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A Dose-ranging Trial of OPC-131461 in Cardiac Edema (Congestive Heart Failure [CHF])

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Doseranging Trial of OPC-131461 in Cardiac Edema (Congestive Heart Failure [CHF])

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05615363
Enrollment
157
Registered
2022-11-14
Start date
2023-01-10
Completion date
2024-10-21
Last updated
2025-10-17

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

Conditions

Cardiac Edema (CHF)

Brief summary

To investigate the dose response in respect of weight decrease following repeated oral administration of OPC-131461 at 1, 2, 5, and 10 mg or placebo in patients with CHF with volume overload despite having received diuretics other than vasopressin antagonists

Interventions

DRUGOPC 131461 10mg group

OPC-131461 5 mg tablet x 2,once-daily oral administration for 14 days

DRUGOPC 131461 5mg group

OPC-131461 5 mg tablet and placebo tablet,once-daily oral administration for 14 days

DRUGOPC 131461 2mg group

OPC-131461 1 mg tablet x 2,once-daily oral administration for 14 days

DRUGOPC 131461 1mg group

OPC-131461 1 mg tablet and placebo tablet,once-daily oral administration for 14 days

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo tablet,once-daily oral administration for 14 days

Sponsors

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 89 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects with CHF with lower limb edema, pulmonary congestion, or jugular venous distension due to volume overload. * Subjects undergoing any of the following diuretic therapies * Loop diuretics at a dosage equivalent to 40 mg/day or more of furosemide tablet/fine granule * Concomitant administration of a loop diuretic and a thiazide diuretic (including similar drugs) at any doses * Concomitant administration of a loop diuretic and a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist or potassium-sparing diuretic at any doses * Subjects who were currently hospitalized or who are able to be hospitalized

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects with acute heart failure * Subjects with an assisted circulation device * Subjects who cannot sense thirst or who have difficulty in ingesting water

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 8Baseline, Day 8Calculate the change in body weight from the baseline up to Day 8 (kg)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 15Baseline, Day15Calculate the percentage change in body weight from the baseline up to last assessment time point (the day after IMP administration) by Day 15 (%)
Improvement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Lower Limb Edema ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 7Baseline, Day7The tibial margins or acrotarsia in a sitting position will be examined to assess the severity of edema according to the criteria in 0 : Absent, No pitting observed at all, 1:Mild,Slight pitting observed, 2:Moderate, Pitting observed, 3 : Severe,Apparent edema. Improvement rates (percentages of subjects who have symptoms at baseline and show markedly improved or improved after IMP administration) and resolution rates (percentages of subjects who have symptoms at baseline and no symptoms after IMP administration) at the last assessment time point (the day of IMP administration) by Day 7.
Improvement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Pulmonary Congestion ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 7Baseline, Day7The severity of pulmonary congestion will be determined according to the criteria in 0 : Absent, No congestion, 1:Mild,Pulmonary venous congestion, 2:Moderate, Interstitial pulmonary edema, 3 : Severe, Alveolar pulmonary edema. Improvement rates (percentages of subjects who have symptoms at baseline and show markedly improved or improved after IMP administration) and resolution rates (percentages of subjects who have symptoms at baseline and no symptoms after IMP administration) at the last assessment time point (the day of IMP administration) by Day 7.

Countries

Japan

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Material A
OPC 131461 10mg group
31
Material B
OPC 131461 5mg group
32
Material C
OPC 131461 2mg group
31
Material D
OPC 131461 1mg group
33
Placebo
Placebo
30
Total157

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003FG004
Overall StudyAdverse Event04431
Overall StudyPhysician Decision20413
Overall StudyProtocol Violation20001
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject00100

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicMaterial BMaterial CMaterial DMaterial APlaceboTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
27 Participants28 Participants30 Participants25 Participants25 Participants135 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
5 Participants3 Participants3 Participants6 Participants5 Participants22 Participants
Age, Continuous75.2 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.7
75.3 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.1
76.7 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.9
73.5 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.6
76.4 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.4
75.4 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.6
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
32 Participants31 Participants33 Participants31 Participants30 Participants157 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
19 Participants2 Participants11 Participants14 Participants12 Participants58 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
13 Participants29 Participants22 Participants17 Participants18 Participants99 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 / 310 / 320 / 311 / 331 / 30
other
Total, other adverse events
11 / 318 / 3212 / 3114 / 338 / 30
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 312 / 320 / 311 / 331 / 30

Outcome results

Primary

Change in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 8

Calculate the change in body weight from the baseline up to Day 8 (kg)

Time frame: Baseline, Day 8

Population: The full analysis set includes all subjects who have been administered at least one treatment of the IMP, and for whom efficacy data after IMP administration are available.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)
Material AChange in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 8-1.96 kg
Material BChange in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 8-1.74 kg
Material CChange in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 8-1.4 kg
Material DChange in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 8-1.84 kg
PlaceboChange in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 8-1.17 kg
Secondary

Change in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 15

Calculate the percentage change in body weight from the baseline up to last assessment time point (the day after IMP administration) by Day 15 (%)

Time frame: Baseline, Day15

Population: The full analysis set includes all subjects who have been administered at least one treatment of the IMP, and for whom efficacy data after IMP administration are available.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)
Material AChange in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 15-2.12 kg
Material BChange in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 15-2.11 kg
Material CChange in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 15-1.72 kg
Material DChange in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 15-1.87 kg
PlaceboChange in Body Weight From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day After IMP Administration) by Day 15-1.38 kg
Secondary

Improvement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Lower Limb Edema ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 7

The tibial margins or acrotarsia in a sitting position will be examined to assess the severity of edema according to the criteria in 0 : Absent, No pitting observed at all, 1:Mild,Slight pitting observed, 2:Moderate, Pitting observed, 3 : Severe,Apparent edema. Improvement rates (percentages of subjects who have symptoms at baseline and show markedly improved or improved after IMP administration) and resolution rates (percentages of subjects who have symptoms at baseline and no symptoms after IMP administration) at the last assessment time point (the day of IMP administration) by Day 7.

Time frame: Baseline, Day7

Population: The full analysis set includes all subjects who have been administered at least one treatment of the IMP, and for whom efficacy data after IMP administration are available.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Material AImprovement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Lower Limb Edema ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 716 Participants
Material BImprovement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Lower Limb Edema ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 718 Participants
Material CImprovement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Lower Limb Edema ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 79 Participants
Material DImprovement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Lower Limb Edema ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 719 Participants
PlaceboImprovement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Lower Limb Edema ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 719 Participants
Secondary

Improvement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Pulmonary Congestion ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 7

The severity of pulmonary congestion will be determined according to the criteria in 0 : Absent, No congestion, 1:Mild,Pulmonary venous congestion, 2:Moderate, Interstitial pulmonary edema, 3 : Severe, Alveolar pulmonary edema. Improvement rates (percentages of subjects who have symptoms at baseline and show markedly improved or improved after IMP administration) and resolution rates (percentages of subjects who have symptoms at baseline and no symptoms after IMP administration) at the last assessment time point (the day of IMP administration) by Day 7.

Time frame: Baseline, Day7

Population: The full analysis set includes all subjects who have been administered at least one treatment of the IMP, and for whom efficacy data after IMP administration are available.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Material AImprovement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Pulmonary Congestion ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 721 Participants
Material BImprovement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Pulmonary Congestion ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 719 Participants
Material CImprovement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Pulmonary Congestion ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 710 Participants
Material DImprovement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Pulmonary Congestion ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 722 Participants
PlaceboImprovement of or Change in Congestive Findings ( Pulmonary Congestion ) From Baseline to Last Assessment Time Point (the Day of IMP Administration) by Day 718 Participants

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