AKI Prevention and Early Intervention in VAD Patients Admitted for Acute Medical Events.

NCT03236103 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 900

Last updated 2019-10-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators are doing this research to investigate whether multifaceted preventive measures for newly hospitalized ventricular assist device (VAD) patients will reduce the Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) occurrence rate, progression and associated complications

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Clinical Recommendations

The clinical recommendations will regard the following: 1. Avoidance of potentially nephrotoxic medications (e.g. NSAIDs, intravascular contrast, nephrotoxic antimicrobials) 2. Optimizing volume status (avoidance of volume overload or depletion) 3. Optimizing electrolytes and acid-base status 4. Optimizing hemodynamics (Mean arterial BP\>65mmHg) 5. Assessment of kidney function with serum creatinine and/or cystatin C None of the suggestions will be experimental. All suggestions will be based on standard nephrology practice.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Qi Qian · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-19
Primary Completion
2019-04-08
Completion
2019-04-08

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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