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Safety & Efficacy of Zirconium Silicate in Mild to Moderate Hyperkalemia

NCT01737697, Phase 3, Completed, ZS Pharma, Inc.; results first posted 2018-10-12

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Title
Safety & Efficacy of Zirconium Silicate in Mild to Moderate Hyperkalemia
NCT number
NCT01737697
Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Enrollment
754 participants, actual
Lead sponsor
ZS Pharma, Inc.
Conditions
Hyperkalemia
Interventions
Zirconium silicate (acute phase), Zirconium silicate (subacute phase), Placebo (acute phase), Placebo ( subacute phase)
First posted
2012-11-29
Last updated
2018-10-12
Results first posted
2018-10-12

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes9

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

ListOutcomeTime frameDescription
PrimaryExponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Through 48 hours acute phase
PrimaryExponential Rate of Change in S-K Levels in the Subacute Phase.Through 12 days subacute phase (Day 3 through Day 15)
SecondaryPercentage of Subjects Who Achieve Normalization in S-K Levels After 48 Hours of TreatmentThrough 48 hours acute phase
SecondaryMean Change From Baseline in S-K at All Time Points Acute PhaseThrough 48 hours acute phase. In particular, at Baseline; 1, 2, 4 hour Post 1st Dose on Study Day 1; 0 hour Pre-dose, 1, 4 hour Post 1st Dose on Study Day 2; and 0 hour Pre-dose on Study Day 3.Mean change from baseline in S-K at all time points over initial 48 hours
SecondaryMean Percent Change From Baseline in S-K Change at All Time Points Acute PhaseThrough 48 hours acute phase. In particular, 1, 2, 4 hour Post 1st Dose on Study Day 1; 0 hour Pre-dose, 1, 4 hour Post 1st Dose on Study Day 2; and 0 hour Pre-dose on Study Day 3.Mean percent change from baseline in S-K at all time points over initial 48 hours
SecondaryTime Subjects Remain Normokalemic (Subacute Phase)Through 18 days (12 days treatment, 6 days follow-up) of subacute phaseTime (number of days) subjects remain normokalemic (3.5 - 5.0 mmol/l) subacute phase
SecondaryPercentage of Subjects Within Each Treatment Group Who Retained Normal S-K Values at End of Subacute PhaseThrough 18 days of subacute phase (12 days treatment, 6 days follow-up)Percentage of subjects within each treatment group who retained normal S-K values (values between 3.5-5.0 mmol/L) at end of subacute phase
SecondaryMean Change From Subacute Baseline in Serum Potassium at All Time Points.Through 18 days of subacute phase (12 days treatment, 6 days follow-up)Mean change from subacute baseline in serum potassium at all time points during subacute phase
SecondaryMean Percent Change From Subacute Baseline in Serum Potassium at All Time Points.Through 18 days of subacute phase (12 days treatment, 6 days follow-up)Mean percent change from subacute baseline in serum potassium at all time points during subacute phase

Outcomes9

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

TypeOutcomeTime framePopulationUnitsMeasured as
PRIMARYExponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Through 48 hours acute phaseITT Populationlog(mmol/L)/hourMEAN
PRIMARYExponential Rate of Change in S-K Levels in the Subacute Phase.Through 12 days subacute phase (Day 3 through Day 15)ITT population. One subject in the ZS 5 g TID/5 g QD group died on Study Day 4 and was excluded from the ITT Populationlog(mmol/L)/hourMEAN
SECONDARYPercentage of Subjects Who Achieve Normalization in S-K Levels After 48 Hours of TreatmentThrough 48 hours acute phaseSubjects from ITT population who have completed Acute phasepercentage of participantsNUMBER
SECONDARYMean Change From Baseline in S-K at All Time Points Acute PhaseThrough 48 hours acute phase. In particular, at Baseline; 1, 2, 4 hour Post 1st Dose on Study Day 1; 0 hour Pre-dose, 1, 4 hour Post 1st Dose on Study Day 2; and 0 hour Pre-dose on Study Day 3.ITT populationmmol/LMEAN
SECONDARYMean Percent Change From Baseline in S-K Change at All Time Points Acute PhaseThrough 48 hours acute phase. In particular, 1, 2, 4 hour Post 1st Dose on Study Day 1; 0 hour Pre-dose, 1, 4 hour Post 1st Dose on Study Day 2; and 0 hour Pre-dose on Study Day 3.ITT populationpercentageMEAN
SECONDARYTime Subjects Remain Normokalemic (Subacute Phase)Through 18 days (12 days treatment, 6 days follow-up) of subacute phaseITT population. One subject (087-025) in the ZS 5 g TID/5 g QD group died on Study Day 4 and was excluded from the ITT PopulationDaysMEAN
SECONDARYPercentage of Subjects Within Each Treatment Group Who Retained Normal S-K Values at End of Subacute PhaseThrough 18 days of subacute phase (12 days treatment, 6 days follow-up)ITT population. One subject (087-025) in the ZS 5 g TID/5 g QD group died on Study Day 4 and was excluded from the ITT Populationpercentage of participantsNUMBER
SECONDARYMean Change From Subacute Baseline in Serum Potassium at All Time Points.Through 18 days of subacute phase (12 days treatment, 6 days follow-up)ITT population. One subject (087-025) in the ZS 5 g TID/5 g QD group died on Study Day 4 and was excluded from the ITT Populationmmol/LMEAN
SECONDARYMean Percent Change From Subacute Baseline in Serum Potassium at All Time Points.Through 18 days of subacute phase (12 days treatment, 6 days follow-up)ITT population. One subject (087-025) in the ZS 5 g TID/5 g QD group died on Study Day 4 and was excluded from the ITT PopulationpercentageMEAN

Results by group270

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

OutcomeGroupCategoryValueSpreadUnits
Exponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Acute Phase: Placebo TIDThrough 24 Hours-0.00128Standard Error 0.000243log(mmol/L)/hour
Exponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Acute Phase: Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (ZS) 1.25 g TIDThrough 24 Hours-0.00187Standard Error 0.000250log(mmol/L)/hour
Exponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Acute Phase: ZS 2.5 g TIDThrough 24 Hours-0.00205Standard Error 0.000263log(mmol/L)/hour
Exponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Acute Phase: ZS 5 g TIDThrough 24 Hours-0.00280Standard Error 0.000250log(mmol/L)/hour
Exponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Acute Phase: ZS 10 g TIDThrough 24 Hours-0.00382Standard Error 0.000258log(mmol/L)/hour
Exponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Acute Phase: Placebo TIDThrough 48 Hours-0.00097Standard Error 0.000137log(mmol/L)/hour
Exponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Acute Phase: Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (ZS) 1.25 g TIDThrough 48 Hours-0.00110Standard Error 0.000141log(mmol/L)/hour
Exponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Acute Phase: ZS 2.5 g TIDThrough 48 Hours-0.00163Standard Error 0.000148log(mmol/L)/hour
Exponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Acute Phase: ZS 5 g TIDThrough 48 Hours-0.00223Standard Error 0.000141log(mmol/L)/hour
Exponential Rate of Change in Serum Potassium (S-K) Levels During the Initial 48 Hours of Study Drug Treatment.Acute Phase: ZS 10 g TIDThrough 48 Hours-0.00321Standard Error 0.000145log(mmol/L)/hour

Participant flow90

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

PeriodMilestoneGroupParticipantsUnits counted
Acute Phase-Initial 48 HoursSTARTEDAcute Phase: Placebo158
Acute Phase-Initial 48 HoursSTARTEDAcute Phase: Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (ZS) 1.25 g TID154
Acute Phase-Initial 48 HoursSTARTEDAcute Phase: ZS 2.5 g TID141
Acute Phase-Initial 48 HoursSTARTEDAcute Phase: ZS 5 g TID158
Acute Phase-Initial 48 HoursSTARTEDAcute Phase: ZS 10 TID143
Acute Phase-Initial 48 HoursSTARTEDSubacute Phase: Placebo Matched to ZS 1.25g QD0
Acute Phase-Initial 48 HoursSTARTEDSubacute Phase: ZS 1.25 g QD0
Acute Phase-Initial 48 HoursSTARTEDSubacute Phase: Placebo Matched to ZS 2.5 g QD0
Acute Phase-Initial 48 HoursSTARTEDSubacute Phase: ZS 2.5 g QD0
Acute Phase-Initial 48 HoursSTARTEDSubacute Phase: Placebo Matched to ZS 5 g QD0

Adverse events645

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

TypeEventOrgan systemGroupAffectedAt riskEvents
otherAtrial fibrilliationCardiac disordersAcute Phase: Placebo TID0158
otherAtrial fibrilliationCardiac disordersAcute Phase: Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (ZS) 1.25 g TID0154
otherAtrial fibrilliationCardiac disordersAcute Phase: ZS 2.5 g TID0141
otherAtrial fibrilliationCardiac disordersAcute Phase: ZS 5 g TID0157
otherAtrial fibrilliationCardiac disordersAcute Phase: ZS 10 TID0143
otherAtrial fibrilliationCardiac disordersSubacute Phase: Placebo Matched to ZS 1.25g QD041
otherAtrial fibrilliationCardiac disordersSubacute Phase: ZS 1.25 g QD049
otherAtrial fibrilliationCardiac disordersSubacute Phase: Placebo Matched to ZS 2.5 g QD046
otherAtrial fibrilliationCardiac disordersSubacute Phase: ZS 2.5 g QD054
otherAtrial fibrilliationCardiac disordersSubacute Phase: Placebo Matched to ZS 5 g QD168

Adverse event totals45

The totals the trial posted for each group.

TotalGroupAffectedAt risk
Total, all-cause mortalityAcute Phase: Placebo TID
Total, all-cause mortalityAcute Phase: Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (ZS) 1.25 g TID
Total, all-cause mortalityAcute Phase: ZS 2.5 g TID
Total, all-cause mortalityAcute Phase: ZS 5 g TID
Total, all-cause mortalityAcute Phase: ZS 10 TID
Total, all-cause mortalitySubacute Phase: Placebo Matched to ZS 1.25g QD
Total, all-cause mortalitySubacute Phase: ZS 1.25 g QD
Total, all-cause mortalitySubacute Phase: Placebo Matched to ZS 2.5 g QD
Total, all-cause mortalitySubacute Phase: ZS 2.5 g QD
Total, all-cause mortalitySubacute Phase: Placebo Matched to ZS 5 g QD

Papers4

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

PMIDListed asSource
25415807DERIVEDPubMed
29728199DERIVEDPubMed
31791288DERIVEDPubMed
32588430DERIVEDPubMed

Grants0

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

None in this release.

Trial comparisons0

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

None in this release.

Tests0

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

None in this release.

Data dates

The day each source was copied for this release.

ClinicalTrials.gov
2026-11-12
ClinicalTrials.gov
Results, from AACT
2026-03-23
AACT
NIH grant links
2026-11-13
NIH RePORTER

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  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)

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