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Phase 3 N=1,124 Randomized Treatment

Acute Renal Failure Trial Network (ATN) Study

Acute Renal Failure

Enrolled (actual)
1,124
Serious AEs
50.4%
Results posted
Aug 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: 60-day All-cause Mortality — 302; 289 participants — p=0.47

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
renal replacement therapy (Procedure)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Primary completion
Sep 2007

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
60-day All-cause Mortality
302; 289 0.47

Summary

This is a multi-center, prospective, randomized, parallel-group trial of an intensive strategy vs conventional strategy of renal replacement therapy for the treatment of acute renal failure secondary to acute tubular necrosis in critically ill patients. The primary hypothesis is that the intensive strategy will reduce 60-day all cause mortality by 10% compared to the conventional strategy - i.e.,a reduction from 55% in the conventional arm to 45% in the intensive arm. Secondary outcomes are 60-day in-hospital all-cause mortality, 1-year all cause mortality, and recovery of renal function by day 28. The study will recruit 1164 patients over a period of 3 years, 8 months and each patient will be actively followed for 60 days.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Acute renal failure clinically consistent with a diagnosis of acute tubular necrosis
  • Plan for renal replacement therapy by clinical team
  • Receiving care in a critical care unit
  • One non-renal organ failure or sepsis
  • Age 18 or older
  • Patient or surrogate provides informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Baseline serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL (177 mol/L) in males, > 1.5 mg/dL (133 mol/L) in females
  • Acute renal failure clinically believed to be due to an etiology other than acute tubular necrosis
  • More than 72 hours since meeting both of the following conditions:
  • Fulfillment of the definition of ARF; and
  • BUN > 100 mg/dL (36 mmol/L)
  • More than 1 hemodialysis treatment or more than 24 hours since starting continuous renal replacement therapy
  • Prior kidney transplant
  • Pregnancy
  • Prisoner
  • Weight > 128.5 kg
  • Non-candidacy for renal replacement therapy
  • Moribund state
  • Patient not expected to survive 28 days because of underlying terminal chronic medical condition
  • Comfort-measures-only status
  • Participation in a concurrent interventional study
  • Patient/surrogate refusal
  • Physician refusal
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00076219). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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