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GUARD-AKI: Validation of AKI-Sapere in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Validation of AKI-Sapere Model to Predict Patients at Risk for AKI After Cardiac Surgery: GUARD-AKI (GUiding Against Reserve Decline)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03635606
Enrollment
370
Registered
2018-08-17
Start date
2020-02-24
Completion date
2023-02-28
Last updated
2023-04-04

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Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Brief summary

Cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) has been recognized as the second most common cause of hospital acquired AKI. The development of CSA-AKI is independently associated with an increased risk of in-hospital death. There are currently no biomarkers that could identify patients at higher risk for AKI and current risk predictor scores that are based on clinical and demographic information are inadequate. Therefore, a diagnostic test for predicting AKI risk in this clinical context would assist clinicians to optimize surgical strategy and postoperative care to prevent CSA-AKI occurrence and improve patient outcomes. The primary purpose of this study is to validate a panel of biomarkers identified in the discovery study (referred to as AKI-Sapere prognostic) to identify patients at risk for all stages of CSA-AKI.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

WakeMed Health and Hospitals
CollaboratorOTHER
Johns Hopkins University
CollaboratorOTHER
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
CollaboratorOTHER
Sapere Bio
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Adult patients (\>40 years) undergoing non-emergency (urgent or scheduled) cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CABG or combined CABG/valve). * Patients must be able to understand English and be willing to sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Emergency surgery * Off-pump coronary bypass grafting * Aortic aneurysm repair * Congenital heart disease repair * Heart transplant or left ventricular assist device patient * Severe heart failure (left ventricular ejection fraction \<25%) * Hemodynamic instability or requiring preoperative vasopressors or IABP * Pre-existing kidney disease (eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2) or renal transplantation. * Presence of major active infection (chronic or acute, eg, sepsis, HIV, pneumonia) * Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis * Participation in an additional trial at the time of surgery or anytime within 30d of surgery where intervention could potentially alter renal health (unless in the control arm)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Development of stage 1 or higher postoperative AKI as defined by the KDIGO classification (stage 1 = sCr value of ≥0.3 mg/dL in the first 48h or a relative increase of ≥50% in peak sCr from baseline within 7 days post-surgery)within 7 days post-surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Development of 30-day persistent kidney impairment (eGFR change of ≥25% from baseline at the 30-day follow-up visit)30 days post-surgery
Development of new onset atrial fibrilationwithin 7 days post-surgery
Development of moderate to severe AKI (sCr increase of ≥100% within 7 days post surgery or a sCr increase of ≥100% from baseline within 7 days and urine output <0.5 mL/kg/h for >12h)within 7 days post-surgery
Development of 30-day major adverse cardiac events (MACE30): a composite of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, heart failure, and death30 days post-surgery
Development of the combination of MAKE30 and MACE30 (major adverse reno-cardiovascular events [MARCE30])30 days post-surgery
Development of 30-day major adverse kidney events (MAKE30): a composite of persistently impaired renal function (sCr increase of ≥0.5 mg/dL from baseline [pre-surgery]), new dialysis, and death30 days post-surgery

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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