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NCT number NCT04628481
Other study ID # LDX0319
Secondary ID 2020-001926-71
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Phase 3
First received
Last updated
Start date December 21, 2020
Est. completion date March 2026

Study information

Verified date March 2023
Source Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this clinical trial is to assess whether ladarixin treatment is effective in preserving beta-cell function and delaying the progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in adolescent and adult patients. The safety of ladarixin in the specific clinical setting will be also evaluated.


Description:

This is a phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. It has been designed to further evaluate whether ladarixin is effective in preserving beta-cell function and slowing-down the progression of T1D) in patients with a more severe disease presentation. The study is planned to be performed at about 40 study centers in EU, US and in other countries, if appropriated. At each study center, the Principal Investigator (PI) will be responsible for ensuring that the investigation is conducted according to the signed Investigator agreement, the protocol, GCP guidelines, and local regulations. The study is planned to involve -327 patients with new-onset T1D, to include about 200 adolescents (14-17 years). Patients will be randomly (2:1) assigned to receive either ladarixin treatment (400 mg b.i.d. for 13 cycles of 14 days on/14 days off - treatment group) or matched placebo (control group). The two groups will be balanced within centers.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 327
Est. completion date March 2026
Est. primary completion date March 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 14 Years to 45 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and female patients aged 14-45 years, inclusive; 2. Recent onset T1D (1st IMP dose within 180 days from 1st insulin administration); 3. Positive for at least one diabetes-related auto-antibody (anti-GAD; IAA, if obtained within 10 days of the onset of insulin therapy; IA-2 antibody; ZnT8); 4. Require, or has required at some time, insulin therapy through one or more separate subcutaneous injections or Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII). 5. Fasting C peptide < 0.205nmol/L; 6. Residual beta-cell function as per peak stimulated (MMTT) C-peptide level >0.2nmol/L; MMTT should not be performed within one week of resolution of a diabetic ketoacidosis event; 7. Patient able to comply with all protocol procedures for the duration of the study, including scheduled follow-up visits and examinations; 8. Patients who have given written informed consent prior of any study-related procedure not part of standard medical care (participants under the age of 18, shall provide an assent for the study as per country requirements). Specific consent must be given by adolescents to be selected for the full PK analysis. Exclusion Criteria: 1. A type 2 diabetes diagnosis or any other unstable chronic disease for which dose adjustment of specific medication is anticipated during the trial; 2. Moderate to severe renal impairment as per estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) 60 mL/min/1.73m2, as determined using Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) creatinine equation (see Appendix 14.4.3); 3. Hepatic dysfunction defined by increased ALT/AST > 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) and increased total bilirubin > 3 mg/dL [>51.3 µmol/L]; 4. Hypoalbuminemia defined as serum albumin < 3 g/dL; 5. QTcF > 470 msec; 6. Occurrence of an episode of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic coma in the past 2 weeks; 7. A history of significant cardiovascular disease/abnormality; 8. Known hypersensitivity to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; 9. Concomitant treatment with drugs metabolized by CYP2C9 with a narrow therapeutic index [i.e. phenytoin, warfarin, sulphanylurea hypoglycemics (e.g. tolbutamide, glipizide, glibenclamide/glyburide, glimepiride, nateglinide) and high dose amitriptyline (> 50 mg/day)]; 10. Previous (past 2 weeks) and concomitant treatment with antidiabetic agents as metformin, sulfonylureas, glinides, thiazolidinediones, exenatide, liraglutide, DPP-IV inhibitors, SGLT2-inhibitors or amylin, or any medications known to influence glucose tolerance (e.g. beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, interferons, quinidine antimalarial drugs, lithium, niacin, etc.); 11. Past (past month) or current administration of any immunosuppressive medications (including oral or systemic corticosteroids) and use of any investigational agents, including any agents that impact the immune response or the cytokine system; 12. Significant systemic infection during the 4 weeks before the 1st dose of the study drug (e.g., infection requiring hospitalization, major surgery, or IV antibiotics to resolve; other infections, e.g., bronchitis, sinusitis, localized cellulitis, candidiasis, or urinary tract infections, must be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the investigator regarding whether they are serious enough to warrant exclusion); 13. History of positive status for hepatitis A (IgM), hepatitis B (not due to immunization), hepatitis C and HIV.. 14. Pregnant or breast-feeding women. Unwillingness to use effective contraceptive measures up to 2 months after the end of study drug administration (females and males). Effective contraceptive measures include a hormonal birth control (e.g. oral pills, long term injections, vaginal ring, patch); the intrauterine device (IUD); a double barrier method (e.g. condom or diaphragm plus spermicide foam); abstinence.

Study Design


Intervention

Drug:
Ladarixin
Oral ladarixin twice a day for 13 cycles
Placebo
Oral placebo twice a day for 13 cycles

Locations

Country Name City State
Belgium Clinique du Sud Luxembourg - Vivialia-Arlon Arlon
Belgium Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZB) Jette
Belgium General Hospital AZ Nikolaas Sint-Niklaas
Georgia Aleksandre Aladashvili Clinic LLC Tbilisi
Georgia National Center for Diabetes Research LTD Tbilisi
Georgia National Institute of Endocrinology LTD Tbilisi
Georgia Tbilisi Heart and Vascular Clinic LTD Tbilisi
Germany Medical Center - University of Freiburg Freiburg
Germany Universitaetsklinikum Gessen und Marburg GmbH - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III Glessen
Germany Diabestesinstitut Heidelberg Heidelberg
Germany Die Praxis am Ludwigsplatz Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Germany Institut fuer Diabetes forschung in Muenster (IDFM) Münster
Germany Schwerpunktpraxis fuer Diabetes & Ernaehrungsmedizin Münster
Israel Soroka Medical Center Be'er Sheva
Israel Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petah Tikva Petah Tikva
Israel Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Tel Aviv-Yafo
Italy Ospedale Pediatrico G. Salesi - Centro Regionale di Diabetologia Clinica Pediatrica Ancona
Italy Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Conzorziale Policlinico di Bari Bari
Italy Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Mater Domini Catanzaro
Italy Universitá degli Studi di Milano - Ospedale Luigi Saco Milan
Italy Centro regionale di Diabetologia Pediatrica "G. Stoppoloni", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Luigi Vanvitelli" Napoli
Italy Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" Palermo
Italy Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) - Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu Roma
Italy Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (UCBM) - Policlinico Universitario Roma
Italy Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" Roma
Italy "Sapienza" Università di Roma- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I Rome
Serbia Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Belgrade
Serbia University Children's Hospital Belgrade
Serbia Clinical center Kragujevac, Clinic for internal diseases, Center for endocrinology, diabetes and metabolic diseases Kragujevac
Serbia Clinical Center Nis, Clinic for endocrinology Niš
Serbia Clinical Center Nis, Clinic for endocrinology Niš
Slovenia University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Ljubljana Lubiana
United States Atlanta Diabetes Associates (ADA) Atlanta Georgia
United States University of Colorado School of Medicine - Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (BDC) - Specialty Clinic Aurora Colorado
United States University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) - The Kirklin Clinic (TKC) - Multidisciplinary Comprehensive Diabetes Clinic (MCDC) Birmingham Alabama
United States Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
United States UBMD Physicians Group - Pediatrics - Conventus Buffalo New York
United States The University of Chicago Chicago Illinois
United States Cook Children's Endocrinology and Diabetes Program Fort Worth Texas
United States Texas Children's Hospital Houston Texas
United States Diabetes Care Center - Hudson Hudson Florida
United States Indiana University - Riley Hospital for Children Indianapolis Indiana
United States University of California San Diego La Jolla California
United States University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky
United States Global Life Research Network Miami Florida
United States Christiana Care Endocrinology Specialists Newark Delaware
United States Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) - Strelitz Diabetes Center Norfolk Virginia
United States AdventHealth (Florida Hospital) - Diabetes Institute - Orlando Orlando Florida
United States Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia Pennsylvania
United States University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia Pennsylvania
United States Phoenician Centers for Research and Innovation Phoenix Arizona
United States University of Pittsburgh - UPMC Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
United States UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
United States "WakeMed Physician Practices - Pediatric Endocrinology - WakeMed Raleigh Medical Park Location" Raleigh North Carolina
United States Center of Excellence in Diabetes & Endocrinology (CEDE) Sacramento California
United States Prairie Education and Research Cooperative d/b/a Central Illinois Diabetes and Clinical Springfield Illinois
United States The Cotton-O'Neil Diabetes and Endocrinology Center Topeka Kansas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Belgium,  Georgia,  Germany,  Israel,  Italy,  Serbia,  Slovenia, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change from baseline in 2-hour AUC of C-peptide response to the Mixed Model Tolerance Test (MMTT) C-peptide level is an indirect measure of pancreatic beta-cell function. The MMTT was performed after an overnight fast, at baseline Month 12
Primary Change from baseline in HbA1c HbA1c measurement can be used as a diagnostic test for diabetes providing that stringent quality assurance tests are in place and assays are standardised to criteria aligned to the international reference values, and there are no conditions present which preclude its accurate measurement.
An HbA1c of 6.5% is recommended as the cut point for diagnosing diabetes. A value of less than 6.5% does not exclude diabetes diagnosed using glucose tests.
Month 12
Secondary Change from baseline in 2-hour AUC of C-peptide response to the MMTT C-peptide level is an indirect measure of pancreatic beta-cell function. The MMTT was performed after an overnight fast, at baseline Months 6, 18 and 24
Secondary Change in HbA1c from baseline HbA1c measurement can be used as a diagnostic test for diabetes providing that stringent quality assurance tests are in place and assays are standardised to criteria aligned to the international reference values, and there are no conditions present which preclude its accurate measurement. An HbA1c of 6.5% is recommended as the cut point for diagnosing diabetes. A value of less than 6.5% does not exclude diabetes diagnosed using glucose tests. Months 6, 18 and 24
Secondary Time in range (TIR) by Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) continually monitors glucose plasma levels through an external device that's attached to the body, and gives real-time updates.Time in range is the amount of time the patient spends in the target blood sugar (blood glucose) range-between 70 and 180 mg/dL for most people.
The time in range method works with the individual CGM's data by looking at the amount of time blood sugar has been in target range and the times it has been high (hyperglycemia) or low (hypoglycemia).
This data is helpful in finding out which types of foods and what activity level causes patient's blood sugar to rise and fall.
Months 6, 12, 18, 24
Secondary Proportion of patients with HbA1c <7% who did not experience severe hypoglycemic events during treatment For the purpose of this study, a severe hypoglycemic event is defined as an event with one of the following symptoms: "memory loss, confusion, uncontrollable behavior, irrational behavior, unusual difficulty in awakening, suspected seizure, seizure, loss of consciousness, or visual symptoms", in which the subject was unable to treat him/herself and which was associated with either a blood glucose level <54mg/dL or prompt recovery after oral carbohydrate, i.e. glucose, or glucagon administration. Months 6, 12, 18, 24
Secondary Average (previous 3 days) daily insulin requirement (IU/kg/day) For the purpose of this study, daily insulin is averaged over the previous 3 days.Insulin requirement (IU/kg/day averaged over the previous 3 days) was to be recorded to Months 6, 12, 18 and 24.
Patients were admitted to intensive diabetes management, according to current ADA recommendation [2014]. Patients were instructed to self-monitor their glucose values at least 4 times a day and to report (glucose meter/log) outcome to the diabetes management team. Insulin intake was adjusted to target HbA1c levels of less than 7% and self-monitored (fingerstick):
pre-prandial blood glucose of 70-130 mg/dL
post-prandial blood glucose < 180 mg/dL
bed-time blood glucose of 110-150 mg/dL
Months 6, 12, 18, 24
Secondary Proportion of patients with HbA1c <7% and daily insulin requirement <0.5 (IU/kg/day) The sample size of the study is calculated on the "proportion of patients with a HbA1c < 7% and daily insulin requirement <0.50 IU/Kg/day", a post-hoc composite endpoint derived from data of the phase 2 trial (MEX0114), considering a larger effect size expected from the longer treatment length (one year versus 3 months). Follow-up is extended up to 24 months to evaluate the potential persistency of any glycemic benefit. Months 6, 12, 18, 24
Secondary Number of self-reported episodes of severe hypoglycemia For the purpose of this study, a severe hypoglycemic event is defined as an event with one of the following symptoms: "memory loss, confusion, uncontrollable behavior, irrational behavior, unusual difficulty in awakening, suspected seizure, seizure, loss of consciousness, or visual symptoms", in which the subject was unable to treat him/herself and which was associated with either a blood glucose level <54mg/dL or prompt recovery after oral carbohydrate, i.e. glucose, or glucagon administration. Months 6, 12, 18, 24
Secondary Percentage of patients not requiring insulin therapy This outcome aims to assess the % of patients who do not require an insulin therapy Months 6, 12, 18, 24
Secondary Estimated Glucose Disposal Rate (eGDR) Estimated Glucose Disposal Rate (eGDR) is a marker for the Assessment of Insulin Resistance and a validated clinical tool for estimating insulin sensitivity in type 1 diabetes. Months 6, 12, 18, 24