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Acute Kidney InjuryNCT02536027

Effect of CVVH on NGAL in Septic AKI

A study testing continuous venovenous hemofiltration in people with Acute Kidney Injury, run by First People's Hospital of Chenzhou.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The plasma level of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in critically ill patients with AKI is not affected by continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH). However, it remains unclear if this also applies to sepsis-induced AKI, as considerable evidence suggests that the pathophysiology of septic AKI is… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Acute Kidney Injury
What is being tested?
continuous venovenous hemofiltration
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Aug 2014to Aug 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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

Who may be able to join

  • Consecutive adult (>18 years) patients with septic AKI undergoing CRRT

Who cannot join

  • those with end-stage renal disease
  • those who had undergone renal transplant
  • those with cancer
  • those who had contracted acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • those who had undergone high-dose steroid treatment

About this study

Official title: Effect of Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration on the Plasma Level of Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin in Critical Ill Patients With Septic Acute Kidney Injury

The plasma level of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in critically ill patients with AKI is not affected by continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH). However, it remains unclear if this also applies to sepsis-induced AKI, as considerable evidence suggests that the pathophysiology of septic AKI is different from other causes of AKI.

Read the detailed description

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an increasingly common and potentially catastrophic complication in critically ill patients. The incidence of AKI increases in recent years; about half of all patients in the intensive care units (ICU) develop AKI. AKI is associated with a significantly increased length of hospital stay and high mortality rates. Approximately, 50% of AKI is induced by sepsis.

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) has become routine for patients with AKI, chronic renal failure, fluid overload as well as oliguria in ICU. In clinical practice, continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) is actually the method of choice for CRRT in critically ill and hemodynamic instable patients. CVVH has significant beneficial effects on removing inflammatory cytokines, improving oxygen index, decreasing vasopressor requirements, increasing cardiac index, and regulating immune dysfunction, specifically in patients with septic shock. So far, there is no uniform standard to define the timing of discontinuation of CRRT for AKI, as predicting recovery of renal function in patients with AKI during CRRT is difficult. The Beginning and Ending Supportive Therapy for the Kidney (BEST Kidney) study suggested the urinary output > 500ml per day as the predictor for successful discontinuation of CRRT. However, the urinary output is often affected by clinical interventions (e.g. using diuretics). Thus, it is of great importance to find out a reliable biomarker to reflect the renal function of the patients who receiving CRRT. Cystatin (Cys) C has received the most interest in previous studies. The results showed serum Cys C concentrations were declined in different types of RRT (including intermittent hemodialysis and CVVH). This indicates Cys C is unfit as an indicator for persistent renal injury or renal recovery in critically ill patients during CRRT.

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a 25-kDa protein that covalently binds to gelatinase from neutrophils, is generally expressed at very low levels in several human tissues, however, in case of ischemia, infection, or toxic damage, NGAL rapidly released by activated neutrophils. Numerous studies have confirmed NGAL as a better indicator of AKI than serum creatinine (SCr). Schilder and colleagues reported that the plasma level of NGAL in critically ill patients with AKI is not affected by continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH). However, it remains unclear if this also applies to sepsis-induced AKI, as considerable evidence suggests that the pathophysiology of septic AKI is different from other causes of AKI.

Being tested
continuous venovenous hemofiltration
Keywords
continuous venovenous hemofiltration, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, sepsis, acute kidney injury
Medical subject headings
Acute Kidney Injury, Sepsis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • continuous venovenous hemofiltrationProcedure or surgery

    Also called continuous renal replacement therapy

    Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) has become routine for patients with AKI, chronic renal failure, fluid overload as well as oliguria in ICU. In clinical practice, continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) is actually the method of choice for CRRT in critically ill and hemodynamic instable patients. CVVH has significant beneficial effects on removing inflammatory cytokines, improving oxygen index, decreasing vasopressor requirements, increasing cardiac index, and regulating immune dysfunction, specifically in patients with septic shock.

Study groups in NCT02536027
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
septic AKI patientsExperimentalseptic AKI patients requiring CVVH
Receives: Procedure: continuous venovenous hemofiltration

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. plasma level of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin

    The specimens in the inlet, outlet and ultrafiltrate were obtained at the beginning of CVVH (T0) and 2 h (T2h), 4 h (T4h), 8 h (T8h), and 12 h (T12h) after setup of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).The plasmatic NGAL level was measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (R\&D Systems, UK, Lipocalin2/NGAL Duoset, DY1757).

    Measured: 0-12 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Aug 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2014
  3. Primary completionAug 2015
  4. Study completionAug 2015

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02536027
Sponsor's protocol ID
FirstHospitalchenzhou
Status last verified
Aug 2015
First submitted
20 Aug 2015
Last updated
31 Aug 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Dai X, Li T, Zeng Z, Fu C, Wang S, Cai Y, Chen Z. The effect of continuous venovenous hemofiltration on neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin plasma levels in patients with septic acute kidney injury. BMC Nephrol. 2016 Oct 19;17(1):154. doi: 10.1186/s12882-016-0363-y.

    PubMed 27760529

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing continuous venovenous hemofiltration in people with Acute Kidney Injury, run by First People's Hospital of Chenzhou.

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 1 inclusion and 5 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Aug 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

plasma level of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (time frame: 0-12 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02536027, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 31 Aug 2015.

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