Early Intravenous Hydrocortisone in Sepsis

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two timings of steroid treatment in patients with severe infection who develop low blood pressure. The main question it aims to answer is: • Which timing strategy is better between starting steroid treatment very early in the course of severe infection, or waiting until the patient does not respond to medicine that raises blood pressure according to the current guidelines? Participants will receive either early steroid treatment or placebo right after they develop low blood pressure from infection. Both participants and treating doctors will not know which treatment participants received. When blood pressure goal is not reached after a moderate dose of drugs that raise blood pressure, an open-label steroid treatment will be given to participants as indicated in the current guidelines.

NCT Number	NCT06217939
Lead Sponsor	Siriraj Hospital
Conditions	Sepsis Severe, Shock, Septic
Enrollment	116 participants
Start Date	2024-06-25
Primary Completion	2026-01-25 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-04-25 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-28