Acute Kidney InjuryNCT01862419
An Electronic Alert System for In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury
A study testing Alert in people with Acute Kidney Injury, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This study will randomize hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) to usual care, or an electronic alert intervention. The electronic alert will be in the form of a text page that will be sent to the covering clinician and unit pharmacist once per patient with AKI at the time lab results are uploaded. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Acute Kidney Injury
- What is being tested?
- Alert
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 2,393 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Sep 2013to Apr 2014
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adults >=18 years
- Admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for greater than 24 hours.
Who cannot join
- Dialysis order within 24 hours of admission
- Dialysis order prior to AKI onset
- Initial creatinine >=4.0mg/dl
- Prior admission in which patient was randomized.
- Nephrectomy during the admission
- Admission to hospice service
- Admission to observation status
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
About this study
Official title: An Electronic Alert System for In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
This study will randomize hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) to usual care, or an electronic alert intervention. The electronic alert will be in the form of a text page that will be sent to the covering clinician and unit pharmacist once per patient with AKI at the time lab results are uploaded. The investigators hypothesize that such an alert will improve outcomes in these patients.
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Being tested
- Alert
- Medical subject headings
- Acute Kidney Injury
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
AlertOther
Also called Text page sent to patient's covering provider and unit pharmacist informing them of the presence of AKI as detected by changes in serum creatinine.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | Experimental | Text page sent to patient's covering provider and unit pharmacist informing them of the presence of AKI as detected by changes in serum creatinine. Receives: Other: Alert |
| Usual Care | No intervention | Usual care arm. No alert will be provided to the patient's covering provider or unit pharmacist. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Dialysis Within 7 Days
This metric will be sequentially ranked. The provision of acute dialysis therapy will be ranked as a more severe outcome than the worst relative change in creatinine and death will be ranked as a more severe outcome than dialysis.
Measured: From start of AKI to 7 days later
Death
Measured: 7 days of randomization
Relative Maximum Change in Creatinine
Measured: 7 days of randomization
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 May 2013 (estimated)
- Study startSep 2013
- Primary completionApr 2014
- Study completionApr 2014
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Acute Kidney InjuryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of PennsylvaniaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 2,393 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Barry Fuchs, MD, Principal investigator, University of PennsylvaniaFrancis P Wilson, MD MSCE, Principal investigator, University of Pennsylvania
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01862419
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 817822
- Status last verified
- Apr 2014
- First submitted
- 16 May 2013
- Last updated
- 25 Mar 2015
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Wilson FP, Shashaty M, Testani J, Aqeel I, Borovskiy Y, Ellenberg SS, Feldman HI, Fernandez H, Gitelman Y, Lin J, Negoianu D, Parikh CR, Reese PP, Urbani R, Fuchs B. Automated, electronic alerts for acute kidney injury: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2015 May 16;385(9981):1966-74. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60266-5. Epub 2015 Feb 26.
PubMed 25726515Wilson FP, Reese PP, Shashaty MG, Ellenberg SS, Gitelman Y, Bansal AD, Urbani R, Feldman HI, Fuchs B. A trial of in-hospital, electronic alerts for acute kidney injury: design and rationale. Clin Trials. 2014 Oct;11(5):521-9. doi: 10.1177/1740774514542619. Epub 2014 Jul 14.
PubMed 25023200
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Mar 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- An Electronic Alert System for In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01862419
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 817822
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 2,393 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of PennsylvaniaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Sep 2013
- Primary completion
- Apr 2014 (actual)
- Study completion
- Apr 2014 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 May 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 25 Mar 2015
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study will randomize hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) to usual care, or an electronic alert intervention. The electronic alert will be in the form of a text page that will be sent to the covering clinician and unit pharmacist once per patient with AKI at the time lab results are uploaded. The investigators hypothesize that such an alert will improve outcomes in these patients.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind (participant, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | Experimental | Other: AlertText page sent to patient's covering provider and unit pharmacist informing them of the presence of AKI as detected by changes in serum creatinine. |
| Usual Care | No intervention | –Usual care arm. No alert will be provided to the patient's covering provider or unit pharmacist. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Adults >=18 years
- Admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for greater than 24 hours.
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Dialysis order within 24 hours of admission
- Dialysis order prior to AKI onset
- Initial creatinine >=4.0mg/dl
- Prior admission in which patient was randomized.
- Nephrectomy during the admission
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| AlertAlso: Text page sent to patient's covering provider and unit pharmacist informing them of the presence of AKI as detected by changes in serum creatinine. | Other | Alert |
Primary outcome
Dialysis Within 7 Days
Time frame: From start of AKI to 7 days later
This metric will be sequentially ranked. The provision of acute dialysis therapy will be ranked as a more severe outcome than the worst relative change in creatinine and death will be ranked as a more severe outcome than dialysis.
Death
Time frame: 7 days of randomization
Relative Maximum Change in Creatinine
Time frame: 7 days of randomization
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Mar 2015.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 25726515Wilson FP, Shashaty M, Testani J, Aqeel I, Borovskiy Y, Ellenberg SS, Feldman HI, Fernandez H, Gitelman Y, Lin J, Negoianu D, Parikh CR, Reese PP, Urbani R, Fuchs B. Automated, electronic alerts for acute kidney injury: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2015 May 16;385(9981):1966-74. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60266-5. Epub 2015 Feb 26.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 25023200Wilson FP, Reese PP, Shashaty MG, Ellenberg SS, Gitelman Y, Bansal AD, Urbani R, Feldman HI, Fuchs B. A trial of in-hospital, electronic alerts for acute kidney injury: design and rationale. Clin Trials. 2014 Oct;11(5):521-9. doi: 10.1177/1740774514542619. Epub 2014 Jul 14.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Barry Fuchs, MD principal investigator
University of Pennsylvania
Francis P Wilson, MD MSCE principal investigator
University of Pennsylvania
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Alert in people with Acute Kidney Injury, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Mar 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 25 Mar 2015). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Dialysis Within 7 Days (time frame: From start of AKI to 7 days later). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01862419, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Mar 2015; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.