Placebo Controlled Trial of Sodium Selenite and Procalcitonin Guided Antimicrobial Therapy in Severe Sepsis

Summary

Severe sepsis and septic shock are diseases of infectious origin with a high risk of death. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the intravenous application of selenium (given as sodium-selenite) can reduce mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. Additionally, it is investigated, whether the measurement of procalcitonin - a marker of infection - can be used to guide anti-infectious measures in this disease.

Timeline

Start

2009-11

Primary completion

2013-03

Completion

2013-06

Publications

• Results Bloos F, Trips E, Nierhaus A, Briegel J, Heyland DK, Jaschinski U, Moerer O, Weyland A, Marx G, Grundling M, Kluge S, Kaufmann I, Ott K, Quintel M, Jelschen F, Meybohm P, Rademacher S, Meier-Hellmann A, Utzolino S, Kaisers UX, Putensen C, Elke G, Ragaller M, Gerlach H, Ludewig K, Kiehntopf M, Bogatsch H, Engel C, Brunkhorst FM, Loeffler M, Reinhart K; for SepNet Critical Care Trials Group. Effect of Sodium Selenite Administration and Procalcitonin-Guided Therapy on Mortality in Patients With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Sep 1;176(9):1266-76. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2514.
• Guo A, Srinath J, Feuerecker M, Crucian B, Briegel J, Boulesteix AL, Kaufmann I, Chouker A. Immune function testing in sepsis patients receiving sodium selenite. J Crit Care. 2019 Aug;52:208-212. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.05.001. Epub 2019 May 4.
• Feuerecker M, Sudhoff L, Crucian B, Pagel JI, Sams C, Strewe C, Guo A, Schelling G, Briegel J, Kaufmann I, Chouker A. Early immune anergy towards recall antigens and mitogens in patients at onset of septic shock. Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 29;8(1):1754. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-19976-w.

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