STUDY00015328: Sepsis Endotypes

NCT ID: NCT03146546

Last Updated: 2025-09-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-06

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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Determine the utility of biomarkers measured in blood and body fluid (stool, saliva, tracheal aspirate) when combined with clinical data, for predicting sepsis phenotypes that are associated with poor clinical outcomes. We hypothesize that resistin is a biomarker which provides critical prognostic information when used in conjunction with standard clinical data, in patients with sepsis and septic shock.

Detailed Description

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Day 1 Sample Collection: 20ml of blood for chemical and genetic biomarker analysis. ≤1ml of saliva, stool, and tracheal aspirate for inflammatory marker analysis. Quadratus lumborum muscle size measurement and CT abdomen correlation. If not part of routine care, additional blood tests for cell differential, procalcitonin, and inflammatory markers.

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Data: APACHE II and SOFA severity scores. Demographics, vital signs, inflammatory markers, organ dysfunction markers, and various blood chemistry values.

Days 2-3 Daily Documentation: Record the most abnormal value for the same parameters as Day 1.

Days 3-5 (Once) Sample Collection: Repeat of blood, saliva, stool, and tracheal aspirate collection. EMR data access for severity scores and other clinical parameters.

Days 5-6 Daily Documentation: Continued recording of the most abnormal values for clinical parameters.

Days 7-10 (Once) Sample Collection: Repeat of blood, saliva, stool, and tracheal aspirate collection. Measurement of muscle size and CT correlation. EMR data access for the same parameters as earlier.

Day 14 (or Discharge) Final Sample Collection: 20ml of blood and other samples, with no more than 1 ml/kg of blood collected over the entire study.

EMR and Clinical Data: Collection of severity scores, vital signs, inflammation markers, organ dysfunction markers, and other clinical variables.

Day 30, 3 Months, 6 Months, and 1 Year Long-term Outcomes: EMR review for clinical outcomes such as date of death, re-hospitalization, persistent critical illness. Phone interviews to gather subjective data about the post-hospitalization course and complications.

Conditions

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Sepsis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Sepsis

Patients with sepsis as defined by the Sepsis-3 criteria

No interventions assigned to this group

Control

Patients without sepsis, as defined by the Sepsis-3 criteria

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (age ≥ 18 )
2. gender: male or female
3. Cognitively intact or impaired patients, given that sepsis may cause a certain degree of cognitive dysfunction in patients. All patients in the control group (no sepsis) will be cognitively intact
4. Clinical suspicion for sepsis (except for control/comparison group for whom infection is NOT a current concern)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with hematologic malignancies
2. Pregnant women
3. Patient/surrogate is not fluent in English and no translation services are available
4. Long-term immunosuppressive therapy
5. Prisoner
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anthony Bonavia

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anthony Bonavia, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Locations

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Kovach MA, Standiford TJ. The function of neutrophils in sepsis. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;25(3):321-7. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3283528c9b.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22421753 (View on PubMed)

Stephan F, Yang K, Tankovic J, Soussy CJ, Dhonneur G, Duvaldestin P, Brochard L, Brun-Buisson C, Harf A, Delclaux C. Impairment of polymorphonuclear neutrophil functions precedes nosocomial infections in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med. 2002 Feb;30(2):315-22. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200202000-00009.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11889301 (View on PubMed)

Delano MJ, Thayer T, Gabrilovich S, Kelly-Scumpia KM, Winfield RD, Scumpia PO, Cuenca AG, Warner E, Wallet SM, Wallet MA, O'Malley KA, Ramphal R, Clare-Salzer M, Efron PA, Mathews CE, Moldawer LL. Sepsis induces early alterations in innate immunity that impact mortality to secondary infection. J Immunol. 2011 Jan 1;186(1):195-202. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1002104. Epub 2010 Nov 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21106855 (View on PubMed)

Cummings CJ, Martin TR, Frevert CW, Quan JM, Wong VA, Mongovin SM, Hagen TR, Steinberg KP, Goodman RB. Expression and function of the chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 in sepsis. J Immunol. 1999 Feb 15;162(4):2341-6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9973513 (View on PubMed)

Macdonald SP, Stone SF, Neil CL, van Eeden PE, Fatovich DM, Arendts G, Brown SG. Sustained elevation of resistin, NGAL and IL-8 are associated with severe sepsis/septic shock in the emergency department. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 24;9(10):e110678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110678. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25343379 (View on PubMed)

Koch A, Gressner OA, Sanson E, Tacke F, Trautwein C. Serum resistin levels in critically ill patients are associated with inflammation, organ dysfunction and metabolism and may predict survival of non-septic patients. Crit Care. 2009;13(3):R95. doi: 10.1186/cc7925. Epub 2009 Jun 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19545363 (View on PubMed)

Sunden-Cullberg J, Nystrom T, Lee ML, Mullins GE, Tokics L, Andersson J, Norrby-Teglund A, Treutiger CJ. Pronounced elevation of resistin correlates with severity of disease in severe sepsis and septic shock. Crit Care Med. 2007 Jun;35(6):1536-42. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000266536.14736.03.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17452927 (View on PubMed)

Singbartl K, Miller L, Ruiz-Velasco V, Kellum JA. Reversal of Acute Kidney Injury-Induced Neutrophil Dysfunction: A Critical Role for Resistin. Crit Care Med. 2016 Jul;44(7):e492-501. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001472.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26646460 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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7188

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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