NCT02054858

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess if applying an ischaemic insult to an arm before giving intravenous contrast will help decrease the incidence of developing contrast induced acute renal injury in patients undergoing contrast-enhanced CT Scans. The main research question is 'In adult in-patients undergoing contrast-enhanced CT scans, does remote ischaemic pre-conditioning (RIPC) induced by brief arm ischaemia and reperfusion, when compared to control, reduce the proportion of patients developing contrast-induced acute kidney injury in the first 3 post-scan days? '.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
1,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2014

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2014

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 3, 2014

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 4, 2014

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

February 4, 2014

Status Verified

February 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

February 3, 2014

Last Update Submit

February 3, 2014

Conditions

Keywords

Computerized TomographyContrast enhancedAcute Kidney InjuryRemote ischaemic preconditioningRIPC

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Reduction in estimated glomerular filtration rate(eGFR) using RIPC

    Our primary research objective is to determine whether RIPC induced using brief arm ischaemia and reperfusion reduces the proportion of patients who develop a reduction in estimated glomerular filtration rate(eGFR) ≥20% in the first 3 days following CT scan

    3 days post scan

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Length of hospital stay

    30 days

  • Length of intensive care stay

    30 days

  • Numbers of unplanned critical care admissions

    30 days

  • Renal impariment after 1 year

    1 year

  • Recruitment potential for phase 3 study

    15 months

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

RIPC

EXPERIMENTAL

Preconditioning will be performed in the same manner as several previous trials. Immediately prior to having the CT scan a CE-approved blood pressure cuff will be placed around one arm of the patient. It will then be inflated to a pressure of 200mmHg for 5 minutes. For patients with a systolic blood pressure \>185mmHg, the cuff will be inflated to at least 15mmHg above the patient's systolic blood pressure. The cuff will then be deflated and the arm allowed reperfuse for 5 minutes. This will be repeated so that each patient receives a total of 4 ischaemia-reperfusion cycles.

Procedure: RIPC

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Patients randomised to this group will receive routine care associated with undergoing a CT scan.

Interventions

RIPCPROCEDURE

Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a simple technique whereby brief periods of skeletal muscle ischaemia and reperfusion triggers a period of resistance to ischaemia-reperfusion injury in distant tissues eg. heart or kidney. In this study preconditioning will be performed Immediately prior to the patient undergoing a CT scan. A CE-approved blood pressure cuff will be placed around one arm of the patient. It will then be inflated to a pressure of 200mmHg for 5 minutes. For patients with a systolic blood pressure \>185mmHg, the cuff will be inflated to at least 15mmHg above the patient's systolic blood pressure. The cuff will then be deflated and the arm allowed reperfuse for 5 minutes. This will be repeated so that each patient receives a total of 4 ischaemia-reperfusion cycles.

Also known as: Remote ischaemic preconditioning
RIPC

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All medical and surgical in-patients aged 40-yrs or over scheduled to undergo contrast-enhanced CT scans.
  • Patients willing to give full informed consent for participation

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnancy
  • Significant upper limb peripheral arterial disease
  • Previous history of upper limb deep vein thrombosis
  • Patients on glibenclamide or nicorandil (these medications may interfere with RIPC)
  • Patients with an estimated pre-operative glomerular filtration rate \<30mls/min/1.73m2
  • Patients with a known history of myocarditis, pericarditis or amyloidosis
  • Patients who have received intravenous contrast in the previous year
  • Patients with severe hepatic disease defined as a an international normalised ratio \>2 in the absence of systemic anticoagulation
  • Patients previously enrolled in the trial representing a further scan

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Limerick

Limerick, Limerick, 00, Ireland

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acute Kidney Injury

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Renal InsufficiencyKidney DiseasesUrologic DiseasesFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesMale Urogenital Diseases

Study Officials

  • Stewart R Walsh, MCh FRCS

    University Hospital of Limerick

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Stewart R Walsh, MCh FRCS

CONTACT

Mary Clarke Moloney, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor of Surgery and Consultant Vascular Surgeon

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 3, 2014

First Posted

February 4, 2014

Study Start

January 1, 2014

Primary Completion

April 1, 2015

Study Completion

June 1, 2015

Last Updated

February 4, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-02

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