New study aims to predict severe kidney injury before it happens
NCT ID NCT05988658
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether adding blood and urine biomarkers to a computer risk score can better predict which hospitalized patients will develop severe acute kidney injury (AKI). Researchers will enroll 800 adults at high risk (top 10% by the risk score) and track them for three days. The goal is to improve early detection, not to test a treatment.
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 could lead to a more accurate way to predict severe kidney injury in hospitalized patients, allowing earlier intervention.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The risk score and biomarkers are being tested for prediction only, and may not improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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
Adult patients admitted in inpatient ward, intermediate or ICU care at UCMC or UWHealth with E-STOP AKI 2.0 score in the top 10% of risk (historically from all hospitalized patients) within the last 12 hours. (First time across this 10% risk threshold during this hospital stay)
- 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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. E-STOP AKI 2.0 score in the top 10% of risk (historically from all hospitalized patients) within the last 12 hours. (First time across this 10% risk threshold during this hospital stay). 3. Admitted to an inpatient ward, intermediate, or ICU care at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) or University of Wisconsin Health (UWHealth). (No Emergency Department patients) 4. Patient or their legally authorized representative must be able to read, speak, and understand English, for the purposes of consenting. Otherwise, inclusion in this protocol will be done without regard to race, ethnic origin or gender Exclusion Criteria: 1. Voluntary refusal or missing written consent of the patient / legal representative. 2. Patients with a known history of end-stage renal disease on dialysis (including renal transplantation). 3. Patients without a measured serum creatinine value during their inpatient stay. 4. Patients with a creatinine \>4.0 mg/dl at the time of admission or available in the EHR from the last 6 months 5. Patients with prior episode of KDIGO defined AKI during this same hospitalization- regardless of E-STOP AKI 2.0 score 6. Patients with prior renal consultation during their admission. 7. Patient with an E-STOP AKI 2.0 above the top 10% risk threshold more than 12 hours ago during this same hospital stay. 8. Incarcerated patients 9. Pregnant patients
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Chicago Medical Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Wisconsin Hospital
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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