ICU kidney patients: do blood thinners need a new recipe?
NCT ID NCT07384598
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how the blood thinner enoxaparin works in critically ill ICU patients with kidney failure, some on dialysis and some not. Researchers will measure drug levels in the blood over 24 hours after a daily shot. The goal is to see if current dosing is enough to prevent dangerous clots, since kidney problems can change how the drug is cleared from the body.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- enoxaparin (a blood thinner)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better dosing guidelines for blood thinners in ICU patients with kidney problems, reducing clot risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study (60 people) that only measures drug levels, not actual outcomes like clot prevention. Results may not apply to all ICU patients.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 year old * Hospitalized in the ICU. * Equiped with an arterial line. * Indication for thromboprophylaxis with a daily prophylactic dose of enoxaparin. * Additionnally: * For cohort 1: severe renal failure (KDIGO stage ≥2) without CVVH AND SOFA score ≥4. * For cohort 2: severe renal failure (KDIGO stage ≥2) with CVVH AND sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score ≥4. * For cohort 3: no renal failure (creatinine clearance \> 60 ml/min) Exclusion Criteria: * Platelet count \< 50 000/μl. * CHILD PUGH stage C cirrhosis. * Known coagulation disorder. * Patient treated in the last 3 days with direct oral anticoagulants. * Patient treated in the last 24h with LMWH before enrollment. * High bleeding risk with contra indication for standard dose of LMWH prophylaxis, as per investigator judgment * Indication for therapeutic anticoagulation (including CVVH with systemic heparin anticoagulation). * Body weight \< 50 kg or \> 120 kg. * Evidence of recovery of renal function before enrollment, based on investigator judgement.
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