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Elective Cardiac SurgeryREFRESH II-AKINCT03384875

CytoSorb® Reduction of FREee Hemoglobin/Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) During Cardiac Surgery

A study testing CytoSorb in people with Elective Cardiac Surgery, run by CytoSorbents, Inc at 20 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Prospective, multi-center, randomized, blinded, pivotal clinical study. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either standard of care (SOC) alone or standard of care plus treatment with the CytoSorb® device. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Elective Cardiac Surgery
What is being tested?
CytoSorb
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
186 participants
Where
20 sitesUnited States
Study dates
19 Apr 2018to 18 Jan 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

  • Scheduled for non-emergent cardiac surgery requiring CPB for i) heart valve replacement with any other procedure, without hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA), or ii) aortic reconstruction with or without another procedure, with HCA

Who cannot join

  • Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
  • Pregnant women
  • Life expectancy of < 14 days
  • End stage organ disease
  • Active infection
  • Correction of a congenital heart defect
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  • Contraindication to anticoagulation with heparin
  • Minimally invasive surgery implantation (TAVI) or transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
  • Declined informed consent

Trial locations and contacts

20 sites in 1 country.

20 sites in 1 country

United States20 sites
  • University of Maryland

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

  • The Christ Hospital Linder Research Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219

  • Ohio State university

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • East Carolina University

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27858

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • University of Louisville

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

  • Baptist Memorial Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38120

  • Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37212

  • Yale School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06510

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Northwell Health: Lennox Hill Hospital

    New York, New York, 10075

  • Integris Baptist Medical Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Maine Medical Center

    Portland, Maine, 04102

  • Valley Hospital

    Ridgewood, New Jersey, 07450

  • Iowa Heart Center

    West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266

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About this study

Official title: CytoSorb® Reduction of FREee Hemoglobin/Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) During Cardiac Surgery (REFRESH II Trial)

Prospective, multi-center, randomized, blinded, pivotal clinical study. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either standard of care (SOC) alone or standard of care plus treatment with the CytoSorb® device.

Read the detailed description

To evaluate the safety and performance of the CytoSorb® device to decrease the incidence or severity of acute kidney injury (AKI) as defined by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guideline definition of acute kidney injury when used intraoperatively with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in subjects undergoing cardiac surgery. The objective of using CytoSorb® treatment in this setting is to provide clinically meaningful improvements in renal function by mitigation of intraoperative injury by removal of nephrotoxic agents such as pfHb and complement. Up to 420 subjects will be enrolled and randomized at a 1:1 ratio at up to 40 investigational sites in the United States.

Being tested
CytoSorb
Keywords
CytoSorb device, Plasma free hemoglobin, inflammation, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary bypass, cardiopulmonary bypass, Acute Kidney Injury
Medical subject headings
Inflammation, Acute Kidney Injury

What participants receive

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

  • CytoSorbDevice

    Also called CytoSorb device used during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)

    To evaluate the safety and performance of the CytoSorb® device to decrease the incidence or severity of acute kidney injury (AKI)

Study groups in NCT03384875
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CytoSorb DeviceExperimentalStandard of care plus treatment with CytoSorb device installed on the Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) machine
Receives: Device: CytoSorb
ControlPlacebo comparatorStandard of care
Receives: Device: CytoSorb

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)

    Incidence and severity of AKI in the first 48 hours after CPB, evaluated based on creatinine levels at CPB, 24 \& 48h after CPB and urine output up to 48h.

    Measured: From start of CPB through 48 hours after CPB

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Summary of Health Resource Utilization: ICU Duration (Hours)

    Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.

    Measured: From start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.

  2. Summary of Health Resource Utilization: Post-Op Hospital Stay: Date of Discharge - Date of ICU Admission

    Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.

    Measured: From start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.

  3. Summary of Health Resource Utilization: Number of Patients on Vasopressor Medication

    Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.

    Measured: From start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.

  4. Summary of Health Resource Utilization: Duration of Continuous Intra-op to Post-op Ventilator/ Mechanical Support Use

    Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.

    Measured: From start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.

  5. Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy

    Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy up to 48 Hours post CPB

    Measured: Up to 48 hours after CPB

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Dec 2017
  2. Study start19 Apr 2018
  3. Primary completion18 Jan 2022
  4. Study completion18 Jan 2022

Why it stopped: Sponsor's decision for business reasons

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
186 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03384875
Sponsor's protocol ID
2017-001
Acronym
REFRESH II-AKI
Status last verified
Aug 2022
First submitted
20 Dec 2017
Last updated
4 Dec 2024
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing CytoSorb in people with Elective Cardiac Surgery, run by CytoSorbents, Inc at 20 sites in United States.

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 9 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Dec 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 20 sites in United States. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 4 Dec 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Incidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB) (time frame: From start of CPB through 48 hours after CPB). 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 4 Dec 2024.

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