Can inflammatory clues predict kidney damage in ICU patients?
NCT ID NCT03720860
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is looking at 100 intensive care patients to see if certain inflammatory markers in urine, blood, and sputum can help predict acute kidney injury. The researchers are comparing patients with sepsis, those recovering from major surgery, and non-inflamed individuals. The goal is to better understand how inflammation may lead to kidney damage.
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
- If successful, this study could help identify early warning signs for acute kidney injury in critically ill patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It aims to understand the disease, not test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Expected to finish
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May 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
Patients subjected to major surgery or intensive care
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Patients admitted to the intensive/post operative care unit * with septic shock or * post major surgery or * after intoxication with a chemical compund Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or * Breast feeding or * Chronic kidney disease or * intoxication with nephrotoxic compund or * lack of informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Akademiska sjukhuset, Centraloperation
RECRUITINGUppsala, Uppsala County, 75185, Sweden
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