Recruiting

JuxtaFlow

Sponsor:

3ive Labs

Code:

NCT07017933

Conditions

Renal Impairment After Cardiac Surgery

Renal Impairment

Acute Kidney Injury

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 22 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Renal assist device

Study Details

Brief summary:

Patients with renal insufficiency who undergo cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are at significant risk for exacerbation of renal dysfunction postoperatively. This in turn is associated with an increased risk of prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, other comorbidities including surgical complications and 30-day mortality. Renal impairment is generally identified based on an increase in serum creatinine concentration and/or a certain magnitude decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).

The JuxtaFlow® Renal Assist Device (RAD) is designed to sustain or enhance glomerular filtration perioperatively for patients with renal insufficiency by applying a mild controlled negative pressure to the collecting system via the renal pelvis, thereby increasing effective filtration pressure and reducing tubular pressure. This mechanism is designed to support the kidneys' functions during times of renal stress that would be associated with intrarenal edema, volume overload, increased venous pressure, and inflammatory response. By supporting renal function, specifically during the acute stress of CPB, JuxtaFlow holds promise to protect nephron function, decrease renal hypoxia, and provide multifactorial kidney function support to maintain their ability to manage future stress.

Conditions

Renal Impairment After Cardiac Surgery

Renal Impairment

Acute Kidney Injury

Study ID

NCT07017933

Start date

Jul 16, 2025

Status verified date

Jul, 2025

Completion date

Jun 14, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 22 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

To be eligible for participation in this study, an individual must meet all the following criteria:

1. A candidate for elective or urgent on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and/or valvular surgery
2. Male or Female age 22 to 85 years
3. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 15 - 60 mL/min/1.73m2
4. Signed and dated informed consent
5. Female patients of childbearing potential must:

1. have negative pregnancy test at the informed consent visit,
2. be using previously initiated approved and effective contraception from the informed consent visit through completion of the study \*The only recommended contraception is condoms.

Exclusion Criteria:

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

1. Any individual, or their legally authorized representative (LAR), who does not understand the requests and risks of participating in the clinical trial or is unable to give informed consent
2. Pregnancy or lactation
3. Prior cardiac surgery within the last 6 months
4. Hemodynamic instability as determined by the Principal Investigator
5. Immunosuppression
6. Active infections (e.g. HIV, Tbc, and all types of Hepatitis)
7. History of polycystic kidney disease
8. Patients with only one active kidney or one poorly functioning kidney
9. Evidence of current kidney obstruction (e.g., Kidney stones)
10. Evidence of current hydronephrosis
11. Active upper and/or lower urinary tract infections
12. Malignancy; oncological Surgery within 5 years or ongoing antitumoral treatment
13. Ongoing sepsis or endocarditis
14. Patients who have an expected 30-day postoperative mortality greater than 10% as determined by the Principal Investigator
15. Any secondary condition as determined by the investigator that would place the subject at an increased risk or preclude the subject's full compliance with the study procedures, including injuries to the urinary organs and/or external genitals; or severe BPH
16. Unexplained/unexpected gross hematuria as determined by the Investigator
17. Current or planned treatment with an investigational drug (IND), device (IDE), or other investigational intervention within 3 months prior to or during participation in this clinical trial
18. Patients who have a current unrepaired ureteral avulsion as determined by the investigator
19. Patients otherwise contraindicated for urological interventions, including ureter guidewire placement via bladder cystoscopy and ureteral catheterization, or otherwise contraindicated for any of the other study procedures

Study Design

Enrollment

124 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Standard of Care

A standard bladder catheter (i.e. Foley) will be placed for bladder urine collection peri-operatively for up to 72 hours while in critical care. No JuxtaFlow catheters will be placed in control subjects.

experimental: Renal Assist Device

Subjects randomized to the Treatment group will receive up to 72 hours of controlled negative pressure (-15mmHg) into the renal pelvis of each kidney. Treatment will be discontinued when the subject is transferred out of critical care after at least 24 hours of treatment. A standard bladder catheter (i.e. Foley) will also be placed for bladder urine collection peri-operatively for up to 72 hours.

Interventions

Renal assist device

The JuxtaFlow RAD includes two endoscopically placed ureteral catheters connected to a bedside pump system. The catheters are designed to deliver a mild, controlled negative pressure (-15 mmHg ± 2mmHg) into the renal pelvis of each kidney for up to 72 hours. This pressure is designed to diffuse through each of the million nephrons lowering intratubular pressure thereby improving the filtration gradient at the glomerulus while supporting overall kidney function.

Primary outcome measure

  • Mean Peak Percent Change in Serum Creatinine [ Time Frame: 96 hours peri-operative ]
  • Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [ Time Frame: From enrollment to post-operative day 30 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Allison Fenderson, RN, MSHS, CCRP

919-744-5703gradient@3ivelabs.com

Alencia Washington, PhD

gradient@3ivelabs.com

Locations

Cleveland Clinic Florida

Recruiting

Weston, Florida, United States, 33331

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Nicolas Brozzi, MD

University of Michigan

Recruiting

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Gorav Ailawadi, MD

University of North Carolina

Recruiting

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Aurelie Merlo, MD

University of Cincinnati

Recruiting

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267

Contacts

Devin M Wakefield, MSc, CCRC

513-558-7247wakefidm@ucmail.uc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Cristiano Spadaccio, MD

More Information

Sponsor

3ive Labs

Last update posted

Mar 19, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2025

Keywords

  • renal assist device
  • RAD
  • renal impairment
  • acute kidney disease
  • JuxtaFlow

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by 3ive Labs on 2026-03-19.