500 patient records reviewed to understand Kidney-Liver syndrome outcomes
NCT ID NCT06095440
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study reviews medical records of 500 adults hospitalized with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), a serious kidney problem linked to liver disease. Researchers aim to understand death rates, complications, and costs associated with HRS. No new treatments are given; the goal is to learn from past patient data to improve future care.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
\- All patients \>18 years old that were hospitalized between April 1st 2019 and April 1st 2023 who either presented with HRS-AKI or developed a diagnosis of HRS during the hospital course. HRS-AKI will be defined based on the ICA criteria, described below: 1. Presence of cirrhosis, acute liver failure, or acute-on-chronic liver failure 2. An increase in serum Cr of ≥0.3 mg/dL within 48 hours or ≥50% from baseline value and/or urinary output ≤0.5 mL/kg of body weight for ≥6 hours (requires use of a urinary catheter)
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients \>18 years old that were hospitalized between April 1st 2019 and April 1st 2023 who either presented with HRS-AKI or developed a diagnosis of HRS during the hospital course. HRS-AKI will be defined based on the ICA criteria, described below: 1. Presence of cirrhosis, acute liver failure, or acute-on-chronic liver failure 2. An increase in serum Cr of ≥0.3 mg/dL within 48 hours or ≥50% from baseline value and/or urinary output ≤0.5 mL/kg of body weight for ≥6 hours (requires use of a urinary catheter) 3. No full or partial response for ≥2 days of diuretic withdrawal and volume expansion with albumin (dosed at 1 g/kg of body weight/day) 4. Absence of shock 5. No current or recent treatment with nephrotoxic drugs 6. Absence of parenchymal renal disease 7. Suggestion of renal vasoconstriction based on FENa \<0.2% Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. HRS-AKI patients \<18 years of age 2. All patients hospitalized between April 1st 2019 and April 1st 2023 without a diagnosis of HRS-AKI.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Liver Institute of Methodist Dallas Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75203, United States
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