New hope for dialysis patients: drug shows promise in lowering dangerous phosphorus levels
NCT ID NCT00416520
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called MCI-196 in 336 adults on dialysis with chronic kidney disease and high phosphorus levels. After a washout period, some patients received MCI-196 and others a placebo to see if the drug could safely lower phosphorus. The goal was to manage a common complication of kidney failure, not to cure the disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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336 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jun 2007
- Finished
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Nov 2009
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, 18 years of age or over * Clinically stable haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis * Stable phosphate control * On a stabilised phosphorus diet * Female and of child-bearing potential have a negative serum pregnancy test. * Male subjects must agree to use appropriate contraception. Exclusion Criteria: * Current clinically significant medical comorbidities, which may substantially compromise subject safety, or expose them to undue risk, or interfere significantly with study procedures and which, in the opinion of the Investigator, makes the subject unsuitable for inclusion in the study. * Body Mass Index (BMI) \<=16.0 kg/m2 or \>=40.0 kg/m2 * A current or history of significant gastrointestinal motility problems * A positive test for HIV 1 and 2 antibodies * A history of substance or alcohol abuse within the last year. * Seizure disorders * A history of drug or other allergy * A temporary catheter as a vascular access * Participated in a clinical study with any experimental medication in the last 30 days or an experimental biological product within the last 90 days prior to signing of informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
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Adelaide, Australia
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Nedlands, Australia
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Parkville, Australia
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St Leonards, Australia
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Sydney, Australia
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Woolloongabba, Australia
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Graz, Austria
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Frýdek-Místek, Czechia
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HradecKralove, Czechia
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Ostrava, Czechia
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Prague, Czechia
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Tábor, Czechia
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Ústí nad Labem, Czechia
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Bordeaux, France
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Montpelier, France
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Paris, France
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Aachen, Germany
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Aschaffenburg, Germany
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Coburg, Germany
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Coesfeld, Germany
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Darmstadt, Germany
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Dieburg, Germany
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Dortmund, Germany
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Düsseldorf, Germany
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Hamburg, Germany
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Homberg (Efze), Germany
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Langen, Germany
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Mannheim-Kafertal, Germany
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München, Germany
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Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
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Baja, Hungary
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Budapest, Hungary
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Kisvárda, Hungary
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Veszprém, Hungary
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Biella, Italy
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Como, Italy
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Cremona, Italy
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Lecco, Italy
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Livorno, Italy
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Milan, Italy
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Pavia, Italy
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Perugia, Italy
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Rome, Italy
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Ciechanów, Poland
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Częstochowa, Poland
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Gdansk, Poland
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Krakow, Poland
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Lodz, Poland
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Lublin, Poland
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Oświęcim, Poland
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Pabianice, Poland
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Rybnik, Poland
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Sokołów Podlaski, Poland
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Starogard Gdański, Poland
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Warsaw, Poland
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Wejherowo, Poland
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Zgierz, Poland
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Zielona Góra, Poland
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Durban, South Africa
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Gauteng, South Africa
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Barcelona, Spain
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Oviedo, Spain
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Seville, Spain
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Stevenage, United Kingdom
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