New citrate solution aims to make kidney dialysis safer for Bleeding-Risk patients
NCT ID NCT05399537
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial is testing Prismocitrate 18, a special fluid used during continuous kidney dialysis to prevent blood clots in the dialysis machine. The study will enroll 40 adults with acute kidney injury who need dialysis and cannot use standard blood thinners. Researchers will monitor for dangerous calcium imbalances and citrate buildup over up to 10 days of treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Prismocitrate 18 (a citrate-based solution used to prevent blood clotting during kidney dialysis)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm a safer way to prevent blood clots during continuous kidney dialysis, reducing bleeding risks for patients who cannot use standard blood thinners.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase safety study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. There are known risks of calcium imbalances (too low or too high) and citrate buildup, which could cause serious symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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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: * Patients must be ≥18 years of age * Patients who are candidates for CRRT * Patients expected to survive for at least 24 hours * Patients with a contraindication to heparin or an increased risk of hemorrhage * Patient and/or legally-authorized representative has signed a written informed consent form (ICF) per 21 CFR Part 50.55(e) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a known allergy to citrate or who have ever experienced an adverse reaction associated with citrate products, including patients with a prior history of citrate toxicity * Patients with acute liver failure, defined by the occurrence of encephalopathy and hepatic synthetic dysfunction within 26 weeks of the first symptoms of liver disease and without evidence of chronic liver disease * Patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure characterized by acute decompensation of cirrhosis and a Child-Pugh Liver Failure Score \>10 * Patients with refractory shock and associated lactic acidosis (lactate \>4 mmol/L) * Patients with a systemic ionized calcium concentration outside the normal physiologic range (1.0 - 1.3 mmol/L), or outside of the laboratory reference range (Note: It is acceptable to provide calcium supplementation or treatment for hypercalcemia to achieve a normal physiologic range prior to therapy initiation) * Female patients of childbearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding. (Note: All female patients, who have not undergone a hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy, or has medically documented ovarian failure before study Screening must have a negative serum beta human chorionic gonadotropic \[B-hCG\] pregnancy test at Screening) * Patients who are currently participating in another interventional clinical study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
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Locations
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Bon Secours Mercy Health-Springfield Regional Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSpringfield, Ohio, 45504, United States
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Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Gamma Medical Research, Inc / McAllen Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMcAllen, Texas, 78503, United States
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Geisinger Medical Center
WITHDRAWNDanville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States
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Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center
RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Methodist Dallas Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75203, United States
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Penn State Hershey Medical Center
WITHDRAWNHershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham/UAB
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294-0007, United States
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University of California Los Angeles
WITHDRAWNLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of Miami
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Michigan
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Southern California (USC) / Keck Hospital
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240, United States
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