Bedside ultrasound may spot kidney trouble before standard tests
NCT ID NCT06386796
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a bedside ultrasound technique called renal resistive index can detect acute kidney injury earlier than standard methods in high-risk ICU patients. Researchers will enroll 100 adults with conditions like severe pre-eclampsia, trauma, or sepsis. They will compare ultrasound results with blood and urine tests to see if the ultrasound provides a faster, non-invasive warning.
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 provide a faster, non-invasive way to detect kidney injury early in critically ill patients, improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study (100 participants). The ultrasound method may not prove more accurate than existing tests, and results may not apply to all ICU patients.
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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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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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 who are admitted to SICU, Aswan university hospital, after polytrauma, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and sepsis
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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: * Patients with severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. * Polytraumatized patients. * Patients admitted to ICU with sepsis. * Both genders. * Patients above 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: * patients known to have CKD. * patients with congenital renal anomalies. * patients with renal transplantation.
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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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Aswan University
RECRUITINGAswān, Aswan Governorate, 81528, Egypt
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