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Does intravenous aminophylline prevent acute kidney injury in sick babies? - A clinical trial

The Effect of Intravenous Aminophylline on Preventing Acute Kidney Injury in Sick Neonates – A Double blinded, Randomised, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial - AKIN

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/11/037870
Enrollment
310
Registered
2021-11-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P84- Other problems with newborn

Interventions

Intervention1: Intravenous aminophylline: Single dose of intravenous aminophylline at 8mg/kg/dose Control Intervention1: Placebo: Normal saline as placebo

Sponsors

Mehta Multispeciality Hospitals India Pvt Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Sick term neonates defined as 1)Neonates born at =36 completed weeks of gestation (0-30 days of life) admitted to the NICU 2) Have a SNAPPE II score of more than = 40 at 12 hours of admission to NICU

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Severe congenital renal anomalies at birth 2) Multiple complex congenital anomalies 3) Received theophylline or aminophylline within 7 days prior to NICU admission 4) Documented seizures prior to or after admission to NICU

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)Acute Kidney Injury stage (1-3) within 72 hours of intervention as defined by modified neonatal KDIGO criteria 2)Delta Urinary NGAL at 24 hours post interventionTimepoint: 24 hours and 72 hours

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)Acute Kidney Injury stage (1-3) within 7 days of intervention as defined by modified neonatal KDIGO criteria 2) Delta Urine ß2 microglobulin at 24 hours post intervention 3)24 hour urine output expressed as ml/kg/hour for 72 hours post intervention 4)Fractional excretion of sodium calculated at 24, 48 and 72 hours after intervention 5) Adverse effects attributable to IV theophyllineTimepoint: 24 hours and 7 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSUKANYA GOVINDAN

Mehta Multispeciality Hospitals India Private Limited

sukanyagovindan@gmail.com919840109117

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026