Active clinical trials for "Sepsis"

To assess the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of a single dose of CAZ-AVI in children from 3 months of age to <18 years.

A study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of Nivolumab in participants with severe sepsis or septic shock.

Background: Sarcopenia (muscle weakness) characterized by a decrease in muscle mass, strength and performance is a condition that increases with old age. Sarcopenia can be seen in 5-13% of patients hospitalized in ICU where various treatment methods are used to prevent this weakness, the rate increases in patients with sepsis/ septic shock. Muscle treatment methods are used to prevent sarcopenia in similar patients hospitalized in ICU. It is predicted that "neuromuscular electrical stimulator-NMES" treatment may increase muscle mass and strength in patients who's can not be exercised actively. In this study, the contribution of NMES treatment to prevent the development of muscle weakness in patients with a diagnosis of sepsis/ septic shock followed in intensive care units (ICU) was evaluated.

It has recently been discovered that bacteria are able to communicate using specialised molecules known as Quorum Sensing Signalling Molecules (QSSMs). An accumulation of QSSMs in their surrounding environment allow for the bacteria to quantify the size of colonies. At specific colony sizes the concentration of QSSMs reaches a critical threshold leading to the activation of genes that cause an infection. It is by this mechanism that bacteria within a colony coordinate behaviour to activate infectivity when colony sizes are large enough to withstand defensive measures from the host's immune system. A disruption of quorum sensing may reduce the severity of infection and this has led to the development of inhibitors of quorum sensing as a new strategy in antibacterial therapy. QSSMs are also thought to facilitate infection by other mechanisms and are able to influence the number and function of a specific type of immune cell known as an 'antigen presenting cell'. These cells are pivotal in allowing the immune system to recognise components of bacteria as foreign and thereby mount the appropriate response. It was found that large numbers of these types of cells underwent programmed cell death (cell suicide) in the presence of QSSMs compared to when QSSMs were absent. This mirrors the situation in blood sampled from patients with severe infections where there is a greater proportion of cell deaths among antigen presenting cells than other types of immune cell. This study aims to establish in healthy volunteers, the mechanisms by which QSSMs affect immune cells and facilitate the spread of infection. Antibiotic administration in humans can alter the environment of the intestine and can lead to an overgrowth of harmful bacteria to potentially cause an infection. Probiotics supplements can prevent bacterial overgrowth and potentially reduce infective complications. The mechanism, which we aim to clarify, may involve changes in both the production of QSSMs and the function of immune cells. Hypothesis Antibiotic use alters gut flora, leading to the appearance in the systemic circulation of bacterial QSSMs and changes in immune function of the host. Probiotics and/or prebiotics have beneficial effects by preserving the normal resident gut flora, thereby, modulating bacterial QSSMs and preserving the immune function of the host. Aims The aims of our study are 2 fold: Firstly, to study the effect of orally administered antibiotic on QSSMs (in faeces and blood) and on innate and adaptive immunity in healthy humans. Secondly, to study the effect of orally administered combinations of prebiotic, probiotic and antibiotic on QSSMs (in faeces and blood) and on innate and adaptive immunity in healthy humans.

One group of hospitals participated in a collaborative approach for healthcare quality improvement while another group was provided only a tool kit. The investigators' objective was to determine if the Collaborative would perform better at preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAP). Hospitals were randomized to the Tool Kit or Collaborative conditions. The investigators' study evaluated the effects on care processes and outcomes of a multi-institutional quality improvement initiative focused on preventing hospital associate infections. The investigators' hypothesis was that the strategies for implementing safe critical care practice will differ in level of achievement whereby the Collaborative group will perform better than the Tool Kit group. The outcome measure comprised clinical event rates and an index of safe practices that represent a bundling of key process measures related to evidence-based practices for preventing catheter-related blood-stream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit.

The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the efficacy of 60% ethanol lock solution in preventing major catheter related infections in critically ill patients.

The impact of continuous veno-venous haemofiltration (CVVH) on sepsis-induced multiple organ failure severity is controversial. We thus sought to assess the effect of early application of haemofiltration on the degree of organ dysfunction and plasma cytokine levels in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock.

This study will be a multicenter, cluster randomized, step-wedged design. The unit of randomization will be the inpatient units admitted critically ill patients, with the interventions being carried out over 4 months. The study plans to enroll 14 units at 2 sites. Four sequences will be enrolled into the intervention each month; each sequence will have 3-4 units (see figure 1). Units eligible for the study will have patients that are critically ill admitted and have had at least 1 CLABSI events over the past 12 months (fiscal year). Given the pragmatic nature of the study design, there will be limited additional inclusion and exclusion criteria. Prior to the beginning the study, all nursing staff (RNs and nursing assistants [NAs]) will receive a survey link (RedCAP) to understand their perceptions of CHG bathing. After all units have been enrolled (approximately 4 months), nursing staff will be sent a post-survey to see if their perceptions have improved after the program. Further, the Context Assessment Index (used with permission; via RedCAP) will also be used to assess the context (i.e., culture) in which clinicians works and the effect this has on using evidence in practice. This will be provided to infection prevention champions on each unit one time, at the beginning of enrollment. All hospitals in the trial will receive access to site-level quality reports on CLABSI data. The interventions will include a "direct engagement" at the site level; this strategy will build upon current quality improvement interventions developed from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality for optimization of care for critically ill patients at risk for CLABSIs. The multidisciplinary teams will include national key opinion leaders in quality improvement working with local infection prevention specialists and support staff to help healthcare systems and hospitals design or revise quality improvement plans. Units will receive feedback on quality improvement efforts, including audit and feedback reviewing their CHG bathing compliance and CLABSI rates. Duke will serve as the primary statistical center and analysis will be generated by Duke. The only risk in this study is the possibility of breach of confidentiality. The primary objective of this study is to assess the effect of a customized, multifaceted quality improvement [QI] program on compliance with daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing per the AHRQ protocol in inpatient units that admit critically ill patients. Further, we will assess the effect of this program on nursing staffs' perception of the importance of CHG bathing. The Context Assessment Index (used with permission) will also be used to assess the context (i.e., culture) in which clinicians works and the effect this has on using evidence in practice. The secondary objective of this study is to examine the effect of the QI program on central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates. Primary outcomes and CLABSI rates will be measured at 12 months to assess sustainability.

Abionic SA has developed a novel point-of-care (POC) platform, the abioSCOPE, and an in vitro diagnostic kit for the quantification of the pancreatic stone protein (PSP) to be analyzed specifically with the abioSCOPE® device. This test is intended to be used to aid in the early recognition of sepsis. The test is extremely easy to use and has a total turnaround time of approximately 8 minutes. This test uses only 30 microliters of K2/K3-EDTA anticoagulated whole blood or plasma. Results are quantitative (ng/ml). The product is for Investigational Use Only in the US and bears CE-marking. It is commercially available in selected European and non-European countries. The test has also been clinically validated in a multicentric, prospective, observational study performed (AB-PSP-001, clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT03474809). The main goals of this study are to evaluate certain analytical performances components of this product in a point-of-care environment, in particular the precision, sample type comparability and specimen stability of the product. Such data will support regulatory filing of a US FDA 510(k) premarket notification file and of a European IVD Regulation technical file to continue product commercialization in 2022, when this novel regulation will be effective.

Sepsis is an inflammation response produced by the host's immune system, which is agrravated by oxidative stress. One of the adjuvant therapy according to Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guideline is albumin, which has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects. However, human albumin is quite expensive, and other forms with similar potency and less costs are needed, one of which is Channa striata extract. Therefore, this study is conducted to compare albumin and human albumin, specifically their anti- inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties by assessing the eNOS marker, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in patient with sepsis.