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CR845-CLIN3103: A Global Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CR845 in Hemodialysis Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Pruritus

NCT03636269, Phase 3, Completed, Cara Therapeutics, Inc.; results first posted 2022-04-26

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ConductScience Library. CR845-CLIN3103: A Global Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CR845 in Hemodialysis Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Pruritus. Trials, record NCT03636269. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.5.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT03636269

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Trial

As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.

Title
CR845-CLIN3103: A Global Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CR845 in Hemodialysis Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Pruritus
NCT number
NCT03636269
Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Enrollment
473 participants, actual
Lead sponsor
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.
Conditions
Uremic Pruritus
Interventions
CR845 0.5 mcg/kg, Placebo
First posted
2018-08-17
Last updated
2022-04-26
Results first posted
2022-04-26

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes4

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

ListOutcomeTime frameDescription
Primary
Reduction of Itch Intensity as Assessed by the Percentage of Patients Achieving an Improvement From Baseline ≥3 Points With Respect to the Weekly Mean of the Daily 24-hour Worst Itching Intensity Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) Score at Week 12
Week 12
Intensity of itch will be measured using an NRS used to indicate the intensity of the worst itching over the past 24 hours using a 0 to 10 numeric rating scale, where "0" represents "no itching" and "10" represents "worst itching imaginable". LS means estimated percent, odds ratio and P value used a logistic regression model.
Secondary
Reduction of Itch Intensity as Assessed by the Percentage of Patients Achieving an Improvement From Baseline ≥4 Points With Respect to the Weekly Mean of the Daily 24-hour Worst Itching Intensity NRS Score at Week 12
Week 12
Intensity of itch will be measured using an NRS used to indicate the intensity of the worst itching over the past 24 hours using a 0 to 10 numeric rating scale, where "0" represents "no itching" and "10" represents "worst itching imaginable". LS means estimated percent, odds ratio and P value used a logistic regression model.
SecondaryImprovement in Itch-related Quality of Life as Assessed by the Change From Baseline in Total Skindex-10 Scale Score at the End of Week 12Baseline, Week 12
The Skindex-10 Scale is a multidimensional questionnaire which assesses itch-related quality of life over the past week. The questions cover 3 domains: disease, mood/emotional distress, and social functioning domain. The Skindex-10 has 10 questions; the total Skindex-10 score ranges from 0 to 60. A lower total score represents better quality of life.
SecondaryImprovement in Itch-related Quality of Life as Assessed by the Change From Baseline in 5-D Itch Scale Score at the End of Week 12Baseline, Week 12
The 5-D Itch Scale is a multidimensional questionnaire which assesses itch-related quality of life over the past 2 weeks. The questions cover five dimensions of itch including the degree, duration of itch/day, direction (improvement/worsening), disability (impact on activities such as work), and body distribution of itch. The 5-D Itch Scale has 5 questions; the total 5-D Itch Scale score ranges from 5 to 25, with higher scores indicating worse responses.

Outcomes4

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

TypeOutcomeTime framePopulationUnitsMeasured as
PRIMARY
Reduction of Itch Intensity as Assessed by the Percentage of Patients Achieving an Improvement From Baseline ≥3 Points With Respect to the Weekly Mean of the Daily 24-hour Worst Itching Intensity Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) Score at Week 12
Week 12percentage of subjectsNUMBER
SECONDARY
Reduction of Itch Intensity as Assessed by the Percentage of Patients Achieving an Improvement From Baseline ≥4 Points With Respect to the Weekly Mean of the Daily 24-hour Worst Itching Intensity NRS Score at Week 12
Week 12percentage of subjectsNUMBER
SECONDARYImprovement in Itch-related Quality of Life as Assessed by the Change From Baseline in Total Skindex-10 Scale Score at the End of Week 12Baseline, Week 12score on a scaleLEAST_SQUARES_MEAN
SECONDARYImprovement in Itch-related Quality of Life as Assessed by the Change From Baseline in 5-D Itch Scale Score at the End of Week 12Baseline, Week 12score on a scaleLEAST_SQUARES_MEAN

Results by group8

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

OutcomeGroupCategoryValueSpreadUnits
Reduction of Itch Intensity as Assessed by the Percentage of Patients Achieving an Improvement From Baseline ≥3 Points With Respect to the Weekly Mean of the Daily 24-hour Worst Itching Intensity Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) Score at Week 12
CR845 0.5mcg/kg54.095% Confidence Interval 43.9 to 63.9percentage of subjects
Reduction of Itch Intensity as Assessed by the Percentage of Patients Achieving an Improvement From Baseline ≥3 Points With Respect to the Weekly Mean of the Daily 24-hour Worst Itching Intensity Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) Score at Week 12
Placebo42.295% Confidence Interval 32.5 to 52.5percentage of subjects
Reduction of Itch Intensity as Assessed by the Percentage of Patients Achieving an Improvement From Baseline ≥4 Points With Respect to the Weekly Mean of the Daily 24-hour Worst Itching Intensity NRS Score at Week 12
Double-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg41.295% Confidence Interval 33.0 to 50.0percentage of subjects
Reduction of Itch Intensity as Assessed by the Percentage of Patients Achieving an Improvement From Baseline ≥4 Points With Respect to the Weekly Mean of the Daily 24-hour Worst Itching Intensity NRS Score at Week 12
Double-blind Placebo28.495% Confidence Interval 21.3 to 36.7percentage of subjects
Improvement in Itch-related Quality of Life as Assessed by the Change From Baseline in Total Skindex-10 Scale Score at the End of Week 12Double-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg-16.695% Confidence Interval -19.3 to -14.0score on a scale
Improvement in Itch-related Quality of Life as Assessed by the Change From Baseline in Total Skindex-10 Scale Score at the End of Week 12Double-blind Placebo-14.895% Confidence Interval -17.4 to -12.2score on a scale
Improvement in Itch-related Quality of Life as Assessed by the Change From Baseline in 5-D Itch Scale Score at the End of Week 12Double-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg-4.995% Confidence Interval -5.6 to -4.2score on a scale
Improvement in Itch-related Quality of Life as Assessed by the Change From Baseline in 5-D Itch Scale Score at the End of Week 12Double-blind Placebo-3.895% Confidence Interval -4.5 to -3.1score on a scale

Participant flow18

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

PeriodMilestoneGroupParticipantsUnits counted
Period 1: Double-blind PhaseSTARTEDDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg235
Period 1: Double-blind PhaseSTARTEDDouble-blind Placebo236
Period 1: Double-blind PhaseSTARTEDOpen-label CR845 0.5mcg/kg0
Period 1: Double-blind PhaseCOMPLETEDDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg206
Period 1: Double-blind PhaseCOMPLETEDDouble-blind Placebo223
Period 1: Double-blind PhaseCOMPLETEDOpen-label CR845 0.5mcg/kg0
Period 1: Double-blind PhaseNOT COMPLETEDDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg29
Period 1: Double-blind PhaseNOT COMPLETEDDouble-blind Placebo13
Period 1: Double-blind PhaseNOT COMPLETEDOpen-label CR845 0.5mcg/kg0
Period 2: Open-label PhaseSTARTEDDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg0

Adverse events696

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

TypeEventOrgan systemGroupAffectedAt riskEvents
otherDiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disordersDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg18235
otherDiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disordersDouble-blind Placebo12236
otherDiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disordersOpen-label CR845 0.5mcg/kg45399
otherVomitingGastrointestinal disordersDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg15235
otherVomitingGastrointestinal disordersDouble-blind Placebo13236
otherVomitingGastrointestinal disordersOpen-label CR845 0.5mcg/kg36399
otherFallInjury, poisoning and procedural complicationsDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg14235
otherFallInjury, poisoning and procedural complicationsDouble-blind Placebo11236
otherFallInjury, poisoning and procedural complicationsOpen-label CR845 0.5mcg/kg52399
otherNauseaGastrointestinal disordersDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg15235

Adverse event totals9

The totals the trial posted for each group.

TotalGroupAffectedAt risk
Total, all-cause mortalityDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg2235
Total, all-cause mortalityDouble-blind Placebo2236
Total, all-cause mortalityOpen-label CR845 0.5mcg/kg15399
Total, other adverse eventsDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg56235
Total, other adverse eventsDouble-blind Placebo43236
Total, other adverse eventsOpen-label CR845 0.5mcg/kg204399
Total, serious adverse eventsDouble-blind CR845 0.5mcg/kg58235
Total, serious adverse eventsDouble-blind Placebo51236
Total, serious adverse eventsOpen-label CR845 0.5mcg/kg130399

Papers5

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

PMIDListed asSource
33283264DERIVEDPubMed
36016762DERIVEDPubMed
36039153DERIVEDPubMed
37968132DERIVEDPubMed
39037824DERIVEDPubMed

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

Sources 3

  • 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)

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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