Uremic Toxins in the Intensive Care Units (ICU): Patients With Lactate Acidosis

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Study of the kinetics of uremic toxins in the ICU patients with acute renal failure, in order to optimize the dialysis dose: patients with lactate acidosis. The sampling of blood and dialysate will be done during dialysis with different durations (4, 6 and 8...

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Study of the Kinetics of Uremic Toxins in the ICU Patients With Acute Renal Failure, in Order to Optimize the Dialysis Dose: Patients With Lactate Acidosis”

Study of the kinetics of uremic toxins in the ICU patients with acute renal failure, in order to optimize the dialysis dose: patients with lactate acidosis. The sampling of blood and dialysate will be done during dialysis with different durations (4, 6 and 8 h)

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Study Primary Completion Date: December 2011

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Procedure: Dialysis during 4 hours
    • Blood and dialysate sampling
  • Procedure: Dialysis during 6 hours
    • Blood and dialysate sampling
  • Procedure: Dialysis during 8 hours
    • Blood and dialysate sampling

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

  • Experimental: 1
    • Dialysis during 4 hours
  • Experimental: 2
    • Dialysis during 6 hours
  • Experimental: 3
    • Dialysis during 8 hours

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Toxin removal
    • Time Frame: During dialysis
      Safety Issue?: No

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Includes ICU patients with lactate acidosis with acute renal failure

Exclusion Criteria:

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Investigator Information

Lead Investigator: University Hospital, Ghent Other

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Raymond Vanholder, MD, PhD Principal Investigator University Hospital, Ghent  

Overall Contact: Sunny Eloot, PhD  Sunny.eloot@ugent.be

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 12, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00752453

Study ID Number: 2008/375

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00752453

Health Authority: Belgium: Institutional Review Board

Website of the University Hospital Ghent

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