Status:

COMPLETED

Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Lixivaptan Capsules in Subject With Euvolemic Hyponatremia

Lead Sponsor:

CardioKine Inc.

Collaborating Sponsors:

Cardiokine Biopharma, LLC

Biogen

Conditions:

Hyponatremia With Normal Extracellular Fluid Volume

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The present study is designed to confirm and extend the observation from previous studies that lixivaptan therapy corrects hyponatremia, in euvolemic subject, including subjects with SIADH.

Detailed Description

Phase I Phase II clinical trials have demonstrated that lixivaptan may play an important role in treating hyponatremia and the signs and symptoms of water retention associated with HF, liver cirrhosis...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written informed consent
  • Men or women aged 18 or older
  • Diagnosis of euvolemic hyponatremia (120 ≤ Na+\<130 mEq/L)
  • Hospitalized or willing to be admitted to a monitored setting for approximately the first 48 hours of treatment

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women, or women planning to become pregnant or to breastfeed
  • Symptomatic hyponatremia (e.g., lethargy, coma, seizures, changes in mental status attributable to hyponatremia)
  • Acute or transient hyponatremia (e.g., associated with head trauma or postoperative state)
  • Hyponatremia in hypovolemic states. Hypovolemic hyponatremia is defined as the presence of clinical evidence of extracellular fluid volume depletion
  • Hyponatremia as a result of any medication that can safely be withdrawn
  • Hyponatremia due to hypothyroidism or adrenal insufficiency
  • Diagnosis of psychogenic polydipsia
  • Receiving within 7 days of enrollment, other medication for treatment of hyponatremia specifically: demeclocycline, lithium carbonate, urea, or conivaptan
  • Use of radiotherapy and chemotherapy within 2 wks of randomization
  • Likely to require, or to receive IV saline for correction of symptomatic or asymptomatic severe hyponatremia during the course of the study
  • Supine systolic arterial blood pressure of ≤ 90 mmHg
  • Serum creatinine \>3.0 mg/dL
  • History of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Severe pulmonary artery hypertension: patients whose condition is expected to deteriorate with sudden shifts in fluid volumes and cardiac filling pressures
  • Established diagnosis of New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure
  • History of myocardial infarction, unstable angina or evidence of active ischemia within 30 days prior to screening
  • History of cerebral vascular accident (CVA) within 60 days prior to screening
  • Established diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome
  • Advanced liver disease or documented diagnosis of cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis
  • Urinary tract obstruction (benign prostatic hypertrophy \[BPH\] allowed if non-obstructive)
  • History of alcohol abuse or illicit drug use within the past 6 months
  • Terminally ill or moribund condition with little chance of short-term survival
  • Receiving vasopressin or its analogs for treatment of any condition
  • Known allergy to any vasopressin antagonist
  • Previous participation in a lixivaptan study
  • Recipient of any investigational treatment (drug or device) within 30 days prior to baseline visit
  • Unable to take oral medications

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

106 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00660959

Start Date

April 1 2008

Last Update

June 28 2011

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Research Site 1

Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36617

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PsyPharma Global

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85050

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Research Site

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

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Research Site 1

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073