Acute Effects of Cinacalcet on Arterial Stiffness and Ventricular Function in Hemodialysis Patients (ECIRA)

April 4, 2014 updated by: Karine Marquis, Laval University
The primary objective is to determine whether reduction of serum calcium concentration by cinacalcet leads to reduction of mean blood pressure adjusted c-fPWV. The secondary objectives are to study the effects of calcium reduction on 1) carotid-radial PWV (c-rPWV), 2) common carotid artery (CCA) biomechanics, 3) pulse wave profile and cardiac function.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

23

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

  • Canada
    • Quebec
      • Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1R2J6
        • Karine Marquis

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 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • chronic (> 3 months) hemodialysis population of > 18 years old
  • PTH > 300 ng/L
  • corrected Ca > 2.10 mmol/L
  • stable hypertensive drugs (> 1 month)
  • stable doses of phosphate binders and dialysis calcium concentration
  • palpable femoral pulse
  • systolic BP of 90-180 mmHg
  • expected survival of > 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • hemodialysis > 3 years
  • acute infection
  • history of myocardial infarction or stroke within the past 3 months
  • inability to consent
  • intolerance to cinacalcet
  • inadequate birth control

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

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
One sequence receives placebo for 7 days followed by Cinacalcet 30mg/d for 7 days
Active Comparator: Cinacalcet
Drug: Cinacalcet
One sequence receives Cinacalcet 30mg /d for 7 days followed by placebo for 7 days

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Arterial stiffness
Time Frame: Arterial stiffness with be measured after 1 week with placebo and after 1 week with cinacalcet
Arterial stiffness with be measured after 1 week with placebo and after 1 week with cinacalcet

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Ventricular function
Time Frame: Ventricular function with be measured after 1 week with placebo and after 1 week with cinacalcet
Ventricular function with be measured after 1 week with placebo and after 1 week with cinacalcet

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Laval University

Collaborators

Amgen

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mohsen Agharazii, MD, Laval University

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

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

May 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 26, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 7, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 4, 2014

Last Verified

April 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CA2009-0008

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Subscribe