Actively Recruiting

Phase 3
Age: 0Years - 18Years
All Genders
NCT03813407

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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AI-Summary

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

Age: 0Years - 18Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

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
Not Eligible

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

Actively Recruiting

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

Research Site

Fukuoka, Japan, 813-0017

Actively Recruiting

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

Research Site

Lodz, Poland, 93-338

Completed

51

Research Site

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

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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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