Intravenous DNase I for the Treatment of Sepsis (IDEALSepsisI)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-100
SponsorMcMaster University

About this trial

Phase I dose-escalation safety and feasibility of IV DNase I in ICU septic patients.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age of ≥18 years

Admitted to the ICU in the last 48 hours

Suspected or proven infection as the admitting diagnosis

A sequential (sepsis) organ function assessment (SOFA) score of ≥2 above baseline

Disqualifiers

No consent/inability to obtain consent from a substitute decision-maker

Have other forms of clinically apparent shock, including cardiogenic, obstructive (massive pulmonary embolism, cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax), hemorrhagic, neurogenic, or anaphylactic shock

Surgery requiring general or spinal anesthesia within 24 hours before enrolment

The potential need for surgery in the next 24 hours

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Intravenous DNase I

Treatment groups

36 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

McMaster University

Lead sponsor

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Collaborator