Healthy Combine Study

February 22, 2024 updated by: Tamara Isakova, Northwestern University

Short-Term Effects of Nicotinamide and Lanthanum Carbonate on Phosphorus Homeostasis in Healthy Volunteers

STUDY SUMMARY Title: EFFECTS OF NICOTINAMIDE AND LANTHANUM CARBONATE ON PHOSPHORUS HOMEOSTASIS Protocol Number:STU00090161 Phase: Phase 1, detailed physiologic study Methodology: double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 2x2 factorial Study Duration: 12-18 months (to complete the entire study protocol) Study Center: Single-center Objectives: Define short-term effects of the interventions (lanthanum carbonate and nicotinamide) on indices of phosphate handling Number of Subjects: 80 Diagnosis and Main Inclusion Criteria: Healthy volunteers Study Product(s), Dose,Route, Regimen: Nicotinamide, 750 mg by mouth twice daily, Lanthanum carbonate, Fosrenol, 1000 mg by mouth three times daily with meals Duration of administration: 2 weeks (length of time study participants are enrolled in study) Reference therapy: reference is a placebo Statistical Methodology: Repeated measures analysis using mixed linear models

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing public health problem that increases risks of endstage renal disease (ESRD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), fractures, and death, and it poses an enormous financial burden on the US health system. Existing therapies modestly impact outcomes. Novel strategies targeting CKD-specific mechanisms are urgently needed to improve health and reduce cost.

CKD is complicated by disordered mineral metabolism, characterized by abnormal calcium and phosphate homeostasis, calcitriol and klotho deficiency, and elevated levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23). Elevated FGF23 is the earliest and most common manifestation of disordered mineral metabolism. Observational studies report independent associations between elevated phosphate and FGF23 blood levels and increased risks of ESRD, CVD and death. As potential explanatory mechanisms, phosphate excess induces arterial stiffness due to vascular calcification, and FGF23 excess contributes directly to the pathogenesis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Together, these effects promote CVD events and death.

Dietary phosphate absorption is a modifiable determinant of phosphate and FGF23 levels. Small studies of short duration suggest that phosphate binders and dietary phosphate modification in CKD can lower phosphate and FGF23 blood levels by reducing paracellular absorption of phosphate in the gut. However, animal studies demonstrate that compensatory upregulation of transcellular phosphate absorption via the sodium phosphate co-transporter, NPT2b, reduces the efficacy of these approaches. Since nicotinamide lowers plasma phosphate by reducing gut expression of NPT2b,the investigators hypothesize that use of nicotinamide combined with phosphate binders on a background of dietary phosphate moderation will most effectively reduce phosphate and FGF23 blood levels in CKD. The investigators plan to advance this approach in future randomized clinical trials.

The objective of this study is to perform a detailed physiologic study of healthy volunteers to assess the short-term effects of nicotinamide alone, lanthanum carbonate alone, or both in combination, on phosphate homeostasis. The results from healthy volunteers will provide information needed for optimal design of studies for patients with CKD.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

39

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Center for Translational Metabolism and Health (CTMH), Northwestern University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

INCLUSION CRITERIA

Healthy volunteers

Age ≥ 18 years, at the time of screening

Normal renal function at screening, as defined by

  • eGFR > 60
  • no albuminuria
  • normal urinalysis
  • normotensive, defined as blood pressure <140/85mmHg
  • no known history of CKD

Adequate organ and marrow function at screening as defined below:

  • HCT ≥ 30%
  • platelets ≥ 125,000/mm3
  • total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
  • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SPGT) ≤ 2.5 X institutional upper limit
  • 25-hydroxyvitamin D ≥ 10mg/dL

Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 90 days following completion of therapy.

Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

History of allergic reaction to nicotinamide, niacin (excluding flushing), and/or multivitamin preparations

Liver disease, defined as known cirrhosis by imaging or physician diagnosis.

  • Documented alcohol use > 14 drinks/week
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and/or alkaline phosphatase concentrations > 2 times the upper limit of the local laboratory reference range and/or total bilirubin concentration not within institutional limits.

Creatine kinase (CK) concentrations > 2 times the upper limit of the local laboratory reference range at screening

Major hemorrhagic event within the past six months from screening requiring inpatient admission.

Blood or platelet transfusion within the past six months from screening

History of primary hyperparathyroidism

Current, clinically significant malabsorption

Anemia (screening HCT < 30%) at screening

Plasma albumin < 2.5 mg/dl at screening

25-hydroxyvitamin D <10mg/dL at screening

Inability or unwillingness to provide consent

Current or recent treatment (within the last 14 days from screening) with niacin/nicotinamide > 100 mg/day

Current or recent use of MVI containing niacin/nicotinamide > 100 mg/day

Current use of Tums (or calcium carbonate taken for indigestion) at a dose of >1000 mg daily

Current participation in another clinical trial or other interventional research

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Lanthanum + Nicotinamide
Lanthanum Carbonate 1000mg orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide 750mg orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Nicotinamide tablet
Lanthanum Carbonate tablet
Other Names:
  • Fosrenol
Active Comparator: Lanthanum + Nicotinamide Placebo
Lanthanum Carbonate 1000mg orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide Placebo orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Lanthanum Carbonate tablet
Other Names:
  • Fosrenol
Sugar pill manufactured to look like Nicotinamide tablet
Other Names:
  • Placebo (for Nicotinamide 750mg tablet)
Active Comparator: Lanthanum Placebo + Nicotinamide
Lanthanum Carbonate Placebo orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide 750mg orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Nicotinamide tablet
Sugar pill manufactured to look like Lanthanum Carbonate tablet
Other Names:
  • Placebo (for Lanthanum Carbonate 500mg tablet)
Placebo Comparator: Lanthanum Placebo + Nicotinamide Placebo
Lanthanum Carbonate Placebo orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide Placebo orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Sugar pill manufactured to look like Nicotinamide tablet
Other Names:
  • Placebo (for Nicotinamide 750mg tablet)
Sugar pill manufactured to look like Lanthanum Carbonate tablet
Other Names:
  • Placebo (for Lanthanum Carbonate 500mg tablet)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Intact FGF23
Time Frame: Approximately 3 weeks.
Longitudinal change in serum intact FGF23 levels from baseline visit through completion of study.
Approximately 3 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Plasma Phosphorus Level
Time Frame: Approximately 3 weeks.
Longitudinal change in plasma phosphorus levels from baseline visit through completion of study.
Approximately 3 weeks.
Change in 24 Hour Urinary Phosphorus Level
Time Frame: Approximately 3 weeks.
Longitudinal change in 24 hour urinary phosphorus levels from baseline visit through completion of study.
Approximately 3 weeks.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tamara Isakova, MD, MMSc, Northwestern University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 3, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 23, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

May 2, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

February 23, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2024

Last Verified

February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STU00090161

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Study Data/Documents

  1. Study Protocol
    Information identifier: STU00089165
  2. Informed Consent Form
    Information identifier: STU00089165

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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