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CompletedNCT00308906Updated Feb 2, 2016

Identification of Gene and Protein Markers of Kidney Injury in Aminoglycoside-treated Children

An observational study in Infection and Renal Dysfunction, sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged Up to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-02-02.

Sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
166
Ages
Up to 18 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purposes of this study are to identify potential gene and protein markers of aminoglycoside-induced kidney injury in infants, children and adolescents treated with aminoglycoside antibiotics.

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Conditions studied

  • Infection
  • Renal Dysfunction

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Keywords

  • infection
  • renal dysfunction
  • aminoglycoside
  • protein
  • child
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In context

Renal Insufficiency

1,995 studies on the registry are indexed under Renal Insufficiency; 173 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 166 is above the median of 149 across 394 observational studies indexed under Renal Insufficiency.

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Lead sponsor

Virginia Commonwealth University is the lead sponsor of 641 studies on the registry; 82 are open to participants now.

Of its 88 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 62 (70%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 18 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Aminoglycoside treated and untreated newborns, infants and children.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: (1) Hospitalized male and female newborns, infants, children and adolescents (ages birth to 18 years) with a diagnosis of suspected or proven bacterial sepsis, meningitis or other indication necessitating aminoglycoside therapy (2) hospitalized and outpatient newborns, infants, children and adolescents (ages birth to 18 years) who are not receiving aminoglycoside therapy.

Exclusion Criteria: (1) Current treatment with inhaled or ophthalmic aminoglycosides (2) Prior treatment with an aminoglycoside within the last 30 days

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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
166 participants (actual)
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • 1

    Hospitalized, untreated infants and children

    Drug: aminoglycoside

  • 2

    Aminoglycoside treated infants and children without renal injury

    Drug: aminoglycoside

  • 3

    Aminoglycoside treated infants with renal injury

    Drug: aminoglycoside

Interventions

  • Drugaminoglycoside

    Aminoglycosides will be administered and monitored as part of the routine standard of care for the subject.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Indicators of renal injury

    Time frame: Pre and post treatment

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Study locations

2 sites
  • University of Lousiville
    Louisville, Kentucky 40202, United States
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 2, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00308906
Lead sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Collaborators
University of Louisville
Responsible party
Mary Jayne Kennedy (Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 30, 2006
Start date
Jun 2006
Primary completion
Dec 2010
Completion
Dec 2010
Last update
Feb 2, 2016

Study contacts

Mary Jayne Kennedy, Pharm.D.
principal investigator · Virginia Commonwealth University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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