ISRCTN ISRCTN52446152
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN52446152
Protocol serial number A091805
Sponsor Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Funder Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals
Submission date
26/01/2010
Registration date
14/07/2010
Last edited
18/04/2017
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Surgery
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Ayesha Noorani
Scientific

Cambridge Vascular Unit
Box 201
Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge
CB2 2QQ
United Kingdom

Study information

Primary study designInterventional
Study designSingle-centre randomised controlled trial
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study type Participant information sheet
Scientific titleDoes peri-operative fluid restriction affect renal function following major abdominal aortic surgery? A single-centre randomised controlled trial
Study acronymPORAS
Study objectivesFluid restriction following elective open infra-renal abdominal aortic surgery will affect biomarkers of renal impairment.
Ethics approval(s)Cambridgeshire 3 Research Ethics Committee (REC), 08/01/2010, ref: 09/H0306/87
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedElective infra-renal aortic aneurysm surgery
InterventionThe intervention group will have a fluid-restricted regime of 1.5 l intravenous (IV) fluid per day post-operatively compared to 3 l in the standard regime group. Of course, there is provision for fluid resuscitation in the event that the patient requires this.

The total duration of treatment is 5 days and the follow-up is only inpatient.
Intervention typeProcedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measure(s)

Urinary levels of interleukin-18 (IL-18), neutrophil gelatinase-associate lipocalin (NGAL), retinol binding protein (RBP), albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR), measured at baseline (pre-operative), 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, day 2 ,day 3, day 4, day 5

Key secondary outcome measure(s)

All measured as inpatient outcomes:
1. All major complications
2. Major adverse cardiac event (myocardial infarction, unstable angina, arrhythmia)
3. Respiratory complications (including need, duration and extent of ventilatory support)
4. Neurological complications (delirium, stroke)
5. Mortality
6. Length of stay
7. Intensive care unit (ITU)/high dependency unit (HDU) stay
8. Wound dehiscence
9. Gastrointestinal outcome measures:
9.1. Time to passage of first flatus
9.2. Time to passage of first faeces
9.3. Nausea scores
9.4. Time to resumption of normal diet

Completion date01/04/2011

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexAll
Target sample size at registration24
Key inclusion criteriaElective patients (aged over 18 years, either sex) undergoing open infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair
Key exclusion criteria1. Patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair
2. Patients undergoing emergency surgery
3. Elective suprarenal AAA repair
4. Severe cardiac failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] grade IV or myocardial infarction [MI] less than 3 months)
5. Pre-operative serum creatinine greater than 150 mg/dL
6. Pre-operative serum urea greater than 20 mmol/dl
7. Previous history of renal disease
8. Previous renal transplant
9. Patient scheduled to have simultaneous renal procedure at time of surgery
10. Established renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy
11. Previous history of hepatic disease
Date of first enrolment01/02/2010
Date of final enrolment01/04/2011

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • United Kingdom
  • England

Study participating centre

Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge
CB2 2QQ
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet Participant information sheet 11/11/2025 11/11/2025 No Yes

Editorial Notes

18/04/2017: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.