Drugs / Fludrocortisone
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Fludrocortisone

Other / unclassified

Developed for
infectious disease with sepsis · orthostatic hypotension · adrenocortical insufficiency · acquired aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage · cardiogenic shock · COVID-19 · depressive disorder · hypotensive disorder
+10 more · major depressive disorder · neurally mediated hypotension · ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome · Parkinson disease · pneumonia · respiratory failure · sensorineural hearing loss disorder · type 1 diabetes mellitus · hypoaldosteronism disease · syncope, familial vasovagal
Investigated by
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Rennes University Hospital · Ain Shams University · H.A.C. PHARMA · Beckman Coulter, Inc. · Biothelis
+33 more · CMC Ambroise Paré · Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens · Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Chinese University of Hong Kong · Elice · French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission · French National Institute of Health and Medical Research · Ganin Fertility Center · Hopital La Rabta · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Leiden University Medical Center · Lumedix · Nantes University Hospital · Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital · Oregon Health and Science University · Paris 12 Val de Marne University · Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital · Société Française d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation · São Paulo Research Foundation · The George Institute · University Health Network, Toronto · University Hospital, Lille · University Hospital, Rouen · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · University of Calgary · University of Tennessee Medical Center · University of Versailles · Université Paris-Saclay · VA Office of Research and Development · Vanderbilt University · Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Approved US (FDA) FLORINEF 1955-08-18 fda.gov

Trials 31 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT01186185 Aug 2012 → Mar 2016 sensorineural hearing loss disorder Oregon Health and Science University Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT01648998 May 2012 → Jun 2013 depressive disorder Leiden University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00103597 Jan → Sep 2005 Parkinson disease, multiple system atrophy, orthostatic hypotension Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT00673270 May → Oct 2008 hypertensive disorder Rennes University Hospital Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 26 trials
Phase 2 NCT06381661 May 2026 → Jun 2028 expected infectious disease with sepsis Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07451886 Apr 2026 → Jul 2028 expected infectious disease with sepsis Chinese University of Hong Kong Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06409364 Aug 2025 → Jul 2029 expected acquired aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage The George Institute Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04351126 Apr 2019 → Feb 2020 ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome Ganin Fertility Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03710187 Nov 2018 → Sep 2019 infectious disease with sepsis University of Tennessee Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02140918 Jul 2014 → Apr 2016 Rennes University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/32 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT05001854 Mar 2022 → Jun 2024 infectious disease with sepsis Rennes University Hospital Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT02919917 Jun 2017 → Sep 2021 autonomic dysreflexia, orthostatic hypotension, spinal cord injury James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 37 trials
Phase 3 NCT07037043 Apr 2025 → May 2028 expected Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04404400 Feb 2022 → Feb 2026 overdue adrenocortical insufficiency Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05453214 Dec 2021 → Mar 2022 COVID-19, acute respiratory distress syndrome Ain Shams University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03773822 Apr 2019 → Apr 2023 cardiogenic shock CMC Ambroise Paré Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01093261 Aug 2010 → Nov 2012 adrenocortical insufficiency, pneumonia, traumatic brain injury Nantes University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00320099 Jan 2006 → Jan 2009 infectious disease with sepsis University of Versailles Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02069288 ? → Feb 2014 infectious disease with sepsis Rennes University Hospital Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 46 trials
Phase 4 NCT07383103 Mar 2026 → Dec 2028 expected infectious disease with sepsis Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06832566 Feb → Apr 2025 overdue hypotensive disorder, secondary adrenal insufficiency Hopital La Rabta Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04128137 Jul 2020 → Jun 2024 orthostatic hypotension H.A.C. PHARMA Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04492280 Sep 2018 → Sep 2019 infectious disease with sepsis Ain Shams University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01453959 Jul 2011 → Sep 2012 hypertensive disorder São Paulo Research Foundation Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00118482 May 2005 → Jul 2011 neurally mediated hypotension University of Calgary Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable6 trials
NCT05440851 Apr 2023 → Mar 2027 expected respiratory failure University Health Network, Toronto Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT05310253 Feb 2022 → Mar 2025 borderline personality disorder Charite University, Berlin, Germany Completed No outcome recorded
NCT04280497 Apr 2020 → Dec 2025 overdue infectious disease with sepsis Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT00608101 Sep 2010 type 1 diabetes mellitus Vanderbilt University Withdrawn No outcome recorded
NCT00295347 Dec 2005 → Jun 2008 major depressive disorder University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00117585 Nov 2005 → Sep 2008 orthostatic hypotension VA Office of Research and Development Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 24 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 111 trials
Phase 1 NCT07548606 Background May → Jun 2026 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06860243 Background May 2025 → Feb 2026 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06814132 Background Apr → Oct 2025 chronic renal failure syndrome, end stage renal failure Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06633419 Background Dec 2024 → Feb 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06566989 Background Sep → Oct 2024 metastatic prostate carcinoma Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT06353386 Background May 2024 → Jan 2029 expected castration-resistant prostate carcinoma Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 26 trials
Phase 2 NCT06979596 Background Aug 2025 → Nov 2027 expected cancer Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03548246 Background Jan 2023 → Jan 2026 classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04494789 Comparator Feb 2021 → Apr 2023 infectious disease with sepsis The George Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03001089 Comparator Jun 2017 → Sep 2020 hypoaldosteronism disease Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01993680 Comparator Jun 2012 → Apr 2015 Parkinson disease Christian Baumann Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 35 trials
Phase 3 NCT06136624 Background Dec 2023 → Aug 2028 expected metastatic prostate carcinoma Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06136650 Background Dec 2023 → May 2028 expected castration-resistant prostate carcinoma Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04595942 Comparator Nov 2020 → Oct 2023 syncope, familial vasovagal Tehran Heart Center Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00625209 Comparator Mar 2008 → Jun 2015 infectious disease with sepsis University of Versailles Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00001521 Background Jun 1995 → Apr 2024 congenital adrenal hyperplasia Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable1 trial
NCT03062150 Comparator Sep 2016 → Feb 2019 major depressive disorder Charite University, Berlin, Germany Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 9 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 56 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as fludrocortisone “These patients will receive standard therapy for sepsis plus Hydrocortisone (Solucortef®) at dose of 50mg every 6 hours by Intra venous route and Fludrocortisone (Cortilon®,...” NCT04492280
45

“For the treatment group, hydrocortisone (50 mg intravenous bolus every 6 h) and fludrocortisone (50 μg once a day enterally) will be administered for 7 days or until discharge...” PMID 34980224 Jan 2022

“In each stratum, patients will be randomly assigned to receive a 7-day course of hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone or their placebos.” PMID 36898751 Mar 2023

“Patients received either fludrocortisone or matching placebo at highest tolerated doses from 0.05 mg to 0.2 mg daily.” PMID 27364043 Jul 2016

“Level 6 Midodrine 20mg 2x/d and Fludrocortisone 0.1mg 2x/d Level 7 Midodrine 20mg 2x/d and Fludrocortisone 0.2mg 2x/d” NCT02919917

“9 alpha fludrocortisone 50 μg: one tablet per day via a nasogastric tube.” NCT04404400

“Hydrocortisone 50 mg IV Q6h plus Fludrocortisone 50 mcg PO/PFT Q24h” NCT03710187

“* Fludrocortisone * Salt tablet” NCT00117585

NCT00608101

NCT01186185

NCT00623766

NCT01993680

NCT06566989

NCT00103597

NCT00001521

NCT06136598

NCT05440851

NCT06979596

NCT02069288

NCT02871648

NCT07383103

NCT03001089

NCT00625209

NCT00673270

NCT02532998

NCT03062150

NCT02140918

NCT04351126

NCT00320099

NCT05001854

NCT03548246

NCT04128137

NCT07451886

NCT01093261

NCT06409364

NCT05310253

NCT04595942

NCT00295347

NCT06649409

NCT06381661

NCT06832566

NCT01453959

NCT04494789

NCT01648998

NCT07037043

NCT05453214

Known as 9 alpha fludrocortisone 9 alpha fludrocortisone 50 μg: one tablet per day via a nasogastric tube.” NCT04404400
Known as 9α fluoro-hydrocortisone “Fludrocortisone (9α fluoro-hydrocortisone) (FC) is a specific MR-agonist currently used to treat diseases of the adrenal cortex, septic shock (Russel, 2008) and occasionally...” NCT01648998
Known as Astonin H “Fludrocortisone: pill, Astonin H 0,1gm, single dose, Merck Serono GmbH” NCT03062150
Known as Cortilon “These patients will receive standard therapy for sepsis plus Hydrocortisone (Solucortef®) at dose of 50mg every 6 hours by Intra venous route and Fludrocortisone (Cortilon®,...” NCT04492280
Known as Fludrocortisone Acetate “Fludrocortisone/ Fludrocortisone acetateNCT06979596
11

Fludrocortisone Acetate 0.1 MG” NCT05453214

NCT07548606

NCT06136650

NCT00118482

NCT06554639

NCT06814132

NCT06633419

NCT06104449

NCT06860243

NCT06136624

NCT06353386

Action Restore “Mineralocorticoid needed to replace aldosterone deficiency.” NCT00001521
Modality Small molecule “Fludrocortisone acetate is a corticosteroid” NCT00118482
Route Oral “fludrocortisone 100-200 mcg/day, depending on lab evaluation, orally” NCT00001521