Table of contents
- Trial overview
- Who is being studied
- Trial design and phase
- What is being measured
- Treatment groups in the study
- What the status means
Trial overview
The available trial data describe one interventional study of MALIC ACID in patients with serious illness.[1] The study is designed to look at whether the treatment can improve kidney-related outcomes in people with metabolic acidosis and acute kidney injury.[1]
Who is being studied
This trial focuses on critically ill patients, meaning people who are very sick and need close hospital care.[1] The condition group includes metabolic acidosis, critical illness, and acute kidney injury.[1] The source data do not provide more detailed inclusion or exclusion rules.
Trial design and phase
The study is in Phase 3, which is a later stage of clinical research where a treatment is tested in a larger group of patients.[1] The planned enrollment is 660 participants, which suggests the researchers want enough people to better judge whether the treatment changes outcomes.[1]
What is being measured
The main outcome is major adverse kidney events (MAKE90).[1] This is a combined endpoint, which means several serious results are grouped together into one main measure.[1] It includes death, any kidney replacement therapy within 90 days after randomization, or persistent renal dysfunction at day 90.[1] Persistent renal dysfunction is defined in the trial data as a creatinine value at day 90 that is at least 200% of baseline.[1]
Treatment groups in the study
The intervention list includes MALIC ACID-related comparison with several infusion solutions, including SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE, Jonosteril Infusionslösung, Elektrolyt-Infusionslösung 153, Sterofundin ISO Infusionslösung, and Ringer-Infusionslösung B. Braun.[1] The source data show that these are given by intravenous infusion, meaning through a vein.[1] The trial title specifically states that it is evaluating the clinical effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate in this patient group.[1]
What the status means
The trial status is Authorised.[1] In simple terms, this means the study has been approved to run according to the source record.[1]
The study is focused on a high-risk hospital population, and the outcome is centered on serious kidney events over a 90-day period.[1] Because the trial is Phase 3 and includes 660 participants, it is aimed at finding clearer evidence about whether the treatment helps in this setting.[1]



