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The Drug Induced Renal Injury Consortium

The Genetic Contribution to Drug Induced Renal Injury: The Drug Induced Renal Injury Consortium (DIRECT)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02159209
Acronym
DIRECT
Enrollment
634
Registered
2014-06-09
Start date
2013-02-28
Completion date
2015-12-31
Last updated
2016-04-21

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

Conditions

Acute Kidney Failure, Acute Kidney Injury, Adverse Drug Reaction, Kidney Disease, Kidney Failure

Keywords

Acute Kidney Injury, Adverse Drug Reaction, Acute Kidney Failure, Kidney, Kidneys

Brief summary

Some medications are known to cause kidney damage because the person is allergic to the medication while others cause direct damage to the kidney because they are toxic at certain concentrations. Risk factors for developing kidney damage have been identified for some medications but not for all. Patients who are exposed to these important medications and develop problems with their kidneys may have some genetic risk. The purpose of this study is to determine the genetic risk factors for drug induced kidney injury. A better understanding of the role of genetics for the development of kidney injury from medications will allow us to better select medications, improve effectiveness of treatment and minimize harm.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

International Serious Adverse Event Consortium
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Ravindra Mehta
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients age 2 years and older * Exposure to a candidate drug for at least 24 hours (see above) * Patients who have developed DIRI as defined by the primary criteria * Written informed consent or assent and consent obtained * If patient lacks capacity to consent then surrogate consent will be obtained

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with a history of or have a kidney transplant * Patients with a history of or have a bone marrow transplant * Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease stage 5 (eGFR \< 15 mL/min/1.73m2) * Patients on 3 or more causal drugs * Patients with no history or time course on drug exposure * Patient who, in the opinion of the Investigator, is not suitable to participate in the study. * Unable to obtain written informed consent or assent * Unable to obtain surrogate consent for patients who lack capacity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Identify genes that predispose to dose dependent (Type A) or hypersensitivity (Type B) during drug induced nephrotoxicity.At time of enrollmentBlood Draw (20 cc) and urine collection (80cc)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
To identify specific alterations in drug metabolism pathways that contribute to drug induced renal injury with different drugs.DNA sample collected at time of enrollment.We will perform a GWAS to examine the association of common genetic variants with the development of DIRI. For assessing association between a common SNP and the risk of DIRI, association tests will be undertaken to compare genotype frequencies between cases and controls. We will use logistic regression models under the assumption of an additive genetic model and incorporate potential confounders and covariates. Dominant, recessive models will also be checked through alternative coding of the genotype for SNPs approaching significance.

Countries

Bolivia, Canada, Chile, India, United Kingdom, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026