Could less dialysis be better for kidney patients in ICU?
NCT ID NCT07447791
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
Acute kidney injury affects half of ICU patients, often requiring dialysis. This study compares a lower dose of dialysis to the standard dose in 20 critically ill adults. The goal is to see if the lower dose is safe and effective, and to inform a larger future trial.
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 show that a lower dialysis dose is safe and may help kidneys recover faster, leading to a larger study.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The lower dose might not remove enough toxins for some patients.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- 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: * age ≥ 18 years * patient weight ≥ 55 kg * plan to start CRRT or within 24 hours of having started CRRT for AKI * expected to survive and receive CRRT for a duration of ≥ 48 hours Exclusion Criteria: * indication for sustained higher dose-intensity CRRT * end-stage kidney disease receiving maintenance dialysis * previous receipt of RRT for AKI during the current hospitalization * inability to comply with the requirements of the study protocol
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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 places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, Greater London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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