A study to know the occurrence of acute kidney injury; how to determine it and its outcomes among patients admitted in critical care areas

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Acute kidney failure, unspecified,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/12/016527
• Lead Sponsor: Caroline Noronha

Brief Summary

This is a study to assess the occurrence of acute kidney injury among patients admitted in critical care units as well as to identify the determinants and outcomes of the disease. The determinants of the disease will be the primary diagnosis with which the patients gets admitted to the critical care unit. The outcomes are mortality, resolution of creatinine, dialysis dependancy of the patient. All the patients admitted to critical care units, whose stay in the ICU is more than 48 hours will be taken up for the study. These patients will be followed up for 10 days and the final outcome will be assessed on the day 10.  Among these patients, the total number of patients who developed AKI will be reported along with other details such as the most common cause and treatment that was provided to the patient.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 2019-05-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

Patients/ Legally Accepted Representative who gives the consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with underlying chronic kidney disease undergoing regular dialysis Patients whose ICU stay is less than 48 hours Pregnant women.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Occurrence of acute kidney injury	10 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
resolution of creatinine	10 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasturba Hospital; 🇮🇳 Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Kasturba Hospital

🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Caroline Noronha

Principal investigator

9731084414

crlnrnh1011@gmail.com