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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00185783
Date of registration: 12/09/2005
Primary sponsor: Stanford University
Public title: Impact of Hydrocortisone Administration on White Blood Cell Gene Expression in Patients With Severe Sepsis
Scientific title: Pilot Study of White Blood Cell Gene Expression in Critically Ill Patients With Severe Sepsis and Relative Adrenal Insufficiency After Hydrocortisone Administration
Date of first enrolment: March 2005
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00185783
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Andrew J Patterson, M.D., Ph.D.
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Affiliation:  Stanford University, Dept. of Anesthesia, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Name:   Ann Weinacker, M.D.,
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Affiliation:  Stanford University, Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Admission Diagnosis of Sepsis

- Evidence of Relative Adrenal Insufficiency

- Hypotension (Mean Arterial Pressure less than 60 mm Hg) Refractory to a. Fluid
Resuscitation b. Dopamine infusion (greater than 5 micrograms/kg/min) c.
Phenylephrine infusion (greater than 1 microgram/kg/min)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Use of Immunosuppressant Medications

- Immune Compromised Due to Disease (e.g., HIV infection)

- Transfusion of Blood Products within the past 7 Days

- Use of Cytokine Therapy (i.e., G-CSF)

- History of Bone Marrow Transplantation



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Relative Adrenal Insufficiency
Sepsis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Hydrocortisone Administration (Standard of Care Therapy)
Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
95230
Other Grant
Stanford IRB Number 4593
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University of Colorado, Denver
University of Toronto
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