MEMRI and Kidney Disease

NCT ID: NCT06698614

Last Updated: 2025-12-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-07

Study Completion Date

2029-11-07

Brief Summary

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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common and costly.1 Although patients who suffer an episode of AKI may recover, many will go on to develop cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Cardiovascular disease is an important complication of AKI.2 Similar to AKI, CKD and kidney transplantation and kidney donation associations with cardiovascular disease.1 The risk of cardiovascular disease complications is also increased in patients with inflammatory diseases that affect the kidneys, such as vasculitis.

Currently, there are no reliable biomarkers that will identify those patients with kidney disease that will go on to develop cardiovascular disease. This study will explore the potential of manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) to act as a biomarker of AKI and its cardiovascular and renal complications. An analogue of calcium, manganese is readily taken-up into viable cells where it increases T1 relaxivity. Preliminary data show rapid manganese uptake in the heart and kidneys of healthy subjects.

The investigators propose to use MEMRI to demonstrate differences in renal and myocardial calcium handling in patients with acute insults (such as AKI, transplant rejection, donation or episodes of rejection or new vasculitis presentations) or improvements (such as transplantation). The investigators will also investigate whether these abnormalities reverse in those whose injury resolves or persist in those who clearly develop CKD, or who are at risk of future cardiovascular disease and CKD.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Acute Kidney Injury Kidney Transplant Vasculitis Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD)

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Acute Kidney Injury

20 patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI diagnosis will be based on clinical and biochemical data reflecting KDIGO criteria.

MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MRI imaging of the kidney and heart with an intravenous infusion of manganese dipyridoxl diphosphate (Mangafodipir, MnDPDP).

Blood tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

full blood count, urea and electrolytes, liver function test, CRP, biomarkers for endothelial function, storage of serum and plasma for future analyses.

Urine tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Urine protein, Urine creatinine

Cardiovascular analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

24 hour blood pressure, arterial stiffness

Chronic Kidney Disease

20 age- and sex-matched patients with CKD will be recruited and the patients' eGFR will be matched to that of patients who had AKI and developed persistent renal impairment at the time of their interval scan (3-6 months from their baseline scan).

MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MRI imaging of the kidney and heart with an intravenous infusion of manganese dipyridoxl diphosphate (Mangafodipir, MnDPDP).

Blood tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

full blood count, urea and electrolytes, liver function test, CRP, biomarkers for endothelial function, storage of serum and plasma for future analyses.

Urine tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Urine protein, Urine creatinine

Cardiovascular analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

24 hour blood pressure, arterial stiffness

Control Subjects

20 age-, sex- and cardiovascular risk factor- matched control subjects will be recruited and matched to the AKI cohort

MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MRI imaging of the kidney and heart with an intravenous infusion of manganese dipyridoxl diphosphate (Mangafodipir, MnDPDP).

Blood tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

full blood count, urea and electrolytes, liver function test, CRP, biomarkers for endothelial function, storage of serum and plasma for future analyses.

Urine tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Urine protein, Urine creatinine

Cardiovascular analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

24 hour blood pressure, arterial stiffness

Vasculitis

20 patients with a new diagnosis of vasculitis (or an existing diagnosis with relapsing disease), and kidney involvement

MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MRI imaging of the kidney and heart with an intravenous infusion of manganese dipyridoxl diphosphate (Mangafodipir, MnDPDP).

Blood tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

full blood count, urea and electrolytes, liver function test, CRP, biomarkers for endothelial function, storage of serum and plasma for future analyses.

Urine tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Urine protein, Urine creatinine

Cardiovascular analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

24 hour blood pressure, arterial stiffness

Kidney failure undergoing transplantation

20 patients with kidney failure and will receive a kidney transplant in 1 month

MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MRI imaging of the kidney and heart with an intravenous infusion of manganese dipyridoxl diphosphate (Mangafodipir, MnDPDP).

Blood tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

full blood count, urea and electrolytes, liver function test, CRP, biomarkers for endothelial function, storage of serum and plasma for future analyses.

Urine tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Urine protein, Urine creatinine

Cardiovascular analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

24 hour blood pressure, arterial stiffness

Kidney transplant rejection

20 patients with a biopsy proven diagnosis of transplant rejection

MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MRI imaging of the kidney and heart with an intravenous infusion of manganese dipyridoxl diphosphate (Mangafodipir, MnDPDP).

Blood tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

full blood count, urea and electrolytes, liver function test, CRP, biomarkers for endothelial function, storage of serum and plasma for future analyses.

Urine tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Urine protein, Urine creatinine

Cardiovascular analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

24 hour blood pressure, arterial stiffness

Interventions

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MRI

MRI imaging of the kidney and heart with an intravenous infusion of manganese dipyridoxl diphosphate (Mangafodipir, MnDPDP).

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Blood tests

full blood count, urea and electrolytes, liver function test, CRP, biomarkers for endothelial function, storage of serum and plasma for future analyses.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Urine tests

Urine protein, Urine creatinine

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Cardiovascular analysis

24 hour blood pressure, arterial stiffness

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

All subjects to be entered must:

Be able to provide written informed consent after having received oral and written information about the study.

\>18 years of age Availability to complete study visits If female, be non-pregnant as evidenced by a negative pregnancy test or be post-menopausal or surgically sterile.


Cohort 1; Acute kidney injury-

A diagnosis of AKI will be made based on the following criteria (based on the definition used in the Kidney Precision Medicine Project www.kpmp.org):

Previous (within 3 years) eGFR \>45 ml/min/1.73m2 OR no history of kidney disease if no blood results available AND Elevated creatinine \>1.5x previous result OR \>150 μmol/L if no previous value AND Increasing creatinine within 48 hours OR requirement for dialysis.

Cohort 2; Chronic kidney disease- Stable CKD for at least 6 months (monitored by eGFR), matched to AKI cohort at follow up based on renal function.

Cohort 3: Matched controls- Matched to AKI cohort participants at baseline for age, sex, cardiovascular disease risk and cardiovascular medication.

Cohort 4; Vasculitis- A new diagnosis of vasculitis or an existing diagnosis with relapsing disease, and kidney involvement.

Cohort 5; Kidney transplantation- Has kidney failure and has received a kidney transplant in the preceding 1 month.

Cohort 6: Kidney transplant rejection- Biopsy proven episode of transplant rejection.

Exclusion Criteria

The following criteria apply to all patients:

1. Unable to give informed consent.
2. Have any contraindications to standard MRI safety criteria, including implanted devices.
3. Subjects under the age of 18 years old.
4. Pregnancy/positive pregnancy test.
5. Current breastfeeding.
6. Have a diagnosis of kidney disease due to polycystic kidney disease.
7. Patients in critical care or on surgical wards will be excluded.
8. Patients taking calcium channel antagonists or digoxin.


Cohort 1- Excluded if they have a diagnosis of diabetes. Cohort 2- Excluded if receiving dialysis or those with a functional kidney transplant, multi-system disorders (e.g., systemic vasculitis), or any patients receiving immunosuppression.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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NHS Lothian

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Edinburgh

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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NHS Lothian

Edinburgh, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Hannah Preston, MBCHb

Role: CONTACT

447889742171

Neeraj Dhaun

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Hannah Preston, MBCHb

Role: primary

447889742171

Neeraj Dhaun, MBCHb

Role: backup

References

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Legrand M, Rossignol P. Cardiovascular Consequences of Acute Kidney Injury. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jun 4;382(23):2238-2247. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1916393. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32492305 (View on PubMed)

Bellomo R, Kellum JA, Ronco C. Acute kidney injury. Lancet. 2012 Aug 25;380(9843):756-66. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61454-2. Epub 2012 May 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22617274 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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23/WA/0276

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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