Clinical trials: Acute Kidney Insufficiency
Acute Renal Failure
High Dose CVVHDF Compared to Standard Dose CVVHDF
In the last three decades, the mortality associated with acute renal failure (ARF) in the ICU has remained unchanged at greater than 50%, despite improvements in dialysis technology.
- Trial name
- CVVHDF (NCT00561431)
- Testing
- Standard dose of dialysis, High dose of dialysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Acute Kidney Injury, Premature Infant
NIRS Monitoring to Detect AKI in Preterm Infants
This study will examine the relationship of oxygen levels, using Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring, and kidney injury in infants born prematurely.
- Trial name
- nNIRS-AKI (NCT03384173)
- Testing
- Near Infrared Spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Kidney Failure, Acute
Effect of Erythropoietin (EPO) in Kidney After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether erythropoietin is effective in preventing acute kidney dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
- Trial name
- EPO-CABG (NCT00654992)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin-Beta, Normal Saline
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Heart Failure
Effectiveness of Ultrafiltration in Treating People With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Cardiorenal Syndrome (The CARRESS Study)
Heart failure is a serious condition in which the heart's ability to pump blood through the body is impaired, often making a person feel weak or fatigued.
- Trial name
- CARRESS (NCT00608491)
- Testing
- Stepped pharmacologic care, Ultrafiltration
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Critically Ill, Acute Kidney Injury
Activated Vitamin D for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of calcifediol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) and calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D) in preventing and reducing the severity of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- ACTIVATE-AKI (NCT02962102)
- Testing
- Calcifediol, Calcitriol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- David Leaf
Ureteral Obstruction, Neoplasms
Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Percutaneous Nephrostomy Placements and Replacements for Malignant Urinary Tract Obstruction
This study aims to find out whether taking antibiotics to prevent a urinary tract infection after a medical procedure called percutaneous nephrostomy (placement of a catheter directly into the kidney to keep it working after the…
- Conditions
- Ureteral Obstruction, Neoplasms, Acute Kidney Injury, Nephrostomy; Complications
- Trial name
- NCT06801405
- Testing
- antibiotic prophylaxis
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Barretos Cancer Hospital
Acute Kidney Injury, Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain
Tissue Oxygenation During Treatment of Infant Congenital Heart Defects
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious postoperative complication in children with congenital heart disease.
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain, Mesenteric Ischemia
- Trial name
- NCT03941015
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Kidney Failure
Everolimus Plus Mycophenolic Acid for Kidney Preservation in Liver Transplant Recipients With Impaired Kidney Function
Tacrolimus is the standard immunosuppressive drug used to prevent organ rejection post liver transplant. One side effect of Tacrolimus is nephrotoxicity. Everolimus does not have the nephrotoxicity side effects of Tacrolimus.
- Trial name
- NCT04258423
- Testing
- Tacrolimus, Everolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Acute Kidney Injury
Prevention of Post-Cardiac Surgery Acute Kidney Injury by Proton Pump Inhibitor
The purpose of this study is to determine whether perioperative intravenous administration of pantoprazole will improve kidney function parameters following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass compared to famotidine and…
- Trial name
- NCT06154226
- Testing
- Pantoprazole, Famotidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Intensive Monitoring of Renal Function, Acute Kidney Injury
Intensive Monitoring of Renal Function
This study aims to examine the association between monitoring (Intensive and non-intensive) of renal function (urine output, serum creatinine) and outcomes among critically ill patients such as Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and…
- Trial name
- NCT02657226
- Volunteers
- 15,724 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Acute Lung Injury, Sepsis
Extracardiac Complications After Cardiac Surgery
Hypothesis of the study is that patients undergoing major cardiac surgery can develop extracardiac complications correlated to cardiopulmonary by pass.
- Conditions
- Acute Lung Injury, Sepsis, Infections, Acute Kidney Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01187004
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Renal Failure
Safety and Efficacy of LCP-Tacro™ Once Daily in Stable Renal Transplant Patients Converted From Prograf® Twice Daily
This is 2-armed parallel group, prospective, randomized, open-label, multicenter Phase 3 controlled trial to establish the efficacy and safety of conversion from maintenance immunosuppressive therapy with Prograf® capsules…
- Trial name
- NCT00817206
- Testing
- LCP-Tacro, Prograf
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
Acute Kidney Injury
An Electronic Alert System for In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury
This study will randomize hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) to usual care, or an electronic alert intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT01862419
- Testing
- Alert
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,393 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Acute Kidney Failure
Protocol to Assess the Severity of Acute Kidney Injury
The principal objective is to safely determine if we can identify the severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) early in the course of the disease. Once enrolled, we will draw blood and urine for relevant biomarkers.
- Trial name
- AKI (NCT00673244)
- Testing
- Furosemide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Acute Kidney Injury, End-stage Renal Disease
Hemodynamic Effects of Blood Flow Variation in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Purpose of this study is to evaluate the short-term hemodynamic effects of changes in blood flow rates in critically ill patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03078504
- Testing
- continuous renal replacement therapy using System One (TM) setup (Nxstage)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Acute Heart Failure
Study of Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Serelaxin in Japanese Acute Heart Failure (AHF) Patients
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics and to explore efficacy of IV infusion of 10 µg/kg/day and 30 µg/kg/day serelaxin for 48 hours compared…
- Trial name
- NCT02002702
- Testing
- Serelaxin
- Where
- 15 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Acute Kidney Injury
Pharmacokinetics of MB-102 and Use of the Non-invasive Optical Renal Function Monitor (ORFM) Device in Subjects With Normal and Impaired Renal Function and a Range of Skin Color Types
This study was a pilot, safety, and pharmacokinetic study of MB-102 versus iohexol and the use of the non-invasive optical renal function monitor (ORFM) device in normal and compromised renal function participants with different…
- Trial name
- NCT02772276
- Testing
- MB-102-- single dose of 4 µmol/kg, MB-102-- single dose of 130 mg, MB-102-single dose of 130 mg or 2 doses of 130 mg 12 hours apart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MediBeacon
Chronic Kidney Disease
RenalGuard System and Contrast Media
The purpose of the present study is to assess the role of the RenalGuard System as compared to the optimal strategy (sodium bicarbonate infusion plus N-acetylcysteine (NAC)) in high and very-high risk patients to prevent…
- Trial name
- REMEDIALII (NCT01098032)
- Testing
- RenalGuard system, Systemic alone therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Mediterranea
Acute Kidney Injury, Fluid Overload
Restrictive Versus Liberal Rate of Extracorporeal Volume Removal Evaluation in Acute Kidney Injury
Critically ill patients with acute kidney injury and fluid overload who are frequently treated by fluid removal during dialysis are at an increased risk of complications and death.
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Fluid Overload, Hypotension, Dialysis; Complications
- Trial name
- RELIEVE-AKI (NCT05306964)
- Testing
- Restrictive UFnet Rate Strategy, Liberal UFnet Rate Strategy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Hypotension
Decision Support for Intraoperative Low Blood Pressure
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a decision support system can improve the adherence to thresholds for low blood pressure by anesthesia providers, which in turn prevents their patients from having organ injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02726620
- Testing
- Attending real-time decision support, In-room real-time decision support, Attending feedback emails
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22,435 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center