose Vitamin C in the Critically Ill Patient (VitC)

March 31, 2017 updated by: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

The Efficacy of High Dose Vitamin C in the Critically Ill Patient Population

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of high doses of Vitamin C in critically ill patients.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

It has been shown that the stress that occurs during trauma, infection and/or shock depletes many of the body's resources such as Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) which may contribute to further complications. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of high doses of Vitamin C in critically ill patients.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

11

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
        • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Activation of the Mass Transfusion Protocol following surgery or trauma.
  • Diagnosis of septic shock. Septic shock will be defined as sepsis induced hypotension (i.e. systolic blood pressure <90mmHg or drop of systolic blood pressure >40mmHg in the presence of infection) that does not respond to a 2 liter fluid bolus.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age less than 18 years.
  • Pregnant women.
  • Creatinine of greater than 2.2 g/dl at time of enrollment, history of chronic kidney or end stage renal disease, rise in creatinine > 1 g/dl within 24 hours prior to enrollment.
  • Brain death diagnosed within 4 hours of presentation to the trauma bay or intensive care unit
  • Patients with history of hemolytic blood disease, e.g. glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia.
  • Patients in isolated cardiogenic shock.
  • History of liver cirrhosis
  • Transplant patients (liver, kidney, heart)

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

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Ascorbic Acid
Drug: Ascorbic Acid
66mg/kg/hour of peripheral intravenous Vitamin C infusion for 24 hour duration, maximum total of 200 grams
Other Names:
  • Vit C
Placebo Comparator: Ringers Lactate or Normal Saline
Other: Ringers Lactate or Normal Saline
Fluid resuscitation will be given with NS or LR to achieve a same mean urine output of 0.5cc/kg/hour.
Other Names:
  • Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Efficacy of High Dose Vitamin C Therapy in Shock Patients
Time Frame: 30 days
Given the grim prognosis of septic and hypovolemic shock, we aim to study the efficacy on an alternative treatment modality by implementing high dose vitamin C therapy in our patient population. Through previous investigations, especially research in the burn patient population, we expect that high dose vitamin C therapy will be beneficial to patients with hypovolemic or septic shock.
30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Vicente Gracias, MD, RWJMS

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 26, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

April 30, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 11, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0220100048

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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