Efficacy and Safety of Extended Release and Immediate Release Febuxostat in Participants With Gout and Moderate Renal Impairment
Gout, Moderate Renal Impairment
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Gout focused on measuring Drug therapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- In the opinion of the investigator, the participant is capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements.
- The participant or, when applicable, the participant's legally acceptable representative signs and dates a written, informed consent form and any required privacy authorization prior to the initiation of any study procedure.
Has a history or presence of gout defined as having one or more of the American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria for the diagnosis of gout:
- A tophus proven to contain urate crystals by chemical or polarized light microscopic means, AND/OR;
- Characteristic urate crystals in the joint fluid, AND/OR;
- History of at least 6 of the following clinical, laboratory, and x-ray phenomena:
i. more than one attack of acute arthritis, ii. maximum inflammation developed within 1 day, iii. monoarticular arthritis, iv. redness observed over joints, v. first metatarsophalangeal joint painful or swollen, vi. unilateral first metatarsophalangeal joint attack, vii. unilateral tarsal joint attack, viii. tophus (proven or suspected), ix. Hyperuricemia, x. asymmetric swelling within a joint on x-ray, xi. subcortical cysts without erosions on x-ray, xii. joint fluid culture negative for organisms during attack.
- Is male or female at least 18 years of age, inclusive.
- A female participant of childbearing potential who is sexually active with a nonsterilized male partner agrees to use routinely adequate contraception from signing of informed consent throughout the duration of the study.
- Have a serum urate (sUA) level ≥8.0 mg/dL at the Day -4 Visit or at the retest visit.
- Has an estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGRF) [Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD)] ≥30 mL/min and <60 mL/min at Screening visit (Day -21 for participants on urate lowering therapy (ULT) and Day -4 for participants not on ULT) or at the retest visit.
- Has at least one gout flare within 12 months prior to Screening visit.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has received any investigational compound within 30 days prior to Screening.
- Is an immediate family member, study site employee, or is in a dependant relationship with a study site employee who is involved in conduct of this study (eg, spouse, parent, child, sibling) or may consent under duress.
- Is breastfeeding or pregnant.
- Has secondary hyperuricemia (eg, due to myeloproliferative disorder).
- Has a history of xanthinuria.
- Has received ULT (ie, allopurinol, probenecid, etc.) within 20 days prior to Day 1/Randomization Visit.
- Has a known hypersensitivity to febuxostat or any components of their formulation; has a known hypersensitivity to naproxen, any other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), aspirin, lansoprazole, colchicine or any components in their formulation.
- Has active peptic ulcer disease.
- Has a history of cancer (other than basal cell carcinoma of the skin) within 5 years prior to the Screening Visit.
- Has alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) values >2 x the upper limit of normal (ULN).
- Has rheumatoid arthritis which requires treatment.
- Has a significant medical condition and/or conditions that would interfere with the treatment, safety, or compliance with the protocol.
- Has experienced either a myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, hospitalized unstable angina, cardiac or cerebrovascular revascularization procedure or hospitalized transient ischemic attack (TIA).
- Has a history of drug abuse (defined as any illicit drug use) or a history of alcohol abuse within 5 years prior to the Screening visit. Participant consumes >14 alcoholic beverages/week.
- Has participated in another investigational study within the 30 days prior to the Screening Visit.
- Has a known history of infection with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus.
- Is required to take excluded medications.
Sites / Locations
- Benny Green MD PA Family Practice
- Long Beach Center for Clinical Research
- Brigid Freyne MD
- Riverside Clinical Research
- East West Medical Research Institute
- Central Kentucy Reseach Associates
- COR Clinical Research LLC
- Remesh C Gupta MD
- 3rd Coast Research Associates
- Sun Research Institute
- Briggs Clinical Research LLC
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Febuxostat IR 40 mg
Febuxostat IR 80 mg
Febuxostat XR 40 mg
Febuxostat XR 80 mg
Placebo
Febuxostat Immediate Release (IR) 40 mg over-encapsulated tablet, orally, once daily, and colchicine 0.6 mg tablet, orally, every other day, or, naproxen 250 mg tablets, orally, twice a day and lansoprazole 15 mg capsule, orally once daily, for 3 months.
Febuxostat IR 80 mg over-encapsulated tablet, orally, once daily, and colchicine 0.6 mg tablet, orally, every other day, or, naproxen 250 mg tablets, orally, twice a day and lansoprazole 15 mg capsule, orally once daily, for 3 months.
Febuxostat Extended Release (XR) 40 mg over-encapsulated capsule, orally, once daily, and colchicine 0.6 mg tablet, orally, every other day, or, naproxen 250 mg tablets, orally, twice a day and lansoprazole 15 mg capsule, orally once daily, for 3 months.
Febuxostat XR 80 mg over-encapsulated capsule, orally, once daily, and colchicine 0.6 mg tablet, orally, every other day, or, naproxen 250 mg tablets, orally, twice a day and lansoprazole 15 mg capsule, orally once daily, for 3 months.
Febuxostat placebo-matching capsule, orally, once daily, and colchicine 0.6 mg tablet, orally, every other day, or, naproxen 250 mg tablets, orally, twice a day and lansoprazole 15 mg capsule, orally once daily, for 3 months.