An Open-Label, Two-Part, Phase 1/2a, Crossover Study to Determine the Absolute Bioavailability and Pharmacokinetics of Oral Immediate-Release Doses of OCR-002 in Subjects With Varying Degrees of Cirrhosis

This is an open-label Phase 1, 2-part, crossover study in approximately 33 adult subjects (12 subjects in Part 1 and 21 subjects in Part 2), with varying degrees of cirrhosis with analysis of pharmacokinetic (PK) data after Part 1 to guide dose regimen selection and PK sampling time points for OCR-002 in Part 2.

Start Date15 Aug 2016

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OCERA Therapeutics LLC

NCT03159390 / Unknown statusNot ApplicableIIT

Human Metabolism of Ornithine Phenylacetate: A Study in Healthy Volunteers

Intravenous infusion of stable tracers of ornithine, glutamine, glutamate, and glycine will be performed, and collect blood samples, urine samples, and muscle biopsies to evaluate the effect of a continuous oral intake of phenylacetate salt of ornithine (OP) on its metabolic fate.

Start Date01 Feb 2015

Sponsor / Collaborator

Texas A&M University

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NCT01966419 / CompletedPhase 2

Multicenter, Randomized Phase 2B Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of OCR-002 (Ornithine Phenylacetate) in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis and Associated Hyperammonemia With an Episode of Hepatic Encephalopathy (STOP-HE Study)

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ornithine phenylacetate can speed recovery from an acute hepatic encephalopathy episode requiring hospitalization in cirrhotic patients.

Start Date07 Jan 2014

Sponsor / Collaborator

OCERA Therapeutics LLC

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01 Dec 2021·Clinical Gastroenterology and HepatologyQ1 · MEDICINE

Efficacy and Safety of Ornithine Phenylacetate for Treating Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy in a Randomized Trial

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Author: Rahimi, Robert S ; Thabut, Dominique ; Bhamidimarri, Kalyan Ram ; Safadi, Rifaat ; Bukofzer, Stan ; Potthoff, Amy ; Pyrsopoulos, Nikolaos ; Bajaj, Jasmohan S

BACKGROUND & AIMSHepatic encephalopathy (HE) is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and health care resource use. In this phase 2b study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of ornithine phenylacetate (OP), an ammonia scavenger, in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis, increased levels of ammonia at screening, and acute or overt HE.METHODSWe conducted a double-blind study of 231 patients with cirrhosis and HE at multiple sites in North America, Europe, Israel, and Australia from January 7, 2014, through December 29, 2016. Patients were assigned randomly to groups that received placebo or OP (10, 15, or 20 g/d, based on the severity of liver disease), plus each institution's standard of care (eg, lactulose to achieve 2-3 bowel movements with or without rifaximin, in accordance with guidelines). The primary end point was time to confirmed clinical response, defined as reduction to HE staging tool (HEST) stage 2 from baseline HEST stages 3/4 or improvement to HEST stages 0/1 from baseline stage 2, in the intent-to-treat population (all patients with increased levels of ammonia at screening, determined by a local laboratory).RESULTSMedian times to clinical improvement, based on ammonia measurements at local laboratories, did not differ significantly between the groups given OP vs the placebo group (P = .129). Analyses of central laboratory-confirmed increases in levels of ammonia at baseline (n = 201) showed clinical improvement in HE at a median of 21 hours sooner in groups given OP vs placebo. The percentages of patients with any specific adverse event did not differ significantly between groups. Serious adverse events occurred in 25% of patients in the OP group and in 29% in the placebo group (P = .552).CONCLUSIONSIn a randomized controlled trial of patients with cirrhosis and HE, we found no significant difference in time to clinical improvement between patients given OP vs placebo. However, OP appears to be safe and should undergo further testing for treatment of hyperammonemia in hospitalized patients receiving treatment for the underlying precipitant of acute or overt HE. ClinicalTrials.gov no: NCT01966419.

01 Feb 2021·Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive SurgeryQ3 · MEDICINE

Is a Postvoid Residual Necessary? A Randomized Trial of Two Postoperative Voiding Protocols

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Author: Husk, Katherine E. ; Wu, Jennifer M. ; Connolly, AnnaMarie ; Dieter, Alexis A. ; Brueseke, Taylor J. ; Geller, Elizabeth J. ; Willis-Gray, Marcella G. ; Field, Christine ; Pulliam, Samantha

ObjectivesThis study aimed to compare a backfill-assisted voiding trial (VT) with and without a postvoid residual (PVR) after pelvic reconstructive surgery.MethodsThis was a nonblinded randomized controlled trial of women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse and/or stress incontinence surgery. Participants were randomized immediately after surgery to either a PVR VT or a PVR-free VT. Our primary outcome was the rate of VT failure at discharge. Secondary outcomes included days of catheterization, urinary tract infection (UTI), and prolonged voiding dysfunction. With a power of 80% and an α of 0.05, we needed 126 participants to detect a 25% difference in VT failure (60% in PVR VT vs 35% in PVR-free VT).ResultsParticipants were enrolled from March 2017 to October 2017. Of the 150 participants, mean age was 59 years, and 33% underwent vaginal hysterectomy, 48% underwent anterior repair, and 75% underwent midurethral sling. Seventy-five (50%) were randomized to PVR VT and 75 (50%) to PVR-free VT, with no differences in baseline demographic or intraoperative characteristics between the 2 groups. Our primary outcome, VT failure, was not significantly different (53% PVR VT vs 53% PVR-free VT, P = 1.0). There were no significant differences in days of postoperative catheterization (1 [0, 4] in PVR VT vs 1 [0, 4] in PVR-free VT, P = 0.90), UTI (20% PVR VT vs 20% PVR-free VT, P = 1.0), or postoperative voiding dysfunction (4% PVR VT vs 5% PVR-free VT, P = 1.0).ConclusionsWhen performing a backfill-assisted VT, checking a PVR does not affect VT failure, postoperative duration of catheterization, UTI, or voiding dysfunction.

01 Oct 2017·Clinical TherapeuticsQ4 · MEDICINE

A Thorough QT/QTc Study of Clobazam in Healthy Volunteers

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Author: Tolbert, Dwain ; Bekersky, Ihor ; Gordon, Judy ; Walzer, Mark ; Reid, Susan ; Harris, Stuart

PURPOSEA thorough QT study was conducted to assess the proarrhythmic potential of clobazam and its active metabolite, N-desmethylclobazam (N-CLB).METHODSIn this Phase I, single-site, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group study, healthy participants were randomized to 1 of 4 treatment groups: clobazam 40 mg/d (maximum therapeutic dosage), clobazam 160 mg/d (supratherapeutic dosage), placebo, or moxifloxacin 400 mg (active control).FINDINGSOf 280 enrolled participants (n = 70 per treatment arm), 250 (92%) completed the study; 194 were included in the pharmacokinetics population (clobazam 40 mg/d, n = 66; clobazam 160 mg/d, n = 62; and moxifloxacin, n = 66). Mean changes from baseline in QT interval placebo-corrected for heart rate using the Fridericia formula (primary end point), Bazett formula, and individual correction method (QTcF, QTcB, and QTcI, respectively) with clobazam 40 and 160 mg/d revealed no effect on QTc. No clinically relevant or treatment-related arrhythmias were observed, and there were no instances of second- or third-degree atrioventricular block. Given that clobazam is primarily demethylated to N-CLB by cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme, CYP3A4, the mean plasma time-concentration profile of clobazam was unchanged with the exclusion of CYP2C19 poor metabolizers. As N-CLB is metabolized by CYP2C19, the exclusion of CYP2C19 poor metabolizers resulted in slightly decreased mean plasma time-concentration profiles of N-CLB. Using a linear mixed-effects model, the effects of the clobazam and N-CLB C_max values on the placebo-corrected changes from baseline in QTcF, QTcI, and QTcB were near zero or slightly negative, and are not considered clinically important. The incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events was greatest in the clobazam groups (number of moderate AEs experienced by patients: PBO, 3/70; MOXI, 5/70; CLB 40 mg/d, 18/70; CLB 160 mg/d, 21/70; severe AEs: PBO, MOXI, & CLB 160 mg/d, 0; CLB 40 mg/d, 2/70); there were no serious AEs in any treatment group. A total of 10% of participants experienced benzodiazepine-withdrawal symptoms (16%, 23%, and 3% in the clobazam 40 and 160 mg/d groups and the moxifloxacin group, respectively).IMPLICATIONSThe findings from this thorough QT study are consistent with existing clinical data and support the lack of proarrhythmic potential with clobazam.

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