Can a tiny amount of dye protect kidneys during heart scans?
NCT ID NCT05906758
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether using very little contrast dye (less than 20cc) during coronary angiography is safer for patients who already have acute kidney injury. Researchers will compare immediate angiography with delayed angiography to see if ultra-low contrast reduces the risk of further kidney damage. The trial involves 32 hospitalized adults who need this heart procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ultra-low contrast coronary angiography (procedure using less than 20cc of contrast material)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that using very little contrast dye during heart imaging is safer for patients with kidney injury, potentially reducing the need for dialysis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-phase trial with only 32 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The ultra-low contrast approach might not provide clear enough images for diagnosis.
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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 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 to 100 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: * Hospitalized patients who have AKI at admission or who develop AKI during admission and require invasive coronary angiography will be included in the trial. Exclusion Criteria: * Stabilized renal function manifested by unchanged or downtrending serum creatinine during a 24-hour period prior to enrollment. * Contraindication for invasive coronary angiography other than AKI. * Percutaneous coronary intervention is indicated and cannot be postponed by 7 days. * Need for renal replacement therapy before coronary angiography or planned renal replacement therapy after coronary angiography (if premeditated before coronary angiography). * Administration of intravascular contrast media during 7 days prior to the coronary angiography or within 6 days after coronary angiography. * Pregnant patients, prisoners, cognitively impaired subjects, age below 18 years, unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
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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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Tulane University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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