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Study aim
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Effectiveness of initial administration of thiamine in patients with septic shock in patients admitted in the adult intensive care unit
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, parallel group, Double blinded, randomized controlled trial
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Settings and conduct
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Patients over 18 years old hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit of Emam Reza Hospital in Mashhad that diagnosed with septic shock, 70 cases will be enrolled in the study.
blood samples are collected before administration of the study drug and 24 hours after drug administration. candidates randomly are classified into two groups: the septic shock group receiving thiamine (the case group) and septic shock patients not receiving thiamine(the control group).
We will give those selected as the intervention group thiamine 200 mgr twice daily for 7 days per oral and in the control group we will give placebo daily.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Patients with septic shock(sepsis and fluid therapy resistant hypotention and lactate level greater than 2 mmol/lit) , grater than 18 years old
Exclusion criteria: hepatic impairment , recent supplement to thiamine,Indication of receiving thiamine ,other causes of increased lactate level.prescribe high-level lactate -related drugs ,CO or Cyanide poisoning,known mitochondrial disease,known or suspected ischemia of the intestine or other organs
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Intervention groups
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Prescription of Thiamine 200 mg twice daily for 7 days for case group and placebo in the same shape of Thiamine tablets to control group
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Main outcome variables
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Mortality within 28 days after hospitalization ,duration of hospitalization, lactate level in 0 and 24 hours after the intervention,thiamine level in 0 hour,severity of disease by information on the Acute physiology and cronic health evaluation (APACHE II) questionnaire and Sequential organ failure assessment ( SOFA) questionnaire .