Reconstruction of Monocytic Immunocompetence by GM-CSF in Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Charite University, Berlin, Germany German Research Foundation
Information provided by:	Charite University, Berlin, Germany
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00252915

Purpose

There is basic science evidence that GM-CSF reconstructs cellular immunity in septic patients. In this prospective, randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we investigate whether this can be achieved in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Sepsis Immunoparalysis	Drug: GM-CSF (verum)	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Sepsis

Drug Information available for: Sargramostim Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	Reconstruction of Monocytic Immunocompetence by Granulocyte-Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) in Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: a Prospective, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Further study details as provided by Charite University, Berlin, Germany:

Detailed Description:

GM-CSF reconstructs cellular immunity in septic patients. In this prospective, randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we investigate whether this can be achieved in patinets with severe sepsis and septic shock.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Severe sepsis or septic shock,
Presence of infection,
2 SIRS criteria,
Acute organ dysfunction,
Immunoparalysis,
Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnancy,
Known allergies to study medication or components,
Moribound patient,
Autoimmune disease,
HIV-infection,
Acute MI or pulmonary embolism,
Cpr during last 72 hours,
Patients who participate in a different clinical study

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00252915

Locations

Germany
Charite University Medicine
Berlin, Germany, 13353

Sponsors and Collaborators

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

German Research Foundation

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Hans-Dieter Volk, Prof. Dr.

Charite University Medicine Berlin

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	GM-CSF-1
Study First Received:	November 14, 2005
Last Updated:	May 15, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00252915
Health Authority:	Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Sepsis
Shock
Shock, Septic
Inflammation

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes
Infection

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009