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The Use of Inorganic Nitrate for the Prevention of Contrast-induced Nephropathy

Effect of Inorganic Nitrate on Contrast-induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography/Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS): A Randomised Single-centre, Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03627130
Acronym
NITRATE-CIN
Enrollment
640
Registered
2018-08-13
Start date
2018-11-29
Completion date
2022-05-30
Last updated
2022-12-16

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

Conditions

Contrast-induced Nephropathy, Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Coronary Syndrome

Keywords

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Nitric Oxide, Nitrite, Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Coronary Syndrome

Brief summary

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), an acute kidney injury resulting from the administration of intravascular iodinated contrast media, is an important cause of morbidity/mortality following coronary angiographic procedures in high-risk patients. Despite preventative measures intended to mitigate the risk of CIN, there remains a need for an effective intervention. Dietary inorganic nitrate therapy, which through its chemical reduction in the body delivers nitric oxide has shown promise in attenuating CIN, but its effectiveness in preserving long-term renal function is unknown.

Detailed description

The NITRATE-CIN trial is a single-centre, randomised double-blinded placebo-controlled trial, which plans to recruit, over a period of 2 years, 640 patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who are at risk of CIN. Patients will be randomised to either dietary inorganic nitrate therapy or placebo. The primary endpoint will be the development of CIN (KDIGO criteria). A key secondary endpoint will be whether nitrate therapy impacts upon persistent renal impairment over a 3-month follow-up period. Additional secondary endpoints include the measurement of serum renal biomarkers (e.g. neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin) and urinary albumin at 6, 48 h and 3 months following administration of contrast. Findings from NITRATE-CIN will potentially demonstrate that nitrate attenuates contrast-induced acute and chronic kidney injury and influence future clinical practice guidelines in at-risk patients undergoing coronary angiographic procedures.

Interventions

Potassium nitrate capsules (KNO3: 12 mmol giving 744 mg of nitrate) for 5 days

DRUGPotassium Chloride

Potassium Chloride capsules for 5 days

Sponsors

Barts & The London NHS Trust
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

IMP and placebo will be identical

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients undergoing coronary angiography+/-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) for NSTE-ACS 2. Requirement for CIN prophylaxis as per Barts Heart Centre Criteria for CIN prophylaxis: eGFR\<60ml/min OR 2 of the following: diabetes, liver failure (cirrhosis), age \> 70yr, exposure to contrast in last 7 days, heart failure (or LVEF\<40%), concomitant renally active drugs (ACEi, ARB, NSAIDs, aminoglycosides, diuretics) 3. Aged \>18 4. Patients able and willing to give their written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. ST segment myocardial infarction undergoing Primary PCI. 2. Patients with eGFR\<30ml/min or on renal replacement therapy 3. Subjects presenting with cardiogenic shock (systolic blood pressure \<80 mmHg for \>30 minutes, or requiring inotropes or emergency intra aortic balloon pump for hypotension treatment) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation 4. Current life-threatening condition other than vascular disease that may prevent a subject completing the study. 5. Use of an investigational device or investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is the longer) preceding the first dose of study medication. 6. Patients considered unsuitable to participate by the research team (e.g., due to medical reasons, laboratory abnormalities, or subject's unwillingness to comply with all study related procedures). 7. Severe acute infection 8. Pregnancy 9. Breast-feeding mothers. 10. Any Inclusion Criteria not met

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Contrast Induced Nephropathy48-72 hoursDefined by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Measurement of Circulating Nitrite and Nitrate levelsBaseline, and at 6 hours, 48 hours and 3 months following treatment.Plasma Nitrite/Nitrate levels
Major Adverse Cardiac Events3 and 12 months follow-upDefined as death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, revascularisation, acute heart failure, non-fatal stroke
Cost effectiveness of dietary inorganic Nitrate1 yearIncremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio (ICER)
Demonstration of a persistent benefit of dietary inorganic nitrate against long-term renal impairment3 monthsDifference in real function as measured by eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) at 3 months post-contrast exposure
To determine if dietary inorganic nitrate ingestion decreases sub-clinical renal injury as measured by serum biomarkers4-6 hoursMeasurement of serum Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL)
To determine if dietary inorganic nitrate decreases rates of post-procedural Myocardial Infarction6-12 hrsDefinition as per Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)
To determine if dietary inorganic nitrate ingestion decreases sub-clinical renal injury as measured by urinary renal biomarkers4-6 hoursMeasurement of urinary IGFB7/TIMP-2

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026