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Acute Renal FailureNCT02672930

How Much Reliable iv Calcium for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia?

An observational study of Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Renal Failure, run by Haseki Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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

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Trial summary

Hyperkalemia is a common problem in the emergency services and one of the life threatening metabolic emergencies. Calcium, insulin, beta adrenoceptor agonists, bicarbonate, diuretics, sodium polystyrene sulfonate and lastly dialysis are advised in treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Failure
What is being tested?
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
111 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
Jul 2015to Jul 2017
How long will I take part?
1 Day
Phase
Observational
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Blood potassium levels above 5.5 and all patients with ECG changes due hyperpotassemia were included in the study.

Who may be able to join

  • All patients who had ECG changes due to hyperpotassemia (K>5.5 mmol/l)

Who cannot join

  • Arrest patients
  • Patients needed antiarrhythmic interventions
  • Patients need inotropic that may cause ECG changes
  • Patients need atropine during emergency treatment prior to Ca-gluconate
  • Patients needed cardioversion or defibrillation
  • Hyperpotassemia with myocardial infarction
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  • In the presence of other situations which changes ECG for example pericarditis
  • Unstabile patients for ideal ECG
  • Digoxin usage
  • Trauma
  • blood calcium level of > 10.5 mg/dl

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Haseki Training and Reseurch Hospital

    Istanbul, 34096

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Hyperkalemia is a common problem in the emergency services and one of the life threatening metabolic emergencies. Calcium, insulin, beta adrenoceptor agonists, bicarbonate, diuretics, sodium polystyrene sulfonate and lastly dialysis are advised in treatment. Especially, avoiding evolution of serious arrythmias and iv calcium using in the treatment of occured electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, there is not sufficient level of survey in the literature. So the aim of this study was to evaluate administration of iv calcium efficiency on vital signs and ECG.

Read the detailed description

Hyperkalemia is a common problem in the emergency services and one of the life threatening metabolic emergencies. Serious hyperkalemia is mostly seen in patients who have known chronic renal failure or end stage renal disease, and also new diagnosis of acute renal failure can be appear with serious hyperkalemia. Paresthesia and weakness which is proceeded to flask paralysis can be observable, sharp ''T'' waves (the repolarization and relaxation of the ventricles), diminution of ''P'' waves (atrial depolarisation and contraction), long ''PR'' intervals (time frame from the beginning of atrial depolarization to the beginning of ventricular depolarization), or elongated ''QRS'' complexes (depolarisation and contraction of the ventricles), ''ST'' segment (end of the QRS complex to the beginning of the T wave) elevation, and serious ventricular arrythmias can be seen in electrocardiography. Calcium, insulin, beta adrenoceptor agonists, bicarbonate, diuretics, sodium polystyrene sulfonate and lastly dialysis are advised in treatment. Especially, avoiding evolution of serious arrythmias and İv calcium using in the treatment of occured ''ECG'' abnormalities, there is not sufficient level of survey in the literature. The group of Cochrane stated in systematic assessment report, which is published in 2005 about IV calcium administration, available dates are based on anecdotal and animal experiments. And in the researches that we have done, we did not find clinical human studies showing the benefits of calcium administration beyond the delivery of case reports . The aim of this study was to evaluate administration of İv calcium efficiency on vital signs and ECG.

Being tested
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Keywords
calcium gluconate, hyperpotassemia treatment
Medical subject headings
Acute Kidney Injury, Kidney Failure, Chronic

What participants receive

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

  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)Device

    ECG and vital parameters were obtained before and after recommended standard calcium gluconate therapy for hyperkalemia

What is being measured

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

  1. ECG changes after the calcium infusion

    Measured: 10 minutes

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Pulse changes after the calcium infusion

    Measured: 10 minutes

  2. Blood pressure changes after the calcium infusion

    Measured: 10 minutes

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Feb 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2015
  3. Primary completionJul 2016
  4. Study completionJul 2017

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
111 participants (actual)
Target duration
1 Day
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02672930
Sponsor's protocol ID
230
Status last verified
Sep 2020
First submitted
17 Jan 2016
Last updated
2 Mar 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Renal Failure, run by Haseki Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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 11 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 2 Mar 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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?

ECG changes after the calcium infusion (time frame: 10 minutes). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 2 Mar 2021.

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