Life-Saving dialysis may strip essential nutrients, study warns

NCT ID NCT07467889

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at 43 critically ill adults with acute kidney injury who needed continuous kidney replacement therapy (CRRT). Researchers measured how much of certain nutrients—like carnitine, vitamins, and amino acids—were removed during dialysis. The goal was to understand if this life-saving treatment might accidentally cause nutrient deficiencies.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute kidney injury Critical Illness

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Intensive Care Clinic

    Ankara, keçiören, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)