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A Protocol Based-Furosemide Stress Test to Evaluate Renal Recovery During Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

A Protocol Based-Furosemide Stress Test to Evaluate Renal Recovery During Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (FST-STOP): A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06229990
Acronym
FST-STOP
Enrollment
80
Registered
2024-01-29
Start date
2024-01-01
Completion date
2028-12-31
Last updated
2026-03-24

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Conditions

Acute Kidney Injury

Keywords

Acute kidney injury, Continuous renal replacement therapy, Furosemide stress test, Critical care, CRRT

Brief summary

Currently, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is the main modality for renal support in critically ill patients with hemodynamic instability. Most studies have investigated the timing of RRT initiation. However, prolonged CRRT demonstrated the association of many unexpected events, such as catheter-related complications, catheter-related blood stream infection, hypotension, hypothermia, tachycardia, and atrial fibrillation. Up to now, there is a lack of evidence regarding the timing of withholding CRRT. The furosemide stress test (FST) is a tool that is easy to use and has more availability. The investigators aimed to apply FST to evaluate renal recovery compared with standard treatment in critically ill patients undergoing CRRT.

Interventions

After taking furosemide at 1.5 mg/kg intravenously, if the urine output exceeds 200 mL within 2 hours, the patients are going to withhold CRRT. But if there is no response, the titration of furosemide to 2.5 mg/kg and 3.5 mg/kg every 6 hours is scheduled according to the urine output \>200 mL in 2 hours (not exceeding 250 mg).

Sponsors

Chiang Mai University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

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

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Adult 20 year of age or older * Acute kidney injury (AKI) stage 3 according to Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) classification with oliguria (urine \<400 ml/day) * Initiate CRRT in ICU (medical ICU, surgical ICU, cardiac care unit) for at least 48 hours (time for initiation and modality of CRRT can adjust by clinician)

Exclusion criteria

* Use any inotropic drug (norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, dobutamine) * Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) \>80 mg/dL * Serum K \<3.5 or \>5 mmol/L * Arterial potential of Hydrogen (pH) \<7.3 * Serum bicarbonate (HCO3) \<15 mmol/L * Urine volume \<400 or \>2,100 mL/day * Urine creatinine clearance (CrCl) at 6 hours \>20 mL/min * Previous chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5 or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<15 mL/min/1.73 m2 * Previous RRT within 14 days * Kidney transplantation * Obstructive etiology for AKI * Toxin/drug that necessitates RRT * Allergy to furosemide * Moribund with expected death within 24 hours * Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
% of patients with Renal recovery5 daysFree of RRT for at least 5 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
% of patients with Mortality28 days28 days all cause mortality and in-hospital mortality
RRT free days28 daysNo need to restart RRT
Day of Hospitalization28 daysLength of hospital stay and ICU stay
Ventilator-free day28 daysNumber of mechanical ventilator-free day
% of complication28 daysCRBSI, electrolyte imbalance, urine output
Cost of RRT during hospitalization28 daysThe cost of RRT since the initiation until the end of RRT during hospitalization in US dollar and Thai Baht unit

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

CONTACTPrit Kusirisin, MD
jingprit@hotmail.com+66897574028

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 25, 2026