Can a common phosphate binder tame kidney disease hormones?
NCT ID NCT01220843
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether sevelamer carbonate, a drug that binds phosphate in the gut, can lower levels of a hormone called FGF-23 in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are not yet on dialysis. The trial included 98 adults with moderate to severe CKD and high FGF-23 levels. Participants took either sevelamer carbonate or a placebo for 12 weeks, and researchers measured changes in FGF-23 and other mineral metabolism markers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sevelamer carbonate (Renvela 800)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help manage mineral metabolism in chronic kidney disease and potentially slow disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed Phase 3 trial with 98 participants. Results may not apply to all CKD patients, and the drug only targets a specific marker, not the disease itself.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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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98 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Oct 2010
- Finished
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Apr 2013
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who gave their written consent * Women or men over 18 years * No concomitant treatment with phosphate binders * CKD patients not on dialysis stage 3b or 4, as a GFR (glomerular filtration rate) between 15 and 45 ml/min/1.73m2, using simplified MDRD formula * At the inclusion visit,patients with blood results as levels of C-terminal FGF-23 \> 120 rU/ml and fasting phosphatemia \> 1.0 mmol/l * Able to comply with the study procedures during all the study period * Willing to abstain from taking any following medication during all the study period :antiacid and phosphate binders with aluminium, magnesium, calcium or lanthanum;Treatment for hyperparathyroid : active vitamin D and calcimimetic ; native vitamin D * Female subjects who are of childbearing potential must have a reliable contraceptive methods during all the study period (hormonal, barrier methods or intrauterine device) * No Participation in any clinical trial using an investigational product or device during the 30 days preceding the first protocol visit * Informed patient who agreed with the utilisation of his data for the study * Able to read and understand french and study objectives * Inscription to medical assurance Exclusion Criteria: * predisposition with or presence of intestinal or ileus obstruction or severe gastrointestinal motility disorder(like severe constipation) * Antecedent of major gastrointestinal surgery * Abusive consumption of alcohol and drug (exclude tabacco) according the investigator * Arrythmia treated by antiarrythmic agent or epilepsia treated by anticonvulsant * Antecedent of kidney transplantation * Antecedent of parathyroidectomy * At the inclusion visit,patients with blood results as fasting phosphatemia \> 1.78 mmol/l or serum 25(OH)D3\< 20 ng/ml (\<50 nmol/) * Pregnancy or breastfeeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Valenciennes hémodialyse
Valenciennes, 59322, France
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CHU Amiens service de nephrologie
Amiens, 8000, France
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CHU Caen service de néphrologie
Caen, 14033, France
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CHU Lyon service de néphrologie
Lyon, 69437, France
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CHU Marseille Service de néphrologie
Marseille, 13385, France
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CHU Reims service de néphrologie
Reims, 51092, France
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CHU St Etienne Hopital Nord Service de néphrologie
Saint-Etienne, 42055, France
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CHU de Bordeaux Service de néphrologie
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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CHU de Montpellier Hôpital Lapeyronie Service de Néphrologie
Montpellier, 34295, France
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CHU de Nancy service de néphrologie
Vandeuvre Les Nancy, 54511, France
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CHU de Nice Service de néphrologie
Nice, 06002, France
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Clinique du Landy Centre de dialyse
Saint-Ouen, 93400, France
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Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou Service de Nephrologie
Paris, 75098, France
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Hôpital Tenon Service de Nephrologie
Paris, 75020, France
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Néphrologie - Dialyse Centre de Rein Artificiel
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, 69160, France
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