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Predictive Mini-bolus Fluid Responsiveness in Pediatric Septic Shock

Predictive Mini-bolus Fluid Responsiveness in Pediatric Septic Shock

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04027699
Acronym
PRECISE
Enrollment
11
Registered
2019-07-22
Start date
2021-02-23
Completion date
2023-02-20
Last updated
2025-11-20

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

Conditions

Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Keywords

Mini-bolus challenge, fluid responsiveness, volemic expansion, pediatric septic shock, severe sepsis, microcirculation

Brief summary

Severe sepsis and septic shock remain of particular gravity in children with a current mortality of about 20 % , despite the international prevention campaigns survival sepsis campaign . Septic shock associates a macrocirculatory and a microcirculatory dysfunction. The volume expansion remains the treatment of severe sepsis at the initial phase supplemented by the use of vasopressors and / or inotropes. Nevertheless , it is essential to predict the fluid responsiveness after volemic expansion because fluid overload is associated with an increased morbidity in children. In studies , the volume expansion is considered effective if it allows an increase in cardiac output of more than 15 % compared to the basal level. However, their conditions of use remain very restrictive and not applicable to most of our patients ( tidal volume ≥ 7ml / kg , PEEP sufficient , absence of cardiac arrhythmia and effective sedation ) . To date , no index can be used for all patients with invasive mechanical ventilation. It therefore seems appropriate to develop new tests to predict the response to volume expansion in children with septic shock hospitalized in pediatric intensive care. A recent study has validated a test to predict the response to volume expansion in adults: injection of a mini-bolus of 50 ml of saline over 10s. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of mini bolus fluid to predict response to fluid expansion in pediatric septic shock.

Detailed description

Severe sepsis and septic shock remain of particular gravity in children with a current mortality of about 20 % , despite the international prevention campaigns survival sepsis campaign . Septic shock associates a macrocirculatory and a microcirculatory dysfunction. The volume expansion remains the treatment of severe sepsis at the initial phase supplemented by the use of vasopressors and / or inotropes . Nevertheless , it is essential to predict the fluid responsiveness after volemic expansion because fluid overload is associated with an increased morbidity in children . In studies , the volume expansion is considered effective if it allows an increase in cardiac output of more than 15 % compared to the basal level . However , their conditions of use remain very restrictive and not applicable to most of our patients ( tidal volume \> 7ml / kg , PEEP sufficient, absence of cardiac arrhythmia and effective sedation ) . To date , no index can be used for all patients with invasive mechanical ventilation . It therefore seems appropriate to develop new tests to predict the response to volume expansion in children with septic shock hospitalized in pediatric intensive care. A recent study has validated a test to predict the response to volume expansion in adults : injection of a mini-bolus of 50 ml of saline over 10s. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of mini bolus fluid to predict response to fluid expansion in pediatric septic shock.

Interventions

PROCEDUREMini-bolus

* First injection of 2ml/kg (saline solution) * Second injection of 18ml/kg (saline solution)

Sponsors

URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin
CollaboratorOTHER
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
28 Days to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Baby (\>28 days) or children \< 15 years 2. Hospitalisation in paediatric intensive 3. Clinico-biological table compatible with severe sepsis or septic shock (likely or documented) 4. Requiring the use of invasive mechanical ventilation 5. Affiliate or beneficiary of a social security 6. Legal guardians Consent Form or Emergency Procedure

Exclusion criteria

1. Any serious hemodynamic clinical situation that would be delayed by inclusion in the protocol 2. Patient with shunt heart disease 3. Patient in spontaneous or non-invasive ventilation or CPAP 4. Patient with a contraindication to volemic/fluid expansion (major cardiac dysfunction, acute renal failure) 5. Patient with cardiac arrest upper 5 min 6. ECMO 7. Postcardiotomia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cardiac output variability (ΔCO)5 minutesCardiac output

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure variation (ΔSAP, ΔDAP, ΔMAP)5 minutesArterial pressure invasive or not invasive monitoring according the care of patient
Pulse pressure variation (ΔPP)5 minutesPulse pressure invasive or not invasive monitoring according the care of patient
Systolic ejection volume variation (ΔSEV)5 minutesSystolic ejection volume is measured by transthoracic echocardiography : VES (ml) =ITVa0\*Sa0
Heart rate variation (ΔHR)15 minutesHeart rate usual monitoring
Velocity time-index variation (ΔVTI)5 minutesITVA0 is measured by transthoracic echocardiography with Doppler
Proportion Perfused Vessels variation (ΔPPV)5 minutesProportion Perfused Vessels calculated by the Microscan software (Microvision)
Microvascular Flow Index variation (ΔMFI)5 minutesMicrovascular Flow Index calculated by the Microscan software (Microvision)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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