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Study to Compare Sevelamer Carbonate Powder to Sevelamer Hydrochloride Tablets in Patients With CKD on Hemodialysis

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Kidney Diseases
Chronic Renal Insufficiency
End-Stage Renal Disease
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00268957
Lead Sponsor
Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
Brief Summary

Approximately 207 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis will be entered into this study at approximately 26 centers in the United States. This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of sevelamer carbonate powder dosed once-a-day (QD) with the largest meal compared to sevelamer hydrochloride tablets dosed three-times-per-day (TID) with meals. The total length of participation is approximately 24 weeks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
217
Inclusion Criteria
  • On three times per week hemodialysis for three months or longer
  • Currently on a phosphate binder(s)
  • Considered compliant with phosphate binders and hemodialysis therapy
  • Willing to avoid any intentional changes in diet such as fasting or dieting
  • Have the following documented local laboratory measurements:a.Two most recent consecutive serum phosphorus measurements that are ≥ 3.0 and ≤ 6.5 (6.5) mg/dL within 60 days of screening; b.A most recent intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) measurement ≤ 800 pg/mL within 90 days of screening
  • Have the following central laboratory measurements: a.A serum phosphorus measurement > 5.5 mg/dL at randomization (Week 0);b.A serum iPTH measurement ≤ 800 pg/mL at screening
  • Have not participated in any other investigational drug studies within 30 days prior to enrollment
  • Level of understanding and willingness to cooperate with all visits and procedures as described by the study personnel
  • Willing and able to take sevelamer alone as a phosphate binder for the duration of the study
  • Willing and able to maintain screening doses of lipid medication for the duration of the study, except for safety reasons
  • Willing and able to avoid antacids and phosphate binders containing aluminum, magnesium, calcium or lanthanum for the duration of the study unless prescribed as an evening calcium supplement
  • If female and of childbearing potential (pre-menopausal and not surgically sterile), willing to use an effective contraceptive method throughout the study, which includes barrier methods, hormones, or intrauterine devices (IUDs)
  • Life expectancy of 12 months or greater
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Active bowel obstruction, dysphagia, swallowing disorder, or severe gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders
  • Active ethanol or drug abuse, excluding tobacco use
  • In the opinion of the Investigator, subject has poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, poorly controlled hypertension, active vasculitis, HIV infection, or any clinically significant unstable medical condition
  • Use of anti-arrhythmic or anti-seizure medications for the use of arrhythmia or seizure disorders
  • Known hypersensitivity to sevelamer or any constituents of the study drug
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Evidence of active malignancy except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin
  • Unable to comply with the requirements of the study
  • Any other condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, will prohibit the subject's inclusion in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1Sevelamer carbonate (Renvela®)sevelamer carbonate powder
2Sevelamer hydrochloride (Renagel®)Sevelamer hydrochloride
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Demonstrate the efficacy of sevelamer carbonate powder dosed QD with the largest meal to sevelamer hydrochloride tablets dosed TID with meals on the control of serum phosphorusUp to 24 weeks
Evaluate the safety and tolerability of sevelamer carbonate powder dosed QD with the largest meal compared to sevelamer hydrochloride tablets dosed TID with mealsUp to 24 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Compare sevelamer carbonate powder dosed QD with the largest meal to sevelamer hydrochloride tablets TID with meals on serum calcium-phosphorus product and serum lipid profileUp to 24 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (28)

Central Dialysis Center

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

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St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Crystal Rivers Dialysis Center

🇺🇸

Crystal River, Florida, United States

Gadsden Dialysis

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Gadsden, Alabama, United States

Nephrology & Hypertension Associates, LTD

🇺🇸

Tupelo, Mississippi, United States

Outcomes Research International, Inc.

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Hudson, Florida, United States

Hypertension and Nephrology Associates

🇺🇸

Eatontown, New Jersey, United States

Lewiston Dialysis Center

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Lewistown, Pennsylvania, United States

Southwest Mississippi Nephrology, PLLC

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Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States

Atlanta Nephrology Referral Center

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Decatur, Georgia, United States

Gambro Healthcare - Charlottesville

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Clinical Research Center

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Renal Research Inc. at the Kidney Institute

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Houston, Texas, United States

Indiana University Hospital

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Henry Ford Hospital

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Nephrology Associates, P.C.

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Kidney and Hypertension Center

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Renal Care Group

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Nephrology Educational Services and Research

🇺🇸

Tarzana, California, United States

FMC Marietta

🇺🇸

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Holy Cross Renal Care

🇺🇸

Mission Hills, California, United States

Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Nephrology Research

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Winthrop University Dialysis Center

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Mineola, New York, United States

Davita

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Bronx, New York, United States

Medical Nephrology Associates

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Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States

Horizon Healthcare Associates

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Flossmoor, Illinois, United States

Virginia Commonwealth University, Division of Nephrology

🇺🇸

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Clinical Research of Tidewater

🇺🇸

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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