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Bicarbonate and Lipocalin in Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Study (BLISS)
This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified by Austin Health, December 2008
Sponsored by: Austin Health
Information provided by: Austin Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00706771
  Purpose

The investigators will determine the efficacy of intravenous sodium bicarbonate in reducing progression to overt acute renal failure in patients with low urine output, the systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and early acute renal impairment as defined by a new and experimental test of renal function, serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL).


Condition Intervention Phase
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Oliguria
Renal Impairment
Drug: Sodium bicarbonate
Drug: Placebo
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Urine and Urination
Drug Information available for: Sodium chloride Chlorides Sodium bicarbonate
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial of NGAL-Directed Sodium Bicarbonate to Protect Renal Function in Patients With the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Oliguria

Further study details as provided by Austin Health:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The development of renal impairment of at least RIFLE class 'I'. (Crit Care 2004 8(4): R204-12) [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Institution of renal replacement therapy [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Duration of ICU stay [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Duration of hospital stay [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Hospital mortality [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Hospital discharge with the ongoing requirement for renal replacement therapy [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Peak serum NGAL and cystatin C. [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Peak urine NGAL, IL-18 and cystatin C [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 170
Study Start Date: February 2009
Arms Assigned Interventions
Sodium bicarbonate: Active Comparator Drug: Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate: loading dose of 0.5 mmol/Kg and then continuous infusion of 0.2 mmol/Kg/hr
Placebo: Placebo Comparator Drug: Placebo
0.9% sodium chloride

Detailed Description:

We hypothesise:

  1. In patients with SIRS (including the subsets of patients with greater illness severity, such as severe sepsis and septic shock), sodium bicarbonate will delay or avert the development of acute renal failure (RIFLE class I, F, L or E).
  2. In patients with SIRS (including the subsets of patients with greater illness severity, such as severe sepsis and septic shock), serum NGAL is a sensitive and specific predictor of the subsequent development of acute renal failure (RIFLE class I, F, L or E).
  3. Serum NGAL can accurately identify patients with SIRS who will gain the greatest benefit from an intervention capable of delaying or averting the progression of early renal impairment to acute renal failure.
  4. Changes in serum NGAL with and without treatment with sodium bicarbonate are more predictive of subsequent clinical course at an earlier time point than are conventionally measured markers of renal function (serum creatinine, serum urea, calculated glomerular filtration rate) and other experimental markers of renal function (urine IL-18 and NGAL, serum or urine cystatin C).

To test these hypotheses we have designed a protocol that simultaneously tests both NGAL as a diagnostic strategy and sodium bicarbonate as a therapeutic intervention.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Consent obtained
  • Diagnosis of SIRS. Requires any TWO of:

temperature > 38°C or < 36°C OR heart rate > 90 beats/min OR respiratory rate > 20 breaths/min. PaCO2 < 32 mm Hg OR alteration of white blood cell count > 12,000 cells/mm3, < 4,000 cells/mm3, or the presence of > 10% immature neutrophils

  • Arterial line already in place
  • Central venous catheter already in place
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Within 24 hours of admission to the ICU

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unlikely to remain in ICU for >72 hours
  • Moribund patient
  • Pre-existing CKD, transplant or ESRD
  • Receiving (or about to receive) continuous renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure at time of enrolment
  • Diagnosis of acute GN, AIN, vasculitis or post-renal aetiology
  • Known/suspected study allergy to sodium bicarbonate
  • Enrolling physician concern about patient enrolment
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00706771

Contacts
Contact: Michael C Reade, MBBS DPhil 39-496-5000 ext 4838 michael.reade@austin.org.au
Contact: Forbes McGain, MBBS FJFICM 38-345-6666 Forbes.McGain@wh.org.au

Locations
Australia, Victoria
Northern Hospital
Epping, Victoria, Australia, 3076
Austin Hospital
Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3084
Western Hospital
Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Sponsors and Collaborators
Austin Health
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Michael C Reade, MBBS DPhil Austin & Northern Hospitals, University of Melbourne
Principal Investigator: Forbes McGain, MBBS FJFICM Western Hospital, University of Melbourne
Principal Investigator: Rinaldo Bellomo, MD FJFICM Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne
  More Information

Responsible Party: The Northern Hospital, Melbourne, Australia ( Associate Professor Michael C. Reade )
Study ID Numbers: TNH 18/08
Study First Received: June 26, 2008
Last Updated: December 8, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00706771  
Health Authority: Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration

Keywords provided by Austin Health:
sodium bicarbonate
serum neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin
renal impairment
renal failure
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
defined
by serum NGAL ≥ 100 ng/ml.

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Signs and Symptoms
Shock
Urologic Diseases
Urination Disorders
Oliguria
Inflammation
Kidney Failure

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Urological Manifestations
Pathologic Processes
Disease
Syndrome

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009