A Two-Part, Single-Blind, Phase 3 Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Patiromer for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia (OPAL)

NCT ID: NCT01810939

Last Updated: 2021-06-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

243 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-02-28

Study Completion Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of patiromer (investigational drug) in the treatment of hyperkalemia (high serum potassium). The study also evaluated the effect of withdrawing patiromer treatment and assessed whether chronic treatment with patiromer prevented the recurrence of hyperkalemia. The safety of patiromer treatment was also evaluated.

Detailed Description

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There were two parts in the study, Part A and Part B.

Part A was an assessment of 4 weeks of dosing with patiromer in the treatment of hyperkalemia; Part B was a randomized, placebo-controlled, 8-week assessment of the withdrawal of patiromer in participants with a baseline serum potassium at the beginning of Part A ≥ 5.5 mEq/L who responded to the 4 weeks of treatment with patiromer during Part A.

All participants received patiromer during Part A; Part B participants were randomized to continue patiromer or switch to placebo. Total study participation was up to 14 weeks (including up to 2 weeks of follow up).

The dose of patiromer could be titrated based on participant's serum potassium response.

Conditions

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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Hyperkalemia (HK)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Patiromer

Patiromer was administered twice a day as a powder mixed with water.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Patiromer

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo was administered twice a day as a powder mixed with water.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Patiromer

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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RLY5016 for Oral Suspension Veltassa

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males and females ages 18 - 80
* Chronic kidney disease (CKD) - eGFR 15 to \< 60 mL/min/1.73m2 at screening
* Hyperkalemia, defined as a serum potassium value of 5.1 to \< 6.5 mEq/L at screening
* Taking either an Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor, an Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB), or an aldosterone antagonist (AA) medication
* Informed consent given

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants with auto-immune related chronic kidney disease such as lupus nephritis or renal scleroderma/scleroderma renal crisis, or mixed connective tissue disease with renal involvement
* Participants with uncontrolled Type 1 diabetes, defined as or a HbA1c \> 10.0 %, or hospitalization to treat hyper- or hypo-glycemia in the past 3 months within the previous 6 months in participants with Type 2 diabetes
* Participants with severe heart failure, defined as NYHA (New York Heart Association) class IV
* Participants with major surgery including thoracic and cardiac, in the past 3 months, or participants with heart or kidney transplant
* Participants with significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events in the past 2 months, such as cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, or stroke
* Participants with BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Relypsa, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Director Clinical Operations

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Relypsa, Inc.

Locations

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Investigator Site 3121

Azusa, California, United States

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Investigator Site 3133

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Investigator Site 3103

Sacramento, California, United States

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Investigator Site 3129

Santa Barbara, California, United States

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Ventura, California, United States

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Investigator Site 3105

Edgewater, Florida, United States

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Investigator Site 3113

Hollywood, Florida, United States

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Investigator Site 3106

Port Charlotte, Florida, United States

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Investigator Site 3120

Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Investigator Site 3102

Farmington, Missouri, United States

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Investigator Site 3104

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Investigator Site 3134

Flushing, New York, United States

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Investigator Site 3107

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

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Investigator Site 3110

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Investigator Site 1103

Karlovac, , Croatia

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Osijek, , Croatia

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Zagreb, , Croatia

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Zagreb, , Croatia

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Zagreb, , Croatia

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Znojmo, , Czechia

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Aarhus N, , Denmark

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Fredericia, , Denmark

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Roskilde, , Denmark

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Viborg, , Denmark

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Balatonfüred, , Hungary

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Győr, , Hungary

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Hatvan, , Hungary

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Jászberény, , Hungary

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Kistarcsa, , Hungary

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Veszprém, , Hungary

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Pavia, , Italy

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Belgrade, , Serbia

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Vršac, , Serbia

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Zrenjanin, , Serbia

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Celje, , Slovenia

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Jesenice, , Slovenia

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Ivano-Frankivsk, , Ukraine

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Luhansk, , Ukraine

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Zaporizhzhia, , Ukraine

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Investigator Site 1906

Zaporizhzhia, , Ukraine

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Countries

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United States Croatia Czechia Denmark Georgia Hungary Italy Serbia Slovenia Ukraine

References

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Weir MR, Bakris GL, Bushinsky DA, Mayo MR, Garza D, Stasiv Y, Wittes J, Christ-Schmidt H, Berman L, Pitt B; OPAL-HK Investigators. Patiromer in patients with kidney disease and hyperkalemia receiving RAAS inhibitors. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan 15;372(3):211-21. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1410853. Epub 2014 Nov 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25415805 (View on PubMed)

Natale P, Palmer SC, Ruospo M, Saglimbene VM, Strippoli GF. Potassium binders for chronic hyperkalaemia in people with chronic kidney disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jun 26;6(6):CD013165. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013165.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32588430 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2012-001956-20

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RLY5016-301

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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