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NCT04727528 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Study of the Effect of SZC on Serum Potassium and Serum Bicarbonate in Patients With Hyperkalemia and Metabolic Acidosis Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by AstraZeneca.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
39
Enrollment target

NCT04727528: Clinical Trial Phase 3 study, sponsored by AstraZeneca.

NCT04727528 is a Phase 3 study that was terminated before completion, run by AstraZeneca. The registered enrollment target is 39 participants, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04727528, a Phase 3 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by AstraZeneca.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
39 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of SZC as compared to placebo in maintaining normal sK+ in patients with hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis associated with CKD

Primary Outcome

Response was defined as a subject having serum potassium (sK+) within 3.5-5.0 mmol/L at the EOT visit, and no use of rescue therapy for hyperkalaemia at any point during the randomized placebo-controlled period. Participants who used rescue therapy for hyperkalaemia at any point during the randomized placebo-controlled period were assigned a non-response. Participants who died prior to the EOT visit were treated as non-response. Participants who were lost to follow-up prior to the EOT visit had

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 39 participants
Start Date 2021-03-22
Est. Completion 2022-09-14
Phase Phase 3
AstraZeneca

1,285 total trials

Why NCT04727528 stopped before completion

NCT04727528 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 39 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT04727528 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04727528 about?

NCT04727528 is a clinical study titled "Study of the Effect of SZC on Serum Potassium and Serum Bicarbonate in Patients With Hyperkalemia and Metabolic Acidosis Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease". The main objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of SZC as compared to placebo in maintaining normal sK+ in patients with hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis associated with CKD

What is the current status of trial NCT04727528?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 39 participants. The study started on 2021-03-22. Estimated completion is 2022-09-14.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04727528?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DRUG), Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04727528?

This trial is sponsored by AstraZeneca, which has 1,285 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04727528's enrollment target sits among peer trials

39 1898th of 2000 higher than 101 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04727528, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT04727528 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.