An interventional study of time span of filter change in Acute Kidney Injury, sponsored by Universität Münster. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-15.
Sponsored by Universität Münster · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This study aims to investigate shorter vs. standard filter lifespans in critically ill patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for acute kidney injury (AKI). The aim of this trial is to reliably implement,scheduled filter changes and to investigate whether shorter filter lifetime is associated with a lower incidence in rate of new infections.
Own data of patients under standard care indicated that a longer filter lifetime in CRRT is associated with an increased rate of new infections.
The aim of this study is to demonstrate that a protocolized filter-change strategy can be reliably implemented in critically ill patients and a high protocol adherence can be achieved.
The secondary aim is to investigate whether a shorter filter-change strategy is be associated with a lower incidence of newly acquired infections.
1,691 studies on the registry are indexed under Acute Kidney Injury; 395 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 100 is close to the median of 100 across 817 interventional studies indexed under Acute Kidney Injury.
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GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.
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The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.
The number of CD4 cells, a type of white blood cell, in a given amount of blood. It is used to follow how well the immune system is doing in HIV.
GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)
GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Immunosuppression
A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.
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HIV
The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
CD4 count
The number of CD4 cells, a type of white blood cell, in a given amount of blood. It is used to follow how well the immune system is doing in HIV.
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Scheduled filter change during continuous renal replacement therapy at 36 ± 3 hours.
Other: time span of filter change
Standard of care with scheduled filter change during continuous renal replacement therapy at 72 hours.
Other: time span of filter change
The time span of the filter change during continuous renal replacement therapy will be specified
Mean filter lifespan per patient
Comparison of mean filter lifespans between study groups
Time frame: From start of CRRT to end of CRRT or at day 30 after randomization, whatever occurs first
Protocol adherence as documented filter change within the specified period
Proportion of protocol adherent patients, defined as patients with mean filter lifespan within the pre-specified time window in each arm (intervention group: 36±3hours; control group: 48-72hours
Time frame: From start of CRRT to end of CRRT or at day 30 after randomization, whatever occurs first
New intensive care unit (ICU)-associated acquired infection up to day 30
Rate of new ICU-acquired infections, defined as new infection in patients with pre-existing infection but with another pathogen than baseline or without baseline infection. All infections need to be culture proven. Only the first infection per patient will be considered
Time frame: From start of CRRT to end of CRRT or at day 30 after randomization, whatever occurs first
Plan to share: No
Start is estimated for Jun 2026; primary completion for Jun 2028, 24 months later.
Of 249 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Acute Kidney Injury, half reached primary completion within 27 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 44. This study's planned 24 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 267 studies reached it within 26 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 44.
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