Status:
COMPLETED
Super High-Flux - High Volume Dialysis in Sepsis-Induced Acute Renal Failure
Lead Sponsor:
Austin Health
Conditions:
Sepsis
Acute Renal Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Patients within the intensive care unit who have severe infections causing shock and kidney failure have almost a 60% risk of dying despite antibiotic therapy, surgical drainage of the site of infecti...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE The combination of acute renal failure (ARF) and sepsis is associated with a very high morbidity and mortality (1). Accordingly, there have many attempts to develop better tr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients who fulfil the consensus criteria for sepsis (21) and recently proposed criteria for severe ARF (1) are eligible for the study.
Exclusion
- Patients under 18 years of age.
- Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Patients with a known allergy to polyamide
- Patients expected to die within 24 hours
- Patients in whom there are limitations on the intensity of therapy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
November 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00333593
Start Date
June 1 2006
End Date
November 1 2006
Last Update
December 27 2006
Active Locations (1)
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1
Austin Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3084