Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
254 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2016-01-31
2017-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Previous animal studies have shown that reduced telomere length and telomerase activity in mice increases their susceptibility to ischaemia induced renal injury. The current study will look at whether a similar association is seen in humans, using cardiopulmonary bypass as a mechanism for studying ischaemia/inflammatory induced kidney injury. It aims to answer the primary research question: Are telomere length and telomerase activity related to the development of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery? The presence of such an association would provide new avenues in the development of biomarkers to predict outcomes following cardiac surgery. In addition to scoring tools currently in clinical practice, such biomarkers might allow better risk stratification of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Patient Registry and sample storage: Tissue samples and patient data collected in these patients will also form part of the Barts Cardiovascular Registry (BAR). This is a Biobank facility run by Barts Heart Centre in collaboration with United Kingdom (UK) Biobank. All aspects of patient recruitment, data collection, data storage, and data analysis will be covered by Standard Operating Procedures to ensure data quality of the registry.
Quality assurance: The management team for the BAR will be responsible for auditing the completeness and validity of the data.
Sample size: As we have no preceding data on a possible association with telomere biology and AKI post-cardiac surgery we have been unable to perform a power calculation for sample size. In effect, the present study will be a large pilot study looking at this association. Previously reported studies give an incidence of AKI following cardiac surgery of between 15 and 25%. In order to have approximately 200 AKI patients to study, we will aim to recruit 1000 patients. This is realistic given that the Barts Heart Centre should be performing approximately 50 cardiac operations per week. Once recruitment is established, an interim analysis will be performed to allow a more accurate estimation of sample size.
Statistical analysis: All relevant clinical parameters will be analysed by frequencies, tabulations, correlations, distributions of normality and comparisons accordingly. An array of statistical methods will be employed for parametric and non-parametric data including Multivariate of all factors associated with the development of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis will be used to investigate clinical outcomes and the new markers of cell senescence (telomere length, telomerase activity, and DNA methylation status). Missing data values will be rectified where possible by review of the primary medical records. Missing data values due to incomplete sample collection will be dealt with by statistical modelling.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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AKI Patients
Patients who develop acute kidney injury within the first 5 days following their cardiac surgical operation.
No intervention
No intervention. This is an observational study of how patients' renal function responds to their surgery. The groups are defined by this response. There is no difference between clinical interventions between the two groups.
Non-AKI patients
Patients who do not develop acute kidney injury within the first 5 days following their cardiac surgical operation.
No intervention
No intervention. This is an observational study of how patients' renal function responds to their surgery. The groups are defined by this response. There is no difference between clinical interventions between the two groups.
Interventions
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No intervention
No intervention. This is an observational study of how patients' renal function responds to their surgery. The groups are defined by this response. There is no difference between clinical interventions between the two groups.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Renal transplant patients
18 Years
100 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Barts & The London NHS Trust
OTHER
Queen Mary University of London
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Magdi M Yaqoob, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Queen mary Univerisity of London
Locations
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St Bartholomew's Hospital
London, , United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Thakar CV, Arrigain S, Worley S, Yared JP, Paganini EP. A clinical score to predict acute renal failure after cardiac surgery. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2005 Jan;16(1):162-8. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2004040331. Epub 2004 Nov 24.
Hobson CE, Yavas S, Segal MS, Schold JD, Tribble CG, Layon AJ, Bihorac A. Acute kidney injury is associated with increased long-term mortality after cardiothoracic surgery. Circulation. 2009 May 12;119(18):2444-53. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.800011. Epub 2009 Apr 27.
Loef BG, Epema AH, Smilde TD, Henning RH, Ebels T, Navis G, Stegeman CA. Immediate postoperative renal function deterioration in cardiac surgical patients predicts in-hospital mortality and long-term survival. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2005 Jan;16(1):195-200. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2003100875. Epub 2004 Nov 24.
Westhoff JH, Schildhorn C, Jacobi C, Homme M, Hartner A, Braun H, Kryzer C, Wang C, von Zglinicki T, Kranzlin B, Gretz N, Melk A. Telomere shortening reduces regenerative capacity after acute kidney injury. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Feb;21(2):327-36. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2009010072. Epub 2009 Dec 3.
Other Identifiers
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010706
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id