Is Myocardial Stunning Induced by Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy a Reality in Critically Ill Patients? (MS-CRRT)

January 7, 2026 updated by: Hospices Civils de Lyon

Myocardial stunning during chronic intermittent hemodialysis is a well-described phenomenon. Little case series of patients presenting myocardial stunning during renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury in critically ill patients are reported, with intermittent hemodialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy. However, the small sample sizes and the absence of a control arm limit their interpretation, mainly whether the myocardial stunning may be related to cardiac loading conditions variations and whether it may impact the hemodynamic.

The investigator hypothesize that myocardial stunning induced by renal replacement therapy is frequent, independent from cardiac loading conditions and associated with peripheral hypoperfusion.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

42

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • France
      • Lyon, France, 69008
        • Hopital Edourd Herriot
    • BRON
      • Bron, BRON, France, 69500
        • Ruste Martin
    • Bron
      • Bron, Bron, France, 69500
        • Département d'anesthésie-réanimation Hôpital cardiologique Louis Pradel Groupe Hospitalier Est

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

14 years to 86 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age > 18 years old
  • Acute Kidney Injury grade 3 (KDIGO)
  • Indication for renal replacement therapy for the clinician in charge

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Emergency indication to renal replacement therapy (pH<7.15, Kaliemia > 6mmol/L, refractory pulmonary oedema)
  • Poor echogenicity with speckle tracking analysis failure
  • Chronic hemodialysis
  • Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation, left ventricular assist device.

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Continuous renal replacement therapy arm
Echocardiographic evaluation (with 2D speckle tracking analysis of left ventricular segmental function) 1 hour before and 3 hours after the initiation of continuous renal replacement therapy (continuous veno venous hemofiltration) initiation
Procedure: Continuous renal replacement therapy
Continuous renal replacement therapy (veno venous hemofiltration) without net ultrafiltration, through a dedicated central venous catheter
Other: Control arm
Two echocardiographic evaluations (with 2D speckle tracking analysis of left ventricular segmental function) at an interval of 4 hours, before the continuous renal replacement therapy initiation.
Other: Control group
Continuous renal replacement therapy is differed from 6 hours to allowed 2 control echocardiographic evaluations

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of segment of the left ventricle with regional wall motion abnormalities
Time Frame: Change between the echocardiography at baseline and the echocardiography 4 hours after.
Numbers of segments of the left ventricle (by patient) with a decrease greater than 20% of the peak systolic longitudinal strain (2D speckle tracking) on the second echocardiography as compared to baseline.
Change between the echocardiography at baseline and the echocardiography 4 hours after.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: RUSTE Martin, MD, Msc, Hospices Civils de Lyon

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 15, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 18, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

December 18, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 11, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 25, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

January 26, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

January 8, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 7, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 69HCL21_1013

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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