Impact of Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) on Kidney Function in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery (AKI-RCT)

July 24, 2024 updated by: Magdalena Madero, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez

Impact of Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) on Kidney Function in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with cardiac surgery is the most important complication in adult patients undergoing open heart surgery and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. In patients in intensive care units, it is the second most common type of AKI after AKI secondary to sepsis. There is currently no specific treatment for AKI. Supportive measures include renal support therapy for patients with severe AKI, and mortality in this subgroup of patients exceeds 50%. Increasing NAD+ with niacinamide has been shown to prevent various etiologies of experimental AKI in mice, and an early pilot study has shown both increased NAD levels following administration of nicotinamide riboside with pterostilbene NPRT and the safety of niacinamide in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

AKI associated with cardiac surgery is a condition with a high incidence of morbidity and mortality, without pharmacological interventions approved for its prevention or treatment. As far as we know, there is no study that evaluates the impact of the administration of nicotinamide riboside on renal function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Implementation of this relatively low-cost intervention and adequate safety profile would reduce in-hospital complications in risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a cellular factor related to metabolism and longevity. NAD+ is a required cofactor of SIRT1, a nuclear deacetylase that modulates chromatin structure, gene expression, prolongs lifespan in organisms, and ameliorates age-related diseases. Experimental AKI in mice rapidly leads to reduced NAD+ levels in the kidney resulting from a combination of decreased NAD+ biosynthesis and increased NAD+ consumption. Likewise, mice deficient in SIRT1 are more susceptible to AKI and when there is overexpression of SIRT1 they are protected from AKI. These studies describe the modulation of NAD+ and SIRT1 as a potential therapeutic approach in AKI. Similarly, in subjects with AKI, there is evidence of a 50% reduction in plasma NAD. Increasing NAD+ with niacinamide has been shown to prevent various etiologies of experimental AKI in mice, and an early pilot study has shown both increased NAD levels following administration of nicotinamide riboside with pterostilbene NPRT and the safety of niacinamide in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

      • Mexico, Mexico, 14080
        • Insituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez
        • Contact:

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Heart valve replacement surgery
  • Sign of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy to any of the components
  • Platelet count less than 100,000
  • Weight less than 50Kg or over 100Kg
  • Any type of infectious disease (e. g, Endocarditis)
  • GFR less or equal to 15ml/min/m2 or with renal replacement therapy
  • IV or oral contrast medium 72 hrs prior recruitment
  • LRA 7 days prior to surgery

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Riboside (RN) arm
NAD Riboside 2000 mg by oral intake at enrollment 24hrs prior surgery, 3000mg prior undergoing surgery with NG tube, 3000mg 12 hrs post-surgery with NG tube and 2000mg 24 hrs after intervention by oral intake.

We will recruit the participant 24 hrs prior intervention, once the participant decides to enroll, we will administer by oral intake the supplement or placebo due to the result at randomizer.org.

The first NAD Riboside arm will be administered by oral intake with 2000 mg at enrollment, then we will administer 3000mg prior undergoing surgery with NG tube, 3000mg 12 hrs post-surgery with NG tube and 2000mg by oral intake 24 hrs after intervention. All the administrations with NG tube will be flushed with 0.9% saline solution.

Other Names:
  • NADH Riboside
Placebo Comparator: Placebo arm
NAD Riboside 2000 mg by oral intake at enrollment 24hrs prior surgery, 3000mg prior undergoing surgery with NG tube, 3000mg 12 hrs post-surgery with NG tube and 2000mg 24 hrs after intervention by oral intake.

We will recruit the participant 24 hrs prior intervention, once the participant decides to enroll, we will administer by oral intake the supplement or placebo due to the result at randomizer.org.

The first dose of placebo arm will be administered by oral intake with 2000 mg at enrollment, then we will administer 3000mg prior undergoing surgery with NG tube, 3000mg 12 hrs post-surgery with NG tube and 2000mg by oral intake 24 hrs after intervention. All the administrations with NG tube will be flushed with 0.9% saline solution.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Impact of nicotinamide riboside (NR) on kidney function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Time Frame: 2 years
The NAD+ and NADH will be measured with the quantitation of the cofactor SIRT1 with a human SIRT1 ELISA kit (novus, NBP2-80300) and a fluorogenic assay SIRT1 CS1040 and flow cytometry.
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Magdalena Madero, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología. Ignacio Chávez

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

July 24, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 31, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 24, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 16, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 24, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

July 25, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 25, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 24, 2024

Last Verified

July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Will be decided in the future

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.

Yes

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