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NCT Number: NCT04079530

A Clinical Pharmacology Study of K-877 Controlled Release Tablet

A study to compare the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of K-877 controlled release tablets with a current normal K-877 tablet in dyslipidemia.

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Key information

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Medical Corporation Heishinkai OPHAC Hospital

Osaka, 532-0003, Japan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with dyslipidemia had to be age 20 years or older at written informed consent(ICF)
  • Men and postmenopausal women.
  • Patients who have received dietary or exercise guidance from 12 weeks prior to Screening.
  • Patients who have clinical laboratory records with fasting serum TG ≥ 150 mg / dL (or ≥ 200 mg / dL if not fasting) within 6 months before written informed consent.
  • Patients with a fasting serum TG ≥ 150 mg / dL at Screening.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with a fasting serum TG ≥ 500 mg / dL at Screening
  • Patients who require administration of prohibited drugs during the clinical trial period after written informed consent
  • Patients who have malabsorption or those who have had the history, or who have undergone other surgical procedures that may affect absorption (excluding appendectomy or hernia treatment etc)
  • Patients with uncontrolled thyroid disease
  • Patients with uncontrolled diabetes as defined by a HbA1c(NGSP) ≥ 8.0% at Screening
  • Persons with uncontrolled hypertension (SBP ≥ 160 mmHg or DBP ≥ 100 mmHg)
  • Patients with an AST or ALT three times the upper limit at Screening
  • Patients with cirrhosis or those with biliary obstruction
  • Patients with malignant tumor or those who are judged to have a high risk of recurrence
  • Patients who have collected 400 mL or more of whole blood within 16 weeks, or 200 mL or more of whole blood within 4 weeks, or blood samples (plasma and platelet components) within 2 weeks before Screening
  • Patients with a history of serious drug allergies (anaphylactic shock, etc.)
  • Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to pemafibrate, patients who have stopped taking pemafibrate for reasons of insufficient efficacy or safety
  • Patients who participate in other clinical trials at the time of written informed consent or who have received clinical trials other than placebo for less than 16 weeks
  • Patients who have been determined inappropriate by the investigator or subinvestigator

Treatment and study plan

K-877 IR 0.2 mg/day

Drug

K-877 IR 0.1 mg tablet

Other names: Pemafibrate

K-877 CR 0.4 mg/day

Drug

K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Other names: Pemafibrate

K-877 CR 0.8 mg/day

Drug

Two K-877 CR 0.4 mg tablet

Other names: Pemafibrate

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy: % change from baseline in fasting serum TG(mg/dL)

    Time frame: 4 week after administration in each period

Secondary outcomes

  1. % change from baseline in fasting HDL-C levels(mg/dL)

    Time frame: 4 week after administration in each period

  2. % change from baseline in fasting LDL-C levels(mg/dL)

    Time frame: 4 week after administration in each period

  3. % change from baseline in fasting non-HDL-C levels(mg/dL)

    Time frame: 4 week after administration in each period

  4. % change from baseline in fasting Total Cholesterol levels(mg/dL)

    Time frame: 4 week after administration in each period

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kowa Company, Ltd.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicenter, Randomized, Active-controlled, Single-blind, 2-Period, 12-Sequence Crossover Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Pemafibrate in Patients With Dyslipidemia

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Sep 6, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 6, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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