Kidney drug trial for newborns halted before it began
NCT ID NCT04786574
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if the drug tolvaptan could help infants with a severe form of polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) avoid needing dialysis or a kidney transplant in their first year of life. The trial was planned for babies between 28 days and 12 weeks old, but it was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled. The goal was to manage the disease and reduce the need for lifelong kidney support.
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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.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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4 to 12 weeks
- 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: 1. Male or female subjects between 28 days and \< 12 weeks of age, inclusive at the time of enrollment. 2. Must have clinical and imaging features that are consistent with a diagnosis of ARPKD with all the following characteristics: * Nephromegaly (\> 2 standard deviations from age-appropriate standard via ultrasound) * Multiple renal cysts * History of oligohydramnios or anhydramnios 3. Ability for parent or guardian to provide written, informed consent prior to initiation of any trial-related procedures, and ability, in the opinion of the principal investigator, to comply with all the requirements of the trial. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Premature birth (≤ 32 weeks gestational age) 2. Anuria or RRT, defined as intermittent or continuous hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration or history of kidney transplantation 3. Evidence of syndromic conditions associated with renal cysts (other than ARPKD) 4. Abnormal liver function tests including ALT and AST, \> 1.2 × ULN 5. Parents with renal cystic disease 6. Need for chronic diuretic use 7. Cannot be monitored for fluid balance 8. Has or at risk of having sodium and potassium electrolyte imbalances 9. Has or at risk of having significant hypovolemia as determined by investigator 10. Clinically significant anemia, as determined by investigator 11. Severe systolic dysfunction defined as ejection fraction \< 14% 12. Serum sodium levels \< 130 mmol/L or \>145 mmol/L 13. Taking any other experimental medications 14. Require ventilator support 15. Taking medications known to induce CYP3A4 16. Having an infection including viral that would require therapy disruptive to IMP dosing 17. Platelet count \<50,000 µL 18. Significant Portal Hypertension 19. Bladder dysfunction or difficulty voiding 20. Taking vasopressin agonist 21. Having concomitant illness or taking medications that are likely to confound endpoint assessments. 22. History of cholangitis 23. Received or scheduled to receive a liver transplant
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