Status:

COMPLETED

The COMBINE Study: The CKD Optimal Management With BInders and NicotinamidE

Lead Sponsor:

The Cleveland Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Chronic Kidney Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The COMBINE clinical trial is a pilot study evaluating the effects of nicotinamide and lanthanum carbonate on serum phosphate and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) in patients with Chronic Kidney Di...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 20-45 ml/min/1.73m2
  • Age 18-85 years
  • Serum phosphate ≥ 2.8 mg/dL
  • Platelet count ≥ 125,000/mm3
  • Able to provide consent
  • Able to travel to study visits
  • Able to eat at least two meals a day
  • In the opinion of the site investigator, willing and able to follow the study treatment regimen and comply with the site investigator's recommendations.

Exclusion

  • History of allergic reaction to nicotinamide, niacin (excluding flushing), multivitamin preparations, or lanthanum carbonate
  • Liver disease, defined as known cirrhosis by imaging or physician diagnosis, documented alcohol use \> 14 drinks/week, or aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase, or total bilirubin concentrations \> 2 times the upper limit of the local laboratory reference range
  • Creatine kinase (CK) concentrations \> 2 times the upper limit of the local laboratory reference range
  • Major hemorrhagic event within the past six months requiring in-patient admission
  • Blood or platelet transfusion within the past six months
  • Secondary hyperparathyroidism (PTH \> 5 times the upper limit of normal range for the laboratory) or currently taking cinacalcet (Sensipar)
  • Current, clinically significant malabsorption, as determined at the discretion of the site investigator
  • Anemia (screening Hg \< 9.0 g/dl)
  • Serum albumin \< 2.5 mg/dl
  • Anticipated initiation of dialysis or kidney transplantation within 12 months as assessed by and at the discretion of the site investigator.
  • Use of immunosuppressive medications (stable oral steroids ≤ 10 mg of prednisone/day or inhaled steroids are exempted)
  • In the opinion of the site investigator, active abuse of alcohol or drugs
  • Recent (within the last 14 days) initiation or change in dose of treatment with 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D or active vitamin D analogues (paricalcitol or hectorol). Patients on stable doses of these agents initiated more than 14 days prior to screening are eligible to participate.
  • Current or recent treatment (within the last 14 days) with phosphate binder or niacin/nicotinamide \> 100 mg/day
  • Current participation in another clinical trial or other interventional research
  • Currently taking investigational drugs
  • Institutionalized individuals, including prisoners and nursing home residents
  • Malignancy requiring therapy within 2 years (basal or squamous cell skin carcinoma and localized prostate cancer are exempted)
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Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

205 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02258074

Start Date

March 1 2015

End Date

September 1 2019

Last Update

August 2 2021

Active Locations (7)

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1

University of California at San Diego

San Diego, California, United States, 92161

2

Denver Nephrology Research

Denver, Colorado, United States, 80230

3

George Washington University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20037

4

NorthShore University Health System

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60201