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The Biosonographic Index
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The Biosonographic Index - A Novel Index for the Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury After Vascular Surgery - an Exploratory Study.
Who can join
Ages 19 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
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
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Shear Wave Elastography (diagnostic test)
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Participants: 50 · Started: Jan 15, 2020
Contact the study team
- Adam B Sturdivant, MPH · Phone: 205-934-4042
- Ayesha Bryant, MD, MSPH · Phone: 205-996-7383
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04144894
Locations in the U.S.
| Alabama | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.