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CompletedNCT00774137Updated Apr 3, 2020

Examining New Diagnostic Tests for Acute Kidney Injury After Heart Surgery

An observational study in Kidney Failure, Acute and Renal Insufficiency, sponsored by Yale University. Completed at 8 sites in 2 countries. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-03.

Sponsored by Yale University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,550
Sex
All
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Study summary

People who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or heart valve surgery may experience acute kidney injury (AKI) after their surgery. Current medical tests cannot identify AKI until approximately 48 hours after it occurs. This study will examine three new biomarkers in blood and urine that may provide a more effective and faster way of predicting AKI in people who undergo CABG or heart valve surgery.

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AKI, which is indicated by a sudden change in serum creatinine levels, is a serious complication that can occur after a patient undergoes CABG or heart valve surgery. People who experience AKI after heart surgery may be at increased risk for post-operative complications, including long-term kidney failure or heart damage. AKI is currently identified by testing serum creatinine levels in the blood, which is the traditional marker of kidney function. However, serum creatinine levels can be affected by other non-kidney-related factors and may not positively identify AKI until 48 hours after it begins. This study will examine three new biomarkers found in urine and blood-urine interleukin 18 (IL-18), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and cystatin C-that may be able to predict AKI more effectively and faster than serum creatinine levels. In addition, study researchers will also determine if changes in these biomarkers can predict the severity of AKI more successfully than serum creatinine tests.

This study will enroll people undergoing CABG or heart valve surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Before the surgery and once a day for 5 days after the surgery, blood and urine collection will occur. Study researchers will also review participants' medical records. Twelve months after hospital discharge, participants will return to the clinic for a follow-up visit for repeat blood and urine collection and to complete questionnaires. A portion of blood will be saved for future genetic testing; this is optional.

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Conditions studied

  • Kidney Failure, Acute
  • Renal Insufficiency

Keywords

  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • IL-18
  • NGAL
  • Cystatin C
  • Biomarkers
  • Dialysis
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In context

Acute Kidney Injury

1,595 studies on the registry are indexed under Acute Kidney Injury; 371 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,550 is above the median of 150 across 773 observational studies indexed under Acute Kidney Injury.

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Lead sponsor

Yale University is the lead sponsor of 1,724 studies on the registry; 298 are open to participants now.

Of its 210 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 126 (60%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

  1. Adults undergoing CABG surgery or heart valve surgery.
  2. Children undergoing cardic surgery (requiring CABG) to correct congenital heart defects.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria for Adults: (must have at least one of the following)

  • Emergent surgery
  • Pre-existing kidney impairment (baseline serum creatinine greater than 2 mg/dL)
  • Ejection fraction less than 35%
  • At least 70 years old
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Combined CABG and valve surgery
  • Repeat CABG or valve surgery

Exclusion Criteria for Adults:

  • Pre-operative acute kidney injury
  • Enrolled in a conflicting research study
  • Prior kidney transplantation
  • Baseline serum creatinine level greater than 4.5 mg/dL
  • Nephrotoxic drugs administered pre-operatively
  • Surgery for only left ventricular assist device

Inclusion Criteria for Children:

  • Undergoing open heart surgery

Exclusion Criteria for Children:

  • Pre-existing acute kidney failure (greater than 50% decline in creatinine clearance)
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,550 participants (actual)
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in serum creatinine levels (absolute and percentage)

    Time frame: Measured in the 1 week after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Doubling of serum creatinine, use of dialysis, or death

    Time frame: Measured during hospitalization

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Study locations

8 sites
  • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    Denver, Colorado 80262, United States
  • Danbury Hospital
    Danbury, Connecticut 06810, United States
  • Yale University School of Medicine
    New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United States
  • University of Chicago School of Medicine
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
  • Duke Clinical Research Institute
    Durham, North Carolina 27705, United States
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
  • London Health Sciences Centre
    London, Ontario N6A 4G5, Canada
  • Montreal Children's Hospital at McGill University Health Centre
    Montreal, Quebec H3H 1P3, Canada
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References and documents

Publications

  • Parikh CR, Coca SG, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Shlipak MG, Koyner JL, Wang Z, Edelstein CL, Devarajan P, Patel UD, Zappitelli M, Krawczeski CD, Passik CS, Swaminathan M, Garg AX; TRIBE-AKI Consortium. Postoperative biomarkers predict acute kidney injury and poor outcomes after adult cardiac surgery. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Sep;22(9):1748-57. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2010121302. Epub 2011 Aug 11. PubMed 21836143 ↗
  • Li S, Krawczeski CD, Zappitelli M, Devarajan P, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Coca SG, Kim RW, Parikh CR; TRIBE-AKI Consortium. Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of acute kidney injury after pediatric cardiac surgery: a prospective multicenter study. Crit Care Med. 2011 Jun;39(6):1493-9. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31821201d3. PubMed 21336114 ↗
  • Parikh CR, Devarajan P, Zappitelli M, Sint K, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Li S, Kim RW, Koyner JL, Coca SG, Edelstein CL, Shlipak MG, Garg AX, Krawczeski CD; TRIBE-AKI Consortium. Postoperative biomarkers predict acute kidney injury and poor outcomes after pediatric cardiac surgery. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Sep;22(9):1737-47. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2010111163. Epub 2011 Aug 11. PubMed 21836147 ↗
  • Shlipak MG, Coca SG, Wang Z, Devarajan P, Koyner JL, Patel UD, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Garg AX, Parikh CR; TRIBE-AKI Consortium. Presurgical serum cystatin C and risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Sep;58(3):366-73. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.03.015. Epub 2011 May 20. PubMed 21601336 ↗
  • Zappitelli M, Krawczeski CD, Devarajan P, Wang Z, Sint K, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Li S, Bennett MR, Ma Q, Shlipak MG, Garg AX, Parikh CR; TRIBE-AKI consortium. Early postoperative serum cystatin C predicts severe acute kidney injury following pediatric cardiac surgery. Kidney Int. 2011 Sep;80(6):655-62. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.123. Epub 2011 Apr 27. PubMed 21525851 ↗
  • Menez S, Ju W, Menon R, Moledina DG, Thiessen Philbrook H, McArthur E, Jia Y, Obeid W, Mansour SG, Koyner JL, Shlipak MG, Coca SG, Garg AX, Bomback AS, Kellum JA, Kretzler M, Parikh CR; Translational Research Investigating Biomarker Endpoints in AKI (TRIBE-AKI) Consortium and the Kidney Precision Medicine Project. Urinary EGF and MCP-1 and risk of CKD after cardiac surgery. JCI Insight. 2021 Jun 8;6(11):e147464. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.147464. PubMed 33974569 ↗
  • Koyner JL, Garg AX, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Coca SG, Cantley LG, Peixoto A, Passik CS, Hong K, Parikh CR; TRIBE-AKI Consortium. Adjudication of etiology of acute kidney injury: experience from the TRIBE-AKI multi-center study. BMC Nephrol. 2014 Jul 4;15:105. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-15-105. PubMed 24996668 ↗
  • Hornik CP, Krawczeski CD, Zappitelli M, Hong K, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Devarajan P, Parikh CR, Patel UD; TRIBE-AKI Consortium. Serum brain natriuretic peptide and risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac operations in children. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jun;97(6):2142-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.035. Epub 2014 Apr 13. PubMed 24725832 ↗
  • Koyner JL, Garg AX, Coca SG, Sint K, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Patel UD, Shlipak MG, Parikh CR; TRIBE-AKI Consortium. Biomarkers predict progression of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2012 May;23(5):905-14. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2011090907. Epub 2012 Mar 1. Erratum In: J Am Soc Nephrol. 2012 Jul;23(7):1271. PubMed 22383693 ↗
  • Patel UD, Garg AX, Krumholz HM, Shlipak MG, Coca SG, Sint K, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Koyner JL, Swaminathan M, Passik CS, Parikh CR; Translational Research Investigating Biomarker Endpoints in Acute Kidney Injury (TRIBE-AKI) Consortium. Preoperative serum brain natriuretic peptide and risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. Circulation. 2012 Mar 20;125(11):1347-55. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.029686. Epub 2012 Feb 9. PubMed 22322531 ↗
  • Coca SG, Jammalamadaka D, Sint K, Thiessen Philbrook H, Shlipak MG, Zappitelli M, Devarajan P, Hashim S, Garg AX, Parikh CR; Translational Research Investigating Biomarker Endpoints in Acute Kidney Injury Consortium. Preoperative proteinuria predicts acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb;143(2):495-502. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.023. Epub 2011 Nov 3. PubMed 22050987 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 3, 2020, 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
NCT00774137
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Collaborators
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 17, 2008
Start date
Apr 2007
Primary completion
Feb 2013
Completion
Feb 2014
Last update
Apr 3, 2020

Study contacts

Chirag R. Parikh, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Yale University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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