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NCT Number: NCT02963298

CRRT for Glutamate Elimination After Cardiac Arrest

Glutamate is known to be a mediator for apoptosis after brain hypoxia e.g. due to cardiac arrest. This pilot trial evaluates the possibility of elimination of Glutamate by CRRT after cardiac arrest.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, 13353, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • post cardiac arrest

Exclusion criteria

  • hemodynamic instable
  • in-hospital cardiac arrest

Treatment and study plan

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. Glutamate blood concentration in intervention arm over the time

    Time frame: 72 hours

    Reduction of blood Glutamate concentration by renal replacement therapy

Secondary outcomes

  1. number of participants with abnormal outcome parameters

    Time frame: up to 14 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

C. Storm

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Pilot Trial Concerning Glutamate Elimination With CRRT for Neurological Outcome After Cardiac Arrest

Acronym: GCRRT

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Nov 15, 2016
Registry last updated
Jun 21, 2019

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