The NGAL Test™ As An Aid in the Risk Assessment for AKI Stage II and III in an Intensive Care Population
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03057457 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified March 2017 by BioPorto Diagnostics.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : February 20, 2017
Last Update Posted : March 31, 2017
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The NGAL TestTM is a particle-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay for the quantitative determination of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in human EDTA plasma for testing on automated clinical chemistry analyzer.
The First Indication for Use: An NGAL test result above the assay cutoff as an aid in the risk assessment for the development of stage II or III acute kidney injury (AKI) within 1 day of patient assessment in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who are hypotensive (MAP<70 mmHg) and/or receiving vasopressor support. Second Indication for Use: In patents with stage II or III AKI, NGAL measurement aids in the risk assessment of the development of persistent (≥2 days) stage 2 or 3 AKI.
The Primary Objective for this clinical trial is to validate that the NGAL test using a cutoff of 140 ng/ml shows clinical performance in predicting the development of moderate or severe acute kidney injury within 1 day. The Secondary Objective is to validate that the NGAL test shows clinical performance in predicting persistent moderate or severe acute kidney injury during any contiguous 2 day interval.
It is anticipated that up to 20 Clinical Sites in US will participate in the trial. The study sites will recruit consecutive patients meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria who are admitted to hospital in an ICU or critical care setting. Patients will receive their clinical standard of care including standard laboratory and other testing as requested by each subject's physician.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Kidney Injury | Device: NGAL Test |
The NGAL TestTM is a particle-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay for the quantitative determination of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in human EDTA plasma for testing on automated clinical chemistry analyzer.
The First Indication for Use: An NGAL test result above the assay cutoff as an aid in the risk assessment for the development of stage II or III acute kidney injury (AKI) within 1 day of patient assessment in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who are hypotensive (MAP<70 mmHg) and/or receiving vasopressor support. Second Indication for Use: In patents with stage II or III AKI, NGAL measurement aids in the risk assessment of the development of persistent (≥2 days) stage 2 or 3 AKI.
The Primary Objective for this clinical trial is to validate that the NGAL test using a cutoff of 140 ng/ml shows clinical performance in predicting the development of moderate or severe acute kidney injury within 1 day. The Secondary Objective is to validate that the NGAL test shows clinical performance in predicting persistent moderate or severe acute kidney injury during any contiguous 2 day interval.
It is anticipated that up to 20 Clinical Sites in the US will participate in the trial. The study sites will recruit consecutive patients meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria who are admitted to hospital in an ICU or critical care setting. Patients will receive their clinical standard of care including standard laboratory and other testing as requested by each subject's physician. Enrollment is estimated to take approximately six months and the trial will be stopped when the Adjudication Panel has diagnosed at least 85 patients with AKI stage 2 or 3.
Each subject who is enrolled in the study will only have 4 blood draws as part of NGAL TestTM Trial with no additional study activities with the exception of data collection. The NGAL results will not be returned to the treating physician for use in the health management of the study subjects.
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 530 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | The NGAL Test™ As An Aid in the Risk Assessment for AKI Stage II and III in an Intensive Care Population |
Estimated Study Start Date : | March 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2017 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 2018 |
Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Kidney Injury |
Device: NGAL Test
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that BioPorto Diagnostic's NGAL test is able to assist in determining the risk for acute kidney injury for patients who have been admitted to the intensive care unit. |
- Sensitivity and Specificity [ Time Frame: Up to 7 days in ICU or until discharge ]To demonstrate that the sum of sensitivity and specificity is greater than 1 using a cutoff of 140 ng/mL when compared to the primary clinical endpoint AKI as adjudicated KDIGO Stage 2/3 AKI

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
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• Subjects should be enrolled within 24 hrs. of ICU admission, from ED or floor within 24 hrs. of ICU admission or if the subject is from another ICU no more than 24 hrs. from presentation.
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Within 24 hrs. prior to enrollment the subject's
o Cardiovascular SOFA score of >= 1(MAP<70 mmHg and/or receiving any vasopressor support
- Subject or representative written informed consent
- Subject > 18 years of age
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Exclusion Criteria:
- If the subject is part of a special population (pregnancy, prisoners)
- If the subject has received a previous renal transplantation
- If the subject has been diagnosed with moderate to severe AKI prior to enrollment as defined by the treating physician (KDIGO Stage 2/3, RIFLE-I or RIFLE-F/AKIN 2 or AKIN 3) ,
- If the subject is currently on dialysis or in imminent need of dialysis at the time of enrollment
- The subject has been diagnosed with HIV or Hepatitis
- The subject has been diagnosed with Chronic Kidney disease without baseline value - CKD stage 4-5
- If the patient is on palliative care

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03057457
Contact: Patsy Folio | 480-735-9035 | patsy.folio@precisionformedicine.com | |
Contact: Natalia Escuti, MD | 818 481 2248 | natalia.escuti@precisionformedicine.com |
United States, Colorado | |
Colorado Kidney Care | Recruiting |
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218 | |
Contact: Melanie Foster-Schwartz | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
Contact: Brock Katherine |
Responsible Party: | BioPorto Diagnostics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03057457 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NGAL-001 |
First Posted: | February 20, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 31, 2017 |
Last Verified: | March 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Device Product Not Approved or Cleared by U.S. FDA: | Yes |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |