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Short Term Spironolactone for Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery

Not Applicable
Conditions
Acute Kidney Injuries
Kidney Injuries, Acute
Kidney Injury, Acute
Acute Renal Injury
Acute Renal Injuries
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02417896
Lead Sponsor
Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez
Brief Summary

Our aim is to test whether short term perioperative administration of oral spironolactone could reduce incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) in cardiac surgical patients.

Detailed Description

Adult patients (\>18 years old) were eligible for the study if they were undergoing elective or emergency cardiac surgery requiring CPB and aortic cross clamp. Exclusion criteria were patients with preoperative chronic renal insufficiency (Serum creatinine \>1.6 mg/dl) or on dialysis, hyperkalemia (\>5.0 mEq/L), AKI detected up to 24 hours before the procedure; patients receiving contrast agents 72 hours before surgery, planned off-pump cardiac surgery, hypersensitivity, allergy or known intolerance to spironolactone and pregnancy. Patients that died during the surgical procedure or 24 hours after surgery were eliminated from the analysis, as well as patients that did not receive spironolactone during the postoperative period. Criteria for stopping spironolactone were serum potassium \>5.5 mEq/L, a serum creatinine level ≥2.5 mg/dL and urine output of \<0.3 ml/k/hr during 8 hours.

One day prior to the procedure, patients that met the inclusion criteria were invited to participate in the trial, signing an informed consent. Spironolactone was administered orally by a study investigator (100 mg 12-24 hrs before surgery); subsequently three further doses of 25 mg were administered orally in postoperative days 1, 2 and 3. Thus, a total 1 x 100 mg and 3 x 25 mg doses of spironolactone in the intervention group were be given. If the patient had not been extubated, spironolactone was administered nasogastrically. Oral drugs were delayed by up to 4 hours if extubation had just occurred. The patients that decided not to receive spironolactone were followed during the study period and considered as controls. Preexisting ACE inhibitor, angiotensin receptor blocker, or MR antagonist were not suspended before surgery.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • Informed consent
  • Elective and emergent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross clamp
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with preoperative chronic renal insufficiency on dialysis
  • Acute kidney injury detected up to 24 hours before the procedure a
  • Patients receiving contrast agents 72 hours before surgery
  • Planned off-pump cardiac surgery
  • Hypersensitivity, allergy or known intolerance to spironolactone
  • Pregnancy
  • Hyperkalemia with potassium >5.0 mEq/L

Criteria for stopping study medication:

  • Serum potassium >5.5 mEq/L

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SpironolactoneSpironolactoneThe intervention group will receive spironolactone. The drug will be administered orally to cardiac surgical patients by a study investigator (100 mg 12-24 hrs before surgery); subsequently, three further doses of 25 mg are administered orally in the morning of postoperative days 1, 2 and 3.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Acute kidney injury (AKI) defined by the AKIN criteria in patients submitted to cardiac surgery with spironolactone therapy.First 10 days after cardiac surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Renal replacement therapyFirst 10 days after cardiac surgery

Renal replacement therapy in patients submitted to cardiac surgery with or without previous spironolactone therapy.

Change in urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) concentration.First 10 days after cardiac surgery

Change in urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) concentration in patients submitted to cardiac surgery with or without previous spironolactone therapy.

MortalityFirst 10 days after cardiac surgery

Mortality in patients submitted to cardiac surgery with or without previous spironolactone therapy.

Length of stay in intensive care unitFirst 20 days after cardiac surgery

Length of stay in intensive care unit or patients submitted to cardiac surgery with or without previous spironolactone therapy.

HyperkalemiaFirst 10 days after cardiac surgery

Hyperkalemia in patients submitted to cardiac surgery with or without previous spironolactone therapy.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

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Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez

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Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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