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Computer alert aims to stop kidney damage before it starts
NCT ID NCT03590028
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a computer program that spots early signs of acute kidney injury can improve patient care. Hospitalized adults at risk are randomly assigned to get an early kidney specialist visit or standard care. The goal is to see if early specialist advice can prevent kidney function from worsening.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Early nephrology consultation triggered by a risk algorithm
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a standard way to catch kidney injury early and prevent it from getting worse in hospital patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial with 180 participants, so results may not apply to all hospitals. The algorithm may not accurately predict risk for everyone.
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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 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2018
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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 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: 1. Age \>18 years old 2. Initial ESTOP AKI score ≥0.01 within the last 8 hours. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Voluntary refusal or missing written consent of the patient / legal representative. 2. Patients with a known history of end-stage renal disease on dialysis (including renal transplantation). 3. Patients without a measured serum creatinine value during their inpatient stay. 4. Patients with a creatinine \>4.0 mg/dl at the time of admission or available in the electronic health record (EHR) from the last 6 months. 5. Patients with prior episode of Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) defined AKI during this same hospitalization- regardless of ESTOP AKI score. 6. Patients with prior renal consultation during their admission.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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