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Utility of Presepsin in Distinguishing Between Sepsis and SIRS

Utility of Presepsin in Distinguishing Between Sepsis and SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome): an Exploratory, Prospective Observational Study in Critically Ill Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02052895
Enrollment
226
Registered
2014-02-03
Start date
2014-01-31
Completion date
2015-07-31
Last updated
2018-08-21

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Conditions

Sepsis, SIRS

Keywords

Presepsin, Sepsis, SIRS

Brief summary

This is an observational study to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of presepsin levels to discriminate between sepsis and SIRS upon presentation with critical illness compatible with either sepsis or systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS).

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Mochida Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Sepsis/SIRS Patients Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female aged ≥ 21 years * Appropriate clinical data to enable classification into sepsis or SIRS * Written informed consent by the patient or legally authorized representative * Critical illness consistent with SIRS or sepsis, to be enrolled within 18 hours of presentation

Exclusion criteria

* No informed consent * Unacceptable risk imposed by extra blood sampling, such as by gross hemorrhage with a hematocrit \< 20% Control Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female aged ≥ 21 years * Does not meet clinical criteria for sepsis or SIRS * Written informed consent by the patient or legally authorized representative

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (ROC-AUC) of the Plasma Presepsin Concentration for Discriminating Between SIRS and SepsisUp to 7 daysFor the analysis, plasma presepsin levels on Day 0 were used and Sepsis/SIRS adjudication was made on Day 7 or day of discharge. ROC-AUC of presepsin for discriminating between SIRS and sepsis is compared to that of procalcitonin.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Sepsis/SIRS
Patients with sepsis or SIRS
190
Control
Patients without SIRS, sepsis, or end stage renal disease
15
End Stage Renal Disease
Patients with end stage renal disease, without SIRS or sepsis
15
Total220

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicSepsis/SIRSControlEnd Stage Renal DiseaseTotal
Age, Continuous58.80 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.99
65.80 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.11
53.70 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 19.5
59.00 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.02
Sex: Female, Male
Female
73 Participants6 Participants9 Participants88 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
117 Participants9 Participants6 Participants132 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 1900 / 150 / 15
serious
Total, serious adverse events
26 / 1900 / 150 / 15

Outcome results

Primary

Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (ROC-AUC) of the Plasma Presepsin Concentration for Discriminating Between SIRS and Sepsis

For the analysis, plasma presepsin levels on Day 0 were used and Sepsis/SIRS adjudication was made on Day 7 or day of discharge. ROC-AUC of presepsin for discriminating between SIRS and sepsis is compared to that of procalcitonin.

Time frame: Up to 7 days

Population: Out of 196 Sepsis/SIRS patients, 6 were excluded due to inclusion/exclusion criteria violation and 4 were excluded due to insufficient data for Sepsis/SIRS adjudication

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)
PresepsinArea Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (ROC-AUC) of the Plasma Presepsin Concentration for Discriminating Between SIRS and Sepsis0.7218 probability
ProcalcitoninArea Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (ROC-AUC) of the Plasma Presepsin Concentration for Discriminating Between SIRS and Sepsis0.6901 probability
p-value: 0.392495% CI: [-0.0409, 0.1043]Regression, Logistic

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026