High Water Intake in Polycystic Kidney Disease (DRINK)

January 13, 2019 updated by: Dr Thomas Hiemstra, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Determining Feasibility of Randomisation to High vs ad Libitum Water Intake in Polycystic Kidney Disease: The DRINK Randomised Feasibility Trial

DRINK is an open-label randomised controlled feasibility trial of high versus ad libitum water intake in ADPKD.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) affects 12.5 million people worldwide, and accounts for 7% of those requiring renal replacement therapy. The hormone vasopressin drives cyst growth until ultimately most of the normal functioning kidney tissue is replaced and compressed by cysts over the life course. Half of those affected will require dialysis by the age of 55 years.

Vasopressin blockade has emerged as a viable strategy for altering disease course. High water intake suppresses vasopressin, and may therefore slow cyst growth and consequent disease progression. However, evidence to support high water intake in PKD is lacking, and it is not clear whether patients can adhere sufficiently to a high water intake.

DRINK is a single-centre prospective, open label, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility trial. The primary objective is to establish whether a definitive large randomised trial comparing high versus ad libitum water intake on long-term disease progression is deliverable. Fifty patients will be recruited from the Renal Genetics service at Addenbrooke's Hospital. Participants will be randomly allocated to the high water intake (high) or the ad libitum (standard) water intake group. For the high intake group the aim is to drink large enough volumes of water to achieve and maintain dilute urine (urine osmolality < 270 mOsmo/kg or urine specific gravity ≤ 1.010 ). Multiple methods will be employed to promote adherence these include instruction and education as well as self-monitoring of urine specific gravity twice weekly by participants and the recording of results via a trial specific smartphone application.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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42

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
      • Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB2 0QQ
        • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have given written informed consent to participate
  • Aged 16 years or older
  • Have a diagnosis of ADPKD (fulfilling radiological diagnostic criteria ± genetic evidence)
  • eGFR ≥ 20ml/min/1.73m2
  • Able to self-monitor urine SG

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to provide informed consent
  • eGFR < 20ml/min/1.73m2
  • Fluid overload states e.g. heart failure, cirrhosis, or requirement for fluid restriction
  • Confounding illness impacting on renal disease e.g. concomitant diabetes or glomerulonephritis
  • Treatment with diuretics for fluid overload (those on diuretics for hypertension may participate in the trial after a run-in period of 2 weeks)
  • Treatment with Tolvaptan in the last 4 weeks
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Active Comparator: Ad libitum water intake
Ad libitum water intake, defined as intake guided by thirst to achieve a target urine osmolality > 300 mOsmo/kg
Other: Ad libitum water intake
Water intake guided by thirst
Active Comparator: High water intake
Personalised daily water intake prescription to achieve target urine osmolality < 270 mOsm/kg.
Dietary supplement: High water intake
High water intake aimed at achieving an urine osmolality < 270mOsmo/kg. Individualised prescription for each participant based on the free water clearance formula calculation.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The proportion of patients achieving a urine osmolality < 270 mOsm/kg
Time Frame: 8 weeks
8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Urine osmolality
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Achieved urine osmolality as a surrogate for vasopressin suppression
8 weeks
Proportion of participants that can self-monitor and report urine specific gravity reliably
Time Frame: 8 weeks
8 weeks
Proportion of patients experiencing a serious adverse event
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 weeks
Acute change in estimated GFR
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Evaluation of the change form baseline eGFR after 2 weeks
4 weeks
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Change from baseline HRQoL as estimated by EQ5D-5L
12 weeks
Recruitment rate
Time Frame: 8 weeks
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Addenbrookes Charitable Trust
PKD Charity
British Renal Society & British Kidney Patient Association

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Thomas F Himestra, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Start (Actual)

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September 26, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

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March 31, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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July 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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September 18, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 12, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

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October 14, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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January 15, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 13, 2019

Last Verified

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January 1, 2019

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  • 203565

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

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