Can restarting blood pressure pills early after kidney injury be done safely?
NCT ID NCT07734636
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot trial tests whether restarting renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASi) — common blood pressure and kidney-protecting medications — early after acute kidney injury is feasible and well-tolerated. Hospitalized adults who were on RASi before admission and stopped due to kidney injury are randomly assigned to early restart or usual care. The study tracks how many restart within 72 hours of kidney recovery signs and monitors safety through lab tests and 90-day follow-up.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASi), such as ACE inhibitors or ARBs
- What this could lead to
- If early restart proves feasible and well-tolerated, it could guide safer management of these common medications after kidney injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Early restart could risk further kidney damage or high potassium levels.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Pre-admission RASi use for Class I indication (e.g., heart failure, kidney disease) * RASi stopped in the setting of AKI (defined by ≥1.5x baseline SCr) * AKI in recovery (defined by a decrease in SCr by ≥0.3mg/dL from peak) Exclusion Criteria: * RASi allergy or contraindication (i.e., angioedema, bilateral renal artery stenosis) * Ongoing dialysis requirement * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Prisoner * Palliative or hospice care involvement * Unable to consent * No enteral route of medication administration * Clinician judgment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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