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Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid (TUDCA) Restores Intestinal Barrier Function in Sepsis: Mechanistic Insights and a Clinical Intervention Study

Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid (TUDCA) Restores Intestinal Barrier Function in Sepsis: Mechanistic Insights and a Clinical Intervention Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500110298
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-10-11
Start date
2025-10-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sepsis

Interventions

Sepsis + Yousif treatment group:Patients were treated with conventional therapy plus oral yousipher (13-15 mg/kg/ day, divided into 2-3 doses according to the manufacturer's instructions) for 7 days.
Sepsis routine treatment group:All patients received routine anti-infection, fluid resuscitation, and organ support therapy according to the guidelines
Healthy control group:Without drug intervention, serum and stool samples were collected only once

Sponsors

Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients (18-75 years old) who met the diagnostic criteria of Sepsis-3; 2. Sepsis or septic shock diagnosed within 24 hours before enrollment; 3. High risk of intestinal barrier dysfunction (such as SOFA score >=2 or risk factors for intestinal ischemia); 4. Informed consent was obtained from patients or their families.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women; 2. End-stage liver disease, unresolved biliary obstruction, or known allergy to bile acid drugs; 3.Expected survival time < 48 hours or withdrawal of active treatment; 4. Recent (< 7 days) use of other gut protective drugs (e.g., glutamine, probiotics).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fecal fecal a1-antiprotease levels (a marker of intestinal barrier permeability);Serum TUDCA and UDCA concentrations and their correlation with inflammatory factors;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
SOFA score;APACHE II score;28-day mortality;Length of stay;Infection Control status;Serum inflammatory factors (IL-1ß, IL-6, TNF-a, IL-10);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactSun Keyuan

Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University

sky.bio@163.com+86 21 2428 9124

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026