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Effects of Zinc Supplementation on Improving Immune Function in Patients with Sepsis

Exploratory study on the effect of zinc supplementation on improving immune function in patients with sepsis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs051220200
Enrollment
20
Registered
2023-03-23
Start date
2023-03-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Sepsis Sepsis

Interventions

Zinc replacement therapy Novelzine 100 mg daily: 50 mg twice daily for 7 days.
Zinc

Sponsors

Inoue Shigeaki
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Age 18 years or older at the time consent is obtained. 2) Any gender. 3) Meet the sepsis criteria of SEPSIS-3. 4) Written consent for this study was obtained from the subject or a surrogate. 5) Patients who are expected to survive for 2 weeks. Appendix: SEPSIS3 Sepsis Criteria Suspected infection and an increase in total SOFA score of at least 2 points

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to the study drug 2) Patients with cardiopulmonary arrest at the time of admission 3) Patients who do not wish to undergo active treatment at the time of diagnosis at the request of the patient or family 4) Patients deemed inappropriate for study inclusion by the principal investigator 5) Patients on immunosuppressive drugs 6) Patients using drugs that affect lymphocyte counts

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Peripheral blood lymphocyte count at Day15

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Peripheral blood lymphocyte count at each time point (Day1,8,29) N/L ratio at each time point (Day1,8,15,29) Peripheral blood zinc concentration at each time point (Day1,8,15,29) Peripheral blood copper concentration at each time point (Day1,8,15,29) Safety endpoints (disease Safety endpoints (disease, etc.) Samples should be collected for preservation so that functional analysis of lymphocytes can be performed as an exploratory position.

Contacts

Public ContactShigeaki Inoue

Kobe University hospital

inoues@med.kobe-u.ac.jp+81-78-385-6521

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026