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NCT Number: NCT01758861

Effect of Erythropoietin on the Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury Following Complex Valvular Heart Surgery

Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently occurs after cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) is known to provide organ protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury through its anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a single preoperative bolus of EPO on the incidence of AKI following complex valvular heart surgery in a randomized, controlled and double-blind trial.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Kidney Injury Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Kidney Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Renal Insufficiency Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Department of anesthesiology and pain medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, 120-752, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • preoperative risk factors for AKI and scheduled for complex valvular heart operations
  • Enrolled criteria for high risk of AKI were patients with more than 2 of bellows: female, serum creatinine >1.2 mg/dl, preoperative A-fib, GFR < 60 ml/min, NYHA class IV, HTN, DM, age > 65 years, peripheral vascular disease.
  • Complex valvular heart operations were defined as double-valve surgery, combined valve and coronary artery bypass grafting procedures, Bentall operation, combined mitral valve surgery and tricuspid annuloplasty or reoperation.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with preexisting uncontrolled hypertension (diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg), immunosuppression, history of thromboembolism, malignant disease, seizure, liver dysfunction, renal impairment (serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL), and drug or alcohol abuse were excluded.

Treatment and study plan

EPO group

Drug

Other names: EPO group received 300 IU/kg of rHuEPO-alpha via intravenous bolus administration after induction of anesthesia.

Placebo

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. incidence of acute kidney injury

    Time frame: change of renal function including SCr, cystatin C, creatinine clearance from 24 h before operation to postoperative day (POD) 5

    The diagnostic criteria for AKI is followed by AKIN criteria (absolutely increase in the SCr concentration ≥ 0.3 mg/dL from baseline, ≥ 50% increase in the SCr concentration within 48 hours after operation).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yonsei University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jan 1, 2013
Registry last updated
Jan 1, 2013

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