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The Acetylcysteine for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy Trial (ACT)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00736866
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 18, 2008
Last Update Posted : July 12, 2010
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Medley Pharmaceutical Industry SA
Information provided by:
Hospital do Coracao

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of acetylcysteine compared to placebo for the contrast-induced nephropathy prevention, between 48 and 96 hours after procedures that use contrast.

Contrast-induced nephropathy is defined as an increase of 25% in serum creatinine before the procedure.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Acute Kidney Failure Drug: Acetylcysteine Drug: Placebo Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 2300 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating the Effect of Acetylcysteine for Contrast-induced Nephropathy
Study Start Date : August 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : July 2010
Actual Study Completion Date : July 2010

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MedlinePlus related topics: Kidney Diseases

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Acetylcysteine Drug: Acetylcysteine
Acetylcysteine: 1200 mg every 12 hours for a total of 4 doses. Treatment is to be started 12 hours before angiography, that is, two doses should be administered before it. When this is not achievable, at least one dose should be administered before angiography.
Placebo Comparator: Control Drug: Placebo
Placebo of Acetylcysteine: every 12 hours PO, for a total of 4 doses. Treatment is to be started 12 hours before angiography, that is, two doses should be administered before it. When this is not achievable, at least one dose should be administered before angiography.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Contrast-induced nephropathy incidence [ Time Frame: between 48 and 96 hours after angiographic procedures ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Combined outcome of total mortality, dialysis indication or basal serum creatinine duplication [ Time Frame: within 30 days ]
  2. Combined outcome of total mortality or dialysis indication [ Time Frame: within 30 days ]
  3. The individual components of the combined outcome [ Time Frame: within 30 dias ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

At least one of the following criteria:

  • Aged more than 70 years-old
  • Chronic renal failure (defined as serum creatinine higher than 1.5mg/dL within the last 3 months)
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Congestive heart failure or ventricular disfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction less than 0.45)
  • Shock or intra-aortic balloon pump use
  • Urgency or emergency procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women, breastfeeding or aged below 45 years-old and with no efficacious contraceptive methods.
  • Patients in dialysis
  • Previous inclusion in this trial
  • Patient refusal to informed consent
  • Pacientes com Infarto Agudo do Miocárdio com supradesnivelamento do segmento S-T nos quais não seja possível administrar o protocolo de hidratação pré e pós-procedimento.
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Locations
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Brazil
Hospital do Coração
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04004030
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hospital do Coracao
Medley Pharmaceutical Industry SA
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Eduardo Sousa, PhD Hospital do Coracao
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

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Responsible Party: Otavio Berwanger, Hospital do Coracao
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00736866    
Other Study ID Numbers: IEP- HCor 001/08
First Posted: August 18, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 12, 2010
Last Verified: August 2008
Keywords provided by Hospital do Coracao:
acetylcysteine
contrast-induced nephropathy
angiography
angioplasty with or without Stent
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Kidney Diseases
Renal Insufficiency
Acute Kidney Injury
Urologic Diseases
Acetylcysteine
N-monoacetylcystine
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
 Expectorants
Respiratory System Agents
Free Radical Scavengers
Antioxidants
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Protective Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antidotes