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Effect of Remote Ischaemic preConditioning on contrast medium induced nephropathy (CIN) (ERICCIN)

A single-centre double-blinded randomised placebo-controlled study investigating the Effect of Remote Ischaemic preConditioning on Contrast medium Induced Nephropathy in at-risk patients undergoing coronary angiography or PCI (ERICCIN)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN49645414
Enrollment
362
Registered
2013-06-28
Start date
2013-08-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-06-11

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

Conditions

Topic: Cardiovascular

Interventions

Suitable participants awaiting coronary angiography or angioplasty who have impaired kidney function will be stratified into high, medium and low risk groups and then randomly assigned in blocks to re

Sponsors

University College London (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 to 85 2. Male or female gender 3. Awaiting coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention, or (added 09/01/2015) CRTD implantation 4. Renal dysfunction with eGFR (MDRD) <60 ml/min/1.73m2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age under 18 or over 85 2. Inability to give written informed consent 3. Pregnancy 4. Haemo or peritoneal dialysis patients 5. Contraindication to BP cuff inflation such as significant upper limb peripheral vascular disease 6. Coagulopathy with INR >2.0 7. ST elevation MI/cardiac arrest/cardiogenic shock during admission 8. Participation in another clinical trial within 3 months 9. Intravascular Contrast Exposure within prior 1 month

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Contrast Induced Nephropathy; Timepoint(s): Incidence of creatinine elevation by 25% or 0.5g/dl from baseline at 48 hours.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Cardiovascular endpoints; death, MI, revasc, acute heart failure, haemorrhage, rehospitalisation, haemodialysis at 3 months 2. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL); Timepoint(s): Serum NGAL elevation from baseline at 6 hours post contrast exposure 3. Persistent CIN; Timepoint(s): Incidence of creatinine elevation by 25% / 0.5g/dl from baseline at 3 months post contrast exposure 4. Proteinuria; Timepoint(s): Elevation of dipstick protein and ACR at 48 hours and 3 months following contrast exposure

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 22, 2026