Transformation of the ppCRRT to the ppAKI-RG Stuart L. Goldstein, MD Founder and Principal Investigator The Prospective Pediatric CRRT Registry Group The Prospective Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury Research Group The ppCRRT Registry • • • • • • 13 US Centers Prospective observational CRRT cohort registry 2001 to 2005 370 patients entered Patients aged 1 day to 25 years Unrestricted industry funding – Gambro, Dialysis Solutions Inc, Baxter, B Braun • Jordan Symons, MD – Resident Artist The Center for Acute Care Nephrology The Founding Five Bunchman Brophy Goldstein Symons The Center for Acute Care Nephrology Somers Askenazi D et al: PCRRT in Children < 10 kg (J Peds) The Center for Acute Care Nephrology The ppCRRT Registry Co-Investigators/Authors • • • • • • • • • • Michael Somers Michelle Baum Pat Brophy Jordan Symons Tim Bunchman Rick Hackbarth Mark Benfield David Askenazi Michael Zappitelli Geoffrey Fleming • • • • • • • • • James Fortenberry John Mahan Deepa Chand Francisco Flores Kevin McBryde Steven Alexander Annabelle Chua Douglas Blowey Scott Sutherland The Center for Acute Care Nephrology The ppAKI-RG • • • • • Multi-national research collaborative Web-based registry under development Interventional trials/FDA 510K planned AKI studies, not limited to CRRT (no ECMO) The Center for Acute Care Nephrology manages contracts with sponsors and registry • Sites receive PI, patient care and indirect costs • Jordan Symons, MD, Resident Artist The Center for Acute Care Nephrology The Center for Acute Care Nephrology Admission and Structure • Signed consortium agreement: – contact S. Goldstein (stuart.goldstein@cchmc.org) • Each site with a signed agreement has a seat on the research committee • Anyone can bring a project to the ppAKI-RG and they serve as overall project PI if approved by the steering and research committees The Center for Acute Care Nephrology Current ppAKI-RG Sites Center PI Alabama Askenazi Ann Arbor Selewski Atlanta Paden Boston Somers Cincinnati Goldstein Grand Rapids Hackbarth Iowa City Brophy Kansas City Chadha Kings, London Deep Montreal Zappitelli Nashville Fleming Palo Alto Sutherland Richmond Bunchman Rome Picca Seattle Symons Singapore Peilin St. Petersburg, FL Flores Sydney Kennedy The Center for Acute Care Nephrology