Effects of Titrated Oral Tolvaptan 15-60 mg Once Daily (QD) on Cognitive and Neurological Function in Elderly Hyponatremic Patients
- Registration Number
- NCT00550459
- Brief Summary
Demonstrate an improvement in the composite scores of validated neurocognitive tests in elderly subjects with chronic sub-clinical (i.e., asymptomatic) hyponatremia.
- Detailed Description
Subjects will be randomized, with stratification by baseline sodium \<130 or ≥ 130 mEq/L\[mmol/L\] to receive either tolvaptan 15 mg tablet or matching placebo tablet at doses of 15, 30 or 60 mg for 21 days. During this period, fluid restrictions should be loosened or suspended, until the subject's response to therapy can be evaluated, typically over the first few days of therapy. Fluid restriction may be reinstituted at any time in subjects whose sodium fails to improve or worsens with study therapy. A forced-titration up to 60 mg of study drug by day 3 to 7 will be based on the subject's serum sodium Subjects entering the study with a serum sodium concentration less than 130 mEq/L\[mmol/L\] may be fluid restricted if necessary at the discretion of the Investigator. Subjects should be monitored closely during the first 24 hours of treatment for dosing titration. The total dosing duration will be up to 21 days (plus 3 day treatment window). Subjects will return to the clinic on Day 22 (+3 days) for assessments and will complete a follow-up visit on Day 28 (+2 days).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 57
- Women and men 50 years of age or older.
- Serum Sodium ≥123 and ≤ 134 mEq/L [mmol/L]at screening and baseline.
- Subjects with serum sodium concentrations ≥118 and ≤122 mEq/L[mmol/L] at screening and baseline may be entered into the trial based on consultation and approval from the study medical monitor.
- Conditions or history which may present a safety concern to the subject or their offspring or extreme susceptibility to hypotension with sudden fluid loss (aquaresis).
- Hyponatremia that is acute, easily reversible, artifactual, or due to a condition not associated with vasopressin excess or likely to respond to aquaretic therapy.
- Conditions associated with an independent imminent risk of morbidity and mortality.
- Conditions which may confound the assessment of endpoints, history of poor compliance, participation in a clinical trial believed by the PI or Sponsor likely to confound endpoint assessments.
- Conditions which may confound primary endpoints of cognitive function.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Placebo Placebo tablet given once a day for 21 days 2 Tolvaptan Tolvaptan 15 mg-60 mg tablet given once a day for 21 days.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change From Baseline in the Neurocognitive Composite Score of Speed Domains (NCS-SD; Sum of All Correct Speed Domain Z-Scores) baseline and Day 22 Change from baseline to Day 22 in sum of all speed domain Z-scores:Reaction Time (Simple=recognize "yes" 50 times;Choice=recognize "yes" or "no" 50 times;Digit Vigilance=match 45 digits);Psychomotor Speed (Morse Tapping=tap button for 30 seconds with right \& left hands);Processing Speed (Rapid Visual Information Processing=detect consecutive sequences of 3 odd or 3 even digits;Numeric Working Memory=recognize numbers from series of 5 digits among 30;Word Recognition=remember 15 prior learned words from 30 total;results age-matched to healthy controls from Cognitive Drug Research normative data
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change From Baseline to Day 22 in the Individual Neurocognitive Domains Included in the Primary Endpoint: Reaction Time in Computer Tests baseline and Day 22 Change from baseline in the individual neurocognitive domains Z-score for Reaction Time in Computer Tests (simple reaction time test, choice reaction time test, digit vigilance test); ITT population
Change From Baseline in the Individual Neurocognitive Domains Included in the Primary Endpoint: Psychomotor Speed Via Morse Tapping Test baseline and Day 22 Change from baseline to Day 22 in the individual neurocognitive domains Z-score for Psychomotor Speed (mean tap rate of Morse tapping test); ITT population
Change From Baseline in the Individual Neurocognitive Domains Included in the Primary Endpoint: Processing Speed of Rapid Visual Information Processing Test, Numeric Working Memory Test, and Word Recognition Test baseline and Day 22 Change from baseline to Day 22 in the individual neurocognitive domains Z-score for Processing Speed of Rapid Visual Information Processing Test, Numeric Working Memory Test, and Word Recognition Test; ITT population
Change From Baseline in Overall Neurocognitive Composite Score baseline and Day 22 Change from Baseline to Day 22 in the overall Neurocognitive Composite Score (NCS)comprising the sum of 7 neurocognitive domain Z-scores (Reaction Time, Psychomotor Speed, Processing Speed, Continuity of Attention, Working Memory/Executive Functions, Quality of Episodic Verbal Memory, and Postural Stability); ITT population
Change From Baseline in Gait Test (Timed Get-Up-and-Go Test) baseline and Day 22 Change from baseline to Day 22 in Gait Test (Timed Get-Up-and-Go Test=time it takes for a seated subject to rise from a chair, walk 3 meters, walk around an object and return to sit in chair. Values: under 10 sec (no difficulties), 10 to 20 sec (starting to have balance difficulty), over 30 sec (at high risk for falls and dependent in most activities of daily living and mobility); test assesses risk to elderly subjects of falling and higher scores in seconds indicate higher risk of falling; ITT population
Change From Baseline in Postural Stability Test baseline and Day 22 Change from baseline to Day 22 in Postural Stability Test Z-score (This test measures gross motor control. The ability to stand upright without moving is assessed using the SWAY meter that is modeled on the Wright Ataxiameter. A cord from the meter is attached to the subject who is required to stand as still as possible with feet apart and eyes closed for 1 minute. The test is then repeated with eyes open for 1 minute. The outcomes of these tests are combined and measured as a movement Z-score. Higher result=better postural stability); ITT population
Change From Baseline in Serum Sodium; ITT Population Baseline and Day 22 Change from Baseline to Day 22 in Serum Sodium; ITT population
Number of Patients With Vital Sign Abnormalities: Blood Pressure 28 days Incidence of abnormal systolic \& diastolic blood pressure values post-baseline (abnormal systolic values: \>=180 mmHg + increase of \>=20 mmHg, \<= 90 mmHg + decrease \>=20 mmHg; abnormal diastolic values: \>=105 mmHg+increase of \>=15 mmHg, \<=50 mmHg + decrease of \>= 15 mmHg)
Number of Patients With Vital Sign Abnormalities: Pulse Rate 28 days Incidence of abnormal pulse rate post-baseline \[abnormal values: \>=120 beats per minute (bpm) + increase of \>=15 bpm; \<=50 bpm + decrease of \>=15 bpm\]
Number of Patients With Vital Sign Abnormalities: Body Weight 28 days Incidence of clinically significant body weight change post-baseline (defined as change upward or downward of \>=7%)
Number of Patients With Vital Sign Abnormalities: Body Temperature 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant changes in body temperature post-baseline (defined as an increase of \>=1.1 to \>=38.3 degrees Celsius)
Number of Patients With Hematology Laboratory Abnormalities: Hemoglobin 28 days Incidence of clinically significant hemoglobin abnormalities post-baseline (normal range=11.8-16.8 g/dL)
Number of Patients With Hematology Laboratory Abnormalities: Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) levels post-baseline (normal range=22-34 seconds)
Number of Patients With Hematology Laboratory Abnormalities: Lymphocytes 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant lymphocyte count post-baseline (normal range = 16-46%)
Number of Patients With Hematology Laboratory Abnormalities: Neutrophils 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant neutrophil count post-baseline (normal range=1.8-8 thousands/microliter)
Number of Patients With Serum Chemistry Laboratory Abnormalities: Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant BUN levels post-baseline (normal range=7-30 mg/dL)
Number of Patients With Serum Chemistry Laboratory Abnormalities: Uric Acid 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant uric acid levels post-baseline (normal range=4-8.5 mg/dL)
Number of Patients With Serum Chemistry Laboratory Abnormalities: Cholesterol 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant cholesterol levels post-baseline (normal range=0-199 mg/dL)
Number of Patients With Serum Chemistry Laboratory Abnormalities: Glucose 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant glucose levels post-baseline (normal range=70-125 mg/dL)
Number of Patients With Serum Chemistry Laboratory Abnormalities: Magnesium 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant magnesium levels post-baseline (normal range=1.2-2 mEq/L)
Number of Patients With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities: QT >500 Milliseconds (Msec) 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant ECG abnormalities (QT\>500 msec) post-baseline
Number of Patients With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities: QRS Interval 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant ECG abnormalities involving QRS interval (change \> 100 msec)
Number of Patients With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities: QTcB Increase 30-60 Msec 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant ECG abnormalities (QTcB increase 30-60 msec)
Number of Patients With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities: QTcF Increase 30-60 Msec 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant ECG abnormalities (QTcF increase 30-60 msec post-baseline)
Number of Patients With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities: ST Segment 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant ECG abnormalities: ST Segment
Number of Patients With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities: T Wave 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant ECG abnormalities: T wave
Number of Patients With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities: Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB), Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB), Myocardial Infarction (MI) 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant ECG abnormalities: Right bundle branch block (RBBB), Left bundle branch block (LBBB), myocardial infarction (MI)
Number of Patients With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities: Arrhythmia 28 days Incidence of potentially clinically significant ECG abnormalities: arrhythmia
Trial Locations
- Locations (12)
Lillestol Research, LLC
🇺🇸Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Otis Barnum, DO
🇺🇸Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States
Carolina Research Associates
🇺🇸Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Memorial Clinical Associates
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
Sarah. S. Olelewe, MD
🇺🇸Hawthorne, California, United States
Progressive Clinical Research
🇺🇸Vista, California, United States
Wayne O. Wells, MD
🇺🇸Lebanon, Tennessee, United States
Mitchell Rosner, MD
🇺🇸Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Rockdale Medical Research Associates
🇺🇸Conyers, Georgia, United States
Pikes Peak Cardiology
🇺🇸Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Innovative Research of West FL
🇺🇸Largo, Florida, United States
Coastal Nephrology Assoc. Research Center
🇺🇸Punta Gorda, Florida, United States