Drugs / Dobutamine
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Dobutamine

Small molecule targets ADRB1, ADRB2 via activation

Developed for
infectious disease with sepsis · heart failure · cardiogenic shock · brain hypoxia - ischemia · brain injury · cardiomyopathy · cardiovascular disorder · hypotensive disorder
+7 more · left ventricular failure · postoperative ventricular dysfunction · wild type ATTR amyloidosis · acute myocardial infarction · cardio-renal syndrome · heart disorder · symptomatic heart failure
Investigated by
Abbott · University Hospital, Ghent · Adelina Pellicer · Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University · Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University · Anqing Municipal Hospital
+91 more · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · AstraZeneca · Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust · Cairo University · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Central Hospital of Heng Yang · Central Hospital, Nancy, France · Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1415 · Datteln University Witten-Herdecke · Dr. Glenio Mizubuti (MD, PhD) · Federal University of São Paulo · First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University · First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University · First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · French National Institute of Health and Medical Research · Fujian Provincial Hospital · Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario la Paz · Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University · Gazi University · Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital · Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital · Hadassah Medical Organization · Hannover Medical School · Henan Provincial People's Hospital · Hospital Universitario La Paz · Huaibei Peolple's Hospital · Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz · Istituto Auxologico Italiano · Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · Lishui Country People's Hospital · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · Ningbo No. 1 Hospital · Ningbo No.2 Hospital · Northwell Health · Onorach Clinical Dundee, Scotland · Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis · Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma · Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust · People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region · Proveca Limited Daresbury, England · Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, China · Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University · Semmelweis University · Servicio Vasco de Salud Osakidetza, Spain · Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital · Sheba Medical Center · Sichuan University · Southwest Hospital, China · Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen · Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University · The Central Hospital of Lishui City · The First Affilated Hospital of the Medical College, Shihezi University · The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China · The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · The First Clinical College of Harbin University · The First People's Hospital of Zunyi · The Hospital of Suixi County · The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust · The Second Hospital University of South China · The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University · Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · Tongji Hospital · Tufts Medical Center · US Department of Veterans Affairs · Union hospital of Fujian Medical University · University Health Network, Toronto · University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · University Hospital, Grenoble · University Hospital, Limoges · University of Aarhus · University of Alberta · University of Cambridge · all 97 on the full record

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Approved US (FDA) DOBUTREX 1978-07-18 fda.gov

Trials 34 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 03 trials
Phase 0 NCT06210217 Feb → Mar 2024 Sichuan University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT05241912 Feb 2022 → Jun 2023 Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT04249258 Jan 2020 → Nov 2021 cardiac rhythm disease Northwell Health Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 11 trial
Phase 1 NCT03098680 Apr 2017 → Feb 2020 cardiovascular disorder Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1/24 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT06878742 Jun 2024 → Jun 2029 expected Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT06318260 Apr 2024 → Jul 2026 overdue wild type ATTR amyloidosis Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT04020172 Jul 2019 → May 2024 Dr. Glenio Mizubuti (MD, PhD) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT03311178 May 2014 → Oct 2015 Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario la Paz Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 24 trials
Phase 2 NCT07406477 Jul 2026 → Apr 2029 expected brain hypoxia - ischemia University of Alberta Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05953142 Feb 2024 → Dec 2025 infectious disease with sepsis, lactic acidosis Federal University of São Paulo Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02019810 Oct 2014 → Jun 2016 brain injury University Hospital, Grenoble Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01605279 Sep 2010 → Oct 2012 Adelina Pellicer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/32 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT00093301 Oct 2004 → Apr 2006 cardiogenic shock, infectious disease with sepsis Wentworth Area Health Services Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00148278 Oct 1999 → Dec 2004 infectious disease with sepsis University of Versailles Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 33 trials
Phase 3 NCT04166331 Sep 2020 → Jul 2025 cardiomyopathy, infectious disease with sepsis, left ventricular failure University Hospital, Limoges Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03340779 Jan 2018 → Nov 2019 cardiogenic shock Central Hospital, Nancy, France Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00348504 Mar 2003 → Jun 2005 heart failure Abbott Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 48 trials
Phase 4 NCT05025644 Mar 2023 → Aug 2024 hypertrophic cardiomyopathy University Health Network, Toronto Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04893655 Sep 2021 → Jul 2023 University Hospital, Ghent Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03846765 Jul 2019 → May 2021 University Hospital, Ghent Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01930734 Oct 2013 → Oct 2015 heart failure Sheba Medical Center Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01375335 Jun 2011 → Aug 2013 heart failure University of Aarhus Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01042873 Jan 2010 → Dec 2020 heart failure Hadassah Medical Organization Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01418118 Oct 2008 → Feb 2010 head and neck cancer, hypotensive disorder, oral cavity cancer Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00484133 Jun 2007 → Dec 2008 infectious disease with sepsis Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable9 trials
NCT07000994 Jun 2025 → Jan 2026 postoperative ventricular dysfunction University of Hamburg-Eppendorf Completed No outcome recorded
NCT06462313 Jun 2024 → Nov 2025 infectious disease with sepsis First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Completed No outcome recorded
NCT05999487 Oct 2023 → Mar 2024 Cairo University Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT05944146 May 2023 → Dec 2026 expected Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT05196815 Jul 2022 → Mar 2024 congenital anomaly of cardiovascular system The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust Completed No outcome recorded
NCT05797584 Mar 2019 → Mar 2025 heart failure Istituto Auxologico Italiano Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT02559141 Mar 2014 → Oct 2015 University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01354613 Apr 2011 → Dec 2013 diastolic heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, lung disorder University of Wisconsin, Madison Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00100412 Oct 1999 → Sep 2002 myalgic encephalomeyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, persian gulf syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder US Department of Veterans Affairs Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 32 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT00763035 Comparator Jan 2009 → Dec 2010 asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, intermediate coronary syndrome Wake Forest University Health Sciences Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT00281255 Background Jun 2003 → Jun 2013 congestive heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy University of Pennsylvania Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 26 trials
Phase 2 NCT05350592 Comparator Mar 2022 → Jun 2025 overdue acute myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock Rigshospitalet, Denmark Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02644057 Comparator Mar → Sep 2016 cardio-renal syndrome Maimonides Medical Center Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01301313 Comparator Feb 2011 → Feb 2012 heart failure Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00624650 Comparator Feb 2008 → Jan 2011 acute lung injury Oregon Health and Science University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00800306 Comparator Nov 2007 → Feb 2008 infectious disease with sepsis University of Roma La Sapienza Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT00953303 Comparator Jan 2009 → Sep 2011 heart failure Hebei Medical University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 35 trials
Phase 3 NCT04742764 Background Jan 2024 → Oct 2026 infectious disease with sepsis University of Pecs Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05594342 Background Jul 2022 → Jan 2023 cardiogenic shock, heart failure, ischemic disease The Young Investigator Group of Cardiovascular Research Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02361801 Comparator Feb 2015 → Feb 2016 coronary artery disorder University of Sao Paulo Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02133105 Comparator Apr 2014 → May 2017 cardio-renal syndrome Göteborg University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00564993 Comparator Nov 2007 → May 2011 tetralogy of fallot Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 47 trials
Phase 4 NCT05267886 Comparator Mar 2022 → Dec 2026 expected cardiogenic shock Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02767024 Comparator May 2018 symptomatic heart failure Montefiore Medical Center Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03207165 Comparator Aug 2017 → Jun 2020 acute coronary syndrome, cardiogenic shock, pulmonary edema Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02012946 Comparator Dec 2013 cardiovascular disorder Azienda Policlinico Umberto I Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01427686 Comparator Jun 2011 → Feb 2015 hypotensive disorder University of Ulm Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable11 trials
NCT06631482 Comparator Sep 2024 → Oct 2025 overdue orthostatic hypotension 2 National Taiwan University Hospital Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT05064202 Background Oct 2023 → Oct 2027 expected cardiogenic shock Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT05587400 Background Jul 2022 → Dec 2024 pulmonary arterial hypertension Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT04792424 Background Apr 2021 → May 2022 Chulalongkorn University Completed No outcome recorded
NCT02726620 Background Jan → Dec 2017 hypotensive disorder Vanderbilt University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 19 cited values

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FieldValueCited text
Known as Dobutamine “Norepinephrine as a vasopressor and dobutamine - if needed - as an inotrope will be administered by the attending physician.” NCT04742764
65

“Protocolized treatment with fluid administration, norepinephrine, and dobutamine to prevent intraoperative hypotension.” NCT06631482

Dobutamine has a positive chronotropic effect that might cause higher myocardial oxygen consumption.” NCT03340779

“Vasopressors such as Norepinephrine, dopamine, milrinone, dobutamineNCT02730117

“Vasopressors such as Norepinephrine, dopamine, milrinone, dobutamineNCT04792424

“dopamine and / or dobutamine and / or milrinone and / or adrenaline” NCT01301313

“Furosemide; torsemide; nitroglycerin; dopamine; DobutamineNCT00953303

“Enoximone, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Milrinone” NCT05064202

Dobutamine (Dobutrex®) infusion.” NCT06318260

DobutamineNCT03340779

NCT05267886

NCT01418118

NCT02133105

NCT00348504

NCT02505451

NCT04249258

NCT05944146

NCT04020172

NCT05241912

NCT00281255

NCT00624650

NCT06462313

NCT06210217

NCT05587400

NCT00100412

NCT05025644

NCT01969071

NCT05196815

NCT03311178

NCT04893655

NCT01930734

NCT03846765

NCT05797584

NCT07000994

NCT02559141

NCT00338455

NCT00763035

NCT05953142

NCT02644057

NCT06878742

NCT02019810

NCT02012946

NCT01354613

NCT00148278

NCT02361801

NCT02963454

NCT02767024

NCT05999487

NCT01375335

NCT03207165

NCT03288051

NCT03098680

NCT07406477

NCT01427686

NCT00998205

NCT01605279

NCT05350592

NCT04166331

NCT00549419

NCT02726620

NCT01271153

NCT00800306

NCT00093301

NCT05594342

NCT01042873

NCT00484133

Known as 46236 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL926
Known as COMPOUND 81929 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL926
Known as Dl-dobutamine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL926
Known as Dl-dobutamine hydrochloride ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL926
Known as Dobutamin ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00564993
Known as Dobutamina ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL926
Known as Dobutamine hcl ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL926
Known as Dobutamine Hydrochloride “Pre and post-CPB Drug: Dobutamine HydrochlorideNCT05025644
Known as Dobutrex “Dobutamine (Dobutrex®) infusion.” NCT06318260
Known as Inotrex ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL926
Known as NSC-299583 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL926
Known as Posiject ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL926
Known as Racemic dobutamine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL926
Action Activate “Dobutamine is beta-adrenergic agonist that stimulates myocardium to increase force of contraction and cardiac output.” NCT00100412
2

“Beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist” CHEMBL926

“Beta-1 adrenergic receptor agonist” CHEMBL926

Modality Small molecule “Phenylephrine and dobutamine are synthetic catecholamines, analogues of endogenous chemical messenger substances released by sympathetic nerve fibers and by adrenal medulla...” NCT00100412
Route Intravenous “The hypotheses of target organ dysfunction are evaluated using graded intravenous infusions of two drugs, phenylephrine and dobutamine, and by measuring the resultant...” NCT00100412
Target ADRB1 “Beta-1 adrenergic receptor agonist” CHEMBL926
Target ADRB2 “Beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist” CHEMBL926