Using a kidney toxin level to predict heart effects in AKI
Treatments studied
Part of Infections, Kidney & urinary, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study looks at whether measuring indoxyl sulfate, a substance that can build up when kidneys are injured, can help predict how blood vessels and the heart are affected during acute kidney injury (AKI). It may help doctors understand who is at higher risk of heart-related problems while AKI is happening.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are currently hospitalized for acute kidney injury (AKI), in a regular unit or the kidney-focused intensive care unit.
- Your AKI is moderate to severe (KDIGO stage 2 or 3) and you are NOT on dialysis.
- Your AKI is due to a functional or organic cause (not the excluded causes like infection-related or blockage-related AKI).
- You do not have advanced long-term kidney disease with low kidney function (GFR under 45) and you do not have a kidney transplant.
- You are not pregnant and you are not receiving palliative (comfort-focused only) care.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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