Dose-Finding Study of Vadadustat in Japanese Subjects With Anemia Secondary to Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease (DD-CKD)

NCT ID: NCT03054350

Last Updated: 2021-04-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2018-01-24

Brief Summary

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This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-finding study to assess the efficacy, safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic (PK), and pharmacodynamic (PD) of orally administered vadadustat in Japanese participants with anemia secondary to Dialysis-dependent Chronic Kidney Disease (DD-CKD).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anemia Dialysis Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Vadadustat, Dose 1

Daily oral dose

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vadadustat

Intervention Type DRUG

Daily oral dose

Vadadustat, Dose 2

Daily oral dose

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vadadustat

Intervention Type DRUG

Daily oral dose

Vadadustat, Dose 3

Daily oral dose

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vadadustat

Intervention Type DRUG

Daily oral dose

Placebo

Daily oral dose

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Daily oral dose

Interventions

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Vadadustat

Daily oral dose

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Daily oral dose

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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AKB-6548

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female Japanese participants ≥20 years of age
* Receiving chronic maintenance hemodialysis for end-stage kidney disease
* Hemoglobin (Hb) \<10.0 grams per deciliter (g/dL)

Exclusion Criteria

* Anemia due to a cause other than chronic kidney disease (CKD) or presence of active bleeding or recent blood loss
* Sickle cell disease, myelodysplastic syndromes, bone marrow fibrosis, hematologic malignancy, myeloma, hemolytic anemia, thalassemia, or pure red cell aplasia
* Red blood cell transfusion within 4 weeks prior to or during screening
* Anticipated to recover adequate kidney function to no longer require hemodialysis during study participation
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Akebia Therapeutics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Akebia Therapeutics

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sponsor GmbH

Locations

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Aichi, , Japan

Site Status

Ehime, , Japan

Site Status

Fukui, , Japan

Site Status

Hiroshima, , Japan

Site Status

Hokkaido, , Japan

Site Status

Hyōgo, , Japan

Site Status

Ibaraki, , Japan

Site Status

Kagoshima, , Japan

Site Status

Kochi, , Japan

Site Status

Miyagi, , Japan

Site Status

Nagano, , Japan

Site Status

Nagasaki, , Japan

Site Status

Niigata, , Japan

Site Status

Okinawa, , Japan

Site Status

Osaka, , Japan

Site Status

Ōita, , Japan

Site Status

Saitama, , Japan

Site Status

Shizuoka, , Japan

Site Status

Countries

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Japan

References

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Natale P, Palmer SC, Jaure A, Hodson EM, Ruospo M, Cooper TE, Hahn D, Saglimbene VM, Craig JC, Strippoli GF. Hypoxia-inducible factor stabilisers for the anaemia of chronic kidney disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Aug 25;8(8):CD013751. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013751.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36005278 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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AKB-6548-CI-0022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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