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Acute Kidney InjuryAWAKENNCT02443389

Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury Epidemiology in Neonates

An observational study of Acute Kidney Injury, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Introduction: Based on single-center data, approximately 1 of every 3 newborns admitted to tertiary level neonatal intensive care units (NICU) develops acute kidney injury (AKI), and those with AKI have significantly worse outcomes. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 minute to 2 weeks
Conditions the study is for
Acute Kidney Injury
How many people
2,186 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2015to Mar 2016
How long will I take part?
120 Days
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 1 minute to 2 weeks
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Study population: The investigators will conduct a multi-center retrospective cohort study. The investigators will enroll eligible infants who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria at each center for 3 consecutive months. Based on average admissions for 2013 at our centers who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria, it is estimated that it can enroll approximately 3000 infants during this time. All infants admitted to the NICU between January 1, 2014 and march 31, 2014 will be screened for the study.

Who may be able to join

  • All infants born or admitted to a level 2 or 3 NICU will be screened.
  • Infants who received intravenous fluids for > 48 hours will be eligible.

Who cannot join

  • Infants admitted to the NICU at 2 weeks of age or older
  • Infants who undergo cardiovascular surgery repair of a congenital heart lesion within 1 week of life
  • Infants diagnosed with a lethal anomaly upon admission
  • Infants who die within 48 hours after birth

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

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About this study

Introduction:

Based on single-center data, approximately 1 of every 3 newborns admitted to tertiary level neonatal intensive care units (NICU) develops acute kidney injury (AKI), and those with AKI have significantly worse outcomes. To stimulate discussion among researchers, the NIH NIDDK sponsored a workshop on neonatal AKI in April 2013. At that workshop, the group recognized the need to improve collaborations between neonatologists and nephrologists within and across centers. The investigators have created a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary group, Neonatal Kidney Collaborative (NKC), in order to address the following critical needs identified at the workshop: AWAKEN is the inaugural study of this new collaboration.

  1. Development of a standardized evidence-based definition of neonatal AKI
  2. Evaluation of risk factors that predispose neonatal to AKI
  3. Investigation into how fluid provision/ balance impacts biochemical and clinical outcomes
Read the detailed description

The investigators will conduct a multi-center retrospective cohort study. The investigators will enroll eligible infants who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria at each center for 3 consecutive months. Based on average admissions for 2013 at our centers who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria, and estimate that it can enroll approximately 3000 infants during this time.

  1. Specific Aim 1: Determine if the proposed neonatal AKI definition adapted to neonates is able to predict mortality, length of stay, and discharge serum creatinine (SCr).
  2. Our primary hypothesis is that higher stages of AKI are associated with mortality, even after controlling for severity of illness, interventions and demographics.
  3. Populations
  4. Inclusion Criteria - All infants born or admitted to a level 2 or 3 NICU will be screened. Infants who received intravenous fluids for > 48 hours will be eligible.
  5. Exclusion -- Infants admitted to the NICU at 2 weeks of age or older; Infants who undergo cardiovascular surgery repair of a congenital heart lesion within 1 week of life; Infants diagnosed with a lethal anomaly upon admission; Infants who die within 48 hours after birth
  6. Primary Exposure - Neonatal AKI definitions (table 3)
  7. Primary Outcome - Survival
  8. In premature infants - defined as survival to 36 weeks post gestational age or hospital discharge (whichever comes first)
  9. In term infants - defined as hospital survival to 28 days.
  10. Secondary outcomes
  11. Hospital length of stay
  12. Last serum creatinine obtained
  13. Potential confounders - gestational age, birth weight, 5 minute APGAR score, multiple gestation, significant renal anomalies, SNAP-II score
  14. Exploratory outcomes - recognize that the proposed definition may not be the best definition to predict clinical outcomes. Also recognize that there may be a need to have different definitions for premature infants. The investigators plan to explore how other definitions reported in the literature can predict these outcomes (for example using the 90th % for normative values). In addition, this will have the largest comprehensive database to explore new definitions which could incorporate urine output, fluid balance and other factors.
  15. Specific Aim 2: Define the risk factors associated with neonatal AKI.
  16. Our hypothesis is that maternal and infant risk factors will predict AKI.
  17. Population - same as in Specific Aim 1
  18. Design - randomize cohort to a prediction and a validation groups. Develop a risk factor prediction model with the first group, and test the ability of the model to predict AKI with the second group.
  19. Exposures (see full list in appendix 1 - Data collection sheets)
  20. Maternal Demographic Factors
  21. Neonatal Demographic Factors
  22. Interventions / Medications
  23. Co-Morbidities
  24. Primary Outcome - KDIGO AKI definition modified for neonates (Table 3).
  25. Specific Aim 3: Determine how fluid balance during the first few weeks of life relates to biochemical data and clinical outcomes.
  26. Our hypotheses are that fluid provision affects chemistry panels (serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, serum sodium) and that fluid balance is associated with clinical outcomes.
  27. Population - same as in Specific Aim 1
  28. Design
  29. Evaluation of fluid balance - will use birth weight as the reference weight and calculate changes in weight over time as a percentage of birth weight.
  30. Will describe the association between fluid balance and changes in serum creatinine (SCr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum sodium.
  31. Will then evaluate how fluid balance (and the associated biochemical changes) affects clinical outcomes.
  32. Primary Clinical Outcome - Survival
  33. In premature infants - defined as survival to 36 weeks post gestational age or hospital discharge (whichever comes first)
  34. In term infants - defined as hospital survival to 28 days.
  35. Secondary outcomes
  36. Hospital length of stay
  37. Ventilator free days in the first 28 days of life.
  38. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  39. Intraventricular hemorrhage
  40. Last serum creatinine obtained
  41. Use of blood pressure support medications
  42. Use of diuretics
  43. Patent ductus arteriosus

Data will be captured at each institution and entered into web-based forms in real time.

The investigators plan to have 5 different integrated forms:

  1. Screening form
  2. Baseline form for included infants
  3. Daily Assessment form (first 7 days after birth)
  4. Weekly Assessment form (weeks 2 - 18)
  5. Discharge form
Keywords
nephrotoxic, Fluid overload, Acute renal failure, Prematurity, Risk factors, Epidemiology
Medical subject headings
Acute Kidney Injury, Edema, Premature Birth

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT02443389
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Neonates admitted to NICURetrospective cohort of neonates admitted to NICU with stated inclusion and exclusion criteria

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Determine if the KDIGO AKI definition adapted to neonates can predict mortality, length of stay, and discharge serum creatinine (SCr).

    Measured: NICU admit though 18 weeks hospitalization or hospital discharge whichever comes first.

  2. Define the major risk factors associated with neonatal AKI. We will randomly split the cohort into two groups. We will develop a risk factor prediction model with the first group, and test the ability of the model to predict AKI with the second group.

    Measured: NICU admit though 18 weeks hospitalization or hospital discharge whichever comes first.

  3. Determine how fluid balance during the first few weeks of life relates to biochemical data and clinical outcomes.

    Measured: NICU admit though 18 weeks hospitalization or hospital discharge whichever comes first.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 May 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2015
  3. Primary completionJan 2016
  4. Study completionMar 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
2,186 participants (actual)
Target duration
120 Days
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02443389
Sponsor's protocol ID
X140917002
Acronym
AWAKEN
Status last verified
Dec 2022
First submitted
11 May 2015
Last updated
15 Dec 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Selewski DT, Gist KM, Nathan AT, Goldstein SL, Boohaker LJ, Akcan-Arikan A, Bonachea EM, Hanna M, Joseph C, Mahan JD, Mammen C, Nada A, Reidy K, Staples A, Wintermark P, Griffin R, Askenazi DJ, Guillet R; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative. The impact of fluid balance on outcomes in premature neonates: a report from the AWAKEN study group. Pediatr Res. 2020 Feb;87(3):550-557. doi: 10.1038/s41390-019-0579-1. Epub 2019 Sep 19.

    PubMed 31537009
  • Starr MC, Boohaker L, Eldredge LC, Menon S, Griffin R, Mayock D, Askenazi D, Hingorani S; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative. Acute Kidney Injury is Associated with Poor Lung Outcomes in Infants Born >/=32 Weeks of Gestational Age. Am J Perinatol. 2020 Jan;37(2):231-240. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1698836. Epub 2019 Nov 18.

    PubMed 31739364
  • Askenazi D, Abitbol C, Boohaker L, Griffin R, Raina R, Dower J, Davis TK, Ray PE, Perazzo S, DeFreitas M, Milner L, Ambalavanan N, Cole FS, Rademacher E, Zappitelli M, Mhanna M; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative. Optimizing the AKI definition during first postnatal week using Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury Epidemiology in Neonates (AWAKEN) cohort. Pediatr Res. 2019 Feb;85(3):329-338. doi: 10.1038/s41390-018-0249-8. Epub 2018 Dec 13.

    PubMed 30643188
  • Charlton JR, Boohaker L, Askenazi D, Brophy PD, D'Angio C, Fuloria M, Gien J, Griffin R, Hingorani S, Ingraham S, Mian A, Ohls RK, Rastogi S, Rhee CJ, Revenis M, Sarkar S, Smith A, Starr M, Kent AL; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative. Incidence and Risk Factors of Early Onset Neonatal AKI. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Feb 7;14(2):184-195. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03670318. Epub 2019 Jan 31.

    PubMed 31738181
  • Harer MW, Askenazi DJ, Boohaker LJ, Carmody JB, Griffin RL, Guillet R, Selewski DT, Swanson JR, Charlton JR; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative (NKC). Association Between Early Caffeine Citrate Administration and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Preterm Neonates: Results From the AWAKEN Study. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 Jun 4;172(6):e180322. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.0322. Epub 2018 Jun 4.

    PubMed 29610830
  • Kraut EJ, Boohaker LJ, Askenazi DJ, Fletcher J, Kent AL; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative (NKC). Incidence of neonatal hypertension from a large multicenter study [Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury Epidemiology in Neonates-AWAKEN]. Pediatr Res. 2018 Aug;84(2):279-289. doi: 10.1038/s41390-018-0018-8. Epub 2018 May 23.

    PubMed 29795211
  • Jetton JG, Boohaker LJ, Sethi SK, Wazir S, Rohatgi S, Soranno DE, Chishti AS, Woroniecki R, Mammen C, Swanson JR, Sridhar S, Wong CS, Kupferman JC, Griffin RL, Askenazi DJ; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative (NKC). Incidence and outcomes of neonatal acute kidney injury (AWAKEN): a multicentre, multinational, observational cohort study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2017 Nov;1(3):184-194. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(17)30069-X.

    PubMed 29732396
  • Selewski DT, Akcan-Arikan A, Bonachea EM, Gist KM, Goldstein SL, Hanna M, Joseph C, Mahan JD, Nada A, Nathan AT, Reidy K, Staples A, Wintermark P, Boohaker LJ, Griffin R, Askenazi DJ, Guillet R; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative. The impact of fluid balance on outcomes in critically ill near-term/term neonates: a report from the AWAKEN study group. Pediatr Res. 2019 Jan;85(1):79-85. doi: 10.1038/s41390-018-0183-9. Epub 2018 Sep 20.

    PubMed 30237572
  • Kirkley MJ, Boohaker L, Griffin R, Soranno DE, Gien J, Askenazi D, Gist KM; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative (NKC). Acute kidney injury in neonatal encephalopathy: an evaluation of the AWAKEN database. Pediatr Nephrol. 2019 Jan;34(1):169-176. doi: 10.1007/s00467-018-4068-2. Epub 2018 Aug 28.

    PubMed 30155763
  • Charlton JR, Boohaker L, Askenazi D, Brophy PD, Fuloria M, Gien J, Griffin R, Hingorani S, Ingraham S, Mian A, Ohls RK, Rastogi S, Rhee CJ, Revenis M, Sarkar S, Starr M, Kent AL; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative (NKC). Late onset neonatal acute kidney injury: results from the AWAKEN Study. Pediatr Res. 2019 Feb;85(3):339-348. doi: 10.1038/s41390-018-0255-x. Epub 2018 Dec 13.

    PubMed 30546043
  • Jetton JG, Guillet R, Askenazi DJ, Dill L, Jacobs J, Kent AL, Selewski DT, Abitbol CL, Kaskel FJ, Mhanna MJ, Ambalavanan N, Charlton JR; Neonatal Kidney Collaborative. Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury Epidemiology in Neonates: Design of a Retrospective Cohort Study. Front Pediatr. 2016 Jul 19;4:68. doi: 10.3389/fped.2016.00068. eCollection 2016.

    PubMed 27486571
  • Kent AL, Charlton JR, Guillet R, Gist KM, Hanna M, El Samra A, Fletcher J, Selewski DT, Mammen C. Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury: A Survey of Neonatologists' and Nephrologists' Perceptions and Practice Management. Am J Perinatol. 2018 Jan;35(1):1-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1604260. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

    PubMed 28709164
  • Stoops C, Boohaker L, Sims B, Griffin R, Selewski DT, Askenazi D; on behalf of the National Kidney Collaborative (NKC). The Association of Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Acute Kidney Injury in Premature Infants from the Assessment of the Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury Epidemiology in Neonates (AWAKEN) Study. Neonatology. 2019;116(4):321-330. doi: 10.1159/000501708. Epub 2019 Aug 28.

    PubMed 31461717

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Acute Kidney Injury, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham 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 4 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 15 Dec 2022. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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What does the primary outcome measure?

Determine if the KDIGO AKI definition adapted to neonates can predict mortality, length of stay, and discharge serum creatinine (SCr). (time frame: NICU admit though 18 weeks hospitalization or hospital discharge whichever comes first.). 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 NCT02443389, which also lists 13 linked publications.

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