Status:

COMPLETED

Gout Dose Response Study

Lead Sponsor:

Ardea Biosciences, Inc.

Conditions:

Hyperuricemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To compare the proportion of subjects whose serum urate (sUA) level is \< 6.0 mg/dL after 28 days of dosing by treatment group.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or post-menopausal or surgically sterile female.
  • 18 - 75 years of age.
  • Hyperuricemic (i.e., screening sUA ≥8 mg/dL).
  • Meets criteria for the diagnosis of gout as per the American Rheumatism Association (ARA) Criteria for the Classification of Acute Arthritis of Primary Gout.
  • Willing and able to give informed consent and adhere to visit/protocol schedules (informed consent must be given before the first study procedure is performed).
  • Subjects entering the optional Extension Period must have successfully completed the Double-Blind Treatment Period and Follow-up Period within approximately 4 months and must not have experienced any serious adverse events considered possibly related to study drug.

Exclusion

  • Classified as an overproducer of urine urate (Cur \> 6.0 ml/min/1.73 m2 24- hour urine).
  • Consumes more than 14 drinks of alcohol per week (e.g., 1 drink = 5 oz \[150 ml\] of wine, 12 oz \[360 ml\] of beer, or 1.5 oz \[45 ml\] of hard liquor).
  • History or suspicion of drug abuse.
  • Documented history of or suspicion of kidney stones.
  • History of rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune disease.
  • Confirmed (positive serology to HIV1 and HIV 2) or suspected HIV infection.
  • Positive serology to HCV antibodies (Abs), and/or hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).
  • History of malignancy, except treated non-melanomatous skin cancer or cervical dysplasia.
  • History of cardiac abnormalities, including abnormal and clinically relevant ECG changes such as bradycardia (sinus rate \<45 bpm), complete left bundle branch block (LBBB), second or third degree heart block, intraventricular conduction delay with QRS duration \>120 msec, symptomatic or asymptomatic arrhythmias with the exception of sinus arrhythmia, evidence of ventricular pre-excitation, frequent palpitations or syncopal episodes, heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of Long QT Syndrome, and/or family history of sudden death in an otherwise healthy individual between the ages of 1 and 30 years.
  • Any condition predisposing them to QT prolongation including pathological Q-wave (defined as Q-wave \>40 msec or depth \> 0.4-0.5 mV).
  • Any use of a concomitant medication that prolong the QT/QTc interval within the 14 days prior to Baseline (Day 0)
  • QT interval corrected for heart rate according to Fridericia (QTcF) \> 450 msec at Screening or pre-dose at Baseline (Day 0)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (above 150/95)
  • Inadequate renal function
  • Hemoglobin \< 10 g/dL (males) or \< 9 g/dL (females)
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) \> 3 x ULN
  • Active peptic ulcer disease requiring treatment
  • History of xanthinuria, active liver disease, or hepatic dysfunction.
  • Requires therapy with any other urate-lowering medication, other than the study medication.
  • Requires long-term use of salicylates; diuretics; azathioprine; mercaptopurine; theophylline; intravenous colchicine; cyclosporine; cyclophosphamide; pyrazinamide; sulfamethoxazole; or trimethoprim
  • Taking medications known as enzyme inducers
  • Receiving a strong or moderate inhibitor of CYP3A4 or a P-gp inhibitor within 1 month prior to study drug dosing
  • Gout flare at screening that is resolved for less than one week prior to the first treatment with study medication (exclusive of chronic synovitis/ arthritis)
  • Female of childbearing potential
  • Received an investigational medication within 4 weeks prior to study medication administration
  • Previously participated in a clinical study involving RDEA806 or RDEA594.
  • Known hypersensitivity or allergy to RDEA594 or colchicine or any components in their formulations.
  • Body mass index (BMI) \>40 kg/m2.
  • Taking greater than 1000 mg/day of Vitamin C.
  • Any other medical or psychological condition, which in the opinion of the Investigator and/or Medical Monitor, might create undue risk to the subject or interfere with the subject's ability to comply with the protocol requirements, or to complete the study.
  • Inadequate renal function after completing the Double-Blind Treatment period prior to entering Extension Period.
  • Requiring treatment with prohibited medications noted in exclusion criteria numbers 20-23 after completing the Double-Blind Treatment Period prior to entering the Extension Period.
  • Clinically relevant medical event as determined by the investigator in consultation with medical monitor prior to entering the Extension Period.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

123 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00955981

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2011

Last Update

March 7 2014

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Los Angeles, California, United States, 90017

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DeLand, Florida, United States, 32720

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27103

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Jackson, Tennessee, United States, 38305