Effect of N-acetylcysteine on Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury in High Risk Patients Undergoing Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

March 4, 2013 updated by: Yonsei University
N-acetylcysteine may prevent acute kidney injury in high risk patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

115

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and meets more than one of the following criteria;

    • preoperative serum creatinine > 1.4 mg/dl
    • Age > 70 years
    • Diabetes mellitus
    • left ventricular ejection fraction < 35 % or congestive heart failure (NYHA III or IV)
    • emergency surgery or re-operation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • preoperative acute renal failure, patients on dialysis, use of N-acetylcystein within 5 days of surgery, history of hypersensitivity to N-acetylcystein

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: NAC group
N-acetylcysteine
N-acetylcysteine 150 mg/kg bolus over 15 min after induction of anesthesia, followed by an infusion of 150 mg/kg/day for 24 hrs
Placebo Comparator: Placebo group
Saline
Equal volume of normal saline

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Incidence of acute kidney injury
Time Frame: within 5 days after surgery
within 5 days after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 13, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 13, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

July 14, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 6, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2013

Last Verified

March 1, 2013

More Information

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