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Sodium Bicarbonate to Treat Severe Acidosis in the Critically Ill

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Metabolic Acidosis
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02476253
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Brief Summary

The purpose of the present study is to compare the adjunct treatment of metabolic or mixed severe acidosis in the critically ill using Sodium Bicarbonate as a buffer to increase the plasma pH vs no buffering therapy.

The study is a randomized multiple center clinical trial with the outcome as a primary endpoint.

Detailed Description

* Design: randomized multiple center clinical trial, open label

* Arms: intravenous 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate vs no additional treatment

* Inclusion: age of 18 yo or above, critically ill patient with a SOFA score of 4 or above, lactatemia of 2mmol/l or above, with pH of 7.20 or below and PaCO2 of 45mmHg or below and bicarbonatemia of 20mmol/l or below

* Exclusion: single respiratory disorder (PaCO2 \> 50 mmHg, Bicarbonatemia equal or higher than (PaCO2-40)/10 + 24 ; acute diarrhea, ileostomy or biliary drainage ; stage IV kidney failure or chronic dialysis ; tubular acidosis, ketoacidosis, high anion gap acids poisoning (PEG, aspirin, methanol) ; PaCO2 equal to 45mmHg or above and spontaneous breathing, pregnancy, protected patients, moribund patient (life expectancy of 48h or below)

* Randomization: website randomization with stratification on age, presence of sepsis at inclusion, renal failure

* Intervention: experimental arm: intravenous 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate 125 to 250ml in 30min up to 1000ml/24h. The target is a plasma pH of 7.30 or above.

* An interim statistical analysis is planned when 200 patients will be included

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age of 18 yo or above,
  • Critically ill patient with a SOFA score of 4 or above,
  • Lactatemia of 2mmol/l or above, with pH of 7.20 or below and PaCO2 of 45mmHg or below and bicarbonatemia of 20mmol/l or below
Exclusion Criteria
  • Administration of Sodium Bicarbonate 24 hours before inclusion
  • Single respiratory disorder (PaCO2 > 50 mmHg, Bicarbonatemia equal or higher than (PaCO2-40)/10 + 24
  • Acute diarrhea, ileostomy or biliary drainage
  • Stage IV kidney failure or chronic dialysis
  • Tubular acidosis, ketoacidosis, high anion gap acids poisoning (PEG, aspirin, methanol)
  • PaCO2 equal to 45mmHg or above and spontaneous breathing, pregnancy, protected patients, moribund patient (life expectancy of 48h or below)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
InterventionSodium BicarbonateIntravenous 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate 125ml to 250ml / 30min up to 1000ml/24h to maintain plasma pH equal or greater than 7.30
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Composite criteria of Day 28 mortality and/or patients with at least one organ failure defined as a SOFA score of 3 or 4Day 0 to Day 28

Composite criteria of Day 28 mortality and/or patients with at least one organ failure defined as a SOFA score of 3 or 4

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evolution of the organ failure scoresDay 0 to Day 28

use of SOFA score to assess the outcome 2

Duration of mechanical ventilation and ventilatory free days (days)Day 0 to Day 28

duration of mechanical ventilation and ventilatory free days

Duration of vasopressors administration (h)Day 0 to Day 28

need for vasopressors and fluids using duration of vasopressor infusion (D0 to D28)

Duration of renal replacement therapy (days)Day 0 to Day 28

need to renal replacement therapy

Hospital acquired infections (incidence)Day 0 to Day 28

hospital acquired infections using United States Centers for Disease Control definitions and a dedicated document

Amount of intravenous fluid (ml)Day 0 to Day 2

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

DAR St Eloi

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Montpellier, France

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