A Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Oral Febuxostat in Patients With Gout

October 28, 2014 updated by: Astellas Pharma Taiwan, Inc.

A Randomized, Open Label, Multicenter, Allopurinol- Controlled Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Febuxostat in Patients With Gout

This is a multicenter, open label, randomized, allopurinol-controlled, parallel-design study. Approximately 120 subjects will be randomly assigned in 1:1 ratio to receive febuxostat, or allopurinol for subjects with gout.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

109

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

      • Kaohsiung, Taiwan
      • Linkou, Taiwan
      • Taichung, Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan

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 to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects will also have a history or presence of gout as defined by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria
  • Subject has serum urate level >= 8.0 mg/dL at the screening Visit

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Female subject who is breast-feeding or pregnant
  • Subject has a history of xanthinuria
  • Subject who is intolerant of allopurinol, ie hypersensitivity, Steven-Johnson syndrome/topic epidermal necrolysis
  • Subject who takes allopurinol > 300 mg/day and with serum urate level > 8mg/dL
  • Subject who is HLA B*5801 positive
  • Subject who is receiving thiazide diuretic therapy
  • Subject who has secondary hyperuricemia
  • Subject who requires concurrent therapy with any systemic or topical medications, prescribed or non-prescribed, containing aspirin or other salicylates (low doses of aspirin will be allowed(ie. =< 325mg/day)
  • Subject who requires therapy with prednisone > 10 mg/ day during the study
  • Subject who has active liver disease or hepatic dysfunction, defined as both ALT and AST > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
  • Subject who has serum creatinine >= 1.5mg/dL
  • Subject who has any another significant medical condition as defined by the investigator that would interfere with the treatment, safety or compliance with the protocol (eg. A clinically significant ECG result)
  • Subject who has a history of cancer (other than basal cell carcinoma of the skin) within 5 years prior to the study, or has taken any systemic cancer chemotherapy within 5 years prior to the study
  • Subject who has previously participated in a clinical study in which febuxostat was administered
  • Subject who has participated in another investigational trial within the 30 days prior to the study

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: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: febuxostat group
oral
oral
Other Names:
  • Adenuric, Uloric, Feburic
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: allopurinol group
oral
oral

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Proportion of subjects whose serum urate level decreases to < 6.0 mg/dL
Time Frame: week 12
week 12

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percent reduction in serum urate levels
Time Frame: Baseline and at week 12
Baseline and at week 12
Safety assessed by the incidence of adverse events, physical exam. and vital signs, tabo-tests and 12-lead ECG
Time Frame: Baseline and at week 12
Baseline and at week 12

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Director: Medical Director, Astellas Pharma Taiwan, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

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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

March 1, 2011

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2012

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 27, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 27, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 29, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 29, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2014

Last Verified

October 1, 2014

More Information

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.

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