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Curcumin to Prevent Complications After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Lawson Health Research Institute
Collaborator:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Amit Garg, Lawson Health Research Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01225094
First received: October 19, 2010
Last updated: March 6, 2017
Last verified: March 2017
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Purpose
The purpose of this program of research is to determine whether curcumin, a natural health product, can prevent acute kidney injury and other complications after elective AAA repair. If proven safe and effective, curcumin is an inexpensive intervention which can be readily applied to almost 50,000 AAA repairs performed worldwide each year. New knowledge about this intervention may also guide its use in other surgical and medical settings to prevent complications to the kidneys, heart and other organs.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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| Acute Kidney Injury Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm | Drug: curcumin Other: placebo | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor Primary Purpose: Prevention |
| Official Title: | Curcumin to Prevent Perioperative Complications After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: a Randomized Controlled Trial |
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Further study details as provided by Amit Garg, Lawson Health Research Institute:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Urine IL-18 [ Time Frame: Post op value ]We will examine the evidence of curcumin on biomarkers and whether it is well tolerated
- NT-ProBNP [ Time Frame: Change in post-operative minus pre-operative plasma NT-Pro BNP ]
- hsCRP [ Time Frame: Change in post-operative minus pre-operative plasma hsCRP ]
- Serum creatinine [ Time Frame: Change in peak post-operative serum creatinine (umol/L) in the 7 days following AAA repair minus pre-op value ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Binary measures of continuous biomarker outcomes [ Time Frame: Continuous ]e.g acute kidney injury defined using accepted criteria
- Safety outcomes [ Time Frame: Peri-operative period ]Anemia, hypoglycemia, diarrhea, bleeding, peptic ulcer, nausea
- Composite clinical outcomes adjudicated by investigators unaware of treatment outcomes [ Time Frame: Within 30 days of AA repair ]New acute dialysis, myocardial infarction, receipt of coronary revascularization, sepsis, pneumonia, non-fatal cardiac arrest, stroke, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, lower limb amputation, ischemic bowel, congestive heart failure, death
Other Outcome Measures:
- Other outcome measures [ Time Frame: Peri-operative period ]Study medication adherence, length of hospital stay, pain, blood pressure 3 hours after repair, urine output 3 hours after repair, other urine and blood biomarkers, tracer outcomes
| Enrollment: | 606 |
| Study Start Date: | November 2011 |
| Study Completion Date: | August 2016 |
| Primary Completion Date: | November 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: curcumin
Patients will take the study medication (500 mg x 4 capsules, twice daily [BID]) for two days leading up to repair, totaling 4000 mg per day. They will take a dose (2000 mg) the morning of repair, at the same time as regular medications not held for surgery. While they are on call to the operating room, they will take another dose of 2000 mg., and then another 2000 mg dose 6 hours after the repair. Final dose (2000 mg)is administered morning after repair.
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Drug: curcumin
Patients will take the study medication (500 mg x 4 capsules, twice daily [BID]) for two days leading up to repair, totaling 4000 mg per day. They will take a dose (2000 mg) the morning of repair, at the same time as regular medications not held for surgery. While they are on call to the operating room, they will take another dose of 2000 mg and then another 2000 mg dose 6 hours after the repair. Final dose is administered the morning after repair.
Other Name: NHPID name: curcumin
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Placebo Comparator: placebo
The placebo will look, smell, taste, and in every way be identical to the active drug. Patients will take the study medication in the exact same manner as the curcumin regimen.
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Other: placebo
The placebo will look, smell, taste, and in every way be identical to the active drug. Patients will take the study medication in the exact same manner as the curcumin regimen.
Other Name: No brand name applicable.
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Detailed Description:
An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a ballooning of the abdominal aorta, the major blood vessel of the body. AAA occurs in up to 2% of adults. Surgeons will plan an AAA repair when the aneurysm grows bigger than 5.5cm, because the AAA might burst without repair. Over 47,000 AAA repairs are performed each year. Despite the benefits of AAA repair there are risks, and the kidneys can be severely injured. We will test whether the natural health product curcumin has an effect on biomarkers of inflammation, kidney injury and heart injury from AAA repair. Curcumin appears to fight oxidation and inflammation, which are ways that the body can be injured by surgery. We will study 600 patients who have elective AAA repair. The patients will receive either curcumin or a matching placebo. We will recruit the 600 patients from 10 centres in Ontario. This study will help us determine whether curcumin exerts any biological effect on biomarkers and whether it is well tolerated. If there is evidence of beneficial effects in this 600 patient trial, this will justify a future larger trial to assess the effects of curcumin on outcomes most important to patients, families and their healthcare providers.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Elective repair of an AAA (excludes thoracic or thoracoabdominal aneurysms)
- 18 years of age or older
- Able to provide informed consent
- Has one or more of the following criteria at time of preoperative assessment:
- x Open repair OR
- x Endovascular repair with ≥ 1 of the following criteria:
- o diabetes mellitus treated with insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents
- o age > 70 years
- o pre-existing renal impairment (baseline serum creatinine level >177 μmol/L for men or >146 μmol/L for women)
- If diabetic, is able and willing to collect and record glucose levels at home
Exclusion Criteria:
- emergent or urgent repair (repair < 3 days from pre-admission visit; ruptured AAA)
- prior renal transplantation
- pregnant or breastfeeding
- active gastrointestinal reflux disease, gastrointestinal ulcers or hepatobiliary disease (including gallstones)
- has active liver disease
- evidence of AKI (> 50% increase in serum creatinine) in the 30 days prior to repair
- enrolled in another randomized controlled trial
- receipt of ≥ 1 dialysis treatment in the past week
- previous participation in this trial
- repair is scheduled > 90 days from date of informed consent
- unable to provide written consent
- allergy(ies) to any member of the Zingiberaceae family: turmeric, ginger, curry, cumin, cardamom)
- allergy(ies) to ingredients of the study product or placebo: yellow or red food coloring, gelatin or cellulose
- have a history of major bleeding event in the previous 6 months
- bleeding disorders: a diagnosis of hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, platelets less than 70 for any reason
- history of hypoglycemia in the past 6 months: blood sugar less than or equal to 3.5 mmol/L
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01225094
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01225094
Locations
| Canada, Alberta | |
| University of Calgary | |
| Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 6A8 | |
| University of Alberta Hospital | |
| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7 | |
| Canada, Manitoba | |
| St. Boniface Hospital | |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2H 2A6 | |
| Canada, Ontario | |
| Hamilton General Hospital | |
| Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2 | |
| London Health Sciences Centre | |
| London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 5W9 | |
| The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus | |
| Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y4E9 | |
| Sudbury Regional Hospital | |
| Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, P3E5J1 | |
| Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | |
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N3M5 | |
| St. Michael's Hospital | |
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B1W8 | |
| Canada, Quebec | |
| Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital | |
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1T 2M4 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Lawson Health Research Institute
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Amit X Garg, MD, PhD | Lawson Health Research Institute |
More Information
Additional Information:
| Responsible Party: | Amit Garg, Professor, Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Lawson Health Research Institute |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01225094 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
16593 |
| Study First Received: | October 19, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | March 6, 2017 |
Keywords provided by Amit Garg, Lawson Health Research Institute:
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AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm acute kidney injury ischemia-reperfusion |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Aneurysm Acute Kidney Injury Aortic Aneurysm Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Renal Insufficiency Kidney Diseases Urologic Diseases Aortic Diseases Curcumin |
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Analgesics, Non-Narcotic Analgesics Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Anti-Inflammatory Agents Antirheumatic Agents Antineoplastic Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 28, 2017