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RecruitingNCT05761522Updated Aug 22, 2024

Cardiovascular Effects of Norepinephrine

An observational study in Septic Shock, sponsored by CHU de Reims. Recruiting at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-22.

Sponsored by CHU de Reims · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Mar 2025, 1 year 6 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Apr 2023; still recruiting 3 years 5 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
49
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Previous studies of our team reported the improvement of myocardial contractility both on hemodynamic parameters (by transpulmonary thermodilution) and morphological (by transthoracic echocardiography: TTE), during the early phase of septic shock (during the first 4 hours management of septic shock).

However, one can wonder about the effect of NAD on myocardial cardiac ouput and contractility beyond the early phase of septic shock, more precisely beyond the first 24 hours. Indeed, while it continues to act on the "stressed" blood volume and the diastolic left ventricular perfusion by increasing the diastolic arterial pressure (DAP), it has been reported in old studies that beyond the early phase, the sensitivity of the β1-adrenergic receptors is altered due to the phenomenon of internalization of these receptors, leading to a reduction of the myocardial response to catecholamines.

The investigators can then wonder whether norepinephrine still exerts a positive effect on myocardial contractility via the increase in DAP, despite an alteration of the β1-adrenergic pathway.

To answer this question, the investigators proposed to evaluate the effects of norepinephrine by TTE on cardiac contractility after the initial phase.

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Patients presenting with septic shock for 24 hours or more and meeting the inclusion criteria may be included.

The course of the study will be as follows:

T0: collection (as part of usual care) of clinical circulatory parameters (heart rate, systolic/diastolic/mean blood pressure) and biological parameters (arterial lactate and ScVo2) and performance of echocardiography.

Parameters collected during TTE:

  • Concerning the main judgment criterion and the secondary judgment criteria:

    • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by the Simpson Biplane method,
    • Cardiac output and cardiac index by continuity equation (measurement of left ventricular outflow chamber (mm) and sub-aortic time-velocity integral (cm/s)).
    • Tricuspid Annular Systolic Excursion (TAPSE) (mm)
    • S wave at the tricuspid ring (cm/s)
  • Other parameters collected systematically:

    • Surface of the left ventricle (end-systolic and end-diastolic),
    • Global strain of the left ventricle
    • Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (MAPSE) (mm)
    • Left ventricular filling pressure (LVRP) (at the mitral annulus, E, A, e', S' waves, E/A ratio, E/e');
    • Maximum tricuspid regurgitation velocity (m/s) to estimate systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (PAPs) (mmHg)

T1: After the clinician in charge introduces or increases norepinephrine to achieve MAP ≥ 65mmHg, T1 will be when the goal of MAP ≥ 65mmHg is reached. This will be the target MAP for the management of septic shock of the patient in question according to the recommendations of learned societies.

Collection of clinical and biological circulatory parameters and performance of the TTE. The parameters collected will be the same as at T0.

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Conditions studied

  • Septic Shock

Keywords

  • ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
  • CARDIAC FUNCTION
  • NOREPINEPHRINE
  • SEPTIC SHOCK
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In context

Shock, Septic

862 studies on the registry are indexed under Shock, Septic; 207 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 49 is below the median of 100 across 298 observational studies indexed under Shock, Septic.

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Lead sponsor

CHU de Reims is the lead sponsor of 267 studies on the registry; 50 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Adult patients suffering from septic shock, after 24 hours of their diagnosis. Presenting with Mean arterial pressure (MAP)\<65 mmHg or the target MAP For whom the physician in charge decided to increase the norepinephrine dose

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients >18 years old
  • Septic shock after 24 hours from its diagnosis
  • MAP\<65 mmHg for which the physician in charge decided to increase NE

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient under Dobutamine
  • Pregnancy
  • Do not resuscitation decision
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
49 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Patients with septic shock for 24 hours or more

    Adult patients suffering from septic shock, after 24 hours of their diagnosis. Presenting with Mean arterial pressure (MAP)\<65 mmHg or the target MAP For whom the physician in charge decided to increase the norepinephrine dose

    Other: transthoracic echocardiography

Interventions

  • Othertransthoracic echocardiography

    * Concerning the main judgment criterion and the secondary judgment criteria: * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by the Simpson Biplane method, * Cardiac output and cardiac index by continuity equation (measurement of left ventricular outflow chamber (mm) and sub-aortic time-velocity integral (cm/s)). * Tricuspid Annular Systolic Excursion (TAPSE) (mm) * S wave at the tricuspid ring (cm/s) * Other parameters collected systematically: * Surface of the left ventricle (end-systolic and end-diastolic), * Global strain of the left ventricle * Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (MAPSE) (mm) * Left ventricular filling pressure (LVRP) (at the mitral annulus, E, A, e', S' waves, E/A ratio, E/e'); * Maximum tricuspid regurgitation velocity (m/s) to estimate systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (PAPs) (mmHg)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The effect of the increase of Norepinephrine dose after restoring MAP on cardiac contractility evaluated by TTE : the left ventricular ejection fraction

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 30 minutes

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Chu Reims
    Reims, 51092, France
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 22, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05761522
Lead sponsor
CHU de Reims
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 9, 2023
Start date
Apr 21, 2023
Primary completion
Mar 21, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 21, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 22, 2024

Study contacts

Olfa Hamzaoui
Contact
ohamzaoui@chu-reims.fr
3 10 73 69 73 ext. 0033

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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