Status:

COMPLETED

Rapid Administration of Insulin in Sepsis

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Conditions:

Septic Shock

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) solution can be safely administered to patients with septic shock. GIK has been used in thousands of critically ill patie...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Suspected or confirmed infection;
  • Any two of four criteria of systemic inflammatory response:
  • Temperature \> 100.4° or \< 96.8° F
  • Heart rate \> 90 beats/minute
  • Respiratory rate \> 20 breaths/min. or PaCO2 \< 32 mm Hg
  • WBC \>12,000 or \< 4000 cells/µL or \> 10% bands
  • Initiation of quantitative resuscitation protocol in the ED;
  • Requirement of high dose vasopressors (defined as a cumulative vasopressor index = 4) to treat shock

Exclusion

  • Age \<18 years;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Any primary diagnosis other than sepsis;
  • Established Do Not Resuscitate status or advanced directives restricting aggressive care or treating physician deems aggressive care unsuitable;
  • Known hyperkalemia (serum potassium \>5.5);
  • Dialysis-dependent renal failure;
  • Anticipated requirement for immediate surgery (within 24 hours);
  • Active participation in another interventional study;
  • Transferred from another hospital setting with sepsis therapy initiated;
  • Inability to obtain informed consent;
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (chest compression or defibrillation) prior to enrollment;
  • Active malignancy currently under treatment (chemo- or radiation therapy);
  • Known systemic allergy to insulin;
  • History of periodic paralysis associated with carbohydrate loading;
  • Receiving continuous intravenous inotropic support (including dobutamine, milrinone, amrinone, and levosimendan).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00823108

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

October 1 2010

Last Update

April 25 2022

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Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203