Cytokine Removal With CVVHD Compared to CVVH

Catalan Institute of Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: AKI; Cytokine Release Syndrome; Sepsis

Treatments: Procedure: CVVH; Procedure: CVVHD

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04048525

CYTOHUB

Details and patient eligibility

About

Septic patients with acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) requiring continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRT) present high mortality due to systemic inflammatory response, cytokine liberation, and finally multiorgan dysfunction. Cytokine plasmatic elimination with continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) presents a high resource cost both technical and human. The study primary end-point is to demonstrate a similar cytokine removal of continuous venovenous hemodialysis (CVVHD) respect to CVVH, both modalities employing the same adsorption capacity membrane. As secondary end-points investigators will try to demonstrate technical superiority of CVVHD respect to CVVH. In order to achieve these objectives investigators have designed a proof of concept exploratory trial that will include those participants whom present SA-AKI meeting CRRT initiation criteria. During the first 72 hours investigators will measure plasmatic elimination capacity of main cytokines, and other clinical and prognostic relevant molecules. Investigators wil measure mean filter life during all CRRT with special attention to the first 72 hours. Investigators will also measure hemodynamic, respiratory, and metabolic parameters. Finally, investigators will analyze 90 days survival. Demonstration of a similar immunomodulating capacity and a minor complication rate with its consequent lower cost, should settle the based evidence principles that recommend the use of CVVHD associated to an adsorption capacity membrane in patients with SA-AKI whom need CRRT.

Full description

Investigators will warrant a correct protocol application. Study data will be reviewed by an external monitoring committee from the clinical assay research central unit (UCICEC - IDIBELL). Monitors will contrast registered data from the collection data form (CDF) with data from patient´s medical record. All patient´s medical records will be indefinitely saved in electronical format to be reviewed if necessary. Participants who meet inclusion criteria will be randomized for one of both arms with aleatory assignation using a randomisation sequential (RndSeq) program for Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Investigators will report adverse events (in less than 24 hours if severe) to the sponsor center to be properly evaluated. If the severe adverse event (SAE) is finally evaluated by the study board as related to the intervention arm, urgent notification to health authorities must proceed and study should be interrupted until further decision. Data registry has been created to include all variables with written individual data collection forms (DCF). Data will be bedside registered by the investigators but final software database registration will be done by the statistics outside investigator who has no contact with the participant situation. Cytokines levels will be introduced in DCF when measured (every six months). Statistical analysis will be done by the statistics investigator who wont have any role in patient´s selection, randomization, or follow up. SPSS v. 18.0 for statistical analysis will be used. Variable distribution will be studied and logarithmic transformation will be used on those variables that don't present normal distribution, presumably cytokine levels. Univariate analysis comparing clinical, demographic, biochemical, metabolic, hemodynamic and respiratory baseline variables between both arms (CVVHD and CVVH), will be done with two-tailed t test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables. Variables determined several times (T0, T24, T48, T72) will be analysed using a one-way repeated measures ANOVA test in order to demonstrate differences between both arms. Multivariate analysis will be completed to control those clinically relevant confounding variables as well as to discover baseline differences. According to hypothesis and to the dependent variable on study, investigators will use a survival analysis (to study mortality) with a cox regression model, or a hierarchic multiple linear regression model when the dependent variable is continuous. Arm intervention (CVVHD, CVVH) will be considered as the main independent variable adding other control independent variables. As the study is measuring cytokine levels in five different moments (T0, T24, T48, T72), in order to maximize statistical power and reduce control variables number, the area under the curve (AUC) we´ll be determined for every cytokine during the first 72 hours. Due to this statistical maneuver, investigators will obtain a continuous variable that represents each cytokine level during the biochemical study period (72 hours). To evaluate if the arm intervention improvement in terms of efficacy and safety could be related to cytokine levels during the first 72 hours, a mediation complementary analysis will be done considering cytokine (represented by AUC) as a mediator between the independent variable (intervention arm) and the evaluated effect.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Less than 72 hours from ICU admission to inclusion
• Clinical diagnosis of Severe Sepsis or Septic shock (SCCM definitions)
• Correct therapeutic initial management of septic process (SSC guidelines)
• Clinical diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury (ADQI definitions)
• Acute Kidney Injury meeting CRRT initiation criteria (ADQI guidelines)
• Written informed consent from patient or legal surrogates

Exclusion criteria

• End Stage Renal Disease(ESRD)
• Received previous CRRT or hemodialysis in the last three months
• Inclusion in other ongoing study
• Coexisting illness with a high probability of death

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

CVVHD with ST150

Experimental group

Description:

Patients with sepsis whom present AKI meeting CRRT initiation criteria will be started on CVVHD with PrismafleX eXeed™ II (Hospal) using an ST150SET copolymer of acrylonitrile and sodium methylsulfonate (AN 69) with polyethylenimine treated surface. Anticoagulation of the ST150 set with unfractioned heparin will only be initiated if there´s no clinical contraindication. ST150 set will be changed when clotted and every 24 hours during the first 72 hours of CVVHD. No citrate anticoagulation will be used.

Treatment:

Procedure: CVVHD

CVVH with ST150

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients with sepsis whom present AKI meeting CRRT initiation criteria will be started on CVVH with PrismafleX eXeed™ II (Hospal) using an ST150SET copolymer of acrylonitrile and sodium methylsulfonate (AN 69) with polyethylenimine treated surface. Anticoagulation of the ST150 set with unfractioned heparin will only be initiated if there´s no clinical contraindication. ST150 set will be changed when clotted and every 24 hours during the first 72 hours of CVVH. No citrate anticoagulation will be used.

Treatment:

Procedure: CVVH