NCT02088073

Brief Summary

It is hypothesized that ZS is more effective than placebo control (alternative hypothesis) in maintaining mean double-blind randomized maintenance phase (DBRMP) Day 8-29 serum potassium levels (3.5 - 5.0 mmol/l, inclusive) among hyperkalemic subjects in whom normokalemia was established during the open-label acute phase versus no difference between each ZS dose (highest to lowest) versus placebo control (null hypothesis).

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
258

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2014

Shorter than P25 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
3 countries

46 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 12, 2014

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 14, 2014

Completed
17 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 31, 2014

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 31, 2014

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 31, 2015

Completed
3.9 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

December 7, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

December 7, 2018

Status Verified

November 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

5 months

First QC Date

March 12, 2014

Results QC Date

July 18, 2017

Last Update Submit

November 13, 2018

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Mean Serum Potassium Between Maintenance Phase Study Days 8 to 29, Inclusive (MP-ITT Population).

    The least squares means (LSMeans) are dervied from a mixed effects model of serial log transformed S-K values between Days 8 and 29 with patients as a random effect and the following fixed effects terms: MP treatment group; AP baseline eGFR; AP and MP baseline S-K levels, age categories (\<55, 55-64, \>= 65 years); and binary indicators for RAAS inhibitors use, CKD, CHF, and DM. The LSmeans estimate obtained from the above model is back-transformed and presented as the lsmeans of all available S-K values during the Maintenance phase study Days 8 to 29.

    22 Days; Maintenance Phase Days 8 - 29, inclusive.

Secondary Outcomes (14)

  • The Number of Normokalemic Days Between Maintenance Phase Study Days 8 to 29, Inclusive (MP-ITT).

    22 days; Maintenance Phase Day 8 - 29, inclusive.

  • Mean Change in S-K Levels From Acute Phase Baseline to Maintenance Phase Study Day 2 to Day 29/Exit .

    Acute Phase baseline to Maintenance Phase Study Day 2 to Day 29/Exit, inclusive.

  • Mean Percent Change in S-K Levels From Acute Phase Baseline to Maintenance Phase Study Day 2 to Day 29/Exit, Inclusive .

    Acute Phase baseline to Maintenance Phase Study Day 2 to Day 29/Exit, inclusive.

  • Mean Change in S-K Levels From Maintenance Phase Baseline to Maintenance Phase Day 2 to Day 29/Exit.

    Maintenance phase baseline to Maintenance Phase Study Day 29/Exit, inclusive.

  • Mean Percent Change in S-K Levels From Maintenance Phase Baseline to Maintenance Phase Day 2 to Day 29/Exit.

    Maintenance phase baseline to Maintenance Phase Study Day 29/Exit, inclusive.

  • +9 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (5)

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 10 g three times daily

EXPERIMENTAL

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 10 g three times daily for 48 hours (acute phase)

Drug: Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate

Placebo once daily

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Randomized to mimic doses of experimental drug administered once daily with breakfast for 28 days.

Drug: Placebo

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 5 g once daily

EXPERIMENTAL

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (ZS) 5 g once daily for 28 days (maintenance phase)

Drug: Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 10 g once daily

EXPERIMENTAL

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (ZS) 10 g once daily for 28 days (maintenance phase)

Drug: Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 15 g once daily

EXPERIMENTAL

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (ZS) 15 g once daily for 28 days (maintenance phase)

Drug: Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate

Interventions

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate

Also known as: ZS; Microporous, Fractionated, Protonated Zirconium Silicate; Zirconium Silicate
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 10 g once dailySodium zirconium cyclosilicate 10 g three times dailySodium zirconium cyclosilicate 15 g once dailySodium zirconium cyclosilicate 5 g once daily

Randomized to mimic doses of experimental drug administered once daily with breakfast for 28 days (maintenance phase)

Also known as: Silicilate microcrystaline cellulose
Placebo once daily

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Provision of written informed consent.
  • Over 18 years of age.
  • Two consecutive i-STAT potassium values, measured 60-minutes apart, both ≥5.1 mmol/l and measured within 1 day of the first ZS dose on AP Study Day 1.
  • Ability to have repeated blood draws or effective venous catheterization.
  • Women of childbearing potential must be using two forms of medically acceptable contraception (at least one barrier method) and have a negative pregnancy test at AP Study Day 1. Women who are surgically sterile or those who are post-menopausal for at least 2 years are not considered to be of childbearing potential.

You may not qualify if:

  • Pseudohyperkalemia signs and symptoms, such as excessive fist clenching hemolyzed blood specimen, history of severe leukocytosis or thrombocytosis.
  • Subjects treated with lactulose, Xifaxan or other non-absorbed antibiotics for hyperammonemia within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Subjects treated with resins (such as sevelamer acetate or sodium polystyrene sulfonate \[SPS; e.g. Kayexalate®\]), calcium acetate, calcium carbonate, or lanthanum carbonate, within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Subjects with a life expectancy of less than 3 months.
  • Subjects who are severely physically or mentally incapacitated and who in the opinion of investigator are unable to perform the subjects' tasks associated with the protocol.
  • Women who are pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant.
  • Subjects with diabetic ketoacidosis.
  • Presence of any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, places the subject at undue risk or potentially jeopardizes the quality of the data to be generated.
  • Known hypersensitivity or previous anaphylaxis to ZS or to components thereof.
  • Randomization into the previous ZS-002 or ZS-003 studies.
  • Treatment with a drug or device within the last 30 days that has not received regulatory approval at the time of study entry.
  • Subjects with cardiac arrhythmias that require immediate treatment.
  • Subjects on dialysis.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (46)

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Anniston, Alabama, United States

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Huntsville, Alabama, United States

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Scottsboro, Alabama, United States

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Tempe, Arizona, United States

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Hawaiian Gardens, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Paramount, California, United States

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Riverside, California, United States

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Atlantis, Florida, United States

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Bradenton, Florida, United States

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Brandon, Florida, United States

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Brooksville, Florida, United States

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DeLand, Florida, United States

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Edgewater, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Miami Lakes, Florida, United States

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New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States

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Ocala, Florida, United States

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Summerfield, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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Winter Park, Florida, United States

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Columbus, Georgia, United States

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Decatur, Georgia, United States

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Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States

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Joliet, Illinois, United States

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

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Auburn, Maine, United States

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Chesterfield, Michigan, United States

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Flushing, New York, United States

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Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States

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Sumter, South Carolina, United States

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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

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Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

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Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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Meyerspark, South Africa

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Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Somerset West, South Africa

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Related Publications (3)

  • Natale P, Palmer SC, Ruospo M, Saglimbene VM, Strippoli GF. Potassium binders for chronic hyperkalaemia in people with chronic kidney disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jun 26;6(6):CD013165. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013165.pub2.

  • Amin AN, Menoyo J, Singh B, Kim CS. Efficacy and safety of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate in patients with baseline serum potassium level >/= 5.5 mmol/L: pooled analysis from two phase 3 trials. BMC Nephrol. 2019 Dec 2;20(1):440. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1611-8.

  • Kosiborod M, Rasmussen HS, Lavin P, Qunibi WY, Spinowitz B, Packham D, Roger SD, Yang A, Lerma E, Singh B. Effect of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate on potassium lowering for 28 days among outpatients with hyperkalemia: the HARMONIZE randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014 Dec 3;312(21):2223-33. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.15688.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hyperkalemia

Interventions

sodium zirconium cyclosilicatezircon

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Water-Electrolyte ImbalanceMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
AstraZeneca Clinical Study Information Center
Organization
ZS Pharma, Inc.

Study Officials

  • Henrik Rasmussen, MD, PhD

    ZS Pharma, Inc.

    STUDY CHAIR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2014

First Posted

March 14, 2014

Study Start

March 31, 2014

Primary Completion

August 31, 2014

Study Completion

January 31, 2015

Last Updated

December 7, 2018

Results First Posted

December 7, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-11

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