A Clinical Pharmacology Study of K-877 Controlled Release Tablet

NCT ID: NCT04079530

Last Updated: 2025-10-06

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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

2019-09-13

Study Completion Date

2019-12-24

Brief Summary

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A study to compare the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of K-877 controlled release tablets with a current normal K-877 tablet in dyslipidemia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dyslipidemias

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Treatment A

Period1:K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day, Period2:K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day (pre-meal)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 IR 0.1 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment B

Period1:K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day, Period2:K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day (postprandial)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 IR 0.1 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment C

Period1:K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day, Period2:K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day (pre-meal)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 IR 0.1 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Two K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment D

Period1:K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day, Period2:K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day (postprandial)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 IR 0.1 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Two K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment E

Period1:K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day, Period2:K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day (pre-meal)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 IR 0.1 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment F

Period1:K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day, Period2:K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day (postprandial)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 IR 0.1 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment G

Period1:K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day, Period2:K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day (pre-meal)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Two K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment H

Period1:K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day, Period2:K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day (postprandial)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Two K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment I

Period1:K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day, Period2:K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day (pre-meal)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 IR 0.1 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Two K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment J

Period1:K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day, Period2:K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day (postprandial)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 IR 0.1 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Two K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment K

Period1:K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day, Period2:K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day (pre-meal)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Two K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Treatment L

Period1:K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day, Period2:K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day (postprandial)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Two K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Interventions

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K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day

K-877 IR 0.1 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day

K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day

Two K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Pemafibrate Pemafibrate Pemafibrate

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with dyslipidemia had to be age 20 years or older at written informed consent(ICF)
2. Men and postmenopausal women.
3. Patients who have received dietary or exercise guidance from 12 weeks prior to Screening.
4. Patients who have clinical laboratory records with fasting serum TG ≥ 150 mg / dL (or ≥ 200 mg / dL if not fasting) within 6 months before written informed consent.
5. Patients with a fasting serum TG ≥ 150 mg / dL at Screening.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with a fasting serum TG ≥ 500 mg / dL at Screening
2. Patients who require administration of prohibited drugs during the clinical trial period after written informed consent
3. Patients who have malabsorption or those who have had the history, or who have undergone other surgical procedures that may affect absorption (excluding appendectomy or hernia treatment etc)
4. Patients with uncontrolled thyroid disease
5. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes as defined by a HbA1c(NGSP) ≥ 8.0% at Screening
6. Persons with uncontrolled hypertension (SBP ≥ 160 mmHg or DBP ≥ 100 mmHg)
7. Patients with an AST or ALT three times the upper limit at Screening
8. Patients with cirrhosis or those with biliary obstruction
9. Patients with malignant tumor or those who are judged to have a high risk of recurrence
10. Patients who have collected 400 mL or more of whole blood within 16 weeks, or 200 mL or more of whole blood within 4 weeks, or blood samples (plasma and platelet components) within 2 weeks before Screening
11. Patients with a history of serious drug allergies (anaphylactic shock, etc.)
12. Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to pemafibrate, patients who have stopped taking pemafibrate for reasons of insufficient efficacy or safety
13. Patients who participate in other clinical trials at the time of written informed consent or who have received clinical trials other than placebo for less than 16 weeks
14. Patients who have been determined inappropriate by the investigator or subinvestigator
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Kowa Company, Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Medical Corporation Heishinkai OPHAC Hospital

Osaka, , Japan

Site Status

Countries

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Japan

References

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Yamashita S, Araki E, Arai H, Yokote K, Tanigawa R, Saito A, Suganami H, Minamikawa S, Ishibashi S. Clinical Pharmacology of Pemafibrate Extended-release Formulation in Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia-A Phase 2, Multicenter, Active-controlled, Randomized, Single-blind, Crossover study. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2025 Mar 1;32(3):367-384. doi: 10.5551/jat.65001. Epub 2024 Sep 26.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39322570 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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K-877-CR-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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