Which emergency dialysis saves more lives? a new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07765030
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at medical records of critically ill adults who needed emergency dialysis in the emergency department. It compares two methods—standard hemodialysis and a continuous version called CVVHDF—to see how patients fare during their hospital stay. The main focus is on survival, but it also tracks complications, ICU admissions, and length of stay. No new treatments are given; the goal is simply to learn from real-world experience.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- This study could help identify which emergency dialysis method is associated with better survival, guiding treatment decisions for critically ill patients with acute kidney failure.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational study, it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by patient differences and may not apply to other hospitals or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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.
Who is studied
The study population will consist of critically ill adult patients aged 18 years or older who were managed in the critical care area of the Emergency Department of Antalya Training and Research Hospital between January 1, 2023, and August 1, 2026, and who underwent emergency renal replacement therapy with hemodialysis (HD) or continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF). All eligible patients meeting the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria during the study period will be included using a census sampling approach. Data will be obtained retrospectively from the hospital information management system, electronic medical records, laboratory records, renal replacement therapy records, and clinical follow-up notes. No direct participant recruitment or contact will occur.
- 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 or older. * Followed in the critical care area of the Emergency Department of Antalya * Training and Research Hospital between January 1, 2023, and August 1, 2026. * Presence of an indication for emergency renal replacement therapy. * Underwent hemodialysis (HD) or continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) in the emergency department. * Required critical care-level monitoring or management. * Availability of sufficient demographic, clinical, laboratory, and in-hospital outcome data in the hospital information system, electronic medical records, laboratory records, or clinical follow-up notes. Exclusion Criteria: * Age younger than 18 years. * Renal replacement therapy initiated outside the emergency department. * Presentation only for routine chronic hemodialysis at the hospital dialysis unit without receiving renal replacement therapy in the emergency department. * Renal replacement therapy planned in the emergency department but HD or CVVHDF could not be performed. * Missing essential clinical, laboratory, or in-hospital outcome data. In patients with repeated emergency department admissions, only the first emergency renal replacement therapy episode will be included to reduce statistical dependency.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital
Antalya, konyaaltı, 21090, Turkey (Türkiye)
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