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Adjunctive DobutAmine in sePtic Cardiomyopathy With Tissue Hypoperfusion

Adjunctive DobutAmine in sePtic Cardiomyopathy With Tissue Hypoperfusion: a Randomized Controlled Multi-center Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04166331
Acronym
ADAPT
Enrollment
136
Registered
2019-11-18
Start date
2020-09-20
Completion date
2025-07-01
Last updated
2025-11-21

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

Conditions

Cardiomyopathies, Hypoperfusion, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, Sepsis

Keywords

sepsis, Cardiomyopathies, Hypoperfusion, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

Brief summary

Sepsis induces both a systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction. The prevalence of this septic cardiomyopathy ranges between 30 and 60% according to the timing of assessment and definition used. Although the prognostic role of septic cardiomyopathy remains debated, sepsis-induced left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction may be severe and associated with tissue hypoperfusion, while it appears to fully recover in survivors. Accordingly, optimization of therapeutic management of septic cardiomyopathy may contribute to improve tissue hypoperfusion in increasing oxygen delivery, and to reduce related organ dysfunctions in septic shock patients. Echocardiography is currently the recommended first-line modality to assess patients with acute circulatory failure. Current Surviving Sepsis Campaign strongly recommends Norepinephrine as the first-choice vasopressor in fluid-filled patients with septic shock. In contrast, the use of Dobutamine is only suggested (weak recommendation, low quality of evidence) in patients with persistent tissue hypoperfusion despite adequate fluid resuscitation and vasopressor support. Levosimendan, an alternative inodilator, has failed preventing acute organ dysfunction in septic patients and has induced more supraventricular tachyarrhythmias than in the control group. Data supporting Dobutamine in this setting are scarce and primarily physiologic and based on monitored effects of this drug on hemodynamics and indices of tissue perfusion. No randomized controlled trials have yet compared the effects of Dobutamine versus placebo on clinical outcomes. In open-labelled, small sample trials, the ability of septic patients to increase their oxygen delivery during Dobutamine administration appears to be associated with lower mortality. The tested hypothesis in the ADAPT trial is that Dobutamine will reduce tissue hypoperfusion and associated organ dysfunctions in patients with septic shock and associated septic cardiomyopathy. In doing so, it may participate in improving clinical outcomes.

Interventions

DRUGPlacebos

Placebo will initially be started at a dose of 2.5 µg/kg/min and subsequently titrated using incremental steps (predefined durations) of 2.5 µg/kg/min, up to a maximal dose of 10 µg/kg/min. Dose adaptation will be left at the discretion of attending physician.

DRUGDobutamine

Dobutamine will initially be started at a dose of 2.5 µg/kg/min and subsequently titrated using incremental steps (predefined durations) of 2.5 µg/kg/min, up to a maximal dose of 10 µg/kg/min. Dose adaptation will be left at the discretion of attending physician.

Sponsors

Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1415
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
University Hospital, Limoges
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Age \> 18 years hospitalized in ICU * \> Septic shock (Sepsis-3 definition): 1. Clinically suspected or documented acute infection 2. Responsible for organ dysfunction(s): change in SOFA ≥ 2 points 3. With persisting hypotension (systolic and/or mean arterial pressure \< 90 / \< 65 mmHg) despite adequate fluid resuscitation (≥ 30 mL/kg, unless presence of pulmonary venous congestion) 4. Requiring vasopressor support (Norepinephrine) to maintain steady mean arterial pressure ≥ 65 mmHg 5. And lactate \> 2 mmol/L * Septic cardiomyopathy: echocardiographically measured LV ejection fraction (EF) ≤ 40% and LV outflow tract velocity-time integral \< 14 cm * Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy or breast feeding * Hypersensitivity to Dobutamine, 5% Dextrose, or to the excipients * Ventricular rate \> 130 bpm (sinus rhythm or not) * Severe ventricular arrhythmia * Obstructive cardiomyopathy with pressure gradient at rest ≥ 50 mmHg unrelated to uncorrected hypovolemia * Severe aortic stenosis: mean gradient \> 40 mmHg, peak aortic jet velocity \> 4 m/s, aortic valve area \< 1 cm² (aortic valve area index \< 0.6 cm²/m²) * Acute coronary syndrome * Decision to limit care or moribund status (life expectancy \< 24 h) * Absence of affiliation to Social Security * Subjects under juridical protection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score evolutionDay 0 to Day 3Evolution of a modified Sequential (Sepsis-Related) Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score (no gradation of the neurologic system) between baseline (before randomization) and Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 after randomization. Min value =0. Max value =20 . The highest score means the worst situation

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) measurementHour 0, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3Biological indices of tissue dysoxia at baseline, hour 6, Day1, Day 2 and Day 3 after initiating Dobutamine / placebo
Open-labelled Dobutamine dayly maximal dose used as rescue therapythrough study completion, an average 90 daysRequirement of organ function supports during ICU stay. Maximal dose in mcg/kg/min of open-labelled Dobutamine used as rescue therapy
Open-labelled Dobutamine duration used as rescue therapythrough study completion, an average of 90 daysRequirement of organ function supports during ICU stay. Duration in days of open-labelled Dobutamine used as rescue therapy
Vasopressor support durationthrough study completion, an average of 90 daysRequirement of organ function supports during ICU stay. Duration in days of vasopressor support
Vasopressor support dayly maximal dosethrough study completion, an average of 90 daysRequirement of organ function supports during ICU stay. Maximal dose in mg/h by day of vasopressor support
Invasive mechanical ventilation durationthrough study completion, an average of 90 daysRequirement of organ function supports during ICU stay. Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation
Renal replacement therapy numberthrough study completion, an average of 90 daysRequirement of organ function supports during ICU stay. Number of session of renal replacement therapy (excluding hemodialysis patient for chronic renal failure at the time of randomization)
Stroke volume measurementHour 0, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3Stroke volume measurement in mL status at Baseline, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day3 after initiating Dobutamine / placebo
Renal replacement therapy durationthrough study completion, an average of 90 daysRequirement of organ function supports during ICU stay. Duration of renal replacement therapy (excluding hemodialysis patient for chronic renal failure at the time of randomization)
Arterial pressure measurementHour 0, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3Systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure (in mmHg) at Baseline, h6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day3after initiating Dobutamine / placebo
heart rate measurementHour 0, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3Heart rate measurement in bpm at Baseline, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day3 after initiating Dobutamine / placebo
Central venous pressure measurementHour 0, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3Central venous pressure in cm H2O at Baseline, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day3 after initiating Dobutamine / placebo
Cardiac index measurementHour 0, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3Cardiac index measurement in L/min/m2 at Baseline, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day3 after initiating Dobutamine / placebo
Hypotension measurementHour 0, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3Severe cardiovascular adverse events from inform consent to ICU discharge : Hypotension related to worsened vasoplegia
Supraventricular arrhythmias measurementthrough study completion, an average of 90 daysSevere cardiovascular adverse events from inform consent to ICU discharge. Supraventricular arrhythmias with ventricular rate \> 140 bpm
Ventricular arrhythmias measurementthrough study completion, an average of 90 daysSevere cardiovascular adverse events from inform consent to ICU discharge. Ventricular arrhythmias
Circulating lactate level measurementHour 0, Hour 6, Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3Biological indices of tissue dysoxia at baseline, hour 6, Day1, Day 2 and Day 3 after initiating Dobutamine / placebo
Occurence of Strokethrough study completion, an average of 90 daysSevere cardiovascular adverse events during ICU stay. Stroke
MortalityDay 90Number of death
Mortality causesDay 90Cause of death
Organ function free supportsDay 90Number of days free from vasopressor support, invasive mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy from inform consent to ICU discharge
Number of days in ICU and hospitalDay 90Length of ICU and hospital stay
echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular systolic functionDay 0 and Day 1ejection fraction measurement
Leucocyte subsets levelHour 6Leucocyte subsets level according to the severity of the sepsis-induced LV systolic dysfunction and hemodynamic effects of the study drug administration
Cytokines levelHour 6tumor necrosis factor (TNF) -α, Interferon ɣ, Interleukin-6, 8 and 10 cytokines concentration will be assess according to the severity of the sepsis-induced LV systolic dysfunction and hemodynamic effects of the study drug administration. Result for each cytokine concentration will be given in picograms per milliliter.
LV global longitudinal strain measurementHour 6, Day 1, Day 2 AND Day 3LV segmental deformation longitudinal analysis
RV free wall strain measurementHour 6, Day 1, Day 2 AND Day 3deformation of right ventricular myocardial tissue / routinely using with echocardiography or post exam analysis
LV volume measurementHour 6, Day 1, Day 2 AND Day 3Ratio between systolic and diastolic left ventricular volume / routinely using with echocardiography
LV ejection fraction measurementHour 6, Day 1, Day 2 AND Day 3Cardiac output measurement with echocardiography Doppler (in centers routinely using transpulmonary thermodilution). Quality of left ventricular contraction
RV volume measurementHour 6, Day 1, Day 2 AND Day 3Ratio between systolic and diastolic right ventricular volume / routinely using with echocardiography
RV ejection fraction measurementHour 6, Day 1, Day 2 AND Day 3Cardiac output measurement with echocardiography Doppler (in centers routinely using transpulmonary thermodilution). Quality of right ventricular contraction
Transpulmonary thermodilution measurementHour 6, Day 1, Day 2 AND Day 3In selected centers routinely using continuous monitoring of cardiac output using transpulmonary thermodilution: agreement of cardiac output measurement with echocardiography Doppler.
Occurence of Acute coronary syndromethrough study completion, an average of 90 daysSevere cardiovascular adverse events from inform consent to ICU discharge. Acute coronary syndrome

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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