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Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of SAMSCA® (Tolvaptan) in Children and Adolescents With Euvolemic or Hypervolemic Hyponatremia

A Phase 3b, Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized Withdrawal Trial of the Effects of Titrated Oral SAMSCA ® (Tolvaptan) on Serum Sodium, Pharmacokinetics, and Safety in Children and Adolescent Subjects Hospitalized With Euvolemic or Hypervolemic Hyponatremia

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02012959
Enrollment
9
Registered
2013-12-17
Start date
2015-09-22
Completion date
2017-07-24
Last updated
2018-09-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hyponatremia

Keywords

Hyponatremia, Euvolemic, Hypervolemic, Serum sodium, Dilutional hyponatremia, Electrolyte abnormality, Electrolyte imbalance, Metabolic disease

Brief summary

The purpose of this trial was to demonstrate that tolvaptan effectively and safely increases and maintains serum sodium concentrations in children and adolescent participants with euvolemic or hypervolemic hyponatremia.

Interventions

DRUGTolvaptan

Sponsors

Syneos Health
CollaboratorOTHER
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Weeks to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion: * Male and female participants ≥4 weeks (or ≥44 weeks adjusted gestational age) to \<18 years old * Participants hospitalized with euvolemic or hypervolemic hyponatremia resistant to initial standard background therapy * Persistent euvolemic or hypervolemic hyponatremia defined as being documented as \<130 milliequivalent (mEq)/L and present for at least 48 hours, evidenced by at least 2 serum sodium assessments (12 hours apart) * Ability to maintain adequate fluid intake (orally or intravenously) * Ability to take oral medications * Ability to comply with all requirements of the trial * Completion of the trial-specific informed consent/assent as age appropriate * Ability to commit to remain fully abstinent or practice double-barrier birth control as required by the trial Exclusion: * Evidence of hypovolemia or intravascular volume depletion * Serum sodium \<120 mEq/L * Use of potent cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitors in participants \<12 kilogram (kg) or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors in participants \<6 kg * Lacks free access to water (inability to respond to thirst) or without intensive care unit level fluid monitoring and management * History or current diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome * Transient hyponatremia likely to resolve * Hyperkalemia * Estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30 milliliters/minute/1.73 meters squared * Acute kidney injury * Severe or acute neurological symptoms requiring other intervention * Prior treatment for hyponatremia with hypertonic saline within 8 hours of qualifying serum sodium assessments; urea, lithium, demeclocycline, conivaptan, or tolvaptan within 4 days of qualifying serum sodium assessments; any other treatments for the purpose of increasing serum sodium concurrent with dosing of trial medication * Anuria or urinary outflow obstruction, unless participant is/can be catheterized * History of hypersensitivity and/or idiosyncratic reaction to benzazepine or benzazepine derivatives * Psychogenic polydipsia * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (defined as fasting glucose \>300 milligrams/deciliter) * Screening liver function values \>3 times the upper limit of normal * Participants who have cirrhosis and meet any of the following conditions: a major GI bleed within the past 6 months, evidence of active bleeding, platelet count \<50,000/microliter, or use of concomitant medications known to increase bleeding risk * Hyponatremia due to the result of any medication that can safely be withdrawn or that is most appropriately corrected by alternative therapies * History of drug or medication abuse within 3 months prior to screening or current alcohol abuse * Participants who require suspension formulation and have a Hereditary Fructose Intolerance * Has hyponatremia that is more appropriately corrected by alternative therapies * Is pregnant or currently breastfeeding * Has any medical condition that could interfere with evaluation of trial objectives or participant safety * Has participated in another investigational drug trial in the last 30 days * Weighs \<3 kg * Unable to swallow tablets, if suspension unavailable * Is deemed unsuitable for trial participation in the opinion of the investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change In Serum Sodium Concentration For RespondersDay 2/2a, Day 4Change in serum sodium concentration (mEq/L) for responders from Day 2 (or Day 2a) at the end of Treatment Phase A (where all participants received tolvaptan) to the end of Treatment Phase B for the Early compared to Late Withdrawal groups is reported. Once a participant was randomized to Treatment Phase B, any additional therapies for the purpose of raising serum sodium, including fluid restriction, were considered rescue therapy. Upon receipt of rescue therapy, a participant's endpoint data was collected and then censored from the efficacy analysis thereafter, unless specified.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change In Serum Sodium Concentration During Treatment Phase ABaseline, Day 2/2aChange in serum sodium concentration (mEq/L) from baseline to the end of Day 2 (or 2a) during Treatment Phase A for all participants (responders and non-responders) is reported.
Fluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase AEvery 6 hours on Days 1 and 2Every 6 hours and for the 24-hour daily interval on Days 1 and 2 during Treatment Phase A, fluid balance (milliliters \[mL\]) was determined by fluid intake (oral and intravenous) minus urine output. Improved fluid balance would be indicated through the induction of increased urine volume. Fluid balance was monitored per institutional guidelines.

Countries

Italy, United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment Phase A
During Treatment Phase A, participants received tolvaptan once daily on Days 1 and 2. If the serum sodium level did not increase at least 4 mEq/L by Day 2, treatment was extended one additional day (Day 2a). On Day 2a, participants achieving an increase in serum sodium of ≥4 mEq/L were defined as responders, and participants not achieving a ≥4 mEq/L increase in serum sodium were defined as non-responders. Participants who were responders (serum sodium increased by ≥4 mEq/L) continued to Treatment Phase B (Randomization Phase) on Day 3.
9
Total9

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003FG004
Treatment Phase AAdverse Event20000

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment Phase A
Age, Continuous6.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.1
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
6 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
3 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
EG004
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 90 / 20 / 30 / 10 / 1
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 91 / 22 / 31 / 11 / 1
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 91 / 20 / 31 / 10 / 1

Outcome results

Primary

Change In Serum Sodium Concentration For Responders

Change in serum sodium concentration (mEq/L) for responders from Day 2 (or Day 2a) at the end of Treatment Phase A (where all participants received tolvaptan) to the end of Treatment Phase B for the Early compared to Late Withdrawal groups is reported. Once a participant was randomized to Treatment Phase B, any additional therapies for the purpose of raising serum sodium, including fluid restriction, were considered rescue therapy. Upon receipt of rescue therapy, a participant's endpoint data was collected and then censored from the efficacy analysis thereafter, unless specified.

Time frame: Day 2/2a, Day 4

Population: Treatment Phase B Responders: full analysis dataset comprised of all participants in the Phase B Safety Sample with both baseline and at least 1 postrandomization serum sodium evaluation in Phase B.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Responder - Late WithdrawalChange In Serum Sodium Concentration For Responders-4.0 mEq/LStandard Deviation 4.2
Responder - Early WithdrawalChange In Serum Sodium Concentration For Responders-1.0 mEq/LStandard Deviation 1
Secondary

Change In Serum Sodium Concentration During Treatment Phase A

Change in serum sodium concentration (mEq/L) from baseline to the end of Day 2 (or 2a) during Treatment Phase A for all participants (responders and non-responders) is reported.

Time frame: Baseline, Day 2/2a

Population: Treatment Phase A: all participants in the Phase A Safety Sample and who had baseline and at least 1 postbaseline serum sodium evaluation in Phase A.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Responder - Late WithdrawalChange In Serum Sodium Concentration During Treatment Phase ADay 1: 24 hours Post Dose1 mEq/LStandard Deviation 3
Responder - Late WithdrawalChange In Serum Sodium Concentration During Treatment Phase ADay 2: 24 hours Post Dose3.4 mEq/LStandard Deviation 4.8
Responder - Late WithdrawalChange In Serum Sodium Concentration During Treatment Phase ADay 2a: 24 hours Post Dose2.3 mEq/LStandard Deviation 2.1
Secondary

Fluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase A

Every 6 hours and for the 24-hour daily interval on Days 1 and 2 during Treatment Phase A, fluid balance (milliliters \[mL\]) was determined by fluid intake (oral and intravenous) minus urine output. Improved fluid balance would be indicated through the induction of increased urine volume. Fluid balance was monitored per institutional guidelines.

Time frame: Every 6 hours on Days 1 and 2

Population: Treatment Phase A: all participants in the Phase A Safety Sample and who had baseline and at least 1 postbaseline serum sodium evaluation in Phase A.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Responder - Late WithdrawalFluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase ADay 2: 0-24 hours-160 mLStandard Deviation 733
Responder - Late WithdrawalFluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase ADay 1: 0-6 hours-1 mLStandard Deviation 505
Responder - Late WithdrawalFluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase ADay 1: 6-12 hours-261 mLStandard Deviation 533
Responder - Late WithdrawalFluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase ADay 1: 12-18 hours-36 mLStandard Deviation 253
Responder - Late WithdrawalFluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase ADay 1: 18-24 hours31 mLStandard Deviation 344
Responder - Late WithdrawalFluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase ADay 1: 0-24 hours-268 mLStandard Deviation 849
Responder - Late WithdrawalFluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase ADay 2: 0-6 hours-101 mLStandard Deviation 376
Responder - Late WithdrawalFluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase ADay 2: 6-12 hours6 mLStandard Deviation 513
Responder - Late WithdrawalFluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase ADay 2: 12-18 hours-45 mLStandard Deviation 400
Responder - Late WithdrawalFluid Balance (Intake Minus Output) During Treatment Phase ADay 2: 18-24 hours-21 mLStandard Deviation 191

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026