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AnemiaPhase 1NCT01428154

Study to Evaluate Darbepoetin Alfa in Pediatric Subjects With Anemia Due to Chronic Kidney Disease

A Phase 1 study testing Darbepoetin alfa in people with Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease, run by Amgen.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to find out more about darbepoetin alfa in children less than 1 year of age with anemia (a decrease in red blood cells) due to kidney failure. This study will see if darbepoetin alfa is safe and well tolerated and whether it causes any side effects by taking blood samples and checking… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 1 year
Conditions the study is for
Anemia, Chronic Kidney Disease
What is being tested?
Darbepoetin alfa
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Apr 2016to Nov 2016
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 1 year
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Girls and boys between birth and < 1 year of age at the time of enrollment
  • Body weight ≥ 3 kg at screening and enrollment
  • Diagnosis of chronic kidney disease stage 3 to 5 with an estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate < 60 mL/min/1.73m2 without dialysis using the updated Schwartz Equation at screening; OR on dialysis at screening
  • Hemoglobin ≤ 9.0 g/dL within 7 days prior to enrollment
  • Transferrin saturation ≥ 20% at screening

Who cannot join

  • Premature girls and boys (< 37 weeks of gestation, counting from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period)
  • Peritoneal dialysis subjects with an episode of peritonitis within 30 days prior to enrollment
  • History of cardiovascular events or thromboembolism
  • History of upper or lower gastrointestinal bleeding
  • History of seizures
  • Active liver disease or history of liver disease
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  • Uncontrolled hypertension defined as stage 2 hypertension or greater. This is defined as a systolic or diastolic blood pressure value greater than the 99th percentile + 5 mmHg for a subject's age
  • Major surgery 12 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Red blood cell transfusions 12 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Use of any erythropoiesis-stimulating agent within 12 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Currently receiving antibiotic therapy for systemic infection within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Current or prior use of immunosuppressants (excluding low-dose corticosteroids, defined as ≤ 0.5 mg/kg per day prednisone or equivalent for ≤ 5 days)
  • Subject is receiving a dose higher than 0.5 mg/kg per day of prednisone (or equivalent dose of another corticosteroid) for > 5 days within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Receiving or has received any investigational drug (or is currently using an investigational device) within the 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to enrollment
  • Subject has known hypersensitivity to darbepoetin alfa, r-HuEPO, or to any of the excipients

About this study

Official title: An Open-label, Single-dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Darbepoetin Alfa in Paediatric Subjects From Birth to Less Than 1 Year of Age With Anemia Due to Chronic Kidney Disease

The purpose of this study is to find out more about darbepoetin alfa in children less than 1 year of age with anemia (a decrease in red blood cells) due to kidney failure. This study will see if darbepoetin alfa is safe and well tolerated and whether it causes any side effects by taking blood samples and checking vital signs (heart rate, body temperature, and blood pressure tests) at specific times throughout the study. In addition, the study will evaluate the amount of darbepoetin alfa in the blood over time and look at special markers in the blood to evaluate how darbepoetin alfa works on anemia.

Darbepoetin alfa is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) for use in adults, but not for all ages of pediatric subjects. Therefore, studies need to be conducted in pediatric subjects (children) to determine the appropriate dose to use in younger children.

Being tested
Darbepoetin alfa
Keywords
paediatric, dialysis, CKD, pediatric
Medical subject headings
Anemia, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Darbepoetin alfaDrug

    Also called Aranesp

    A single 1.5 μg/kg subcutaneous (SC) dose administration on day 1

Study groups in NCT01428154
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Darbepoetin alfaExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Darbepoetin alfa

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of subjects with clinically significant changes in physical examinations, laboratory safety tests, and vital signs

    Measured: Assessed over 29 days

  2. Number of subjects with treatment-emergent adverse events

    Measured: Assessed over 29 days

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Maximum observed concentration (Cmax) of darbepoetin alfa

    Measured: Assessed predose and at 6, 24, 48, 72, and 168 hours postdose

  2. Time at which maximum concentration is observed (Tmax) of darbepoetin alfa

    Measured: Assessed predose and at 6, 24, 48, 72, and 168 hours postdose

  3. Area under the concentration curve (AUC) of darbepoetin alfa

    Measured: Assessed predose and at 6, 24, 48, 72, and 168 hours postdose

  4. Terminal half-life (t½) of darbepoetin alfa

    Measured: Assessed predose and at 6, 24, 48, 72, and 168 hours postdose

  5. Clearance (CL) of darbepoetin alfa

    Measured: Assessed predose and at 6, 24, 48, 72, and 168 hours postdose

  6. Change in reticulocytes

    Measured: Assessed from baseline to day 8

  7. Change in reticulocytes

    Measured: Assessed from baseline to day 29

  8. Change in hemoglobin concentration

    Measured: Assessed from baseline to day 8

  9. Change in hemoglobin concentration

    Measured: Assessed from baseline to day 29

  10. Change in iron

    Measured: Assessed from baseline to day 29

  11. Change in ferritin

    Measured: Assessed from baseline to day 29

  12. Change in transferrin saturation

    Measured: Assessed from baseline to day 29

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Sep 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2016
  3. Primary completionNov 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionNov 2016 (estimated)

Why it stopped: Difficulty in recruitment. PDCO in the Day 30 summary report agrred to remove the PK study in children \<1 year of age.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01428154
Sponsor's protocol ID
20090302
Status last verified
Jun 2016
First submitted
1 Sep 2011
Last updated
17 Jun 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Darbepoetin alfa in people with Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease, run by Amgen.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 15 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Jun 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of subjects with clinically significant changes in physical examinations, laboratory safety tests, and vital signs (time frame: Assessed over 29 days). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Jun 2016.

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