Dobutamine for Management of Surgical Patients With Septic Shock

NCT ID: NCT06462313

Last Updated: 2025-12-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

584 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-18

Study Completion Date

2025-11-15

Brief Summary

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Septic shock is the last and most severe stage of sepsis and is defined by extremely low blood pressure, despite lots of intravenous fluids. The incidence of septic shock related cardiomyopathy was 10% to 70%. Besides, general anesthesia will inhibit the sympathetic nervous system, reduce myocardial contractility and aggravate cardiac dysfunction. No randomized controlled trials have yet explore the effects of dobutamine on clinical outcomes for patients with septic shock undergoing surgery under general anesthesia.

Detailed Description

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Sepsis, defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction, is caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, which 30-day mortality rate is about 24.4%. Septic shock is the last and most severe stage of sepsis and is defined by extremely low blood pressure, despite lots of intravenous fluids.

Surgical patients with septic shock are not rare. The incidence of septic shock related cardiomyopathy was 10% to 70%. Besides, general anesthesia will inhibit the sympathetic nervous system, reduce myocardial contractility and aggravate cardiac dysfunction, furthermore exacerbate hemodynamic instability, and then increase the incidence of AKI and patient mortality. Therefore, to improve cardiac function in patients with septic shock who received general anesthesia is the key to save patients life and improve prognosis.

The latest international guidelines for the treatment of septic shock recommend - in patients with septic shock combined with cardiac dysfunction, treatment with norepinephrine in combination with dobutamine is recommended if inadequate tissue perfusion persists after adequate fluid resuscitation and maintenance of blood pressure, but the level of evidence is weak.

Dobutamine acts on β-adrenergic receptors, which can improve tissue perfusion, and small doses of 2.5-5ug/kg/min can increase myocardial contractility and improve cardiac function in patients without increasing heart rate. Previous study has demonstrated that the combined use of norepinephrine and dobutamine can elevate left ventricular ejection fraction, cardiac index, improve tissue perfusion, and reduce mortality in patients with septic shock. No randomized controlled trials have yet explore the effects of dobutamine on clinical outcomes for patients with septic shock undergoing surgery under general anesthesia.

Conditions

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Patients With Septic Shock Surgical Patients General Anesthesia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Dobutamine, norepinephrine

Patients will be initiated on Dobutamine at 5 mcg/kg/min while continuous infusion of norepinephrine titrated to maintain a mean arterial pressure at 65mmHg or more

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dobutamine

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients with septic shock in Dobutamine group will be initiated on Dobutamine at 5 mcg/kg/min when electrocardiogram, invasive blood pressure, and oxygen saturation were monitored.

Norepinephrine

Intervention Type DRUG

Norepinephrine was titrated to maintain a mean arterial pressure at 65mmHg or more in both groups.

Norepinephrine

Norepinephrine was titrated to maintain a mean arterial pressure at 65mmHg or more

Group Type OTHER

Norepinephrine

Intervention Type DRUG

Norepinephrine was titrated to maintain a mean arterial pressure at 65mmHg or more in both groups.

Interventions

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Dobutamine

Patients with septic shock in Dobutamine group will be initiated on Dobutamine at 5 mcg/kg/min when electrocardiogram, invasive blood pressure, and oxygen saturation were monitored.

Intervention Type DRUG

Norepinephrine

Norepinephrine was titrated to maintain a mean arterial pressure at 65mmHg or more in both groups.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with 18 years or older
2. Sugery patients with septic shock and the duration of opration is more than 1 hour

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy;
2. Long-term intakeβ-receptor blocker;
3. patietns with dobutamine used within 72h before enrollment;
4. Patients use Recombinant Human Brain Natriuretic Peptide(rhBNP), Levosimendan and Epinephrine within 72h before enrollment;
5. Patients with hyperthyroidism;
6. Allergy or known sensitivity to catecholamines(norepinephrine, dobutamine etc.)and genera anesthetics.
7. Patients and guardians refused to participate in this intervention clinical trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ningbo No. 1 Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Lishui Country People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Central Hospital of Lishui City

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Zhejiang Provincial Tongde Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ningbo No.2 Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Zunyi Medical College

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Huaibei Peolple's Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Anqing People's Hospital of Anhui Medical University

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Second Hospital University of South China

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wenzhou people's hospital,zhejiang province,China

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The First Clinical College of Harbin University

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University Medical College

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Weifang People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tianjin Medical University General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Central Hospital of Heng Yang

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Henan Provincial People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Southwest Hospital, China

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The First People's Hospital of Zunyi

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Union hospital of Fujian Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bijie Hospital of Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, China

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Weihai Municipal Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wuhan Third Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tongji Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Zhujiang Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Hospital of Suixi County

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fujian Provincial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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xiangming fang

professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Other Identifiers

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Dobutamine

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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