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Study aim
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The main objective: to evaluate the effect of intravenous magnesium sulfate for prevention of colistin induced Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). The specific objective: determining the laboratory information (Mg, BUN and Cr), occurrence of AKI and clinical outcomes (escalation or de-escalation of therapy, length of hospitalization and mortality) of patients receiving colistin and comparing it with colistin + magnesium group.
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Design
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Two arm parallel group block randomized clinical trial, phase 3 on 96 patients.
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Settings and conduct
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Patients receiving colistin in Loghman Hakim Hospital who meet inclusion criteria, are divided into 2 equal groups of intervention and control. Each group has 2 blocks of without & with vancomycin to equalize the effect of other nephrotoxic antibiotics. Patients are evaluated 1 week; daily for occurrence of AKI (serum Cr, urinary output) and magnesium level. Exclusion criteria is non-renal AKI, receiving amphotericin or vitamin C, hypo/hypermagnesemia, death, discharge. Secondary outcomes are length of hospitalization, regimen change and death.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: age over 18 years, GFR greater than 60 (ml/min), indication of colistin therapy, and magnesium blood level of greater than 1.9 and less than 3 (mg/dl). Non-inclusion criteria: pregnancy.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: colistin with a loading dose of 9-12 mIU as 1-hr infusion and daily maintenance dose of 9-12 mIU divided into 2 infusions & 1hour before each dose of colistin, 1hr infusion of 2g intravenous magnesium sulfate (dissolved in 50 ml of normal saline). Control group: colistin the same as intervention group with no intravenous magnesium.
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Main outcome variables
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The main outcome of this study: occurrence of Acute Kidney Injury in the first week of colistin therapy (KIDIGO criteria); with variables of serum creatinine and urinary output.