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What Should be the Next Vasopressor for Severe Septic Shock? Methylene Blue or Terlipressin

What Should be the Next Vasopressor for Severe Septic Shock Patients? Methylene Blue or Terlipressin

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03038503
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-01-31
Start date
2016-12-31
Completion date
2018-12-31
Last updated
2018-08-29

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

Conditions

Refractory Shock, Septic Shock

Keywords

refractory septic shock, catecholamine resistance septic shock, terlipressin, methylene blue

Brief summary

The ICU mortality rate of patients with septic shock was still high upto 54.1%.In first 6 hours of resuscitation, the goals of resuscitation in sepsis shock after adequate fluid resuscitation is MAP ≥65 mmHg. In refractory septic shock patient, prolong shock correlate with poor outcome due to multiple organ failure. Alternative vasopressor in septic shock with catecholamine resistance has been studied such as terlipressin, methylene blue * Terlipressin (TP) mediate vasoconstriction via V1 receptors coupled to phospholipase C, and increases intracellular Ca2+ concentration * Methylene blue (MB) directly inhibits nitric oxide synthase (NOS) by inhibit the enzyme guanylate cyclase (GC)

Interventions

DRUGMethylene Blue

after defined refractory shock (need NE\>0.5 mcg/kg/min) add Methylene blue 1 mg/kg iv drip then 2 hr later drip 0.5 mg/kg/hr\*4 hr (intervention add on to standard care)

DRUGTerlipressin

after defined refractory shock (need NE\>0.5 mcg/kg/min) add terlipressin 1 mg IV then repeated dose 20 min later if unstable BP (intervention add on to standard care)

Sponsors

Ramathibodi Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Age \>15 years old * Diagnosis septic shock as SCCM/ACCP * Refractory septic shock defined as hypotension although adequate fluid resuscitate and high dose vasopressor(NE \>0.5 mcg/kg/min) * Concent form

Exclusion criteria

* Known case G6PD deficiency * Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) * Hx of drug allergy MB, NE, terlipressin * Hx of Raynaud's phenomenon, systemic sclerosis, PHT * Known case coronary heart disease without treatment * Current drug use serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) * Reject to join project

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
mortality rate7 days
time to wean of vasopressorthrough complete weaning off vasopressor, an average of 24 hours
ICU durationthrough out off indication need ICU care, an average of 7 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
hemodynamic parameter: Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)every 30 min after start protocol up to 6 hr then every 1 hr up to 24 hoursmmHg, A-line monitoring
hemodynamic parameter: lactate (mmol/l)every 2 hr until 6 hr then every 4 hr until wean off vasopressor up to 24 hoursmmol/l
hemodynamic parameter: urine output (ml)every 2 hr until wean off vasopressor up to 24 hoursml

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Primary Contactmunthana sundusadee, MD
opal_janeway@hotmail.com66639010178

Outcome results

None listed

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