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Liver CirrhosisGLOBAL-AKINCT05387811

International Registry of Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhosis: The GLOBAL AKI Project

An observational study of Liver Cirrhosis and Acute Kidney Injury, run by Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova at 38 sites in 21 countries.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The aims of this study will be to identify the clinical characteristics, the management and the outcomes of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis worldwide. Specific aims: 1. To establish the severity of AKI across different regions 2. To identify precipitants of AKI across different centers 3. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Crystalloids, albumin, vasoconstrictors, diuretics, renal replacement therapy
How many people
1,456 participants
Where
38 sitesin 21 countries
Study dates
1 Jul 2022to 30 Nov 2023
How long will I take part?
90 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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with cirrhosis admitted to hospital for the treatment of a complication of liver disease (ascites, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, bacterial infections, jaundice, etc) Patients without AKI will enter in a screening period during the hospitalization to identify patients with hospital-acquired AKI. For patients that will not develop AKI during hospitalization, no other visits will be performed during the study, except for the discharge and follow-up visits.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with cirrhosis admitted to hospital for the treatment of a complication of liver disease (ascites, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, bacterial infections, jaundice, etc)

Who cannot join

  • Age < 18 years old;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma outside Milan criteria (i.e., a single lesion <5 cm or multiple lesions [maximum of three], the largest of which measures ≤ 3 cm);
  • Extrahepatic malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer within last 5 years;
  • Previously known severe extrahepatic diseases (e.g., chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis, severe congestive heart disease [NYHA class ≥ 3]; severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [GOLD class ≥ 3], psychiatric disorders);
  • Previous solid organ transplantation;
  • HIV infection with CD4 ≤ 250/µL;
  • Patients who cannot provide prior informed consent and no legal surrogate decision maker

Trial locations and contacts

38 sites in 21 countries.

38 sites in 21 countries

United States5 sites
  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903

  • Baylor University Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75246

  • Indiana University

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • Ochsner Medical Center

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121

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Italy5 sites
  • IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Bologna

    Bologna

  • Università La Sapienza - Latina

    Latina

  • Hospital Niguarda Milan

    Milan

  • University and Hospital of Padua

    Padua, 35128

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

    Torino

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Argentina4 sites
  • Hospital de Gastroenterología "Dr. Carlos Bonorino Udaondo"

    Buenos Aires

  • Hospital Italiano

    Buenos Aires

  • Hospital Nacional Prof. Alejandro Posadas

    El Palomar

  • Universidad de Rosario

    Rosario

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Mexico3 sites
  • Central Military Hospital

    Mexico City

  • Hospital General

    Mexico City

  • Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán"

    Mexico City

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France2 sites
  • Jean Minjoz University Hospital

    Besançon

  • Hospital Beaujon

    Clichy

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Germany2 sites
  • University of Aachen

    Aachen

  • University Hospital Munich

    Munich

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South Korea2 sites
  • Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital

    Anyang

  • Hallym University College of Medicine

    Chuncheon

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Spain2 sites
  • Hospital Clinic

    Barcelona

  • Hospital Vall D'Hebron

    Barcelona

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Brazil1 site
  • Hospital Federal de Bonsoccesso

    Rio de Janeiro

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Chile1 site
  • Universidad de Chile

    Santiago

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China1 site
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    Shanghai

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Denmark1 site
  • Hvidovre Hospital

    Copenhagen

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Egypt1 site
  • Ain Shams University

    Cairo

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Ethiopia1 site
  • Black Lion Hospital

    Addis Ababa

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Hungary1 site
  • Hospital of Debrecen

    Debrecen

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India1 site
  • Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences

    New Delhi

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Netherlands1 site
  • Erasmus Medical Center

    Rotterdam

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Paraguay1 site
  • Hospital de Clínicas Facultad de Ciencias Médicas U.N.A.

    Asunción

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Peru1 site
  • Hospital Nacional D.A. Carrion

    Lima

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Poland1 site
  • Medical University of Warsaw

    Warsaw

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Russia1 site
  • University of Moscow

    Moscow

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About this study

Official title: Characteristics and Management of Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis: a Multicenter Intercontinental Observational Prospective Study: The International Club of Ascites GLOBAL AKI Project

The aims of this study will be to identify the clinical characteristics, the management and the outcomes of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis worldwide.

Specific aims:

  1. To establish the severity of AKI across different regions
  2. To identify precipitants of AKI across different centers
  3. To identify the phenotypes of AKI across different centers
  4. To evaluate differences in the management of AKI across different centers and their impact on clinical outcomes
  5. To assess outcomes of acute kidney injury (resolution of AKI, in-hospital mortality, 28-day mortality, 90-day mortality)
Read the detailed description

Each center will then include patients with cirrhosis who are admitted to the hospital with AKI upon admission or who develop AKI during the hospital stay, and who provide signed informed consent.

Acute kidney injury will be defined according to the International Club of Ascites Acute Kidney Injury criteria The following precipitating events of AKI will be considered: volume loss/excessive diuretic use, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), non-SBP infection, gastrointestinal bleeding, nephrotoxic drugs (including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, contrast media), other causes and no identifiable precipitant.

AKI will be classified in the following phenotypes:

  • Hypovolemia-induced AKI: history of excessive fluid losses (i.e., excessive diuresis due to diuretic therapy with loss of body weight >500 g/day or 1,000 g/day in patients without and with edema, respectively; severe diarrhea) or bleeding the days before AKI and improving with fluid administration.
  • HRS-AKI: all the following should be present: a) ascites; b) lack of regression of AKI to a lower stage or resolution of AKI after 2 days of diuretic withdrawal and volume expansion with albumin (1 g/kg of body weight per day to a maximum of 100 g/day); c) absence of shock; d) no current or recent treatment with nephrotoxic drugs; d) absence of parenchymal disease as indicated by proteinuria >500 mg/day, microhaematuria (>50 red blood cells per high power field), urinary injury biomarkers (if available) and/or abnormal renal ultrasonography.

Patients will be followed from admission until liver transplantation, death or 90 days, whichever occurs first. Data collected will include demographic, clinical and biochemical information, such as AKI severity, phenotype and evolution. There will be particular emphasis on collecting data regarding the initial management of AKI occurring in the first 2 to 3 days. Furthermore, basic demographic and disease information will be collected in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis who do not develop AKI during the stay to determine the true burden of AKI in this patient population.

Data will be registered on an electronic case report form (eCRF) using the Research Electronic Data Capture Software REDCap.

  • ATN-AKI: presence of at least three out of six of the following criteria: a) FeNa > 2%; b) urinary osmolality <400 mOsm/L; c) urinary sodium > 40 mEq/L; d) presence of shock or use of nephrotoxic drugs; e) urine sediment showing granular/epithelial casts; f) urine sediment showing renal tubular epithelial cells.
  • Other parenchymal nephropathy: patients with signs of parenchymal nephropathy not qualified for a diagnosis of ATN-AKI (e.g. IgA nephropathy, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, etc.)
  • Post renal AKI: AKI caused by urinary tract obstruction (kidney/bladder stones, prostatic hyperplasia) and resolved after removal of obstruction
  • Unclassified/other AKI: Other types of AKI not fulfilling the afore mentioned phenotypes
Being tested
Crystalloids, albumin, vasoconstrictors, diuretics, renal replacement therapy
Keywords
AKI, International Club of Ascites, Cirrhosis, Global
Medical subject headings
Liver Cirrhosis, Acute Kidney Injury, Hepatorenal Syndrome, Fibrosis

What participants receive

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

  • Crystalloids, albumin, vasoconstrictors, diuretics, renal replacement therapyCombination product

    Adherence to International Club of Ascites recommendations for the management of AKI

What is being measured

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

  1. 90-day Mortality

    Mortality at 90 days

    Measured: 90 days

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Phenotypes of acute kidney injury across geographic areas

    Characteristics of acute kidney injury (clinical type and stage)

    Measured: Hospital stay (up to 90 days)

  2. Staging of acute kidney injury across geographic areas

    Characteristics of acute kidney injury (clinical type and stage)

    Measured: Hospital stay (up to 90 days)

  3. Adherence to the International Club of Ascites recommendations for the management of AKI

    Proportion of patients receiving treatment according to the International Club of Ascites recommmentations for the management of acute kidney injury

    Measured: Hospital stay (up to 90 days)

  4. Progression of AKI

    Progression of AKI will be defined as transition of AKI to a higher stage and/or need for RRT.

    Measured: Hospital stay (up to 90 days)

  5. Resolution of AKI

    Resolution of AKI will be defined as return of serum creatinine to a value within 0.3 mg/dl (26.5 mmol/L) of the baseline value. Partial response will be defined as regression of AKI to a lower stage with a reduction of serum creatinine to ≥0.3 mg/dl (26.5 mmol/L) above the baseline value

    Measured: Hospital stay (up to 90 days)

  6. In-hospital mortality

    Mortality during hospital stay

    Measured: Hospital stay (up to 90 days)

  7. 28-day mortality

    Mortality at 28 days

    Measured: 28 days

  8. Development of CKD

    Chronic kidney disease will be defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 ml/min ml/min/1.73 m2 for >3 months. The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation will be used for estimating glomerular filtration rate

    Measured: 90 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted24 May 2022
  2. Study start1 Jul 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Sep 2023
  4. Study completion30 Nov 2023

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
Prospective
Enrolment
1,456 participants (actual)
Target duration
90 Days
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05387811
Sponsor's protocol ID
AOP2414
Acronym
GLOBAL-AKI
Status last verified
Jan 2024
First submitted
16 May 2022
Last updated
30 Jan 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Angeli P, Gines P, Wong F, Bernardi M, Boyer TD, Gerbes A, Moreau R, Jalan R, Sarin SK, Piano S, Moore K, Lee SS, Durand F, Salerno F, Caraceni P, Kim WR, Arroyo V, Garcia-Tsao G. Diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis: revised consensus recommendations of the International Club of Ascites. J Hepatol. 2015 Apr;62(4):968-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.12.029. Epub 2015 Jan 28. No abstract available.

    PubMed 25638527
  • Patidar KR, Ma AT, Juanola A, Barone A, Incicco S, Kulkarni AV, Hernandez JLP, Wentworth B, Asrani SK, Alessandria C, Abdelkader NA, Wong YJ, Xie Q, Pyrsopoulos NT, Kim SE, Fouad Y, Torre A, Cerda E, Ferrer JD, Maiwall R, Simonetto DA, Papp M, Orman ES, Perricone G, Sole C, Lange CM, Farias AQ, Pereira G, Gadano A, Caraceni P, Thevenot T, Verma N, Kim JH, Vorobioff JD, Cordova-Gallardo J, Ivashkin V, Roblero JP, Maan R, Toledo C, Gioia S, Fassio E, Marino M, Nabilou P, Vargas V, Merli M, Goncalves LL, Rabinowich L, Krag A, Balcar L, Montes P, Mattos AZ, Bruns T, Mohammed A, Laleman W, Carrera E, Cabrera MC, Girala M, Samant H, Raevens S, Madaleno J, Kim RW, Arab JP, Presa J, Ferreira CN, Galante A, Allegretti AS, Takkenberg B, Marciano S, Sarin SK, Durand F, Gines P, Angeli P, Sola E, Piano S; International Club of Ascites GLOBAL AKI team. Global epidemiology of acute kidney injury in hospitalised patients with decompensated cirrhosis: the International Club of Ascites GLOBAL AKI prospective, multicentre, cohort study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 May;10(5):418-430. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00006-8. Epub 2025 Mar 6.

    PubMed 40058397

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Liver Cirrhosis and Acute Kidney Injury, run by Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova at 38 sites in 21 countries.

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 1 inclusion and 8 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 30 Jan 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 38 sites in United States, Italy, Argentina, Mexico, France and 16 more countries. 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.

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?

90-day Mortality (time frame: 90 days). 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 NCT05387811, 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 30 Jan 2024.

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