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CytoSorb® Reduction of FREee Hemoglobin/Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) During Cardiac Surgery

CytoSorb® Reduction of FREee Hemoglobin/Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) During Cardiac Surgery (REFRESH II Trial)

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03384875
Acronym
REFRESH II-AKI
Enrollment
186
Registered
2017-12-28
Start date
2018-04-19
Completion date
2022-01-18
Last updated
2024-12-04

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

Conditions

Elective Cardiac Surgery

Keywords

CytoSorb device, Plasma free hemoglobin, inflammation, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary bypass, cardiopulmonary bypass, Acute Kidney Injury

Brief summary

Prospective, multi-center, randomized, blinded, pivotal clinical study. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either standard of care (SOC) alone or standard of care plus treatment with the CytoSorb® device.

Detailed description

To evaluate the safety and performance of the CytoSorb® device to decrease the incidence or severity of acute kidney injury (AKI) as defined by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guideline definition of acute kidney injury when used intraoperatively with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in subjects undergoing cardiac surgery. The objective of using CytoSorb® treatment in this setting is to provide clinically meaningful improvements in renal function by mitigation of intraoperative injury by removal of nephrotoxic agents such as pfHb and complement. Up to 420 subjects will be enrolled and randomized at a 1:1 ratio at up to 40 investigational sites in the United States.

Interventions

DEVICECytoSorb

To evaluate the safety and performance of the CytoSorb® device to decrease the incidence or severity of acute kidney injury (AKI)

Sponsors

CytoSorbents, Inc
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Scheduled for non-emergent cardiac surgery requiring CPB for i) heart valve replacement with any other procedure, without hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA), or ii) aortic reconstruction with or without another procedure, with HCA

Exclusion criteria

* Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft * Pregnant women * Life expectancy of \< 14 days * End stage organ disease * Active infection * Correction of a congenital heart defect * Contraindication to anticoagulation with heparin * Minimally invasive surgery implantation (TAVI) or transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) * Declined informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)From start of CPB through 48 hours after CPBIncidence and severity of AKI in the first 48 hours after CPB, evaluated based on creatinine levels at CPB, 24 & 48h after CPB and urine output up to 48h.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Summary of Health Resource Utilization: ICU Duration (Hours)From start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.
Summary of Health Resource Utilization: Post-Op Hospital Stay: Date of Discharge - Date of ICU AdmissionFrom start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.
Summary of Health Resource Utilization: Number of Patients on Vasopressor MedicationFrom start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.
Summary of Health Resource Utilization: Duration of Continuous Intra-op to Post-op Ventilator/ Mechanical Support UseFrom start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.
Initiation of Renal Replacement TherapyUp to 48 hours after CPBInitiation of Renal Replacement Therapy up to 48 Hours post CPB

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

34 Subjects exited study post consent, but pre-procedure: 21 of these were screen failures (20 did not meet eligibility criteria, 1 was reported as Screen failure for reasons other than not meeting the eligibility criteria). 4 were withdrawn due to investigator decision. 2 withdrew consent. 7 exited due to other reasons.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
CytoSorb Device
Standard of care plus treatment with CytoSorb device installed on the Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) machine CytoSorb: To evaluate the safety and performance of the CytoSorb® device to decrease the incidence or severity of acute kidney injury (AKI)
56
Control
Standard of care CytoSorb: To evaluate the safety and performance of the CytoSorb® device to decrease the incidence or severity of acute kidney injury (AKI)
60
Roll In: CytoSorb Device
Unblinded: Standard of care plus treatment with CytoSorb device installed on the Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) machine CytoSorb: To evaluate the safety and performance of the CytoSorb® device to decrease the incidence or severity of acute kidney injury (AKI)
36
Total152

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyDeath110
Overall StudyReason not provided100

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicControlRoll In: CytoSorb DeviceCytoSorb DeviceTotal
Age, Continuous64.10 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.88
66.14 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.84
66.98 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.87
65.64 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.86
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants0 Participants1 Participants3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
57 Participants32 Participants53 Participants142 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants4 Participants2 Participants7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
3 Participants3 Participants4 Participants10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
56 Participants31 Participants51 Participants138 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
60 participants36 participants56 participants152 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
18 Participants9 Participants18 Participants45 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
42 Participants27 Participants38 Participants107 Participants
Smoking History
Current Smoker
2 participants3 participants10 participants15 participants
Smoking History
Former Smoker
28 participants16 participants19 participants63 participants
Smoking History
Never Smoked
30 participants17 participants27 participants74 participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
1 / 561 / 600 / 36
other
Total, other adverse events
35 / 5644 / 6030 / 36
serious
Total, serious adverse events
28 / 5621 / 6014 / 36

Outcome results

Primary

Incidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)

Incidence and severity of AKI in the first 48 hours after CPB, evaluated based on creatinine levels at CPB, 24 & 48h after CPB and urine output up to 48h.

Time frame: From start of CPB through 48 hours after CPB

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
CytoSorb DeviceIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 09 Participants
CytoSorb DeviceIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 1 (Mild)7 Participants
CytoSorb DeviceIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 2 (moderate)31 Participants
CytoSorb DeviceIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 3 (Severe)9 Participants
ControlIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 3 (Severe)15 Participants
ControlIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 012 Participants
ControlIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 2 (moderate)28 Participants
ControlIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 1 (Mild)5 Participants
Roll In: CytoSorb DeviceIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 3 (Severe)6 Participants
Roll In: CytoSorb DeviceIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 1 (Mild)2 Participants
Roll In: CytoSorb DeviceIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 2 (moderate)21 Participants
Roll In: CytoSorb DeviceIncidence and Severity of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the First 48 Hours After Cardiopulmonary Pulmonary Bypass (CPB)AKI Stage 07 Participants
p-value: 0.517Chi-squared
Secondary

Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy

Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy up to 48 Hours post CPB

Time frame: Up to 48 hours after CPB

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
CytoSorb DeviceInitiation of Renal Replacement Therapy0 Participants
ControlInitiation of Renal Replacement Therapy3 Participants
Roll In: CytoSorb DeviceInitiation of Renal Replacement Therapy0 Participants
Secondary

Summary of Health Resource Utilization: Duration of Continuous Intra-op to Post-op Ventilator/ Mechanical Support Use

Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.

Time frame: From start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.

Population: safety population analysis. Not all patients' data complete.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)Dispersion
CytoSorb DeviceSummary of Health Resource Utilization: Duration of Continuous Intra-op to Post-op Ventilator/ Mechanical Support Use12.83 hoursStandard Deviation 19.12
ControlSummary of Health Resource Utilization: Duration of Continuous Intra-op to Post-op Ventilator/ Mechanical Support Use11.62 hoursStandard Deviation 60.38
Roll In: CytoSorb DeviceSummary of Health Resource Utilization: Duration of Continuous Intra-op to Post-op Ventilator/ Mechanical Support Use13.30 hoursStandard Deviation 77.73
Secondary

Summary of Health Resource Utilization: ICU Duration (Hours)

Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.

Time frame: From start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.

Population: safety population analysis. Not all patients' data complete.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)Dispersion
CytoSorb DeviceSummary of Health Resource Utilization: ICU Duration (Hours)70.63 hoursStandard Deviation 85.55
ControlSummary of Health Resource Utilization: ICU Duration (Hours)53.57 hoursStandard Deviation 67.6
Roll In: CytoSorb DeviceSummary of Health Resource Utilization: ICU Duration (Hours)66.83 hoursStandard Deviation 132.87
Secondary

Summary of Health Resource Utilization: Number of Patients on Vasopressor Medication

Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.

Time frame: From start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.

Population: safety population analysis. Not all patients' data complete.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
CytoSorb DeviceSummary of Health Resource Utilization: Number of Patients on Vasopressor Medication44 Participants
ControlSummary of Health Resource Utilization: Number of Patients on Vasopressor Medication48 Participants
Roll In: CytoSorb DeviceSummary of Health Resource Utilization: Number of Patients on Vasopressor Medication32 Participants
Secondary

Summary of Health Resource Utilization: Post-Op Hospital Stay: Date of Discharge - Date of ICU Admission

Analysis of health resource utilization included parameters such as length of stay in ICU and hospital and need for supportive care measures such as vasopressors, and mechanical ventilation.

Time frame: From start of CPB through discharge, average of 8.9 days.

Population: safety population analysis. Not all patients' data complete.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)Dispersion
CytoSorb DeviceSummary of Health Resource Utilization: Post-Op Hospital Stay: Date of Discharge - Date of ICU Admission8 daysStandard Deviation 3.9
ControlSummary of Health Resource Utilization: Post-Op Hospital Stay: Date of Discharge - Date of ICU Admission7 daysStandard Deviation 4.7
Roll In: CytoSorb DeviceSummary of Health Resource Utilization: Post-Op Hospital Stay: Date of Discharge - Date of ICU Admission7 daysStandard Deviation 5.2

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026