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Trial reportJournal of endocrinological investigation2026

Diabetes does not modify the renal-protective effect of intravenous amino acids infusion after cardiac surgery.

Michela Consonni, Stefano Fresilli, Yuki Kotani, Eugenio Garofalo, Nikola Bradic, Anna Mara Scandroglio, Lian Kah Ti, Marco Comis, Alessandro Oriani, Antonio Pisano and 23 more

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Trial report in Journal of endocrinological investigation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03709264 (Intravenous Amino Acid Therapy for Kidney Protection in Cardiac Surgery), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT03709264 phase3completednot on this map

Intravenous Amino Acid Therapy for Kidney Protection in Cardiac Surgery: a Multi-centre Randomized Blinded Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversità Vita-Salute San RaffaeleRan2019 to 2025Enrolled3,511ConditionsCardiac SurgeryArmsAmino Acids, Placebos
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Michela ConsonniDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Stefano FresilliDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Yuki KotaniDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan.
Eugenio GarofaloDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Nikola BradicClinic of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia.
Anna Mara ScandroglioDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Lian Kah TiDepartment of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore.
Marco ComisS.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione Cardiovascolare, A.O.Ordine Mauriziano, Umberto I di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Alessandro OrianiDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Antonio PisanoCardiac Anesthesia and ICU, AORN "Dei Colli", Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Alessandro BellettiDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Fabio GuarracinoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and IC, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Rosario LosiggioDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. losiggio.rosario@hsr.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-6181-7976
Martina Baiardo RedaelliGeneral and Neurosurgical Intensive Care Units, ASST Sette Laghi, Ospedale Di Circolo, Varese, Italy.
Domenico PontilloDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Cristina AranginoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy.
Alessandro PrunaDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Francesco FedericiUOC Anestesia e Rianimazione, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant'Andrea, Rome, Italy.
Filippo D'AmicoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Simona SilvettiDepartment of Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, IRCCS Cardiovascular Network, Genova, Italy.
Rosa LabancaDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Federica FerrodS.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione Cardiovascolare, A.O.Ordine Mauriziano, Umberto I di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Giuseppe PittellaCardiovascular Anaesthesia and ICU, San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy.
Federica CorboDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Marco RanucciDepartment of Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy.
Andrea CortegianiDepartment of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care Area (Me.Pre.C.C.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Gianluca PaternosterDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy.
Tiziana BoveDepartment of Basic Biotechnological Sciences, Intensive Care Peri- Operative Clinics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Federico LonghiniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Fabrizio MonacoDepartement. of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Alberto ZangrilloDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Lorenzo PiemontiSchool of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
PROTECTION Study Group Collaborators

Funding

Ministero della Salute RF-2016-02363260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after cardiac surgery and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Intravenous amino acids (AA) infusion reduces postoperative AKI. Given the high prevalence of patients with diabetes and their increased susceptibility to renal injury, this study aimed to assess whether the renal-protective effect of AA infusion is maintained in this population.

methodsThis post-hoc subgroup analysis examined patients with diabetes included in the multinational, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled PROTECTION trial. Participants were randomized to receive a continuous intravenous infusion of AA (2 g/kg of the ideal body weight per day; up to 72 h) or placebo during the perioperative period of cardiac surgery.

resultsAmong 644 patients with diabetes (AA n = 309; placebo n = 335), the incidence of any-stage AKI was 43.3% in the AA group versus 47.8% in the placebo group, with no significant interaction observed compared to patients without diabetes (interaction p = 0.82). Similarly, stage 3 AKI occurred in 2.3% of patients in AA group versus 4.8% in the placebo group, with no interaction detected (interaction p = 0.65).

conclusionThe beneficial effect of perioperative AA infusion has similar magnitude and direction among patients with or without diabetes. These findings support the use of AA infusion as a renal-protective strategy for all patients undergoing cardiac surgery. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03709264 – registered on October 17th, 2018.

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Acute Kidney InjuryAmino AcidsCardiac Surgical ProceduresDiabetes MellitusPostoperative ComplicationsAgedDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansInfusions, IntravenousMaleMiddle AgedAmino AcidsAcute kidney injuryAmino acidsAnesthesiaCardiac surgeryCardiopulmonary bypassRenal-replacement therapy

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