Heart surgery kidney shield? stomach drug tested for prevention
NCT ID NCT06154226
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether giving the acid-reducing drug pantoprazole during heart surgery could prevent acute kidney injury, a common complication. One hundred adults at moderate-to-high risk for kidney damage were randomly assigned to receive either pantoprazole or another acid reducer (famotidine). Researchers measured kidney injury markers in urine to see if pantoprazole offered better protection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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 90 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: * Scheduled for elective cardiac surgery with cardio pulmonary bypass (CPB) with a moderate to high risk of developing AKI (Cleveland risk score equal or higher than 3) Exclusion Criteria: * Preoperative eGFR\<30 ml/min per 1.73 m2 * Dialysis dependence * Emergency surgery * Pregnancy * Nursing Patients * Interstitial nephritis * Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) hypersensitivity * Liver disease * Vitamin B12 deficiency
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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