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Sepsis clinical trials

The registry lists 2,416 studies for Sepsis across more than 10 countries. 541 are recruiting or about to start. 1,365 of them are mainly about Sepsis (how this is decided). Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-10. Counting its 8 narrower conditions too, such as Shock, Septic: 3,525 studies, 738 open.

ClinicalTrials.gov finds 3,872 studies for Sepsis. How that becomes 2,414 here

This page counts the studies the registry files under Sepsis, and those it files under no condition that list Sepsisthemselves. Each study its search finds is placed by how the registry filed it and by the conditions it lists. ClinicalTrials.gov counts as of Nov 8, 2026. How condition pages count

  1. 3,872Found by its condition searchIt reads the conditions a study lists and their synonyms, and also titles and keywords.
  2. −1,054Filed under a narrower condition, counted on its own pageShock, Septic 516 · Bacteremia 180 · Neonatal Sepsis 155 · Endotoxemia 62 · Candidemia 60 · Viremia 36 · 2 more
  3. −118List Sepsis as a condition, but the registry did not file them under itMost often written as “Sepsis Syndrome” (12), “Abdominal Sepsis” (11), and “Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)” (8). The registry filed them under other conditions only, most often Intraabdominal Infections (14) and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (13).
  4. −286Match it another way171 name it in the title, 21 in a keyword, and 94 by a synonym or other text the search reads.
  5. 2,414The count on this page107 of them list Sepsis in their own words; the registry filed them under no condition.

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Status

Completed
1,216
Status unknown
391
Recruiting
318
Not yet recruiting
199
Terminated
122
Withdrawn
74

Phase

Phase 2
238
Phase 3
213
Phase 4
154
Phase 1
102
Early Phase 1
4

Where

United States
517
China
285
France
208
Germany
141
Egypt
105
United Kingdom
95

Who runs them

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (34) · Assiut University (33) · Ain Shams University (30) · National Taiwan University Hospital (23) · Southeast University, China (21) · Tanta University (21) · Chinese PLA General Hospital (20) · Mayo Clinic (16)

What is being tested here

Drugs under test in Sepsis studies, those with the most open studies first. Medicines only given beside them are not counted. How drugs are counted

DrugOpenPhase 3All
Meropenem4716
Dexmedetomidine4214
Norepinephrine4512
Hydrocortisone3818
Heparin348
Fludrocortisone314
Nafamostat303
Ascorbic Acid2834
Ceftriaxone227
Angiotensin II216

Drug classes tested here Corticosteroids 6 open · Beta-lactamase inhibitors 5 open · Inhaled anesthetics 2 open · Beta blockers 1 open · Diuretics 1 open

Coming up

31phase 3 studies under way
169studies finish main data collection within a year6 of them phase 3

Studies recruiting or running, from their records. “Main data collection” ends at the primary completion date, the sponsor’s own estimate, which often moves.

The 10 nearest, phase 3 first

Who these studies take

Of the 318 Sepsis studies recruiting now, 213 (67%) set no upper age limit and 53 (17%) stop at 75 or younger. 68 (21%) take children under 18. 1 (<1%) are for women only and 2 (1%) for men only; 42 (13%) take healthy volunteers.

Recruiting studies that take each age, of 318
AgeWomenMen
1050 (16%)50 (16%)
18273 (86%)273 (86%)
30275 (86%)275 (86%)
40275 (86%)274 (86%)
50277 (87%)277 (87%)
65275 (86%)275 (86%)
75269 (85%)269 (85%)
85251 (79%)250 (79%)

Across all 2,416 studies, recruiting or not: 19% stop at 75 or younger and 16% at 65; 20% take children; 1% are for women only and 1% for men only; 13% take healthy volunteers. From each study’s registry entry; the criteria on its page decide.

How long Sepsis studies take

Of 66 phase 3 interventional studies under Sepsis, half reached primary completion within 39 months of starting, counting those still running.

Start to primary completionEvery sponsorIndustryNon-industry
Phase 112 mo6–28 · 32 studies——
Phase 229 mo17–37 · 60 studies—30 mo16–35 · 43 studies
Phase 2/333 mo16–88 · 18 studies——
Phase 339 mo24–65 · 66 studies—42 mo24–68 · 58 studies
Phase 425 mo15–43 · 66 studies—25 mo15–45 · 65 studies
Interventional, no phase22 mo12–40 · 324 studies—23 mo12–42 · 301 studies
Observational27 mo12–56 · 543 studies16 mo6–44 · 52 studies29 mo13–58 · 491 studies

Each figure is the month by which half the studies had reached primary completion, with the range in which the middle half did. Studies still running count until their last registry update; studies that stopped early are left out. Phase 1 includes early phase 1; observational means prospective or not stated, as retrospective and cross-sectional studies date a window of data rather than a study. How these figures are worked out

What changed recently

From the registry's own updates since Oct 12, 2026.

Started recruiting6

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Results posted1

Stopped2

Newly registered26

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