Heart surgery blood filter shows kidney protection promise in new analysis
NCT ID NCT06781294
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study re-analyzes data from a previous trial of 343 heart surgery patients who received a blood purification device (oXiris) connected to the heart-lung machine. The original trial found a 12% reduction in acute kidney injury within 7 days. Now researchers will examine how the filter affects antibiotics, heparin, and other drugs, and whether certain patient groups benefit more. The goal is to better understand the device's safety and effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Extracorporeal cytokine hemadsorption device (oXiris)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this analysis could clarify how best to use blood purification during heart surgery to protect kidneys and guide safe antibiotic dosing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a post-hoc analysis of an already completed trial, not a new experiment. Findings may be less reliable and need confirmation in future studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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343 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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.
- 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: * Non emergent cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass with expected CPB time over 90 minutes (double valve replacement or valve replacement plus CABG). * Written informed consent from patient or legal surrogates. Exclusion Criteria: * Transplant receptor. * Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD 4 or 5). * Renal replacement therapy in the last 90 days. * Documented intolerance to study device. * Inclusion in other ongoing study within the last 30 days. * Pregnancy. * Immunosuppressive treatment or steroids (prednisone \> 0.5 mg/kg/day or equivalent). * Autoimmune disorder. * Coexisting illness with a high probability of death (inferior to 6 months).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universitat de Barcelona
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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