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Healthy Combine Study

Registration Number
NCT03136705
Lead Sponsor
Northwestern University
Brief Summary

STUDY SUMMARY Title: EFFECTS OF NICOTINAMIDE AND LANTHANUM CARBONATE ON PHOSPHORUS HOMEOSTASIS Protocol Number:STU00090161 Phase: Phase 1, detailed physiologic study Methodology: double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 2x2 factorial Study Duration: 12-18 months (to complete the entire study protocol) Study Center: Single-center Objectives: Define short-term effects of the interventions (lanthanum carbonate and nicotinamide) on indices of phosphate handling Number of Subjects: 80 Diagnosis and Main Inclusion Criteria: Healthy volunteers Study Product(s), Dose,Route, Regimen: Nicotinamide, 750 mg by mouth twice daily, Lanthanum carbonate, Fosrenol, 1000 mg by mouth three times daily with meals Duration of administration: 2 weeks (length of time study participants are enrolled in study) Reference therapy: reference is a placebo Statistical Methodology: Repeated measures analysis using mixed linear models

Detailed Description

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing public health problem that increases risks of endstage renal disease (ESRD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), fractures, and death, and it poses an enormous financial burden on the US health system. Existing therapies modestly impact outcomes. Novel strategies targeting CKD-specific mechanisms are urgently needed to improve health and reduce cost.

CKD is complicated by disordered mineral metabolism, characterized by abnormal calcium and phosphate homeostasis, calcitriol and klotho deficiency, and elevated levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23). Elevated FGF23 is the earliest and most common manifestation of disordered mineral metabolism. Observational studies report independent associations between elevated phosphate and FGF23 blood levels and increased risks of ESRD, CVD and death. As potential explanatory mechanisms, phosphate excess induces arterial stiffness due to vascular calcification, and FGF23 excess contributes directly to the pathogenesis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Together, these effects promote CVD events and death.

Dietary phosphate absorption is a modifiable determinant of phosphate and FGF23 levels. Small studies of short duration suggest that phosphate binders and dietary phosphate modification in CKD can lower phosphate and FGF23 blood levels by reducing paracellular absorption of phosphate in the gut. However, animal studies demonstrate that compensatory upregulation of transcellular phosphate absorption via the sodium phosphate co-transporter, NPT2b, reduces the efficacy of these approaches. Since nicotinamide lowers plasma phosphate by reducing gut expression of NPT2b,the investigators hypothesize that use of nicotinamide combined with phosphate binders on a background of dietary phosphate moderation will most effectively reduce phosphate and FGF23 blood levels in CKD. The investigators plan to advance this approach in future randomized clinical trials.

The objective of this study is to perform a detailed physiologic study of healthy volunteers to assess the short-term effects of nicotinamide alone, lanthanum carbonate alone, or both in combination, on phosphate homeostasis. The results from healthy volunteers will provide information needed for optimal design of studies for patients with CKD.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
39
Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Lanthanum + Nicotinamide PlaceboNicotinamide PlaceboLanthanum Carbonate 1000mg orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide Placebo orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Lanthanum Placebo + Nicotinamide PlaceboNicotinamide PlaceboLanthanum Carbonate Placebo orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide Placebo orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Lanthanum + NicotinamideNicotinamideLanthanum Carbonate 1000mg orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide 750mg orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Lanthanum + NicotinamideLanthanum CarbonateLanthanum Carbonate 1000mg orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide 750mg orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Lanthanum Placebo + NicotinamideNicotinamideLanthanum Carbonate Placebo orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide 750mg orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Lanthanum Placebo + NicotinamideLanthanum Carbonate PlaceboLanthanum Carbonate Placebo orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide 750mg orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Lanthanum Placebo + Nicotinamide PlaceboLanthanum Carbonate PlaceboLanthanum Carbonate Placebo orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide Placebo orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Lanthanum + Nicotinamide PlaceboLanthanum CarbonateLanthanum Carbonate 1000mg orally three times daily with meals for 2 weeks and Nicotinamide Placebo orally twice daily for 2 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Intact FGF23Approximately 3 weeks.

Longitudinal change in serum intact FGF23 levels from baseline visit through completion of study.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in 24 Hour Urinary Phosphorus LevelApproximately 3 weeks.

Longitudinal change in 24 hour urinary phosphorus levels from baseline visit through completion of study.

Change in Plasma Phosphorus LevelApproximately 3 weeks.

Longitudinal change in plasma phosphorus levels from baseline visit through completion of study.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center for Translational Metabolism and Health (CTMH), Northwestern University

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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