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NCT number NCT04297839
Other study ID # 6293
Secondary ID
Status Suspended
Phase Phase 3
First received
Last updated
Start date February 12, 2019
Est. completion date July 31, 2022

Study information

Verified date September 2021
Source University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Data on regional citrate anticoagulation in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) treated by hybrid or extended dialysis are scarce and heterogeneous. The path batch system (Genius®) or the proportion hemodialysis machines are well suited equipments to perform extended dialysis. However, clotting of the system might occur with relatively high frequency, especially in critically ill patients with high risk of clotting or in those with contraindication to the use of heparin. The aims of this study are: 1) to test and to validate a new protocol using citrate to perform regional anticoagulation in AKI patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and treated by extended dialysis, using a control group (use of heparin or intermittent saline flush) as comparison in the Heart Institute of the university medical complex "Clinics Hospital Medical School at São Paulo" (Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina do Estado de São Paulo) and at the Cancer Institute of the São Paulo State; 2) to evaluate the anticoagulation in these procedures with citrate and compare with the control group using heparin or saline flush, so the primary end point would be the rates of system clotting; 3) to study the calcium mass transfer in these procedures and its impact on bone metabolism in these patients. The inclusion criteria are all AKI patients admitted in these places and candidates to renal replacement therapy using the extended dialysis, age above 18 years. The exclusion criteria are acute liver failure, hemorrhagic stroke, platelets level below 20,000/mm3, and active bleeding needing transfusional support (two or more red cell packs in 24 hours).


Description:

The investigators conduct an open label randomized clinical trial with cross-over between the groups. The study will be performed in all the intensive care units (ICU) at the Heart Institute and the Cancer Institute, both hospitals related with the University of São Paulo Medical School, at the city of São Paulo, Brazil. All inpatients over 18 years in the ICU with acute kidney injury (AKI) who are arranged for extended hemodialysis will be invited to participate in the study. After signing an informed consent formulary, the patients went to randomization between two groups: citrate or control therapy. The research team randomly drawn the patients using a box with twenty entries for each group, totalizing forty units. Thus, after the inclusion of forty patients, it is guaranteed that half of them will start in the citrate group and the other half in the control group. Afterwards, the box is refilled to its maximum capacity of forty units for the next draw. The randomization process determine the type of anticoagulation that the patient will be submitted in the first dialysis session. Subsequently the subject will participate in the other group, alternating between the two modalities until the maximum of six extended dialysis for the protocol. In the control group, the decision on the use of heparin or continuous saline infusion as an anticoagulation method will be based on the presence of contraindications to the heparin use, which would be I) platelet levels <150,000/mm3; II) active or recent bleeding; III) reduction in hemoglobin levels of more than 2.0g/dl in less than 24 hours; IV) invasive procedures or surgeries realized in the last 7 days or scheduled to the next 24 hours. There may be a change in the choice of method (citrate versus control), if the nephrologist consultant team deems it necessary, due to demands of care, particularly if there is early or repeated coagulation of the system. The proper functioning of the hemodialysis catheter will be evaluated before the dialysis initiation, and in case of malfunction, it will be properly replaced before the procedure starts. The study foresees the inclusion of 800 dialytic procedures. Half of them are expected to be performed in the citrate group and half in the control group. As each patient can perform up to six procedures, it is estimated that approximately 200 patients will participate in this study. Data in the other intermittent dialysis not included in this trial and performed in the intensive care setting during the same period will be registered. Patients will be excluded if they present: I) acute liver failure; II) hemorrhagic stroke in the last 30 days; III) platelet levels below 20,000/mm3 and IV) active bleeding requiring transfusion of two or more red blood cell packs within 24 hours. Decisions about the need for renal replacement therapy, modality and time will be made by the nephrologist attendant. Intermittent methods are preferred performed in stable patients with no vasoactive drug, or with low doses of these drugs (norepinephrine <0.2 mcg/kg/min and dobutamine <5 mcg/kg/min). All slow extended dialysis (SLED) in this trial were performed in 6 to 8 hours using a single-pass batch machine (Genius 90 Therapy System® Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany), initiated by a nephrology specialized nurse and managed by an exclusive attendant. In this device, blood and dialysate flow rates are equal and set in 180 ml/min. We used only high-flux polysulfone filter (Ultraflux® AV 600S, Fresenius Medical Care). In the SPB device, the dialysate is stored in an air-free 90 liters glass container (batch system). Dialysate solution after proper reconstitution has sodium 138 mEq/l, bicarbonate 32.6 mEq/l, magnesium 1.0 mEq/l, chloride 111 mEq/l, potassium 2.0 or 3.0 mEq/l and calcium 2.5 mEq/l (5.0 mg/dl). Dialysate temperature was set in 36-37°C. Citrate dose was tailored to achieve 3 mmol per filtered blood liter using a citric acid solution 2.2% 800 ml bag (each 100 mL of the solution contains 730 mg of citric acid, 2.45 g of dextrose and 2.2g of sodium citrate). Calcium replacement began if the patient has a serum ionized calcium less than 4.4 mg/dl (or 1.10 mmol/l) before it starts or during the session. We obtained blood samples at every two hours to adjust the calcium infusion rate targeting serum calcium from 4.4 to 5.3 mg/dl (or 1.10 to 1.32 mmol/l), using a calcium solution with 10% calcium chloride solution (concentration at 0.133 mmol/ml). The post filter ionized calcium addressed was 2.4 to 2.8 mg/d (or 0.6 to 0.7 mmol/l). Furthermore, in the control group, the equipment receive continuous saline in a infusion rate of 180 ml per hour or unfractionated heparin 1,000 units in bolus at the initiation of the procedure and maintained at 500 units per hour in a specific syringe pump in the device.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Suspended
Enrollment 200
Est. completion date July 31, 2022
Est. primary completion date July 31, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - All patients with acute kidney injury admitted to the intensive care unit and candidates for extended dialysis (renal replacement therapy) - Age over 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: - Acute liver failure - Hemorrhagic stroke in the last 30 days - Patients with platelet levels below 20,000/mm3 - Active bleeding requiring transfusion (two or more red blood cell packs within 24 hours)

Study Design


Intervention

Drug:
Citrate Anticoagulation Solution
Regional citrate anticoagulation in extended hemodialysis sessions compared to the standard of care actually performed in these therapies (heparin or continuous saline infusion)
Control Group (heparin or continuous saline)
Use of heparin in hemodialysis sessions. If there is any contraindication against the use of heparina, the investigators will perform saline flush of the dialysis system

Locations

Country Name City State
Brazil University of São Paulo Medical School São Paulo

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo, InCor Heart Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Clotting rate Clotting of the dialysis system with complete impossibility to continue the therapy through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Parathyroid hormone (PTH), Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23), Procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP), Esclerostin and Telopeptide carboxiterminal of type I collagen (cTX) Serum hormone levels will be evaluated before the dialysis session through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Dialysate calcium Dialysate calcium will be evaluated to address the calcium balance through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Serum ionized and total calcium levels Measurement before and after the dialysis session. In the citrate group it will be measured every 2 hours. through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Serum sodium concentration Measurement before and after the dialysis session. In the citrate group it will be measured every 2 hours. through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Serum potassium concentration Measurement before and after the dialysis session. In the citrate group it will be measured every 2 hours. through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Serum bicarbonate Measurement before and after the dialysis session. In the citrate group it will be measured every 2 hours. through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Serum phosphorus Measurement before and after the dialysis session. through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Serum magnesium Measurement before and after the dialysis session. through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Serum creatinine concentration Measurement before and after the dialysis session. through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Serum urea concentration Measurement before and after the dialysis session. through all dialysis session, an average of 8 hours
Secondary Parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentration Serum hormone levels will be evaluated before the dialysis session two measurements per patient (before the dialysis initiation and at the end, after an average of 8 hours)
Secondary Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) concentration Serum hormone levels will be evaluated before the dialysis session baseline, before the dialysis initiation
Secondary Procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP) concentration Serum hormone levels will be evaluated before the dialysis session baseline, before the dialysis initiation
Secondary Sclerostin concentration Serum hormone levels will be evaluated before the dialysis session baseline, before the dialysis initiation
Secondary Telopeptide carboxyterminal of type I collagen (cTX) concentration Serum hormone levels will be evaluated before the dialysis session baseline, before the dialysis initiation
Secondary Mean arterial pressure Patients in dialysis will have their blood pressure recorded every hour every hour in the dialysis session (an average of 8 hours)
Secondary Heart rate Patients in dialysis will have their heart rate recorded every hour every hour in the dialysis session (an average of 8 hours)
Secondary Respiratory rate Patients in dialysis will have their respiratory rate recorded every hour every hour in the dialysis session (an average of 8 hours)
Secondary Temperature Patients in dialysis will have their temperature rate recorded every hour every hour in the dialysis session (an average of 8 hours)
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