Paricalcitol and Endothelial Function in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients (the PENNY Study)
NCT ID: NCT01680198
Last Updated: 2012-10-02
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE3
88 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-06-30
2012-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Secondary analysis: Study the relationship between endothelial function and plasma/serum and genetic biomarkers of bone mineral disorders in CKD (BMD-CKD) and renin angiotensin-aldosteron system (RAS) (angiotensin II and plasma renin activity).
Background:
Endothelial function is altered in patients with CKD. Factors responsible for disturbed endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in CKD include reduced bioactivity of the nitric oxide (NO) pathway with decreased endothelial NO synthase (NOS) activity or inhibition via accumulation of endogenous inhibitors. In patients with CKD and in those on dialysis serum 25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)2D3 levels are associated with FMD. Vitamin D receptors and 1 -hydroxylase activity are present in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells and 1,25(OH)2D3 stimulates vascular endothelial growth factor and prostacyclin production by vascular smooth muscle cells. These biological observations may have clinical implications because paricalcitol treatment predicts longer survival in ESRD patients and very recent data link vitamin D to progression to ESRD in patients with stage 3-5 CKD. Furthermore, a previous study by us has shown that the BMSI polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor gene is associated with LVH and LVH progression in ESRD patients.
Study population: Patients with stage 3-4 CKD of both sexes in the age range 18-80 years. Patients taking vitamin D supplements, with abnormal liver function tests, symptomatic cardiovascular disease, diabetes or cancer and those whose medications changed during the study were excluded.
Design and Methods: The study was a double-blind, randomized, parallel groups trial. After baseline measurements, patients with iPTH level \> 65 pg/ml; Ca between 8.4- 10.00 mg/dL and P between 2.9-4.5 were randomized to receive 2 micrograms Paricalcitol capsules (or matching placebo) daily, for 12 weeks. This doses was adjusted based on clinical laboratory parameters and the maximum dose was 2 micrograms daily.
During the study if a subject experienced over suppression of serum iPTH (defined as a serum iPTH \<15 pg/mL), or hypercalcemia (defined as Ca \> 11.0 mg/dL), the subject continued to take study drug at reduced dosage 1 mcg any other day and returned in 2 weeks for an unscheduled visit. If the values from the unscheduled visit serum iPTH and/or Ca did not returned to \> 15 pg/mL and/or \<11.0 mg/dL, respectively, the drug was discontinued.
Flow mediated vasodilatation was measured according to a validated protocol developed at the coordinating center of a national (Italian)working group of vascular function testing.
Primary end-point: Change in Flow Mediated Dilatation (FMD) induced by Paricalcitol in comparison to Placebo.
Study power: To detect a 2% difference (standard deviation: ± 3.0%) in the change in FMD between Paracalcitol treated and untreated patients with a power of 80 %, a confidence level using a two-tailed test of 5% and a potential attrition rate of 15%, at least 44 patients per group were required (88 patients in total).
Statistical analysis: Data will be summarized as mean ± standard deviation (normally distributed data), median and inter-quartile range (non normally distributed data) or as percent frequency, and comparison between groups will be made by independent T-Test, Mann-Whitney Test, or Chi Square test, as appropriate. Within patients comparisons will be done by statistical tests for paired observations. Data analysis of the primary outcome will be performed by comparing the changes in FMD in Paracalcitol treated and untreated patients by using the T-Test for independent observations. Possible differences in risk factors at baseline not controlled by randomization (i.e. differences due to chance) will be accounted for by using multivariate regression analyses.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Placebo
Placebo capsules daily for 12 weeks.
placebo
Paracalcitol
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Paracalcitol
Patients in the experimental arm received 2 micrograms Paricalcitol capsules daily, for 12 weeks. This dose was adjusted based on clinical laboratory parameters and the maximum dose was 2 micrograms daily.
Interventions
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Paracalcitol
Patients in the experimental arm received 2 micrograms Paricalcitol capsules daily, for 12 weeks. This dose was adjusted based on clinical laboratory parameters and the maximum dose was 2 micrograms daily.
placebo
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Negative serum pregnancy test for female subjects of childbering potential.
* Informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
* Altered liver function tests (bilirubin, aminotransferases and total alkaline phosphatase \> 3 times the upper limit of normal ranges).
* Sympthomatic cardiovascular disease on the basis of clinical history. Cancer.
18 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Fondazione C.N.R./Regione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Pisa, Italy
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Carmine Zoccali
Prof.
Principal Investigators
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Giuseppe Curatola, MD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit
Locations
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Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit
Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Countries
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References
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Yilmaz MI, Sonmez A, Saglam M, Yaman H, Kilic S, Demirkaya E, Eyileten T, Caglar K, Oguz Y, Vural A, Yenicesu M, Zoccali C. FGF-23 and vascular dysfunction in patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2010 Oct;78(7):679-85. doi: 10.1038/ki.2010.194. Epub 2010 Jul 7.
London GM, Guerin AP, Verbeke FH, Pannier B, Boutouyrie P, Marchais SJ, Metivier F. Mineral metabolism and arterial functions in end-stage renal disease: potential role of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Feb;18(2):613-20. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2006060573. Epub 2007 Jan 3.
Yamamoto T, Kozawa O, Tanabe K, Akamatsu S, Matsuno H, Dohi S, Hirose H, Uematsu T. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 stimulates vascular endothelial growth factor release in aortic smooth muscle cells: role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2002 Feb 1;398(1):1-6. doi: 10.1006/abbi.2001.2632.
Wakasugi M, Noguchi T, Inoue M, Kazama Y, Tawata M, Kanemaru Y, Onaya T. Vitamin D3 stimulates the production of prostacyclin by vascular smooth muscle cells. Prostaglandins. 1991 Aug;42(2):127-36. doi: 10.1016/0090-6980(91)90072-n.
Teng M, Wolf M, Ofsthun MN, Lazarus JM, Hernan MA, Camargo CA Jr, Thadhani R. Activated injectable vitamin D and hemodialysis survival: a historical cohort study. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2005 Apr;16(4):1115-25. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2004070573. Epub 2005 Feb 23.
Teng M, Wolf M, Lowrie E, Ofsthun N, Lazarus JM, Thadhani R. Survival of patients undergoing hemodialysis with paricalcitol or calcitriol therapy. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jul 31;349(5):446-56. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa022536.
Ravani P, Malberti F, Tripepi G, Pecchini P, Cutrupi S, Pizzini P, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C. Vitamin D levels and patient outcome in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2009 Jan;75(1):88-95. doi: 10.1038/ki.2008.501. Epub 2008 Oct 8.
Testa A, Mallamaci F, Benedetto FA, Pisano A, Tripepi G, Malatino L, Thadhani R, Zoccali C. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism is associated with left ventricular (LV) mass and predicts left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) progression in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. J Bone Miner Res. 2010 Feb;25(2):313-9. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.090717.
Ghiadoni L, Faita F, Salvetti M, Cordiano C, Biggi A, Puato M, Di Monaco A, De Siati L, Volpe M, Ambrosio G, Gemignani V, Muiesan ML, Taddei S, Lanza GA, Cosentino F. Assessment of flow-mediated dilation reproducibility: a nationwide multicenter study. J Hypertens. 2012 Jul;30(7):1399-405. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328353f222.
D'arrigo G, Pizzini P, Cutrupi S, Tripepi R, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C. Vitamin D receptor activation raises soluble thrombomodulin levels in chronic kidney disease patients: a double blind, randomized trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019 May 1;34(5):819-824. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfy085.
Torino C, Pizzini P, Cutrupi S, Tripepi R, Vilasi A, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C. Effect of Vitamin D Receptor Activation on the AGE/RAGE System and Myeloperoxidase in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:2801324. doi: 10.1155/2017/2801324. Epub 2017 Dec 6.
Spoto B, Pizzini P, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C. Circulating adiponectin modifies the FGF23 response to vitamin D receptor activation: a post hoc analysis of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2018 Oct 1;33(10):1764-1769. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfx344.
Zoccali C, Curatola G, Panuccio V, Tripepi R, Pizzini P, Versace M, Bolignano D, Cutrupi S, Politi R, Tripepi G, Ghiadoni L, Thadhani R, Mallamaci F. Paricalcitol and endothelial function in chronic kidney disease trial. Hypertension. 2014 Nov;64(5):1005-11. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.03748. Epub 2014 Aug 4.
Other Identifiers
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Oct2010PENNYStudy
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id