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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Study facts
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- Participants
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43 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population consists of adult patients (aged 18-90 years) admitted to a 36-bed general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a tertiary education and research hospital. The population focuses on patients diagnosed with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Stage 2 or 3 according to the KDIGO clinical practice guidelines. Participants are selected from patients who require an evaluation for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) within the first hour of their ICU admission. The cohort includes a diverse range of critically ill patients, excluding those with end-stage chronic conditions or specific comorbidities that could confound the analysis of micronutrient clearance
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patients aged 18-90 years * Diagnosis of AKI Stage 2 or 3 according to KDIGO * Evaluation for CRRT requirement within the first hour of ICU admission. Exclusion Criteria: * End-stage renal disease or history of chronic RRT * AKI due to dialyzable toxins,Child-Pugh C liver cirrhosis * Terminal malignancy,AKI secondary to cardiac arrest * High risk of mortality within the first 24 hours * Prior RRT for the current AKI episode,History of kidney transplantation * Prior inclusion in this study * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Lack of informed consent from the patient or legal representative.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Intensive Care Clinic
Ankara, keçiören, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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