Clinical Efficacy of Megadose Vitamin C in Sepsis

NCT05194189 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 234

Last updated 2026-05-13

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Summary

In this multicenter, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive Vitamin C or placebo for 4 days or until ICU discharge (whatever come first). The primary outcome is 28-day all-cause mortality.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Vitamin C

12 g vitamin C (48 ml) will be intravenously injected by a infusion pump every 12 h for 4 days or at ICU discharge

DRUG

5% glucose injection

5% glucose solution 48 ml every 12 h for 4 days or at ICU discharge.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zhujiang Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zhanguo Liu, M.D.PhD · Department of Critical Care Medicine of Zhujiang Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-08
Primary Completion
2024-12-04
Completion
2024-12-25

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Diseases

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