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NCT Number: NCT00975000

Treatment of Autonomous Hyperparathyroidism in Post Renal Transplant Recipients

Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is common in people with a kidney transplant. Patients with HPT often have high parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels and may have large parathyroid glands in the neck. Patients with HPT can develop bone disease (osteodystrophy). This bone disease can cause bone pain, fractures, and poor formation of red blood cells. Other problems from HPT may include increases in blood levels of calcium (hypercalcemia) and low blood levels of phosphorus (hypophosphatemia). The high calcium levels may cause calcium to deposit in body tissues. Calcium deposits can cause arthritis (joint pain and swelling), muscle inflammation, itching, gangrene (death of soft tissue), heart and lung problems or kidney transplant dysfunction (worsening of kidney transplant function). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of cinacalcet (Sensipar/Mimpara) on high calcium levels in the blood in patients with HPT after a kidney transplant.

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Key information

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Received a kidney transplant ≥ 9 weeks at time of Screening and ≤ 24 months before first dose
  • May be the first kidney transplant or a repeat kidney transplant.
  • Subjects with a functional, stable kidney transplant, defined as MDRD estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m² (chromic kidney disease stage 3 or better) at Screening.
  • Men or women ≥ 18 years at the start of Screening (ie, time of informed consent).
  • Corrected total serum calcium > 10.5 mg/dL (2.63 mmol/L), defined as the mean of 2 values in Screening period.
  • iPTH > 100 pg/mL (10.6 pmol/L), during the Screening period (obtained at either Screen 1 or Screen 2).

Exclusion criteria

  • Received cinacalcet therapy post-transplant for more than 14 days cumulatively post-transplant. If cinacalcet therapy was received for a total of 14 days or less post-transplant, there must be a 4-week washout before subject is eligible for screening (Note: This does not exclude pre-transplant use of cinacalcet).
  • Anticipated parathyroidectomy within 6 to12 months after Randomization.
  • Ongoing therapy with bisphosphonates or use within 6 months prior to Screening.
  • Ongoing use of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (including other active vitamin D metabolites or analogues) or use within 30 days prior to Screening.
  • Ongoing use of calcium supplements or use within 30 days prior to Screening.
  • Ongoing use of phosphate binders (calcium or non-calcium containing) or use within 30 days prior to Screening.
  • Ongoing use of a thiazide diuretic.
  • Subjects with a history of seizures who had a seizure within the 3 months prior to Randomization, which required adjustments to the seizure medication.
  • Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) or renal biopsy within 6 weeks prior to Screening, unless it is an institutional protocol-driven biopsy.

Treatment and study plan

Cinacalcet

Drug

Possible sequential doses are 30, 60, 90, 120, and 180 mg.

Other names: Mimpara, Sensipar

Placebo

Drug

Administered orally following the same dosing regimen as the experimental arm.

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With a Mean Corrected Total Serum Calcium Value < 10.2 mg/dL (2.55 mmol/L) During the Efficacy Assessment Phase (EAP)

    Time frame: Weeks 21 to 26 (EAP)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percent Change From Baseline to Week 52 in Bone Mineral Density at the Femoral Neck

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 52

    Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

  2. Change From Baseline to the EAP in Mean Serum Phosphorus

    Time frame: Baseline and the EAP (mean of Weeks 22, 24, and 26)

  3. Change From Baseline to Week 52 in eGFR

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 52

    eGFR was calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula.

  4. Change From Baseline to the EAP in Corrected Total Calcium

    Time frame: Baseline and the EAP (mean of Weeks 22, 24, and 26)

  5. Change From Baseline to the EAP in Intact Parathyroid Hormone (iPTH)

    Time frame: Baseline and the EAP (mean of Weeks 22, 24, and 26)

  6. Change From Baseline to the EAP in Urine Phosphorus

    Time frame: Baseline and the EAP (mean of Weeks 22, 24, and 26)

  7. Percentage of Participants With a Parathyroidectomy

    Time frame: 56 weeks

  8. Time to Parathyroidectomy

    Time frame: 56 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Amgen

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Using Cinacalcet to Correct Hypercalcemia in Renal Transplant Recipients With Autonomous Hyperparathyroidism

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2013
First posted
Sep 11, 2009
Registry last updated
Oct 17, 2018

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