SepsisIMMUNOSEPSIS 5NCT07698093
Monitoring of Septic Shock-induced Immunosuppression
An observational study of Sepsis, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 5 sites in France.
Trial summary
Septic syndromes are a major although largely under-recognized health care problem and represent the first cause of mortality in intensive care units (ICU). While it has long been known that sepsis deeply perturbs immune homeostasis by inducing a tremendous systemic inflammatory response, novel findings indicate that… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Sepsis
- What is being tested?
- Additional tubes during routine blood sample collection
- How many people
- 300 participants
- Where
- 5 sitesFrance
- Study dates
- 1 Sep 2026to 1 Dec 2031
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: This study will focus on adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit for the management of septic shock, defined according to the SEPSIS-3 criteria
Who may be able to join
- Men or women aged 18 years or over
- Hospitalised patients with septic shock that began less than 48 hours prior to screening, defined by:
- the presence of a diagnosed or suspected site of infection requiring microbiological sampling
- the need for vasopressor therapy to maintain a mean arterial pressure ≥ 65 mm Hg
- hyperlactataemia > 2 mmol/L (18 mg/dL) within 24 hours of the start of vasopressor therapy despite adequate fluid resuscitation (30 ml/kg).
- A patient or relative who has been informed of the study protocol and has not objected to participating in the study
Who cannot join
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- People not covered by a social security scheme or similar scheme
- Adults subject to legal guardianship (guardianship, curatorship)
- Patients with a language barrier
- Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision
- Subjects participating in another interventional research study involving an exclusion period that is still ongoing at the time of pre-inclusion and which, in the investigator's judgement, may interfere with this study
Trial locations and contacts
5 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
5 sites in 1 country
France5 sites
Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Groupement Hospitalier Nord Hôpital de la Croix Rousse
Lyon, 69004
DELIGNETTE Marie-Charlotte, Dr, +33 4 26 10 90 70, marie-charlotte.delignette@chu-lyon.fr
Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation (MIR) Groupement Hospitalier Nord Hôpital de la Croix Rousse
Lyon, 69004
BITKER Laurent, Dr, +33 4 26 10 92 69, laurent.bitker@chu-lyon.fr
Service civilo-militaire d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Périopératoire - Groupement Hospitalier Centre
Lyon, 69437
LUKASZEWICZ Anne-Claire, Pr, +33 4 72 11 96 86, anne-claire.lukaszewicz@chu-lyon.fr
Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation (MIR) - Groupement Hospitalier Centre
Lyon, 69437
COUR Martin, Pr, +33 4 72 11 28 52, martin.cour@chu-lyon.fr
Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation-Médecine Intensive Groupement Hospitalier Sud Hôpital Lyon Sud - Bâtiment 3B
Pierre-Bénite, 69495
DARGENT Auguste, Dr, +33 4 78 86 14 76, auguste.dargent@chu-lyon.fr
About this study
Official title: Immunological and Clinical Monitoring of Patients With Septic Shock in Intensive Care Unit : In-depth Immunophenotyping of Circulating Immunoregulatory Cells During Sepsis
Septic syndromes are a major although largely under-recognized health care problem and represent the first cause of mortality in intensive care units (ICU). While it has long been known that sepsis deeply perturbs immune homeostasis by inducing a tremendous systemic inflammatory response, novel findings indicate that sepsis indeed initiates a more complex immune response that varies over time, with the concomitant occurrence of both pro- and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. As a resultant, after a short pro-inflammatory phase, septic patients enter a stage of protracted immunosuppression. This is illustrated in those patients by reactivation of dormant viruses (cytomegalovirus (CMV) or Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)) or infections due to pathogens, including fungi, which are normally pathogenic solely in immunocompromised hosts. These alterations might be directly responsible for worsening outcome in patients who survived initial resuscitation as nearly all immune functions are deeply compromised. New promising therapeutic strategies are currently emerging from those recent findings such as adjunctive immunostimulation for the most immunosuppressed patients.
Recent studies have described the induction of immunoregulatory cells (of myeloid and lymphoid origin) following septic shock and have revealed a similar induction kinetics across all subpopulations of regulatory cells. Nevertheless, these observations need to be confirmed and linked to the underlying mechanisms responsible for the induction of these cells (notably the activation of the inflammasome pathway), which remain largely unknown.
IMMUNOSEPSIS 5 study will therefore, as part of a prospective observational study involving a large cohort of patients, demonstrate the concurrent induction of all regulatory cell subpopulations following sepsis and the activation of the hyper-inflammatory response, including the inflammasome pathway. The association between these parameters and patient outcomes will also be assessed (death and/or the occurrence of a secondary infection).
- Conditions
- Sepsis
- Being tested
- Additional tubes during routine blood sample collection
- Keywords
- SEPSIS, Immune response, Circulating immunoregulatory cells
- Medical subject headings
- Sepsis
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Additional tubes during routine blood sample collectionBiological
Four additional tubes will be collected during the blood sample carried out as part of standard of care : a 4 mL EDTA tube, a 2.5 mL heparin tube, a 5 mL CytoChex tube and a 4 mL PAXGENE tube.These samples will be taken at inclusion, J3, J5, J15, J25 (until patient is discharged from intensive care)
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Adult patient with septic shock | Additional tubes will be collected for the study at the same time as routine blood sample procedure. No specific intervention will be performed for this study. Theses samples will be collected at the following timing : inclusion, J3, J5, J15, J25 (until patient is discharged from intensive care). Receives: Biological: Additional tubes during routine blood sample collection |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Study of the mechanisms regulating the immune response during septic shock, and in particular study of regulatory cell subpopulations in a large cohort of adult patients with septic shock
Modification of immune parameters compared with normal values in particular proportion of immunoregulatory cells
Measured: Inclusion DAY 1 (within the 48 hours of starting vasopressor therapy) Between DAY 3 and DAY 4 Between DAY 5 and DAY 7 Between DAY 15 and DAY 20 Between DAY 25 and DAY 30
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Jul 2026
- Study start1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion1 Mar 2031 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Dec 2031 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for SepsisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Hospices Civils de LyonThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07698093
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 69HCL25_0663
- Acronym
- IMMUNOSEPSIS 5
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 2 Jul 2026
- Last updated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Immunological and Clinical Monitoring of Patients With Septic Shock in Intensive Care Unit : In-depth Immunophenotyping of Circulating Immunoregulatory Cells During Sepsis
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07698093
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IMMUNOSEPSIS 5 / 69HCL25_0663
- Conditions
- Sepsis
- Keywords
- SEPSIS, Immune response, Circulating immunoregulatory cells
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Hospices Civils de LyonUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 1 Mar 2031 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Dec 2031 (estimated)
- First posted
- 13 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Septic syndromes are a major although largely under-recognized health care problem and represent the first cause of mortality in intensive care units (ICU). While it has long been known that sepsis deeply perturbs immune homeostasis by inducing a tremendous systemic inflammatory response, novel findings indicate that sepsis indeed initiates a more complex immune response that varies over time, with the concomitant occurrence of both pro- and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. As a resultant, after a short pro-inflammatory phase, septic patients enter a stage of protracted immunosuppression. This is illustrated in those patients by reactivation of dormant viruses (cytomegalovirus (CMV) or Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)) or infections due to pathogens, including fungi, which are normally pathogenic solely in immunocompromised hosts. These alterations might be directly responsible for worsening outcome in patients who survived initial resuscitation as nearly all immune functions are deeply compromised. New promising therapeutic strategies are currently emerging from those recent findings such as adjunctive immunostimulation for the most immunosuppressed patients.
Recent studies have described the induction of immunoregulatory cells (of myeloid and lymphoid origin) following septic shock and have revealed a similar induction kinetics across all subpopulations of regulatory cells. Nevertheless, these observations need to be confirmed and linked to the underlying mechanisms responsible for the induction of these cells (notably the activation of the inflammasome pathway), which remain largely unknown.
IMMUNOSEPSIS 5 study will therefore, as part of a prospective observational study involving a large cohort of patients, demonstrate the concurrent induction of all regulatory cell subpopulations following sepsis and the activation of the hyper-inflammatory response, including the inflammasome pathway. The association between these parameters and patient outcomes will also be assessed (death and/or the occurrence of a secondary infection).
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Adult patient with septic shock | – | Biological: Additional tubes during routine blood sample collectionAdditional tubes will be collected for the study at the same time as routine blood sample procedure. No specific intervention will be performed for this study. Theses samples will be collected at the following timing : inclusion, J3, J5, J15, J25 (until patient is discharged from intensive care). |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- This study will focus on adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit for the management of septic shock, defined according to the SEPSIS-3 criteria
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Men or women aged 18 years or over
- Hospitalised patients with septic shock that began less than 48 hours prior to screening, defined by:
- the presence of a diagnosed or suspected site of infection requiring microbiological sampling
- the need for vasopressor therapy to maintain a mean arterial pressure ≥ 65 mm Hg
- hyperlactataemia > 2 mmol/L (18 mg/dL) within 24 hours of the start of vasopressor therapy despite adequate fluid resuscitation (30 ml/kg).
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- People not covered by a social security scheme or similar scheme
- Adults subject to legal guardianship (guardianship, curatorship)
- Patients with a language barrier
- Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Additional tubes during routine blood sample collectionFour additional tubes will be collected during the blood sample carried out as part of standard of care : a 4 mL EDTA tube, a 2.5 mL heparin tube, a 5 mL CytoChex tube and a 4 mL PAXGENE tube.These samples will be taken at inclusion, J3, J5, J15, J25 (until patient is discharged from intensive care) | Biological | Adult patient with septic shock |
Primary outcome
Study of the mechanisms regulating the immune response during septic shock, and in particular study of regulatory cell subpopulations in a large cohort of adult patients with septic shock
Time frame: Inclusion DAY 1 (within the 48 hours of starting vasopressor therapy) Between DAY 3 and DAY 4 Between DAY 5 and DAY 7 Between DAY 15 and DAY 20 Between DAY 25 and DAY 30
Modification of immune parameters compared with normal values in particular proportion of immunoregulatory cells
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Jul 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
5 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Sepsis, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 5 sites in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 5 sites in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact VENET FABIENNE, Pr (+33 4 72 11 97 46, fabienne.venet@chu-lyon.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Study of the mechanisms regulating the immune response during septic shock, and in particular study of regulatory cell subpopulations in a large cohort of adult patients with septic shock (time frame: Inclusion DAY 1 (within the 48 hours of starting vasopressor therapy) Between DAY 3 and DAY 4 Between DAY 5 and DAY 7 Between DAY 15 and DAY 20 Between DAY 25 and DAY 30). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Jul 2026.