Health Condition 1: B998- Other infectious disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with septic shock (noradrenaline requirement 0.1 â?? 0.5 mcg/kg/min, with or without vasopressin) and sinus tachycardia with heart rate more than 110 bpm, after at least 12 hours of ICU admission and stabilization.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Cardiac arrhythmias 2 LVEF less than 30% 3 Known structural heart disease 4 QT prolongation (QTc more than 460ms) 5 Ongoing active blood loss 6 Anemia (Hb less than 7 g%) 7 High grade fever (more than 104 deg F) 8 Serum lactate more than 10 mmol/L 9 SpO2 less than 92% 10 Need for third vasoactive inotropic agent (other than noradrenaline and vasopressin) 11 Pregnancy & lactation 12 Severe chronic liver disease (Child-Pugh C), acute or acute-on-chronic liver failure 13 End-stage renal disease (CKD V) 14 Absolute contradiction to enteral drug administration 15 High dose noradrenaline requirement (more than 1 mcg/kg/min) 16 Post-cardiac arrest patient 17 Patients with intracerebral SOL or raised ICP 18 Allergy to any of the intervention drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of time points at which the heart rate target (less than 90 bpm) was achieved and Mean Vasoactive-Inotropic Score.Timepoint: Both primary outcomes will be recorded at baseline and then at every 6 hours interval from enrolment, up to 96 hours. (At 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, 78, 84, 90 and 96 hours from enrolment) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) Timepoint: Recorded daily over 96 hours ;Cardiac Troponin I and NT-ProBNP levelsTimepoint: At baseline and 96 hours;Mean cardiac output over 96 hours, using LiDCO systemTimepoint: Recorded every 6 hours for 96 hours;Mean systemic vascular resistance over 96 hoursTimepoint: Recorded every 6 hours for 96 hours;Mean lactate levels over 96 hoursTimepoint: Assessed daily;Mean capillary refill time over 96 hoursTimepoint: Assessed thrice daily;Mean SOFA score over 96 hoursTimepoint: Assessed daily;Vasopressor-free days at day 30Timepoint: At Day 30;Organ support-free days (vasopressors, RRT, ventilator) at day 30Timepoint: At Day 30;ICU-free days at day 30Timepoint: At Day 30;ICU mortality at day 7 and day 30Timepoint: At Day 7 and Day 30;Incidence of major adverse events (symptomatic bradycardia, arrhythmias)Timepoint: Daily;Cost of treatmentTimepoint: At 96 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
AIIMS NEW DELHI