NCT04144894NARecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers
The Biosonographic Index
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Start Date
1/15/2020
Completion Date
12/2/2026
Summary
In this exploratory study we explore the use of Shear Wave Elastography to differentiate between Acute Kidney Injury after vascular surgery and among the healthy population.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 19 years to No maximum
Inclusion Criteria:
* No history of diabetes or hypertension
* Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate \> 60 ml/min/m\^2
* Structurally normal kidney on renal ultrasound
* BMI \< 27 kg/m\^2
Exclusion Criteria:
* Prisoners directly admitted from a correctional facility
* Children \< 19 years or under 50 kg body weight if age is unknown
* Patients with end stage renal disease or preexisting glomerular filtration rate less than or equal to 30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or need for dialysis
* Patients with end stage heart disease on the cardiac transplant list
* Patients undergoing procedures without vascular surgery
* All transplant patients
* Patients on ventricular assist devices
* Patients undergoing emergency procedures
* Patients with body mass index \> 27kg/m\^2
* Any condition that would impede visualization of the kidneys by ultrasound
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST
Shear Wave Elastography
Conditions
Acute Kidney Injury
Locations
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama 35249
United States