One Week Comparison Study of PTH and PTHrP Infusions
Comparison of Skeletal and Mineral Metabolism Responses in Healthy African-Americans and Caucasians Using a Continuous Seven-Day Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) or Parathyroid Hormone-related Protein (PTHrP) Infusion
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Brief Summary
This is a dose escalation study to determine the maximum tolerable dose of Parathyroid Hormone-related Protein, PTHrP, or Parathyroid Hormone, PTH, that can be given safely over one week in healthy African-American volunteers. The investigators plan to infuse low doses of intravenous PTHrP or PTH to determine if it leads to a sustained and progressive suppression of bone formation as occurs in humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM) or an increase in bone formation as occurs in hyperparathyroidism (HPT). Additionally, the investigators will assess the direct influence of PTHrP and PTH on vitamin D metabolism, markers of bone turnover, and fractional excretion of calcium. These results will be compared to previous studies of Caucasian volunteers.
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Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 8, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 11, 2011
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2017
CompletedDecember 5, 2014
December 1, 2014
2.5 years
April 8, 2011
December 3, 2014
Conditions
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Safety: The absence of any dose limiting toxicity (DLT) criteria consisting of one major criteria or two minor criteria.
one week
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Blood collections analyzed for measurements of PTH(1-34), PTH(1-84), 25-OH vitamin D, 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D, markers of bone metabolism, and fractional excretion of calcium measurements.
one week
Study Arms (2)
PTHrP group
EXPERIMENTALSubjects receive PTHrP(1-36) starting with doses of 2 picomoles (pmols)/kg/hr for one week. Subsequent dosing groups are determined by the response to PTHrP doses.
PTH dosing group
EXPERIMENTALSubjects receive PTH(1-34) starting with doses of 2 picomoles (pmols)/kg/hr for one week. Subsequent dosing groups are determined by the response to PTH doses.
Interventions
PTHrP (1-36) intravenously at 2 picomoles (pmols)/kg/hr for one week; doses will be increased by 2 picomoles (pmols)/kg/hr in subsequent subjects.
PTH (1-34) intravenously at 2 picomoles (pmols)/kg/hr for one week; doses will be increased by 2 picomoles (pmols)/kg/hr in subsequent subjects.
This is a dose escalation study to determine the maximum tolerable dose of Parathyroid Hormone-related Protein, PTHrP, or Parathyroid Hormone, PTH, that can be given safely over one week in healthy African-American volunteers. The investigators plan to infuse low doses of intravenous PTHrP or PTH to determine if it leads to a sustained and progressive suppression of bone formation as occurs in humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM) or an increase in bone formation as occurs in hyperparathyroidism (HPT). Additionally, the investigators will assess the direct influence of PTHrP and PTH on vitamin D metabolism, markers of bone turnover, and fractional excretion of calcium.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Healthy African-American subjects of both sexes between the ages of 24-35 years, who are able to spend one week on the Clinical \& Translational Research Center (CTRC) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Montefiore.
You may not qualify if:
- Subjects with cardiac, vascular, renal (serum creatinine \> 1.5), pulmonary, endocrine, musculoskeletal, hepatic, hematologic, malignant, or rheumatologic disease will be excluded.
- Those found to have vitamin D deficiency, defined as a 25-OH vitamin D level \< 10 ng/mL will also be excluded.
- Additionally, those with BMI \> 30, anemia (hematocrit \< 36% in women, \<40% in men), significant alcohol use, illicit drug use, hypertension (BP\>160/90), or baseline hypotension (systolic blood pressure \< 90mmHg) will be excluded.
- Those taking chronic medications (except oral contraceptive pills (OCP's) or stable doses of thyroid replacement) or those who have received an investigational drug in the past 90 days will also be excluded.
- Prior participants in PTH or PTHrP studies will not be eligible to participate.
- Additionally pregnant women and lactating women will be excluded; all women will have a urine pregnancy test performed immediately before starting the study.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Mara J. Horwitz, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 8, 2011
First Posted
April 11, 2011
Study Start
January 1, 2015
Primary Completion
July 1, 2017
Study Completion
July 1, 2017
Last Updated
December 5, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-12