Preventing Kidney Injury After Heart Surgery

This study is looking for adults aged 18-70 who are having elective heart surgery that uses a heart-lung machine (cardiopulmonary bypass). The goal is to see if taking CoQ10 and Glutathione can help prevent acute kidney injury (AKI), a serious complication after this type of surgery. You would either receive daily CoQ10 (1200 mg) and Glutathione (1000 mg) or a placebo (an inactive substance that looks like the real medication). The first dose is given the day before surgery and continues for up to one week while you are in the hospital. Doctors will measure if AKI happens at 28 and 90 days after surgery. To join, your kidney function (GFR) must be 45 ml/min or higher. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial, meaning neither you nor your doctor will know if you are receiving the active medications or the placebo. It plans to enroll 242 participants.
What's involved
You would take the study medication (CoQ10 and Glutathione or placebo) daily, starting the day before surgery and continuing for up to one week while hospitalized. Blood and urine samples will be collected.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your kidney health will be checked at 28 days and 90 days after surgery.

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NCT06620523

Prevent Cardiac Surgery Associated AKI Trial

Recruiting
PHASE2Ages 18–70InterventionalTreatment
George Washington University
~242 participants
Updated 2025-10-08 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:CoQ10 1200 mg orally with Glutathione 1000 mg orallyGroup B: Placebo CoQ10 orally and Placebo Glutathione orally

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
AKI incidence reduction
Measured over 28 days
+1 more outcome measured
Renal Failure
Coronary Artery Disease
Surgery
Surgery-Complications
1 sites across 1 states
District of Columbia1
  • Yoosif Abdalla, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · George Washington University

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adult 18-70 years of age
Undergoing elective CPB (Cardiopulmonary Bypass) surgery
Baseline GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) ≥45 ml/min

Exclusion

GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) \<45 ml/min
Solitary kidney
Status post-kidney transplant
Pregnant women
Allergy to CoQ10
Allergy to Glutathione
Allergy to Cellulose
  • AKI incidence reduction28 days

    Reduction of cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury

  • AKI incidence reduction90 days

    Reduction of cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury