Clinical trial • Phase IV • Cardiology
SODIUM ZIRCONIUM CYCLOSILICATE for Chronic heart failure | Chronic kidney disease
Phase IV trial of SODIUM ZIRCONIUM CYCLOSILICATE for Chronic heart failure | Chronic kidney disease.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Cardiology
- Trial Disease
- Chronic heart failure | Chronic kidney disease
- Trial Stage
- Phase IV
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 29-05-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 12-08-2024
Trial design
Randomised, open-label, control group: standard of care treatment (raasi) without potassium binders (no szc). experimental/szc group: standard of care (raasi) with potassium binders (sodium zirconium cyclosilicate - lokelma 5 g or lokelma 10 g powder for oral suspension; product available as 5 g and 10 g oral suspension; max daily dose reported 10 g). Phase IV trial in Spain.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Open Label
- Yes
- Comparator
- Control group: Standard of care treatment (RAASi) without potassium binders (no SZC). Experimental/SZC Group: Standard of care (RAASi) with potassium binders (Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate - Lokelma 5 g or Lokelma 10 g powder for oral suspension; product available as 5 g and 10 g oral suspension; max daily dose reported 10 g).
- Target Sample Size
- 94
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 90
Eligibility
Recruits 94 Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol.; no vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false)..
- Vulnerable Population
- Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol.; no vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false).
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Hyperkalemic patients (sK+ 5.1–5.9 mmol/L at screening / study enrolment) or Normokalemic"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Provision of informed consent form prior to any study specific procedures, sampling and analysis."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Individuals must be ≥ 70 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Individuals must have a confirmed diagnosis of Heart Failure (HF) according to clinical practice guidelines NYHA functional class I-III (with HFrEF or HFpEF)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Individuals must have previously been admitted to hospital due to HF decompensation requiring intravenous diuretics."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Individuals must have been stabilised for at least 24-48h of their HF decompensation before randomisation."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Individuals must have a confirmed diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease defined as a renal impairment of eGFR less than 60ml/min/1.73 m2."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Individuals receiving background standard of care for HF and treated according to international guidelines. Specific treatment should include RAASi and/or MRA treatment and at least should have been stable for ≥ 4 weeks at maximum tolerated doses."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients on RAASi blocker treatment with less than or equal to 75% of the maximum recommended dose."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Limited life expectancy (less than 1 year) according to clinician’s criteria, such as but not limited to malignancy, with life expectancy of less than 2 years based on investigator’s clinical judgement."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Congenital long QT syndrome."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior history of hypersensitivity to a RAAS blocker drug, including but not limited to development of angioedema, icterus, hepatitis, or neutropenia or thrombocytopenia requiring treatment modification. Addison’s disease or other causes of hypoaldosteronism."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients with a known hypersensitivity to SZC or any of the excipients of the product."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Individuals treated with potassium binding resins such as sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS, e.g. Kayexalate®) or calcium polystyrene sulfonate (CPS; e.g. Resonium®) or the cation exchange polymer, patiromer sorbitex calcium (Veltassa®) within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Treated with potassium supplements within 7 days prior to randomization."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Positive hepatitis C antibody hepatitis B virus surface antigen or hepatitis B virus core antibody, at screening."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Known to have tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Known history of drug or alcohol abuse within 3 year of screening."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study (applies to both Investigator staff and/or staff at the study site)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Judgment by the investigator that the subject should not participate in the study if the subject is unlikely to comply with study procedures, restrictions and requirements."}
- {"criterion_text":"- sK >6 mEq/litre or <4.5mEq/litre or history of hypokalemic episodes (S-K<3.5 mEq/L) during the last year."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Previous enrolment in the present study."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the last 3 months."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients on haemodialysis or haemofiltration"}
- {"criterion_text":"- NYHA functional class IV"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients undergoing treatment with potassium binders."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Active tumour undergoing chemotherapy or metastasis or malignancy requiring treatment."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Symptomatic or uncontrolled atrial fibrillation despite treatment, or asymptomatic sustained ventricular tachycardia. Subjects with atrial fibrillation controlled by medication are permitted."}
- {"criterion_text":"- QTc(f) > 550 msec."}
- {"criterion_text":"- History of QT prolongation associated with other medications that required discontinuation of that medication."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients increasing at least 25% of the target doses of RAASi since the screening visit (V0) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9), considering the target dose of each RAASi drug in the ESC guidelines (1).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients who increase at least 25% of the target doses of RAASi from screening (V0) to 3 months after inclusion (V9), using ESC guideline target doses for each RAASi drug."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients achieving at least 50% of the target doses of RAASi since the screening visit (V0) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9), considering the target dose of each RAASi drug recommended in the ESC guidelines.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients achieving ≥50% of ESC guideline target doses of RAASi from V0 to V9 (3 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients increasing 50% of RAASi doses since the screening visit (0) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9), considering the target dose of each RAASi drug recommended in the ESC guidelines.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients with ≥50% increase in RAASi doses from V0 to V9 (3 months), per ESC targets."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients achieving at least 50% of the target doses of MRA since the screening visit (V0) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9), considering the target dose of each MRA drug recommended in the ESC guidelines.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients achieving ≥50% of ESC guideline target doses of MRA from V0 to V9 (3 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients increasing 50% of MRA doses since the screening visit (V0) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9), considering the target dose of each MRA drug recommended in the ESC guidelines","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients with ≥50% increase in MRA doses from V0 to V9 (3 months), per ESC targets."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients achieving at least 50% of the target doses of MRA and RAASi since the screening visit (0) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9), considering the target dose recommended in the ESC guidelines","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients achieving ≥50% of target doses for both MRA and RAASi from V0 to V9 (3 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients increasing 50% of MRA and RAASi doses since the screening visit (V0) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9), considering the target dose of each drug recommended in the ESC guidelines","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients with ≥50% increase in both MRA and RAASi doses from V0 to V9 (3 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients achieving the target doses of RAASi since the screening visit (V0) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9), considering the target dose of each RAASi drug recommended in the ESC guidelines","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients achieving ESC guideline target doses of RAASi at V9 compared to V0."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients in each group requiring down titration of RAASi and/or MRA over the study period.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: proportion (%) of patients in each arm requiring down-titration of RAASi and/or MRA during the study period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients in each group that required up titration of RAASi and/or MRA following down titration of RAASi and/or MRA.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: proportion (%) of patients who required up-titration following prior down-titration of RAASi and/or MRA."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients in each group requiring discontinuation of RAASi and/or MRA over the study period.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: proportion (%) of patients in each arm who discontinued RAASi and/or MRA during study."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients achieving at least 50% of the target doses of RAASi since the screening visit (V0) to 1 month after study inclusion, considering the target dose of each RAASi drug recommended in the ESC guidelines","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients achieving ≥50% of RAASi target doses at 1 month after inclusion compared to V0."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients increasing 50% of RAASi doses since the screening visit (V0) to 1 month after study inclusion, considering the target dose of each RAASi drug recommended in the ESC guidelines","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients with ≥50% increase in RAASi doses at 1 month after inclusion vs V0."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients achieving a decrease of at least 5% in NT-proBNP levels since the baseline visit (V1) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients with ≥5% decrease in NT-proBNP from baseline (V1) to 3 months (V9)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean Change in NT-proBNP levels since the baseline visit (V1) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: mean change in NT-proBNP from V1 to V9 (3 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients achieving a decrease of at least 5% in CA125 levels since the baseline visit (V1) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients with ≥5% decrease in CA125 from V1 to V9 (3 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean Change in CA125 levels since the baseline visit (V1) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: mean change in CA125 from V1 to V9 (3 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change on Systolic arterial blood pressure measurement from baseline visit (V1) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: mean change in systolic BP from V1 to V9 (3 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from baseline visit (V1) measured at 3 months after study inclusion (V9) in the overall summary score of KKCQ, as a specific HF patient reported outcome questionnaire.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: mean change in KCCQ overall summary score from V1 to V9 (3 months) as a patient-reported outcome."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- To determine the change in renal function the following variables will be calculated between baseline visit (V1) and 3 months after study inclusion (V9): Mean Change in UACR and Mean change in HCO3","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: mean change in UACR and HCO3 between V1 and V9 (3 months) to evaluate renal function changes."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients decreasing at least 40% the eGFR since the screening visit (0) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of patients with ≥40% decrease in eGFR (CKD-EPI) from V0 to V9 (3 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from baseline visit (V1) measured at 3 months after study inclusion (V9) (V9) in the overall summary score of KDQoL, as a specific CKD patient reported outcome questionnaire.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: mean change in KDQoL overall summary score from V1 to V9 (3 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of visits for HF/HK/impaired renal function/hypertension or hyperkalemia diagnosed in the outpatient clinic.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: count of outpatient visits for listed conditions during study period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients requiring hospitalization for HF/HK/impaired renal function over the study period.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: proportion (%) of patients hospitalized for HF/HK/renal impairment during study."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean number of hospitalizations per patient for HF/HK/impaired renal function over the study period.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: mean hospitalizations per patient for listed conditions over study period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients presenting at least one clinical event over the study period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: proportion (%) of patients with ≥1 clinical event during study."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients presenting more than one clinical event over the study period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: proportion (%) of patients with >1 clinical event during study."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients presenting all clinical events over the study period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: proportion (%) of patients presenting the full set of predefined clinical events over study."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of patients treated with and without sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors over the study period in both arms","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: percentage of patients on SGLT2 inhibitors vs not during study in each arm."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean Change in Mg levels since the baseline visit (V1) to 3 months after study inclusion (V9).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measure: mean change in magnesium levels from V1 to V9 (3 months)."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 94
- Recruitment Window Months
- 17
- Consent Approach
- "Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol." ICF documents are present (multiple versions listed in documents: Subject information and informed consent form versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0). No assent or minor-specific consent described; participants must provide signed informed consent prior to any study specific procedures.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 6
- Total Number Of Participants
- 94
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 29-07-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 27-08-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 394
- Number Of Sites
- 6
- Number Of Participants
- 94
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa
- Department Name
- Urgencias
- Contact Person Name
- Esther Alvarez Rodríguez
- Contact Person Email
- ealvarezr10@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Clinico Universitario De Valencia
- Department Name
- Cardiología
- Contact Person Name
- Clara Bonanad Lozano
- Contact Person Email
- clarabonanad@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario De Burgos
- Department Name
- Nefrología
- Contact Person Name
- Maria Jesus Izquierdo Ortiz
- Contact Person Email
- mjizquierdo3@hotmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Nuestra Senora Del Perpetuo Socorro
- Department Name
- Geriatría
- Contact Person Name
- Alicia Noguerón García
- Contact Person Email
- Alicia_10nogueron@hotmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
- Department Name
- Cardiología
- Contact Person Name
- Juan Carlos Castillo Domínguez
- Contact Person Email
- juanc.castillo.dominguez.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Fundacion Alcorcon
- Department Name
- Cardiología
- Contact Person Name
- Carolina Ortiz Cortés
- Contact Person Email
- carol.ortizcortes@gmail.com
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Hospital Clinico Universitario De Valencia
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- Spain
Third parties
- {"country":"Spain","full_name":"Instituto De Investigacion Sanitaria Fundacion Para La Investigacion Del Hospital Clinico De Valencia-INCLIVA","duties_or_roles":"codes: 1,12,5,8","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Lokelma 5 g powder for oral suspension
- Active Substance
- SODIUM ZIRCONIUM CYCLOSILICATE
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- ORAL
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation (EU) - marketingAuthNumber EU/1/17/1173/001
- Dose Levels
- 5 g (also available 10 g)
- Maximum Dose
- 10 g
- Investigational Product Name
- Lokelma 10 g powder for oral suspension
- Active Substance
- SODIUM ZIRCONIUM CYCLOSILICATE
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- ORAL
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation (EU) - marketingAuthNumber EU/1/17/1173/003
- Dose Levels
- 10 g (also available 5 g)
- Maximum Dose
- 10 g
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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