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STeroids and Enhanced Spectrum Antibiotics for the Treatment of Patients in Africa With Refractory Sepsis

NCT07332325 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 344

Last updated 2026-01-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Sepsis, a life-threatening condition due to a dysregulated response to infection, is the leading cause of global mortality and is frequently driven by tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant bacteria in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among people living with HIV. The current standard of care in the region, ceftriaxone, is insufficient as it does not address TB, drug-resistant bacteria, or adrenal insufficiency, which is common in HIV-related sepsis. Therefore, the investigators propose a randomized 2x2 factorial clinical trial to compare 28-day survival from sepsis between study participants who along with the standard of care receive 1) hydrocortisone to treat septic shock and 2) rifampin, isoniazid, levofloxacin and linezolid to treat TB and other drug-resistant bacteria in order to deliver important and scalable knowledge that may alter the standard of care for sepsis in HIV endemic settings of sub-Saharan Africa. Improving understanding of the physiology and treatment alternatives for HIV related critical illness globally will have reciprocal benefit for health in the U.S.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Hydrocortisone administration

Immediate hydrocortisone at 200 mg IV daily for 7 days and a tapering schedule for an additional 7 days

DRUG

Expanded antimicrobial therapy

empiric initiation of the enhanced spectrum antimicrobial therapy regimen (rifampin, isoniazid, linezolid, and levofloxacin) for 14 days plus standard care which includes ceftriaxone for 7 days or diagnosis dependent conventional anti-TB therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Virginia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Scott K Heysell, MD, MPH · University of Virginia

  • Christopher C Moore, MD · University of Virginia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-30
Primary Completion
2029-03-31
Completion
2029-09-30

Countries

  • Tanzania
  • Uganda

Study Locations

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Diseases

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