Scientists hunt for early warning signs of kidney failure
NCT ID NCT00026702
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to find substances in blood and urine that could signal kidney damage earlier than current tests. Researchers compared samples from healthy volunteers, people with low fluid levels, those at high risk for kidney failure, and patients with acute kidney failure. The goal was to develop faster, more accurate detection methods to start treatment sooner and prevent further harm.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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226 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2000
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
subjects with and without kidney disease, can include vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, cognitively impaired adults, or NIH employees
- Ages
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3 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: 1. Subjects \>= 3 years old. Both male and female subjects will be recruited without regard to race or ethnic origin. 2. Either: 1. Normal (creatinine level \< 1.3 mg/dl for adults; creatinine level \< standard nomogram for children), OR 2. Oliguria due to volume depletion (indicated by oliguria and Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa) of less than 1%), OR 3. High risk of ARF, including surgery, transplantation, nephrotoxic antibiotics, or bone marrow transplant. OR 4. Evidence of ARF as defined by an acute progressive rise in serum creatinine (at least 50% increase within 24 hours preceding enrollment) without stabilization or recovery, despite optimization of hemodynamic fluid status and correction of any known pharmacologic, pre-renal, or post-renal etiologic factors. OR 5. Urinary tract infection (to serve as control for ARF studies), OR 6. Established chronic kidney disease (to serve as control for ARF studies). EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Minors who do not give clear assent, even with parental consent 2. Existence of any other condition which would complicate the implementation or interpretation of the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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