Acute Kidney Injury
Conditions
Brief summary
A Randomized controlled trial aiming to investigate whether ascorbic acid has a role in preventing vancomycin induced nephrotoxicity or not in critically ill patients.
Detailed description
Critically ill patients who have gram positive infection (MRSA) and need vancomycin will be assigned randomly into two groups. The first group will be given vancomycin intravenous only (15-20 mg/kg) every 8-12 hours , while the second group will take vancomycin intravenous (15-20 mg/kg) every 8-12 hours plus ascorbic acid 1 gram twice daily orally just before the vancomycin administration by half an hour. Patients will be monitored for one week where serum creatinine, BUN, urine output, trough level will be measured. Acute kidney injury will be determined according to RIFLE criteria.
Interventions
DRUGAscorbic Acid
ascorbic acid is an antioxidant that is expected to prevent nephrotoxicty induced by Vancomycin.
Sponsors
Ain Shams University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults who are critically ill and with MRSA infection suspection.
Exclusion criteria
1. Pregnancy or breast feeding. 2. Known allergy to either vancomycin or ascorbic acid. 3. Base line serum creatinine ≥2mg/dl. 4. Patients receiving other nephrotoxic drug (e.g., aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, cisplatin or calcinurine inhibitors). 5. Anticepated administration of contrast medium within 7 days. 6. Patients suffering from some underlying diseases (e.g., cancer, HIV infection, systemic lupus erythematoses,or urinary tract stones). 7. Unlikelyhood of receiving the study medications for at least 72 hours
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of nephrotoxicty | one week | Incidence of nephrotoxicty will be described according to RIFLE criteria |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 28 days Mortality | one month |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactNouran H Elsherazy, Bachelor
Backup ContactNaglaa S Bazan, PhD
Outcome results
None listed