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The Effect of Esmolol on Patients With Sepsis

Not Applicable
Conditions
Sepsis
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT04537767
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Brief Summary

The investigators conduct an RCT to explore the efficacy of esmolol in patients with septic shock and sepsis.

Detailed Description

Severe sepsis, septic shock, and their complications have become the major healthcare problem that affects millions of people each year, resulting in high mortality rates. Septic responses have an extremely complex chain of events including inflammatory and anti-inflammatory processes, humoral and cellular reactions, and cardiocirculatory abnormalities. Esmolol may have some potential in treating septic shock and sepsis. The investigators conduct an RCT to explore the efficacy of esmolol in patients with septic shock and sepsis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • sepsis patients
  • HR>100bpm 6h after admission
  • with CVC and ScvO2>65%
Exclusion Criteria
  • age <18 years,
  • used β-blocker before,
  • cardiac dysrhythmias,
  • need for an inotropic agent,
  • valvular heart disease,
  • hemoglobin>6g/L
  • pregnancy.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
control groupPlaceboPatients randomly assigned to the control group were treated with placebo.
ES groupEsmololPatients randomly assigned to the ES group were treated with esmolol to control the heart rate to the target range.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
REEDay 7 after enrollment

Resting energy expenditure

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HR control rate24 hours after enrollment

target heart rate control rate

O2ERDay 1/3/7 after enrollment

oxygen extraction rate

28-day mortality rateDay 28 after enrollment

28-day mortality rate

Vasoactive drug administration doseDay 1/3/7 after enrollment

Vasoactive drug administration dose

Concentration of LacDay 1/3/7 after enrollment

Concentration of lactic acid

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