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Status unknownNCT04728984Updated Jan 28, 2021

A Multi-site Bridging Study of Nalfurafine Hydrochloride Orally Disintegrating Tablet

A Phase 3 interventional study of Nalfurafine Hydrochloride and Nalfurafine Hydrochloride+Placebo in Uremic Pruritus, sponsored by Shenyang Sunshine Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-01-28.

Sponsored by Shenyang Sunshine Pharmaceutical Co., LTD. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jan 2021), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Sep 2020, registered Jan 2021).
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
135
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a multisite study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and plasma concentration of Nalfurafine Hydrochloride orally disintegrating tablet in the treatment of refractory pruritus in maintenance hemodialysis patients, and to bridge the efficacy data from Japan

Read the detailed description

This clinical trial is a bridging study. when selecting the subjects, the most appropriate pruritus medication for the subjects was used first.Then, subjects with "existing treatment-resistant" pruritus will continue to receive basic pruritus treatment if the corresponding treatment is not sufficiently effective, and the experimental drug or placebo will be added to this treatment to evaluate the effectiveness.

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Conditions studied

  • Uremic Pruritus

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In context

Pruritus

354 studies on the registry are indexed under Pruritus; 74 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 135 is above the median of 60 across 294 interventional studies indexed under Pruritus.

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Lead sponsor

Shenyang Sunshine Pharmaceutical Co., LTD. is the lead sponsor of 39 studies on the registry; 22 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Chronic renal failure patients who have been on stable dialysis for 3 months or more, receive regular hemodialysis 3 times a week, and expect no significant treatment changes or dramatic changes in their condition during the clinical trial;
  2. In the 1 year prior to signing the informed consent, patients who were treated with the following drugs A and/or B: (A) Systematic treatment (oral, injection, etc.) of "prescribed drugs for pruritus" (including antihistamines or antiallergic drugs) for more than 2 weeks consecutively; (B). Use of " prescribed drugs for pruritus" (ointments, etc.) or topical treatment of moisturizers prescribed by physicians;
  3. Patients who had received treatment in inclusion criteria (2) but did not respond;
  4. When signing the informed consent, the patient is older than 18 years old (including 18 years old), regardless of gender;
  5. During the observation period before administration (D8-14), the number of days for which the VAS values were measured at the time of getting up and going to bed should not be less than 5 days, and the average value of the larger VAS values in the morning and evening measurements should not be less than 50 mm;
  6. During the observation period before administration (D8-14), The number of days in which the larger VAS value measured in the morning and evening measurements (if there was a missing time in getting up or going to bed, the value which has been measured was selected) is not less than 20 mm, was not less than 5 days;
  7. During the observation period before administration (D8-14), the number of days in which the pruritus severity of Hsie-Kawashima's was evaluated at the time of getting up and at the time of going to bed was not less than 5 days, in which the maximum of the pruritus score was not less than 3 (moderate) in the morning and evening measurements was more than half.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Malignant tumor patients;
  2. Patients with mental illness or mental retardation who cannot correctly understand the VAS score and describe their feelings;
  3. Patients with alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or glutamine transferase (GGT) or total bilirubin higher than twice the upper limit of normal value (ULN) at the screening stage;
  4. Patients currently suffering from atopic dermatitis or chronic urticaria;
  5. Patients allergic to opioids;
  6. Patients with drug or alcohol dependence;
  7. Patients who had received light therapy for pruritus within 1 month prior to signing the informed consent;
  8. Patients who have participated in a previous clinical study of Nalfurafine Hydrochloride and have taken Nalfurafine Hydrochloride, or who have participated in this clinical study and have been officially enrolled;
  9. Participated in other clinical studies (including research drugs and medical devices) within 1 month before signing the informed consent;
  10. Pregnant women, lactating women, women who have a positive pregnancy test or who do not agree to use contraception during the study period;
  11. Patients who, as determined by the investigator, could not have their VAS score recorded by themselves for any reason;
  12. Patients whose comorbidities or previous medical history, as determined by the investigator, would affect the evaluation of this clinical study;
  13. After testing, human immunodeficiency virus antibody positive;
  14. Other patients judged by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in this clinical study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
135 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Nalfurafine Hydrochloride 5μg

    Oral administration after dinner, once daily for 14 consecutive days

    Drug: Nalfurafine Hydrochloride

  • Experimental
    Nalfurafine Hydrochloride 2.5μg

    Oral administration after dinner, once daily for 14 consecutive days

    Drug: Nalfurafine Hydrochloride+Placebo

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Oral administration after dinner, once daily for 14 consecutive days

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugNalfurafine Hydrochloride

    Nalfurafine Hydrochloride 2.5μg\*2 ; Oral administration after dinner, once daily for 14 consecutive days

  • DrugNalfurafine Hydrochloride+Placebo

    Nalfurafine Hydrochloride 2.5μg+ A placebo pill; Oral administration after dinner, once daily for 14 consecutive days

  • DrugPlacebo

    two placebo pills; Oral administration after dinner, once daily for 14 consecutive days

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Variation in VAS of Nalfurafine Hydrochloride versus Placebo

    The Variation = the mean of the daily maximum VAS value during the observation period before administration(D8-14) - the mean of the daily maximum VAS value during the administration period (D25-31). Only the days on which the VAS values were recorded during the day and night were evaluated.

    Time frame: up to 38(+1) days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Variation in pruritus scores based on the Hsie-Kawashima pruritus severity assessment method

    Pruritus scores were assessed during the observation period before administration(D8-14) and administration period (D25-31), and only the days when pruritus scores were recorded during the day and night were evaluated.

    Time frame: up to 38(+1) days

  2. Variation in nocturnal pruritus scores based on the Hsie-Kawashima pruritus severity assessment method (improvement of pruritus-induced sleep disorders).

    After calculating the mean values of nocturnal pruritus scores during the observation period before administration(D8-14) and administration period (D25-31), the variation was calculated.

    Time frame: up to 38(+1) days

  3. Improvement degree of VAS

    The average VAS value of the observation period before administration (D8-14) and the average VAS value of the administration period (D25-31) were calculated, and the improvement degree was determined as very effective, effective and ineffective according to the variation of the average VAS value.

    Time frame: up to 38(+1) days

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
    • Chen Jianghua, Master · Contact
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 28, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04728984
Lead sponsor
Shenyang Sunshine Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 28, 2021
Start date
Sep 7, 2020
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2021 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 31, 2021 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 28, 2021

Study contacts

Chen Jianghua, Master
Contact
chenjianghua@zju.edu.cn
0571-87236992

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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