RESEARCH STUDY
STEROID USE IN PEDIATRIC FLUID AND
VASOACTIVE INFUSION DEPENDENT SHOCK
(STRIPES)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr. Kusum Menon, Children’s Hospital of Eastern
Ontario
BACKGROUND:
Approximately 5,000 children per year in Canada present to the hospital with
severe shock. Children who develop this condition have very low blood pressures
and as a result may suffer damage to their internal organs or even die.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY?
Steroids are often used to treat children with severe shock and may improve the
outcome of some of these children. However, we do not know whether or not
children benefit from the use of steroids and therefore this study is being done to
investigate the safety and effectiveness of using steroids to treat children with
severe shock.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Children aged newborn to 17 years with severe shock who have been on any
dose of a medicine to support their blood pressure for ≤6 hours
HOW DOES THE STUDY WORK?
Because of the emergency nature of this study your child was enrolled into the
study prior to a discussion with you. This means:
 A 50:50 chance of receiving a steroid medication called hydrocortisone
 Having a small amount of blood taken following hospital admission (through
existing lines – no needle pokes solely for research purposes)
 Collection of information from your/your child’s medical record
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Katie O’Hearn, Study Coordinator
PHONE: 613-737-7600 ext. 4006 │ EMAIL: [email protected]
V1, 5-May-2014
This poster has been approved by the CHEO Research Ethics Board
This study is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research