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Condition (MeSH)

Shock, Septic

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1,055 trials for Shock, Septic or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D012772 Infections C01 C23 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Phase 1 Phase 1 22 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 21 Phase 2 Phase 2 95 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 31 Phase 3 Phase 3 100 Phase 4 Phase 4 80 Not applicable Not applicable 295 Observational Observational 409 Phase 1 Phase 1 22 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 21 Phase 2 Phase 2 95 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 31 Phase 3 Phase 3 100 Phase 4 Phase 4 80 Not applicable Not applicable 295 Observational Observational 409

Trials per phase

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1,055 of the 1,055 trials are tagged with Shock, Septic itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Shock, Septic trials start? (32)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 4 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 91

1990: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 1992: 1 trials (Phase 1 1) 1996: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 1997: 1 trials (Phase 4 1) 1999: 1 trials (Phase 2/3 1) 2000: 1 trials (Phase 2/3 1) 2001: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2002: 4 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2) 2003: 7 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2004: 11 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 2, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 2) 2005: 9 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1) 2006: 11 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2007: 16 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 4) 2008: 24 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 2) 2009: 25 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2010: 22 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 7, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 2) 2011: 31 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2012: 30 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 4) 2013: 44 trials (Observational 17, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 4) 2014: 40 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2015: 43 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2016: 50 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 2) 2017: 52 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 18, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5) 2018: 74 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 1) 2019: 91 trials (Observational 34, Not applicable 28, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 10) 2020: 69 trials (Observational 33, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 1) 2021: 60 trials (Observational 23, Not applicable 22, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 3) 2022: 63 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 18, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2023: 61 trials (Observational 26, Not applicable 16, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2024: 56 trials (Observational 24, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 2) 2025: 60 trials (Observational 31, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 5)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 85
2025 60
2024 56
2023 61
2022 63
2021 60
2020 69
2019 91
2018 74
2017 52

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 98 trials starting in 2026 and about 72 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 69 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 23 months across 580 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Shock, Septic trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 22
Phase 1/2 21
Phase 2 95
Phase 2/3 31
Phase 3 100
Phase 4 80
Not applicable 295
Observational 409
Expanded access 2

How many Shock, Septic trials are recruiting? (11)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 80
Recruiting 114
Enrolling by invitation 4
Active, not recruiting 16
Completed 506

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which drugs are being tested for Shock, Septic? (7)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Norepinephrine 25
Vitamin C 20
Esmolol 12
Angiotensin II 11
Methylene Blue 11

Interventions as named in the registry (8)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Hydrocortisone 1% 20
Vasopressins 13
Blood Sampling 12
Terlipressinum 10
NaCl 0.9% NS 9

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Shock, Septic trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Severe acute kidney injury 362 1
Cardiac arrest 178 7
Septic shock 170 7
Metabolic acidosis 137 3
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome 124 2

Which publications cover Shock, Septic? (1,384)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Prevalence (1)

Shown in this order: jurisdiction, then disease name. Orphanet observation for the mapped ORPHA concept; the mapping relation column says whether that concept is exactly this condition or broader or narrower.

Prevalence
Orphanet disease Type Class Geography Jurisdiction Mapping relation
Bacterial toxic-shock syndrome Point prevalence 1-9 / 100 000 Worldwide Not stated Unspecified

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