Clinical Trial: Sodium Bicarbonate to Treat Severe Acidosis in the Critically Ill

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Sodium Bicarbonate to Treat Severe Acidosis in the Critically Ill : A Multiple Center Randomized Clinical Trial (BICAR-ICU)

Brief Summary:

The purpose of the present study is to compare the adjunct treatment of metabolic or mixed severe acidosis in the critically ill using Sodium Bicarbonate as a buffer to increase the plasma pH vs no buffering therapy.

The study is a randomized multiple center clinical trial with the outcome as a primary endpoint.