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Effect of Obesity on Proton Pump Inhibitors

Physiologic Determinants of PPI Disposition in Children

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04248335
Acronym
LiverLabPPI
Enrollment
76
Registered
2020-01-30
Start date
2018-07-03
Completion date
2024-12-31
Last updated
2026-06-04

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

Conditions

GERD, NAFLD, Pediatric Obesity

Brief summary

This longitudinal study tests the hypothesis that obesity affects drug pharmacology of acid suppression medications in children.

Detailed description

The purpose of this research study is to see how the body breaks down certain medicines. Many medicines are broken down in the liver. The liver is an organ in the belly. A person's age, size, genetics (DNA), and the health of their liver decide how quickly the body breaks down medicines and how much medication a person needs to take. Everybody's liver has some fat in it, but the amount of fat is different from person to person. The purpose of this study is to see if the amount of fat in the liver affects how quickly acid suppression medications start and stop working and get removed from the body.

Interventions

DRUGLansoprazole

single-dose administration. Administered to a subset of participants who agreed to receive this drug upon enrollment.

DRUGPantoprazole

single-dose administration. Administered to a subset of participants who agreed to receive this drug upon enrollment.

DRUGMidazolam

single-dose administration. Administered to a subset of participants who agreed to receive this drug upon enrollment.

Sponsors

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 21 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 6-21 years of age * Obese and non-obese individuals * BMI ≥10th percentile for age (6-20 years of age) * BMI ≥18.5 (\>20 years of age) * Otherwise healthy; or otherwise healthy with diagnosis of GERD, NAFLD, chronic abdominal pain or obesity, according to report of medical history and/or review of the medical record * Receiving or not receiving pantoprazole or lansoprazole for routine medical care * MRI Hoop Test Clearance

Exclusion criteria

* Unable or unwilling to give written permission/assent/consent * For PO Study Drug: Any anatomic abnormality of the GI tract as defined by history, PE, or radiographic findings, including Bariatric surgery, Nissen fundoplication or equivalent surgery. * For IV Study Drug: Any anatomic abnormality of the GI tract as defined by history, PE, or radiographic findings, except Bariatric surgery, Nissen fundoplication or equivalent surgery. * For subjects undergoing weight management, treatment in the last 7 days with proton pump inhibitors omeprazole, esomeprazole, dexlansoprazole, or grapefruit juice. * For subjects not undergoing weight management, treatment in the last 7 days with medications known to clinically significantly inhibit (e.g., omeprazole, esomeprazole, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, ketoconazole, ticlopidine, felbamate, trazodone, valproic acid, topiramate) or induce (e.g., phenobarbital, carbamazepine, phenytoin) CYP2C19; and those known at therapeutic doses to significantly inhibit (e.g., erythromycin, clarithromycin, grapefruit juice, verapamil, diltiazem, cimetidine, ketoconazole) or induce (e.g., oxcarbazepine, carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, St. John's Wort, rifampin, rifapentine) or CYP3A4 activity in the last 7 days. * Unable to have blood drawn for the screening lab tests * Unable or unwilling to fast overnight prior to the study session * Unable to have blood drawn for the screening lab tests * If taking lansoprazole or pantoprazole for clinical purposes, unable or unwilling to abstain from that PPI for 3 days prior to PK visit when the PPI is not the same as the study drug for that PK visit * Metal in the body or any foreign bodies that precludes MRI sequencing * Claustrophobia * Exceeds 500lbs or 227 kg in Body Weight * Demonstrated adverse reaction to previous pantoprazole or PPI exposure * Impaired hepatic activity as determined by routine liver function testing and defined as values ≥ 5 times the age-specific upper limit of normal (ULN) for AST, ALT, total bilirubin \>2.0mg/dl, alkaline phosphatase ≥ 5 times the age-specific ULN * Impaired renal function defined as creatinine ≥ 3 times the age-specific ULN * Females of child-bearing age who are pregnant or breast-feeding * Any known infection with hepatitis B, C, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Plasma 1/2 Life (t1/2)samples collected at 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, and 8 hours after ingestion of study PPI drugplasma elimination 1/2 life (t1/2)
Weight-adjusted Clearancesamples collected at 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, and 8 hours after ingestion of study PPI drugWeight-adjusted Drug plasma clearance (CL/F)
AUCsamples collected at 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, and 8 hours after ingestion of study PPI drugPlasma Area Under the Curve
Hepatic Fat FractionMRI obtained anytime within 30 days of PK visitHepatic Fat Fraction as measured by liver Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Proton Density Fat Fraction (MRI-PDFF)
Tmaxsamples collected at 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, and 8 hours after ingestion of study PPI drugTime to max plasma concentration
Cmaxsamples collected at 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, and 8 hours after ingestion of study PPI drugWeight-Adjusted maximum plasma concentration

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Inflammatory CytokinesCytokines obtained from blood samples collected at pantoprazole PK study visit.Mean and standard deviation of inflammatory cytokine levels measured from 58 of 71 participants who received pantoprazole. Cytokines include: INF-γ, IL-1β, IL-6.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORKathryn Kyler, MD, MS

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Subjects were recruited from the Gastroenterology clinic at Children's Mercy Kansas City. Subjects were also recruited from a pool of previous research participants, in the Divisions of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition or Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Innovation (the PI's home divisions), who had opted in to be contacted for future research opportunities. A notice was also be publicly displayed in the waiting areas of outpatient clinics at CMH.

Pre-assignment details

The study enrolled 76 participants to receive up to 3 drugs (lansoprazole n=48, pantoprazole n=71, midazolam n=29). Enrollment stopped prior to target enrollment completion for 1 drug (midazolam) as the original study PI left the institution. Some participants received ≥1 study drug: 13 received 1 study drug (either Lanso (5) or Panto (8), 54 received 2 drugs (Lanso+Panto (34) OR Panto+Midaz (20), and 9 received all 3 drugs. Those receiving lanso or panto returned for subsequent study visit.

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
69 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
7 Participants
CYP2C19 Phenotype
Data Missing
7 Participants
CYP2C19 Phenotype
Intermediate metabolizer
21 Participants
CYP2C19 Phenotype
Normal metabolizer
25 Participants
CYP2C19 Phenotype
Poor metabolizer
2 Participants
CYP2C19 Phenotype
Rapid metabolizer
19 Participants
CYP2C19 Phenotype
Ultrarapid metabolizer
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
26 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
42 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
41 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
35 Participants
Weight Category
No Obesity
35 Participants
Weight Category
Obesity
41 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 480 / 710 / 29
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 480 / 710 / 29
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 480 / 710 / 29

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 5, 2026