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Recent in vivo studies from others as well as the investigators group demonstrated that volatile anesthetics immunomodulate sepsis and improve outcome. Also, several clinical trials have convincingly shown that application of a volatile anesthetic provides protection in patients undergoing major surgery. Patients with sepsis are intubated and ventilated and therefore need sedation. So far, most ICU centers use intravenously applied sedatives in these patients. In the proposed study, we will switch sedation from an intravenous to a volatile anesthetic for a short period of time to explore if sepsis markers improve within the following 120 hours upon sevoflurane conditioning.


Clinical Trial Description

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted over a period of 48 months, to investigate if volatile anesthetics have a positive effect on the prognostic sepsis marker IL-6. All patients with septic shock are intubated, ventilated and sedated with an intravenous anesthetic. In this study, eligible patients diagnosed with septic shock will be randomized 1:1 to the 'volatile group' with interruption of the propofol infusion, followed by a 4-hour sedation with the volatile anesthetic sevoflurane, or a continuous intravenous sedation ('intravenous' =control group). In both groups, 'intravenous' and 'volatile', the inflammatory markers as well as clinical parameters will be determined. The investigators will explore if there is a difference between the course of sepsis markers of the two groups within 5 days after intervention in favor of the volatile group. ;


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NCT number NCT03643367
Study type Interventional
Source University of Zurich
Contact Martin Schlaepfer, PD
Phone +41 44 255 4690
Email martin.schlaepfer@usz.ch
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Start date January 2025
Completion date November 2025

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