Urine test may predict kidney recovery in septic shock patients
NCT ID NCT03472079
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a urine test measuring two proteins (TIMP2 and IGFBP7) can tell which septic shock patients will recover normal kidney function within 72 hours. Researchers analyzed data from 77 patients in French ICUs. The goal is to help doctors decide who needs aggressive kidney support and who may recover on their own.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- urine test for TIMP2*IGFBP7 levels
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this test could help doctors quickly identify which septic shock patients are likely to recover kidney function on their own, guiding early treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study (77 patients) looking back at past data, so results may not apply to all patients. The test is not a treatment and may not be accurate enough for routine use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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77 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2018
- Finished
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Nov 2019
- 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.
Who is studied
univariate comparison between the 2 groups (transient and persistent AKI) using Mann Whithney test or Chi square test. ROC curve analysis to determine the best threshold of TIMP2\*IGFBP7 groups to distinguish the 2 groups.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age 18 or over * Inclusion criteria: septic shock (according to Bone's criteria) within 4 hours following the introduction of catecholamines, AKI defined by KDIGO≥1, social security coverage, measurement of the urine concentration of TIMP2\*IGFBP7 within the 4 hours following the introduction of catecholamines, patients admitted for a septic shock between 1st January 2014 and 1st January 2017 in the medical ICU of Amiens university hospital France, medical ICU of Montpellier university hospital France and ICU Melun hospital, France Exclusion Criteria: * Need for immediate renal replacement therapy, anuria, chronic renal failure (stage 4 or 5 with GFR\<30ml/min), obstructive AKI, pregnancy, cardiac arrest during the same hospitalization, life expectancy\<48 hours, Child C Cirrhosis, prior occurrence of AKI during the current hospital stay, kidney transplantation.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens-Picardie
Amiens, 80000, France
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