Initial Dosing of Paricalcitol in Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Clinical Trial

Official title: Initial Dosing of Paricalcitol Based on iPTH Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Hemodialysis Patients With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare two different initial dosing schemes for the administration of paricalcitol in hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism: the already in use iPTH/80 scheme, and an iPTH/120 scheme, which corresponds to the immediately lower dose, based on current instructions on paricalcitol dose adjustment. We studied the effectiveness of the two dosing schemes in achieving a target iPTH level (150 – 300 pg/mL)

Clinical Trial Description

Adjustment of the initial dose of paricalcitol, in hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT), on the basis of severity of sHPT is generally preferred in current practice. Whether the proposed dose, based on the formula baseline intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH [pg/mL]) divided by 80, is the most appropriate has not been adequately assessed. A trial comparing the iPTH/80 dose to the immediately lower iPTH/120 dose was undertaken. We studied the ability of the two different dosing schemes to control iPTH levels within a desired range between 150 and 300 pg/mL, as well as the frequency of iPTH over-suppression (< 150 pg/mL) in the two groups (iPTH/80 and iPTH/120). ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary
• Neoplasm Metastasis
• Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

• NCT number: NCT00307840
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Papageorgiou General Hospital
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: February 2005
• Completion date: July 2005