Treatment of IL-6 and Its Receptor Antagonists in Children's Severe Sepsis.

Effects of IL-6 and Its Receptor Antagonists in the Treatment of Children With Severe Infection and Inflammatory Storm

In severe infective patients who survive the initial inflammatory storm, the immune response often evolves toward a state of immunosuppression, which contributes to increased mortality and severe secondary hospital-acquired infections. However, the role of IL-6 and its receptor antagonists in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock is discussed controversially. To date, the efficacy and safety of IL-6 and its receptor antagonists in children with severe infection is not fully evaluated.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Critical Illness Sepsis, Severe

Detailed Description

The investigators intend to enroll all children who were hospitalized in pediatric intensive care unit of Children's Hospital of Fudan University from January 2022 to December 2023. Children with a PICU length of day less than 48h will be excluded. Patients who met the inclusion criteria will be divided into trial group and control group. Clinical and demographic data, as well as treatment outcome will be collected from the electronic health record.

• Study Type: Observational

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 4 weeks to 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All children hospitalized in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of Children's Hospital of Fudan University from January 2022 to December 2023

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1.Children between 29 days and 18 years old. 2.Severe pneumonia and/or sepsis.Patients were included who meet the guideline for diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in Children (2019) issued by the National Health Commission of the people's Republic of China and/or who meet the International Guide to the 2020 campaign to Save sepsis: management of septic shock and sepsis-related organ dysfunction in children.

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1.notifiable infectious diseases. 2.The researcher believes that he is not suitable to participate in other situations in this study. 3.Participants in other clinical trials in the same period. 4. discharge within 48 hours.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
control group; conventional treatment
trial group; tocilizumab siltuximab

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
survival rate	The survival rate of children in 28 days after their discharged from PICU	within 28 days after they discharged from PICU

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
length of stay in PICU	Time from PICU admission to discharge	up to 28 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Fudan University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): September 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 31, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 27, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 19, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): April 20, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 15, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 13, 2022
• Last Verified: April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Critical Illness, Sepsis, children, tocilizumab, siltuximab
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Infections; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome; Inflammation; Disease Attributes; Sepsis; Critical Illness
• Other Study ID Numbers: fdpicu-20

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No