Actively Recruiting
An Open-label Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of SZC in Paediatric Patients With Hyperkalaemia
Led by AstraZeneca · Updated on 2026-04-17
140
Participants Needed
69
Research Sites
568 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate has been shown to be effective and safe in adults for the treatment of hyperkalaemia, and therefore it is expected to be beneficial in children. This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate for the treatment of hyperkalaemia in children \<18 years of age. Approximately 140 participants will enter CP at approximately 46 sites in locations including but not limited to Europe and North America for this study. Treatment will include 3 phases: the CP, MP, and LTMP. Enrolment will start in 2 cohorts, ages 6 to \< 12 years and 12 to \< 18 years. After review of accumulated data, the independent Data Monitoring Committee (iDMC) will recommend whether to open enrolment in the ages 2 to \< 6 years cohort and later in the ages 0 to \< 2 years cohort. All eligible participants with hyperkalaemia will enter an open-label Correction Phase (CP) receiving a fixed dose of SZC three times daily (TID) for up to 3 days until normokalaemia is achieved. Within each age cohorts 2 to \< 18 years, initial participants will be allocated to the dose level (DL) based on body weight equivalent to an adult 5 g TID. After recommendation of higher DLs by the iDMC, subsequent participants may be allocated in the CP to on body weight equivalent to an adult 10 g TID and then potentially on body weight equivalent to an adult 15 g TID. All participants in the ages 0 to \< 2 years cohort will be assigned to the same DL which will be decided based on data from older age cohorts. Participants who successfully achieve normokalaemia in the CP will enter a 28-day open-label Maintenance Phase (MP), which will be initiated with once daily administration of the dose received TID in the CP. During MP, the Investigator is able to titrate the dose up or down in the range 2.5 g to 15 g body weight equivalent to maintain normokalaemia. For participants who, at the end of MP, are normokalaemic or hyperkalaemic without being on maximum dose, the MP is followed by the option to continue the study in a long term maintenance phase (LTMP) where the same titration regimen is used as in MP
CONDITIONS
Official Title
An Open-label Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of SZC in Paediatric Patients With Hyperkalaemia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Written informed consent from participant or legal representative, and assent from participant as appropriate
- Female or male from birth to under 18 years of age for the study duration
- Participants requiring long-term treatment for hyperkalaemia aged 2 years and older, and those requiring short- or long-term treatment under 2 years
- Must meet specified criteria for hyperkalaemia
- Age-appropriate QTcB values on digital ECG at screening
- Ability to have repeated blood draws or effective venous catheterisation
- Females of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy test prior to first dose and use two forms of contraception with at least one barrier method
- For long-term maintenance phase: consent and benefit judged by investigator
You will not qualify if you...
- Neonates born before 37 weeks gestation or weighing less than 2500 g at birth
- Neonates suspected of conditions causing intestinal ischaemia
- Pseudohyperkalaemia due to fist clenching, haemolysed blood, or severe leukocytosis/thrombocytosis
- Hyperkalaemia caused by crush injury or burns
- Hyperkalaemia due to secondary causes like dehydration or medication requiring other treatments
- Transient iatrogenic hyperkalaemia
- Use of lactulose, rifaximin, or other nonabsorbed antibiotics for hyperammonaemia within 7 days
- Use of CPS, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, or patiromer within 4 days prior to first study dose
- Life expectancy less than 3 months
- Known HIV positive status
- Any condition placing participant at undue risk or affecting data quality
- Known allergy or previous anaphylaxis to SZC or its components
- Cardiac arrhythmias needing immediate treatment
- Family history of long QT syndrome
- Currently on haemodialysis
- History of bowel obstruction
- Severe gastrointestinal disorder or major gastrointestinal surgery
- Involvement in study planning or conduct
- Previous SZC treatment
- Use of unapproved drug or device within 30 days prior to study
- Previous enrollment in this study
- Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy
- Unlikely to comply with study requirements
- Evidence of COVID-19 infection within 2 weeks prior to enrollment
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 69 locations
1
Research Site
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
Actively Recruiting
2
Research Site
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
Withdrawn
3
Research Site
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
Actively Recruiting
4
Research Site
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
Withdrawn
5
Research Site
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
Withdrawn
6
Research Site
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
Completed
7
Research Site
New York, New York, United States, 10029
Withdrawn
8
Research Site
Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
Withdrawn
9
Research Site
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28207
Withdrawn
10
Research Site
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
Withdrawn
11
Research Site
Akron, Ohio, United States, 44308
Completed
12
Research Site
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
Actively Recruiting
13
Research Site
Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29203
Actively Recruiting
14
Research Site
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26506-7900
Withdrawn
15
Research Site
Campinas, Brazil, 13060-904
Actively Recruiting
16
Research Site
São Paulo, Brazil, 01228-200
Actively Recruiting
17
Research Site
São Paulo, Brazil, 04038-002
Actively Recruiting
18
Research Site
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 6A8
Actively Recruiting
19
Research Site
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1C9
Withdrawn
20
Research Site
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1
Withdrawn
21
Research Site
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T1C5
Actively Recruiting
22
Research Site
Beijing, China, 100034
Actively Recruiting
23
Research Site
Beijing, China, 100045
Actively Recruiting
24
Research Site
Changsha, China, 410007
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25
Research Site
Chengdu, China, 610000
Actively Recruiting
26
Research Site
Chengdu, China, 610041
Actively Recruiting
27
Research Site
Chongqing, China, 400014
Actively Recruiting
28
Research Site
Hangzhou, China, 310052
Actively Recruiting
29
Research Site
Hefei, China, 230001
Withdrawn
30
Research Site
Shanghai, China, 200062
Actively Recruiting
31
Research Site
Shanghai, China, 201102
Actively Recruiting
32
Research Site
Berlin, Germany, D-13353
Withdrawn
33
Research Site
Essen, Germany, 45147
Actively Recruiting
34
Research Site
Heidelberg, Germany, 69120
Actively Recruiting
35
Research Site
Bhubaneswar, India, 751019
Actively Recruiting
36
Research Site
Gurgaon, India, 122001
Not Yet Recruiting
37
Research Site
New Delhi, India, 110060
Withdrawn
38
Research Site
Bunkyō City, Japan, 113-8431
Actively Recruiting
39
Research Site
Fuchu-shi, Japan, 183-8561
Actively Recruiting
40
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Fukuoka, Japan, 813-0017
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41
Research Site
Kawasaki-shi, Japan, 211-0063
Actively Recruiting
42
Research Site
Kobe, Japan, 650-0047
Actively Recruiting
43
Research Site
Matsumoto-shi, Japan, 390-8621
Actively Recruiting
44
Research Site
Nakagami-gun, Japan, 903-0215
Actively Recruiting
45
Research Site
Saitama-Shi, Japan, 330-8777
Actively Recruiting
46
Research Site
Sendai, Japan, 989-3126
Actively Recruiting
47
Research Site
Shizuoka, Japan, 420-8660
Actively Recruiting
48
Research Site
Bialystok, Poland, 15-274
Completed
49
Research Site
Krakow, Poland, 30-663
Withdrawn
50
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Lodz, Poland, 93-338
Completed
51
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Warsaw, Poland, 02-097
Actively Recruiting
52
Research Site
Bucharest, Romania, 022322
Actively Recruiting
53
Research Site
Bucharest, Romania, 077120
Withdrawn
54
Research Site
Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 400370
Actively Recruiting
55
Research Site
Târgu Mureş, Romania, 540136
Withdrawn
56
Research Site
Timișoara, Romania, 300011
Actively Recruiting
57
Research Site
Samara, Russia, 443095
Withdrawn
58
Research Site
Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain, 08950
Actively Recruiting
59
Research Site
Madrid, Spain, 28041
Actively Recruiting
60
Research Site
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, 49100
Suspended
61
Research Site
Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, 61075
Suspended
62
Research Site
Kyiv, Ukraine, 04050
Suspended
63
Research Site
Odesa, Ukraine, 65038
Withdrawn
64
Research Site
Sumy, Ukraine, 40031
Suspended
65
Research Site
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 69063
Completed
66
Research Site
Glasgow, United Kingdom, G51 4TF
Actively Recruiting
67
Research Site
Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD
Actively Recruiting
68
Research Site
Manchester, United Kingdom, M13 9WL
Completed
69
Research Site
Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG7 2UH
Terminated
Research Team
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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