Study to Evaluate the Effects of Zemplar Injection and Calcijex on Intestinal Absorption of Calcium

July 31, 2006 updated by: Abbott

A Phase IV, Single-Center, Active-Controlled Cross-Over Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effects of Zemplar Injection and Calcijex on Intestinal Absorption of Calcium

A study to investigate the effects of Zemplar and Calcijex on intestinal calcium absorption in hemodialysis subjects.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

30

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • United States
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68131
        • Creighton 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

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  • Subject is ≥ 20 years of age.
  • Subject is diagnosed with ESRD, and must be on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) three times a week for at least 2 months prior to the Screening Phase and expected to remain on HD for the duration of the study.

  • If female, subject is either not of childbearing potential, defined as postmenopausal for at least 1 year or surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy), or is of childbearing potential and practicing one of the following methods of birth control:

    • Condoms, sponge, foams, jellies, diaphragm or intrauterine device (IUD)
    • Contraceptives (oral or parenteral) for three months prior to study drug administration
    • In a monogamous relationship with a vasectomized partner
  • If female, subject is not breastfeeding and has a negative serum pregnancy test prior to the treatment phase.
  • Subject had an intact PTH value > 200 pg/mL.
  • Serum calcium level < 10.2 mg/dL at Screening visit.
  • Serum phosphorus level < 6.5 mg/dL at Screening visit.
  • Ca´P product ≤ 65 at Screening visit.
  • Must voluntarily sign and date an informed consent, approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC), prior to the conduct of any study-specific procedure

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subject has a history of an allergic reaction or significant sensitivity to vitamin D or vitamin D related compounds.
  • Subject has chronic gastrointestinal disease, which in the Investigator's opinion, may result in clinically significant GI malabsorption.
  • Liver function defects defined as > 2 times the upper limit of normal for liver enzyme or > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal coagulation levels.
  • Subject is taking maintenance calcitonin, glucocorticoids in an equivalent dose > 5 mg prednisone, or other drugs that may affect calcium or bone metabolism, other than females on stable (same dose and product for 3 months) estrogen and/or progestin therapy.
  • For any reason, subject is considered by the Investigator to be an unsuitable candidate to receive pharmacological doses of vitamin D.
  • Subject has received any investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to the Treatment Phase.

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: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The mean within subject difference in calcium absorption rates between treatment regimens will be analyzed using ANOVA appropriate for a two-period cross-over trial.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Abbott

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Richard Lund, M.D., Creighton 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

September 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 3, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 3, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

December 4, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 2, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 31, 2006

Last Verified

July 1, 2006

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • M01-375

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