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The motivation for this study comes from a desire to improve the mortality of patients with sepsis. Oxygen is cheap, readily available and is included in current United Kingdom Emergency Department guidelines, but it may also be harmful to patients with sepsis - it is important to know if this is the case.

This study is a pilot study to also assess the feasibility of delivering a larger adequately powered study.


Clinical Trial Description

Currently there is no consensus on the use of oxygen therapy in sepsis resuscitation. Uncertainty exists as to whether increasing oxygen above physiological levels (hyperoxia) or maintaining physiological oxygen concentration (normoxia) confers the most benefit to patients. By indicating whether hyperoxia is beneficial or not, the study hopes to further increase the effectiveness of sepsis resuscitation.

In patients with sepsis there are convincing, coherent pathophysiological and evidence-based justifications which support both normoxia and hyperoxia.

Why normoxia may benefit patients with sepsis: Enhanced oxidative and nitrosative stress resulting from increased formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) occurs during sepsis and is assumed to have major importance during the development of shock-related hypotension, impairment of microcirculatory perfusion, mitochondrial dysfunction, and tissue injury. It is well established that increasing the inhaled fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) leads to an increase in ROS production. The negative effects of hyperoxia in humans have been well demonstrated in a number of pathological conditions including stroke, myocardial infarction and some lung diseases. The pathological processes behind each of these conditions is very different from that of sepsis.

In a small observational study (88 patients) in patients with sepsis, of the hyperoxic patients, 8% died in hospital versus 6% with normoxia. Further prospective controlled trials are required. The deleterious effects of hyperoxia have also been demonstrated in a rat model.

Why hyperoxia may benefit patients with sepsis: Underlying cellular hypoxia, which may be difficult to detect, has been suggested as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sepsis - this may be reversed or attenuated by high flow oxygen.

Hyperoxia may reverse arterial hypotension and exert anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic properties. The beneficial effects of hyperoxia have been demonstrated in rat and pig models through increased survival and reduced inflammation.

One study in rats showed the most benefit on survival from oxygen administration when oxygen was administered in the first 4 hours of the trial, with no additional benefit beyond this time.

A further study (also in rats) demonstrated that 6 hours of oxygen per 24 hours for the first 48 hours following introduction of sepsis had the most beneficial anti-inflammatory effects. ;


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NCT number NCT02378545
Study type Interventional
Source Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date October 2015
Completion date November 10, 2016

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