June 10, 2026 · JAMA · DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.10616

High-Dose Intravenous Vitamin C and Mortality and Organ Dysfunction in Severe Burn Injury: The VICTORY Randomized Clinical Trial

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The authors aimed to evaluate the efficacy of high-dose intravenous vitamin C in reducing mortality and organ dysfunction in patients with severe burn injuries. The randomized clinical trial found that vitamin C treatment did not improve 28-day mortality or persistent organ dysfunction and suggested potential harm, leading to early termination of the study. Specifically, the vitamin C group experienced higher mortality rates compared to the placebo group.

Christian Stoppe, Aileen Hill, Leopoldo C Cancio, Andrew G Day, Kaitlin A Pruskowski, Alexis F Turgeon, Tam Pham, Sylvain Bélisle, Mario Aurelio Martínez-Jiménez, Ulrich Limper, Jochen Gille, Jon Wisler, Alisa Savetamal, Jonathan Pollack, Daisy Grau Domínguez, Serge Jennes, Jeffrey W Shupp, Marc G Jeschke, Kirsten Colpaert, Gabriel Hundeshagen, Justus P Beier, Pornprom Muangman, Ann Echeverri McCandless, Patrick Meybohm, Tilman Grune, Ellen Dresen, Daniela Weber, Carina Güttler, Charles Chin Han Lew, Xuran Jiang, Shawna Froese, Maureen Dansereau, Zheng-Yii Lee, Daren K Heyland, VICTORY Study Team

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