Water pill showdown: does adding albumin boost urine output in ICU patients?
NCT ID NCT07417969
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares furosemide alone versus furosemide plus albumin in 56 critically ill adults with fluid overload and low urine output. The goal is to see if the combination increases urine production more effectively. Participants receive either furosemide plus a dummy shot or furosemide plus albumin, and urine output is measured after 2 hours.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- furosemide and albumin
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a better way to help critically ill patients produce more urine and reduce fluid overload.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 56 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Adding albumin also carries risks like allergic reactions or fluid shifts.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ≥18 years * Critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) * Presence of oliguria defined as urine output \<0.5 mL/kg/hour for at least 6 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate by the patient or legal representative * Patients receiving palliative or end-of-life care * Acute or chronic kidney failure requiring ongoing renal replacement therapy at enrollment * Chronic dialysis dependency * Participation in another interventional clinical trial * Pregnant or lactating women
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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76000
RECRUITINGQuerétaro City, Querétaro, 26089, Mexico
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