Reducing Elevated Heart Rate in Patients With Severe Sepsis by Ivabradine (REHSI)
Sepsis, Severe
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Sepsis, Severe focused on measuring ivabradine, sepsis, heart rate
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Severe sepsis due to coronary and non-coronary etiology
- Severe sepsis diagnosed ≤ 24 h
- Sinus rhythm with heart rate ≥ 100bpm
- Written informed consent or identified or suspected positive will with respect to the trial treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have not yet completed the 18th year of age
- Pregnancy, lactation
- Patients with a history of pre-existing chronic renal failure with a glomerular filtration rate <30ml/min
- severe hepatic insufficiency
- Sick sinus syndrome
- Sinu-atrial block
- pacemaker-dependency 8.3rd degree AV block
9.Use of potent cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors such as antifungals of the azole -type (ketoconazole, itraconazole), macrolide antibiotics (clarithromycin, erythromycin per os, josamycin, telithromycin), HIV protease inhibitors (nelfinavir, ritonavir) and nefazodone (see Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC))
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Ivabradine oral product
control group
Patients in the ivabradine treatment arm receive interventions:an additional enteral preparation (orally, via nasogastric tube or Jejunum tube) of ivabradine for 4 days.
All patients receive established medical therapy according to current guidelines and therapeutic standards.