Status:

COMPLETED

Tryptophan, Serotonin and Kynurenine in Septic Shock

Lead Sponsor:

Versailles Hospital

Conditions:

Shock, Septic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Septic shock is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Serotonin (5-HT) is released by activated platelets into the circulation, and is mediator of endothelial dysfunction. 5-HT metabolis...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age above or equal to 18 years
  • Strong presumption clinical sepsis
  • Need for mechanical ventilation
  • Body temperature above 38°C or below 36°C
  • Heart rate above 90 bpm
  • Systolic blood pressure of \<90mm Hg despite adequate fluid replacement or a need for vasopressors less than 3 hours
  • Presence of at least one of the following criteria:
  • Ratio of arterial oxygen tension over inspired fraction of oxygen of less than 300 mm Hg
  • Urinary output below 0.5 mL per kg of bodyweight per h or below 30 mL/h (for at least 1 h)
  • Arterial lactate concentration above 2 mmol/L
  • Consent signed

Exclusion

  • Age below 18 years
  • Pregnancy
  • Underlying disease with a poor prognosis, a life expectancy of less than 24 hours
  • Depression or melancholy
  • Neuropsychiatric diseases: Seizure, manic psychosis, Migraine, or Drug addiction
  • Neuroendocrine tumors
  • Obstructive cardiomyopathy or acute myocardial ischaemia
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Advanced stage cancer, malignant haemopathy, or AIDS with a decision to withhold or withdraw aggressive therapies
  • Inclusion in another clinical trial
  • Patient who receive before inclusion one of the following treatment known to modify serotonin level: almotriptan, amitriptyline, amoxapine, citalopram, clomipramine, clozapine, desipramine, dihydroergotamine, dolasetron, dosulepin, doxepin, eletriptan, ergotamine, flunarizine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, granisetron, imipramine, indoramin, interferon Alfa, interferon alfacon-1, interferon beta, iproniazid, maprotiline, methysergide, mianserin, Milnacipran, mirtazapine, moclobemide, naratriptan, olanzapine, ondansetron, oxetorone, paroxetine, pizotifen, risperidone, sertraline, sumatriptan, tianeptine, trimipramine, tropisetron, venlafaxine,viloxazine, zolmitriptan.
  • No consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2004

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00684736

Start Date

June 1 2004

End Date

April 1 2008

Last Update

August 8 2008

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CH Versailles - André Mignot Hospital

Le Chesnay, France, 78150