A Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of a Novel Medical Food for Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia

NCT ID: NCT03038633

Last Updated: 2017-01-31

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 2 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-05-31
• Study Completion Date: 2015-06-30

Brief Summary

This is a Phase 1 clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of a novel medical food utilizing a nutritional strain of yeast for management of Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Detailed Description

The investigational product is a medical food and is the result of discoveries following extensive research on two preclinical models carried out by a team of researchers at Penn State University. This study will utilize the standard "3+3" rule-based dose-escalation schemes, which use predetermined dose levels and cohorts of three patients. The total time commitment for each subject is approximately three months.

Conditions

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Cohort 1

900 mg novel medical food containing 22.2mg iron

• receive 900 mg by mouth (3 capsules, one at each meal) daily; after Day 28 remain on level for additional 2 months if clinically indicated
• receive a phone call from coordinator between Day 5-9 to assess side effects and medications
• return to General Clinical Research Center, (GCRC) for a blood draw at days 14, 28, 60, and 90 while on novel medical food

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Novel Medical Food

Intervention Type: OTHER

This medical food takes advantage of the stability and high level of solubility of the human H-ferritin protein to be absorbed by the body as an iron source; indeed H-ferritin is enriched in breast milk as the mechanism for transferring iron from mother to infants. Once the ferritin has been absorbed from the gut, uptake into each organ is regulated by a specific extracellular receptor pathway to deliver iron in the body's preferred bioavailable form.

Cohort 2

1800 mg novel medical food containing 44.4 mg of iron

• receive 1800 mg by mouth (3 capsules, one at each meal) daily; after Day 28 remain on level for additional 2 months if clinically indicated
• receive a phone call from coordinator between Day 5-9 to assess side effects and medications
• return to GCRC for a blood draw at days 14, 28, 60, and 90 while on novel medical food

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Novel Medical Food

Intervention Type: OTHER

This medical food takes advantage of the stability and high level of solubility of the human H-ferritin protein to be absorbed by the body as an iron source; indeed H-ferritin is enriched in breast milk as the mechanism for transferring iron from mother to infants. Once the ferritin has been absorbed from the gut, uptake into each organ is regulated by a specific extracellular receptor pathway to deliver iron in the body's preferred bioavailable form.

Cohort 3

2700 mg novel medical food containing 66.6 mg of iron

• receive 2700 mg by mouth (3 capsules, one at each meal) daily; after Day 28 remain on level for additional 2 months if clinically indicated
• receive a phone call from coordinator between Day 5-9 to assess side effects and medications
• return to GCRC for a blood draw at days 14, 28, 60, and 90 while on novel medical food

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Novel Medical Food

Intervention Type: OTHER

This medical food takes advantage of the stability and high level of solubility of the human H-ferritin protein to be absorbed by the body as an iron source; indeed H-ferritin is enriched in breast milk as the mechanism for transferring iron from mother to infants. Once the ferritin has been absorbed from the gut, uptake into each organ is regulated by a specific extracellular receptor pathway to deliver iron in the body's preferred bioavailable form.

Cohort 4

3600 mg novel medical food containing 88.8 mg of iron

• receive 3600 mg by mouth (3 capsules, one at each meal) daily; after Day 28 remain on level for additional 2 months if clinically indicated
• receive a phone call from coordinator between Day 5-9 to assess side effects and medications
• return to GCRC for a blood draw at days 14, 28, 60, and 90 while on novel medical food

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Novel Medical Food

Intervention Type: OTHER

This medical food takes advantage of the stability and high level of solubility of the human H-ferritin protein to be absorbed by the body as an iron source; indeed H-ferritin is enriched in breast milk as the mechanism for transferring iron from mother to infants. Once the ferritin has been absorbed from the gut, uptake into each organ is regulated by a specific extracellular receptor pathway to deliver iron in the body's preferred bioavailable form.

Interventions

Novel Medical Food

This medical food takes advantage of the stability and high level of solubility of the human H-ferritin protein to be absorbed by the body as an iron source; indeed H-ferritin is enriched in breast milk as the mechanism for transferring iron from mother to infants. Once the ferritin has been absorbed from the gut, uptake into each organ is regulated by a specific extracellular receptor pathway to deliver iron in the body's preferred bioavailable form.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Hemoglobin, (Hgb) 7-10 g/dL; transferrin saturation <20%; and serum ferritin <20ng/mL

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or sexually-active female subjects who are of childbearing potential and who are not willing to use an acceptable form of contraception (tubal ligation or otherwise be incapable of pregnancy, hormonal contraceptives, spermicide plus barrier or intrauterine device).
• Present consumption of iron supplements or multivitamins must be switched to vitamins not containing iron, such as the multivitamin Centrum Silver. No washout period is necessary since it will be apparent from the ongoing anemia that any current supplements are ineffective.
• Current anemia not attributed to immune deficiency, (ID) (e.g. other microcytic anemia or hemolytic, macrocytic, sideroblastic or myelosuppression or chemotherapy or radiotherapy induced anemia).
• Active malignancy within 1 year. Basal or squamous cell skin cancer is not exclusionary.
• Aspartate Aminotransferase, (AST) or Alanine Aminotransferase, (ALT) at screening greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal.
• Known positive hepatitis B with evidence of active hepatitis.
• Known positive HIV-1/HIV-2 antibodies (anti-HIV).
• Patient has a current diagnosis of asthma and is actively using an anti-asthmatic therapy.
• Received an investigational drug within 30 days of screening.
• Hemochromatosis or other iron storage disorders.
• Unregulated hypertension
• Chronic kidney disease.
• Chronic inflammatory condition including but not limited to Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Significant cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to study inclusion or current history of New York Heart Association, (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure.
• Smoking
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Any other laboratory abnormality, medical condition or psychiatric disorder which in the opinion of the investigator puts the subject's disease management at risk or may result in the subject being unable to comply with study requirements.
• Breastfeeding planned on or after enrolling in the study.
• Known allergy to yeast
• Currently on Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, (MAOI's) or Demerol

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jeffrey J. Pu, MD, PhD

Assistant Proffesor of Medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

34696

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id