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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2021/01/030486
CTRI/2021/01/030486
Completed
Phase 3

â??A Prospective, Interventional, Open label, Randomized,Parallel Group, Multi-centric, Comparative clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of test drug, Potassium Chloride (K-Lyte) 600 mg Immediate Release Tablet in comparison to reference drug, Potassium Chloride (Klor-Con) 600 mg Extended Release Tablet in the Treatment of the patients with Hypokalemia.â??

The ACME LaboratoriesLtd0 sites120 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Health Condition 1: E898- Other postprocedural endocrine andmetabolic complications and disorders
Sponsor
The ACME LaboratoriesLtd
Enrollment
120
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
March 20, 2021
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
The ACME LaboratoriesLtd

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Ages 18 to 65 years (both gender inclusive)
  • 2\. Patient on the investigating unit found mild to moderate serum potassium level.
  • (Mild hypokalemia is a serum level of 3\.0 to 3\.4 mEq/L, Moderate hypokalemia is a serum level of 2\.5\-2\.9 mEq/L, and severe hypokalemia is a level of less than 2\.5 mEq/L.)
  • Ability to take oral tablets.
  • Normal renal function test.
  • Diagnostic Criteria:
  • ï??Diagnosed by physician and concluded the need of electrolyte (potassium) supplementation.
  • ï??Increased potassium loss
  • \-Drugs induced hypokalemia: diuretics (thiazides, loop diuretics), laxatives, glucocorticoids, fludrocortisone, penicillins, amphotericin, aminoglycosides etc.
  • \-GI losses: diarrhoea, vomiting, ileostomy, intestinal fistula

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Patients with a serum potassium \< 2\.5 mEq/L and \> 3\.5 mEq/L.
  • 2\.Patients with serum renal dysfunction with urine output \<500ml/day or serum creatinine \>2 mg/dL.
  • 3\.Hypomagnesaemia (\<\= 0\.7mmol/L), however patients may be enrolled after the hypomagnesaemia is corrected.
  • 4\.Evidence of Intrinsic source of potassium release includes acute rhabdomyolysis, Hemolytic anemia, and tumor lysis.
  • 5\.Magnesium level \< 1\.5 mg/dL.
  • 6\.Use of any investigational drug currently or within 30 days prior to study entry.
  • 7\.Known allergy/sensitivity or any hypersensitivity to components of study drugs or their formulation.
  • 8\.Patients on any prescription medication that might interfere with study outcomes as decided by investigator.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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