The Efficacy of Niacin on Hyperphosphatemia in Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03163576 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified May 2017 by EYAbdelhafez, Assiut University.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
First Posted : May 23, 2017
Last Update Posted : May 23, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hyperphosphatemia | Drug: Niacin Drug: Phosphate Binder | Phase 4 |
Hyperphosphataemia is mainly due to impaired renal phosphate excretion and primary increase in renal phosphate reabsorption,due to acute or chronic renal insufficiency. Renal excretion is so efficient in normal subjects that balance can be maintained with only a minimal rise in serum phosphorus concentration even for a large phosphorus load. Therefore, acute hyperphosphataemia usually resolves within few hours if renal function is intact.
Although, there is multiple lines of treatment of hyperphosphatemia in end stage renal disease patients undergoing Hemodialysis but still inadequate. As Calcium containing phosphate binders may sometimes result in adverse effects such as hypercalcemia. Non-calcium containing phosphate binders, such as sevelamer and lanthanum, are expensive. Aluminum-containing agents are efficient but no longer widely used because of their toxicity. Several trials have shown that nicotinamide and niacin are capable of remarkably reducing serum phosphate levels in patients undergoing haemodialysis.
Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin, and a part of the B complex vitamin, both nicotinamide and niacin (nicotinic acid) are forms of vitamin B3 . As a broad-spectrum drug that can affect lipid levels, niacin reduces levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, while increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Niacin also lowers serum phosphorus levels in patients with chronic kidney disease, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, niacin plays a key role in cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular-related mortality by modifying both dyslipidemia and phosphorus levels.
Recently, nicotinic acid and related compounds such as nicotinamide have also been shown to decrease phosphorus absorption in the gastro-intestinal tracts of animals by a different mechanism than the traditional phosphate binders.
The major side effects of niacin are vasodilation and flushing, which appear to be mediated through prostaglandin production, and thus can be attenuated by premedication with aspirin.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 150 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | The Efficacy and Safety of Niacin on Hyperphosphatemia in End Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis |
Estimated Study Start Date : | June 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: study group
patients received niacin 750 mg twice daily up to 2000 mg in addition to usual phosphate binders .
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Drug: Niacin
tablets Drug: Phosphate Binder tablets |
Active Comparator: control group
patients received usual phosphate binders .
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Drug: Phosphate Binder
tablets |
- the level of phosphorous level in haemodialysis patients treated by niacin [ Time Frame: two years ]laboratory test

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 60 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- end stage renal disease patients aged from 18-60 years old.
- Duration of Hemodialysis >6 months.
- Serum phosphorus level >5 mg/dl
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1)patients on sevelamer or cinacalcet. 2)Hepatitis C virus +ve patients. 3)Connective tissue disease. 4)Active malignancy. 5) pregnancy 6) active peptic ulcer disease 7) treatment with carbamazepine.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03163576
Contact: Hanan Mahmoud Ahmed, MD | 01065735355 | drhanan_abuelrus@yahoo.com | |
Contact: essam Mohamed Abd el Aziz, MD | 01009699081 | essam.nephro@gmail.com |
Responsible Party: | EYAbdelhafez, principal investigator, Assiut University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03163576 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ENPD |
First Posted: | May 23, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 23, 2017 |
Last Verified: | May 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Hyperphosphatemia Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Niacin Hypolipidemic Agents Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Lipid Regulating Agents |
Vasodilator Agents Vitamin B Complex Vitamins Micronutrients Nutrients Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs |