New dialysis strategy aims to prevent fluid overload in critical care
NCT ID NCT04801784
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a method to carefully remove extra fluid from critically ill patients with kidney failure who are on continuous dialysis. The goal was to keep their fluid levels balanced without causing dangerous drops in blood pressure. Researchers used advanced heart monitoring to guide the fluid removal rate. The trial involved 65 adults in the ICU who needed blood pressure support and had severe kidney injury.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Increased net ultrafiltration with advanced hemodynamic monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help doctors safely manage fluid levels in critically ill patients, potentially reducing complications from fluid overload.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (65 participants) focused on safety and feasibility, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention carries risks of hemodynamic instability.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
65 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Jun 2021
- Finished
-
Jul 2023
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient 18 yo or more, affiliated to a social security system * Treated with vasopressors for acute circulatory failure * With KDIGO stage 3 acute kidney injury * Treated with continuous renal replacement therapy for less than 24 jours * Monitored with a calibrated continuous cardiac output device Exclusion Criteria: * Treatment by ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) * Active hemorrhage necessitating transfusion * Maintenance dialysis or renal graft recipient * Switch to intermittent hemodialysis is scheduled in the next 72 hours * Acute cerebral stroke complicated by coma and under mechanical ventilation * Acute fulminant hepatitis * Postural maneuver (passive leg raising or Trendelenburg) cannot be performed (amputation, inferior vena cava obstruction) * Pregnancy or lactating * Withdrawal or limitation of care * Moribund patient * Patient under protective measures/wardship * Inclusion in another trial whose main outcome is cumulative fluid balance, or whose intervention targets hemodynamic physiology, fluid balance or net ultrafiltration. * Patient previously enrolled in the same study
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Fluid overload are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital de la Croix Rousse
Lyon, 69004, France
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a diuretic plan clear excess fluid in critically ill patients?
- Can too much fluid harm ICU patients? a global investigation
- Ultrasound-Guided fluid removal may offer safer relief for overloaded kidneys
- Heart failure fluid removal device trial halted early
- New study aims to predict dialysis danger in ICU patients
- Less fluid during robotic prostate surgery? new study seeks the sweet spot