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TerminatedNCT01786824CinBiCarnUpdated Mar 22, 2016

Preventing Contrast-induced Nephropathy: Evaluating Hydration Strategies and L-carnitine Administration

A Phase 3 interventional study of Hydration strategy using saline and Hydration strategy using sodium bicarbonate in Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Insufficiency, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes. Terminated at 5 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-03-22.

Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes · Phase 3, Interventional, and Prevention

Why this study was terminated
Patient pathway has become infeasible due to pressure for shorter hospital stays. Not enough inclusions.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
9
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The general objective of this open, pilot study is to characterize biological parameters related to acute kidney injury among patients undergoing a programmed coronarography with injection of contrast material. The study focuses on two main factors that may influence acute kidney injury: (1) sodium chloride hydration strategy versus sodium bicarbonate hydration strategy and (2) presence of oral L-carnitine treatment versus absence of oral L-carnitine treatment. We will also test for a potential interaction between these two factors.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Renal Insufficiency

Keywords

  • contrast induced nephropathy
  • hydration strategy
  • L-carnitine
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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 9 is below the median of 100 across 763 interventional studies indexed under Acute Kidney Injury.

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Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes is the lead sponsor of 587 studies on the registry; 96 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent
  • The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan
  • The patient is scheduled for a coronarography
  • The patient can come back to the hospital on days 2 and 7 after the coronarography for follow up
  • The patient has moderate to severe renal insufficiency (glomerular filtration rate \< 60 ml / min / 1.73 m\^2)
  • The patient has not had any oral antidiabetic treatments, or diuretic treatments, within 48 hours preceding the coronarography
  • Lack of treatment with ACE inhibitors or ARA2 24 hours prior to coronary

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The patient is participating in another study
  • The patient is in an exclusion period determined by another study
  • The patient is under judicial protection
  • The patient is under any kind of guardianship
  • The patient refuses to sign the consent form
  • It is impossible to correctly inform the patient
  • The patient is unable to participate in follow-up visits at days 2 and 7 after the coronarography
  • The patient is pregnant or breastfeeding
  • The patient is taking L-carnitine
  • The patient has a contra indication for a treatment used in this study
  • Acute heart failure
  • Infarction, acute phase
  • Hemodialysis patient
  • Myeloma
  • Epileptic patient treated with Depakine (valproic acid) (carnitine can lower epilepsy-related thresholds by speeding up the metabolism of Depakine)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Factorial assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
9 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Bicarbonate

    The patients included in this arm will be administered a hydration regime for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy containing sodium bicarbonate. Intervention: Hydration strategy using sodium bicarbonate Intervention: Coronarography

    Drug: Hydration strategy using sodium bicarbonate · Procedure: Coronarography

  • Active comparator
    Saline

    The patients included in this arm will be administered a hydration regime for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy using sodium chloride solution. Intervention: Hydration strategy using saline Intervention: Coronarography

    Drug: Hydration strategy using saline · Procedure: Coronarography

  • Experimental
    Bicar + L-Carnitine

    The patients included in this arm will be administered a hydration regime for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy containing sodium bicarbonate. They will also receive an oral L-carnitine solution on days -1, 0, 1 to 7. Intervention: Hydration strategy using sodium bicarbonate Intervention: L-carnitine Intervention: Coronarography

    Drug: Hydration strategy using sodium bicarbonate · Drug: L-carnitine · Procedure: Coronarography

  • Experimental
    Saline + L-carnitine

    The patients included in this arm will be administered a hydration regime for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy using sodium chloride solution. They will also receive an oral L-carnitine solution on days -1, 0, 1 to 7. Intervention: Hydration strategy using saline Intervention: L-carnitine Intervention: Coronarography

    Drug: Hydration strategy using saline · Drug: L-carnitine · Procedure: Coronarography

Interventions

  • DrugHydration strategy using saline

    For 12 hours preceding the coronarography, and for 12 following the coronarography, 0.9% sodium chloride at 1 ml/kg/h is administered via a slow intravenous perfusion.

    Also known as: Sodium chloride hydration

  • DrugHydration strategy using sodium bicarbonate

    For 4-6 hours before the coronarography and for 4-6 hours after the coronarography, 500 ml of isotonic sodium bicarbonate solution (1.4%) will be administered via a slow intravenous solution.

  • DrugL-carnitine

    Before the coronarography (D-1), 1 gram of L-carnitine is administered via an oral solution that can be diluted in a small amount of sugar water if necessary. This administration corresponds to the beginning of a hydration protocol. For days 0 to 7 after the coronarography, patients are administered an oral L-carnitine solution (3 grams of L-carnitine per day). The latter may be diluted in a small amount of sugar water if needed.

  • ProcedureCoronarography

    All patients included in this study are programmed for a coronarography with injection of contrast material (either iodixanol or ioxaglate). The day of coronarography = Day 0.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in glomerular filtration rate

    The change in MDRD glomerular filtration rate before coronarography, and 48 hours after the injection of contrast material.

    Time frame: baseline versus 48 hours after contrast injection

Secondary outcomes

  1. Contrast induced nephropathy?

    The presence/absence of contrast induced nephropathy, defined by the presence of at least one of the following: 1. a \>= 25% increase in creatinemia as compared to baseline 2. an absolute increase \>= 44 µmol/L in creatinemia as compared to baseline 3. a decrease \>= 25% in glomerular filtration rate as compared to baseline

    Time frame: Day 2

  2. Contrast induced nephropathy?

    The presence/absence of contrast induced nephropathy, defined by the presence of at least one of the following: 1. a \>= 25% increase in creatinemia as compared to baseline 2. an absolute increase \>= 44 µmol/L in creatinemia as compared to baseline 3. a decrease \>= 25% in glomerular filtration rate as compared to baseline

    Time frame: Day 3

  3. Contrast induced nephropathy?

    The presence/absence of contrast induced nephropathy, defined by the presence of at least one of the following: 1. a \>= 25% increase in creatinemia as compared to baseline 2. an absolute increase \>= 44 µmol/L in creatinemia as compared to baseline 3. a decrease \>= 25% in glomerular filtration rate as compared to baseline

    Time frame: Day 7

  4. Change in creatinemia

    The brute change in creatinemia between baseline and Day 2

    Time frame: baseline versus Day 2

  5. Change in creatinemia

    The brute change in creatinemia between baseline and Day 3

    Time frame: baseline versus Day 3

  6. Change in creatinemia

    The brute change in creatinemia between baseline and Day 7

    Time frame: baseline versus Day 7

  7. % Change in creatinemia

    % change in creatinemia between baseline and Day 2

    Time frame: baseline versus Day 2

  8. % Change in creatinemia

    % change in creatinemia between baseline and Day 3

    Time frame: baseline versus Day 3

  9. % Change in creatinemia

    % change in creatinemia between baseline and Day 7

    Time frame: baseline versus Day 7

  10. Change in glomerular filtration rate compared to baseline

    Change in glomerular filtration (MDRD; ml/min/1.73m\^2) rate compared to baseline

    Time frame: baseline versus Day 2

  11. Change in glomerular filtration rate compared to baseline

    Change in glomerular filtration (MDRD; ml/min/1.73m\^2) rate compared to baseline

    Time frame: baseline versus Day 3

  12. Change in glomerular filtration rate compared to baseline

    Change in glomerular filtration (MDRD; ml/min/1.73m\^2) rate compared to baseline

    Time frame: baseline versus Day 7

  13. Quantity of contrast material injected / glomerular filtration rate

    Time frame: Day 0 - just after coronarography

  14. Quantity of iodine injected / glomerular filtration rate

    Time frame: Day 0, just after coronarography

  15. Hemodialysis necessary?

    Was hemodialysis required for the patient? yes/no

    Time frame: Day 7

  16. Mortality

    The patient passed away during the study. yes/no

    Time frame: Day 7

  17. Change in serum ngal

    The change in serum ngal (neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin) between baseline and 4 hours after the injection of contrast material.

    Time frame: baseline (just before coronarography) versus 4 hours after contrast injection

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Study locations

5 sites
  • CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
    Nîmes Cedex 09, Gard 30029, France
  • CHU d'Angers - Hôtel-Dieu
    Angers, 49933, France
  • CH d'Avignon - Centre Hospitalier Henri Duffaut
    Avignon, 84902, France
  • CHU de Montpellier - Hôpital Lapeyronie
    Montpellier, 34295, France
  • CH de Perpignan - Hôpital Saint Jean
    Perpignan, 66046, France
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 22, 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
NCT01786824
Lead sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 8, 2013
Start date
Dec 2014
Primary completion
Aug 2015
Completion
Aug 2015
Last update
Mar 22, 2016

Study contacts

Pascal Reboul, MD
principal investigator · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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