Unfractioned Heparin for Treatment of Sepsis

NCT00100308 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 319

Last updated 2008-01-15

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether low dose continuous infusion of unfractioned heparin (500 units/hour), in addition to the standard treatment, is efficacious as complementary therapy for sepsis patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Unfractioned heparin

Low-dose continuous-infusion, 500 units/hour per seven days

DRUG

saline

Saline placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (COLCIENCIAS)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • Universidad de Antioquia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fabián A Jaimes, MD, MSc, PhD · Universidad de Antioquia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-07-31
Primary Completion
2007-07-31
Completion
2007-07-31

Countries

  • Colombia

Study Locations

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