Efficacy and Safety of Oral Febuxostat in Participants With Gout (CONFIRMS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00430248 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 1, 2007
Results First Posted : July 16, 2009
Last Update Posted : February 2, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Gout | Drug: Febuxostat Drug: Allopurinol | Phase 3 |
Renal impairment is common in subjects with gout, with the prevalence ranging from 50% to 70%. This population represents an unmet medical need as uricosuric drugs are contraindicated in these patients, and the only available treatment, allopurinol, may have to be dose reduced to avoid overt side effects.
Febuxostat (TMX-67) is a non-purine selective xanthine oxidase inhibitor being developed as an orally administered agent for management of hyperuricemia in patients with gout.
Treatment duration will be 6 months.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 2269 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Allopurinol-Controlled Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Febuxostat in Subjects With Gout. |
Study Start Date : | February 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2008 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Febuxostat 40 mg QD |
Drug: Febuxostat
Febuxostat 40 mg, capsules, orally, once daily for up to 6 months.
Other Names:
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Experimental: Febuxostat 80 mg QD |
Drug: Febuxostat
Febuxostat 80 mg, capsules, orally, once daily for up to 6 months.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Allopurinol 200 mg or 300 mg QD
(dependent on renal function)
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Drug: Allopurinol
Allopurinol 200 mg or 300 mg, capsules, orally, once daily for up to 6 months. Dose is dependent on the subject's renal function. Subjects with normal renal function or mild renal impairment received 300 mg once daily; subjects with moderate renal impairment received 200 mg once daily. Other Name: Zyloprim |
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Level is <6.0 Milligrams Per Deciliter (mg/dL) at the Final Visit. [ Time Frame: Last Visit on treatment (up to 6 months) ]The percentage of subjects whose serum urate level was <6.0 mg/dL at the Final Visit was summarized. The Final Visit was the last visit at which a serum urate value was collected.
- Percentage of Renal Impairment Subjects Whose Final Visit Serum Urate Level is <6.0 mg/dl [ Time Frame: Last Visit on treatment (up to 6 months) ]The percentage of subjects with mild-to-moderate renal impairment whose serum urate was <6.0 mg/dL at the final visit was summarized. The final visit was the last visit at which a serum urate value was collected.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <6.0 mg/dL at Month 2 Visit. [ Time Frame: Month 2 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 2 visit. The percentage of subjects whose serum urate was <6.0 mg/dL at the Month 2 visit was summarized.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <6.0 mg/dL at Month 4 Visit. [ Time Frame: Month 4 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 4 visit. The percentage of subjects whose serum urate was <6.0 mg/dL at the Month 4 visit was summarized.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <6.0 mg/dL at Month 6 Visit. [ Time Frame: Month 6 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 6 visit. The percentage of subjects whose serum urate was <6.0 mg/dL at the Month 6 visit was summarized.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <5.0 mg/dL at Month 2 Visit. [ Time Frame: Month 2 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 2 visit. The percentage of subjects whose serum urate was <5.0 mg/dL at the Month 2 visit was summarized.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <5.0 mg/dL at Month 4 Visit. [ Time Frame: Month 4 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 4 visit. The percentage of subjects whose serum urate was <5.0 mg/dL at the Month 4 visit was summarized.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <5.0 mg/dL at Month 6 Visit. [ Time Frame: Month 6 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 6 visit. The percentage of subjects whose serum urate was <5.0 mg/dL at the Month 6 visit was summarized.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <5.0 mg/dL at Final Visit. [ Time Frame: Last Visit on treatment (up to 6 months) ]The percentage of subjects whose serum urate level was <5.0 mg/dL at the Final Visit was summarized. The Final Visit was the last visit at which a serum urate values was collected.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <4.0 mg/dL at Month 2 Visit [ Time Frame: Month 2 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 2 visit. The percentage of subjects whose serum urate was <4.0 mg/dL at the Month 2 visit was summarized.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <4.0 mg/dL at Month 4 Visit [ Time Frame: Month 4 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 4 visit. The percentage of subjects whose serum urate was <4.0 mg/dL at the Month 4 visit was summarized.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <4.0 mg/dL at Month 6 Visit [ Time Frame: Month 6 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 6 visit. The percentage of subjects whose serum urate was <4.0 mg/dL at the Month 6 visit was summarized.
- Percentage of Subjects Whose Serum Urate Levels Are <4.0 mg/dL at Final Visit [ Time Frame: Last Visit on treatment (up to 6 months) ]The percentage of subjects whose serum urate level was <4.0 mg/dL at the Final Visit was summarized. The Final Visit was the last visit at which a serum urate values was collected.
- Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Urate Levels at Month 2 Visit. [ Time Frame: Baseline and Month 2 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 2 visit. The percent change in serum urate from baseline to the Month 2 visit was summarized.
- Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Urate Levels at Month 4 Visit [ Time Frame: Baseline and Month 4 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 4 visit. The percent change in serum urate from baseline to the Month 4 visit was summarized.
- Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Urate Levels at Month 6 Visit. [ Time Frame: Baseline and Month 6 ]Serum urate values were obtained at the Month 6 visit. The percent change in serum urate from baseline to the Month 6 visit was summarized.
- Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Urate Levels at Final Visit. [ Time Frame: Baseline and Last Visit on treatment (up to 6 months) ]The percent change in serum urate from baseline to the Final visit was summarized. The final visit was the last visit at which a serum urate value was collected.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has one or more of the American Rheumatism Association criteria for the diagnosis of gout.
- Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active must agree to use adequate contraception, and can neither be pregnant nor lactating from Screening throughout the duration of the study.
- Must have a serum urate level greater than or equal to 8.0 milligram per deciliter (mg/dL).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have a severe, unstable, or life threatening medical condition that would likely prevent them from completing this study.
- Has a known body reaction to febuxostat, allopurinol, naproxen, any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), aspirin, lansoprazole, colchicine, or any components in their formulation.
- History of xanthinuria.
- Alcohol consumption greater than 14/week.
- History of significant concomitant illness.
- Active liver or peptic ulcer disease.
- Has rheumatoid arthritis requiring treatment.
- Has estimated creatinine clearance less than 30 milliliter per minute (mL/min) calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula corrected for ideal body weight.
- Requires therapy with any other urate-lowering drug other than the study drug; long-term use of NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors; salicylates; thiazide diuretics; losartan; azathioprine; mercaptopurine; theophylline; intravenous (IV) colchicine; cyclosporine; cyclophosphamide; pyrazinamide; sulfamethoxazole;trimethoprim.

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Study Chair: | Medical Director | Takeda |
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Responsible Party: | Takeda |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00430248 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
F-GT06-153 U1111-1114-0226 ( Registry Identifier: WHO ) |
First Posted: | February 1, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 16, 2009 |
Last Update Posted: | February 2, 2012 |
Last Verified: | January 2012 |
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Gout Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Crystal Arthropathies Rheumatic Diseases Purine-Pyrimidine Metabolism, Inborn Errors Metabolism, Inborn Errors Genetic Diseases, Inborn Metabolic Diseases Allopurinol |
Febuxostat Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Enzyme Inhibitors Gout Suppressants Antirheumatic Agents Free Radical Scavengers Antioxidants Protective Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs |