Which IV fluid spares kidneys best during back surgery in seniors?
NCT ID NCT07542353
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 174 older adults (ages 65-80) having lumbar fusion surgery to see whether using sodium acetate Ringer's solution or sodium lactate Ringer's solution during the operation better protects the kidneys. Researchers measured early kidney injury markers in urine and blood after surgery. The goal is to find out which fluid might reduce the risk of acute kidney injury in this vulnerable group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sodium acetate Ringer's solution vs. sodium lactate Ringer's solution
- What this could lead to
- If one fluid is clearly better, it could guide safer fluid choices during spine surgery in older adults, potentially reducing kidney damage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 174 patients, so results may not apply to all surgeries or populations. The findings are about biomarkers, not long-term health outcomes.
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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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174 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Sep 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.
- Ages
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65 to 80 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: * age 65-80 years * planned lumbar fusion surgery * ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * severe pre-existing cardiac, hepatic, or renal dysfunction * known allergy to study fluids * use of nephrotoxic drugs within 24 h before surgery * emergency surgery * severe psychiatric disorders or impaired consciousness * intraoperative blood loss \>1000 mL or requirement for blood transfusion * presence of malignancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shunde Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Foshan, 528300, China
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