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N/A N=40 Randomized Triple-blind Prevention

Minocycline to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery

Kidney Failure, Acute · Acute Kidney Insufficiency

Enrolled (actual)
40
Serious AEs
18.4%
Results posted
Mar 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Development of Post-operative Acute Kidney Injury — 10; 7 participants meeting primary oputcome

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
minocycline (Drug); placebo (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Tarek M. El-Achkar
Primary completion
Jul 2011

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Development of Post-operative Acute Kidney Injury
10; 7
SECONDARY
Post Operative Hospital Days
8.7; 9.8
SECONDARY
On Vent >48 Hours
15.8; 26.3
SECONDARY
Infections Post Operative
2; 3
SECONDARY
Stroke Post Operative
2; 0
SECONDARY
Re-operation
2; 1

Summary

This study proposes to investigate whether treatment with minocycline pre-operatively in patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease undergoing cardiac surgery will reduce the occurence of kidney injury.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age over 18 years
  • planned CABG or valvular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Serum creatinine available (within 30 days)
  • Estimated GFR 15-90ml/min using the abbreviated MDRD formula (CKD stages 2-4)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Emergent or urgent surgery (to be performed within the next 36 hours)
  • End stage renal disease, or GFR 90ml/min (CKD stage 1 or no CKD)
  • Ongoing infection by positive blood, urine or sputum cultures or pneumonia on CXR
  • Allergy to minocycline or tetracyclines
  • inability to take oral medications
  • use of preoperative vasopressor agents at therapeutic doses
  • Pregnant or lactating females
  • Advanced liver disease by history or exam(cirrhosis, ascitis, jaundice)
  • Rising creatinine meeting the definition of acute kidney injury prior to surgery
  • Neurologic signs or symptoms or history of increased intracranial pressure
  • current participation in another research study involving an investigational drug or device
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00556491). 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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