Clinical trial • Phase IV • Nephrology|Psychiatry

cytisinicline (cytisine) for Nicotine dependence | Chronic kidney disease

Phase IV trial of cytisinicline (cytisine) for Nicotine dependence | Chronic kidney disease.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Nephrology|Psychiatry
Trial Disease
Nicotine dependence | Chronic kidney disease
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
15-11-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
20-03-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, control arm: nicotine replacement therapy - transdermal patch 10 mg/16 h, 15 mg/16 h, or 25 mg/16 h and lozenges 2 mg / 4 mg; duration of therapy: 12 weeks. Phase IV trial across 1 site in Poland.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Control arm: nicotine replacement therapy - transdermal patch 10 mg/16 h, 15 mg/16 h, or 25 mg/16 h and lozenges 2 mg / 4 mg; duration of therapy: 12 weeks.
Target Sample Size
292
Trial Duration For Participant
180

Eligibility

Recruits 292 Vulnerable population not selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=false). Trial enrols adults only (Age over or equal to 18 and under 65). Participants must be able to give written informed consent ("Patient (woman or man) who wants to participate in the study and is able to give a written informed consent."). No assent procedures described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=false). Trial enrols adults only (Age over or equal to 18 and under 65). Participants must be able to give written informed consent ("Patient (woman or man) who wants to participate in the study and is able to give a written informed consent."). No assent procedures described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient (woman or man) who wants to participate in the study and is able to give a written informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Age over or equal to 18 and under 65."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Current daily cigarette smoker - a person who smokes tobacco products every day or almost every day for at least 3 months."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Motivation and willingness to try to quit smoking with medication, assessed in conversation with the patient."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Chronic kidney disease at least stage 3, defined as impaired glomerular filtration eGFR MDRD < 60 ml/min and > 15 ml/min persisting for at least 3 months preceding qualification for the study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Women of reproductive age: a) exclusion of pregnancy by testing the concentration of beta HCG in the urine; b) consent to use a highly effective method of contraception during treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Telephone access."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Hypersensitivity to cytisine or any of the excipients or nicotine preparations."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Biochemical features of liver damage (AST/ALT > 2x above normal)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Currently uncontrolled hypertension above 160/100 mm Hg."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Recent history of myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure requiring hospitalization (within 3 months before randomization)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pheochromocytoma of the adrenal glands."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Documented diagnosis of: schizophrenia, bipolar psychoaffective disorder, epilepsy, symptoms of moderate to severe depression"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Current other addiction (alcohol, other psychoactive substances)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnancy or breastfeeding."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Male or female persons of childbearing potential who do not consent to the use of adequate birth control methods during the study treatment period."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Treatment in the last 4 weeks with other smoking cessation medications (bupropion, varenicline, nortriptyline)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 6 months of abstinence from tobacco products defined as smoking no more than 5 cigarettes in the period from Designated Day Zero (subject to the grace period).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Abstinence defined as smoking no more than 5 cigarettes in the period from Designated Day Zero (subject to the grace period). Measured at 6 months."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Abstinence after 3 months from Designated Day Zero (subject to the grace period) defined as abstinence at the end of treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Abstinence at 3 months defined as abstinence at the end of treatment."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Assessment and comparison of the severity of withdrawal symptoms in the study arm and control group in 7±2, 14±2 and 30±5 days after the start of treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Severity of withdrawal symptoms assessed and compared at 7±2, 14±2 and 30±5 days after treatment start."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Assessment and comparison of the occurrence and severity of adverse events in the study arm and control group after 7±2, 14±2, 30±5 and 84-90 days after the start of treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Occurrence and severity of adverse events assessed and compared at 7±2, 14±2, 30±5 and 84-90 days after treatment start."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
292
Recruitment Window Months
43
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from participant: "Patient (woman or man) who wants to participate in the study and is able to give a written informed consent." Adults only (Age over or equal to 18 and under 65). No assent procedures or additional consent language information provided.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
292

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
06-02-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
29-07-2024
Processing Time Days
174
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
292

Sites

Site Name
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
Department Name
Klinika Medycyny Transplantacyjnej, Nefrologii i Chorób Wewnętrznych
Contact Person Name
Jakub Kucharz
Contact Person Email
jakub.kucharz@nio.gov.pl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Poland

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Desmoxan, 1,5 mg, tabletki
Active Substance
cytisinicline (cytisine)
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Starting Dose
1.5 mg (tablet)
Dose Levels
Product labelled 1.5 mg tablets; max daily dose amount 9 mg
Maximum Dose
9 mg (max daily dose amount)
Investigational Product Name
Nicorette Invisipatch, 10 mg/16 h system transdermalny, plaster
Active Substance
nicotine
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
TRANSDERMAL USE
Route
TRANSDERMAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Starting Dose
10 mg/16 h (patch)
Dose Levels
10 mg/16 h; 15 mg/16 h; 25 mg/16 h patches
Frequency
16 hours per patch application (as product name indicates)
Maximum Dose
10 mg (max daily dose amount field shows 10 mg for this product)
Investigational Product Name
Nicorette Invisipatch, 15 mg/16 h system transdermalny, plaster
Active Substance
nicotine
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
TRANSDERMAL USE
Route
TRANSDERMAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Starting Dose
15 mg/16 h (patch)
Dose Levels
10 mg/16 h; 15 mg/16 h; 25 mg/16 h patches
Frequency
16 hours per patch application (as product name indicates)
Maximum Dose
15 mg (max daily dose amount field shows 15 mg for this product)
Investigational Product Name
Nicorette Invisipatch, 25 mg/16 h system transdermalny, plaster
Active Substance
nicotine
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
TRANSDERMAL USE
Route
TRANSDERMAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Starting Dose
25 mg/16 h (patch)
Dose Levels
10 mg/16 h; 15 mg/16 h; 25 mg/16 h patches
Frequency
16 hours per patch application (as product name indicates)
Maximum Dose
25 mg (max daily dose amount field shows 25 mg for this product)
Investigational Product Name
Nicorette Coolmint, 2 mg, tabletki do ssania
Active Substance
nicotine
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Starting Dose
2 mg lozenge
Dose Levels
Lozenges 2 mg (and product list includes 4 mg lozenges in comparator description)
Maximum Dose
24 mg (max daily dose amount field shows 24 mg for some lozenge products)
Investigational Product Name
Nicorette Fruit, 2 mg, tabletki do ssania
Active Substance
nicotine
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Starting Dose
2 mg lozenge
Dose Levels
Lozenges 2 mg (and product list includes 4 mg lozenges in comparator description)
Maximum Dose
24 mg (max daily dose amount field shows 24 mg for this product set)

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