A Placebo-controlled Study of Volixibat in Subjects With Elevated Serum Bile Acids Associated With Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (OHANA) (OHANA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04718961 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : January 22, 2021
Last Update Posted : August 2, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy | Drug: Volixibat Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 320 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2a/2b Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Volixibat in Adult Women With Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy and Elevated Serum Bile Acid Concentrations (OHANA). |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 4, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Volixibat 20mg
Participants randomized to this arm will receive volixibat 20mg twice daily.
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Drug: Volixibat
Oral capsules, administered twice daily. Volixibat is an apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) inhibitor.
Other Name: SHP626 |
Experimental: Volixibat 80mg
Participants randomized to this arm will receive volixibat 80mg twice daily.
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Drug: Volixibat
Oral capsules, administered twice daily. Volixibat is an apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) inhibitor.
Other Name: SHP626 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Participants in this arm will receive capsules matched to the study drug minus the active volixibat substance, twice daily.
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Drug: Placebo
Capsules matched to study drug minus active substance. |
- Mean change in serum bile acids [ Time Frame: Through to end of treatment, up to 21 weeks ]
- Mean change in the weekly average worst daily itch score as measured by the Adult Itch Reported Outcome (ItchRO) [ Time Frame: Through to end of treatment, up to 21 weeks ]The Adult ItchRO is an 11-point NRS measurement of itch severity ranging from 0=no itch to 10=worst possible itch.
- Proportion of participants experiencing one or more of adverse perinatal outcomes [ Time Frame: Through to end of treatment, up to 21 weeks ]
- The incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: Through to study completion, up to 25 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 45 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Gender Based Eligibility: | Yes |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female aged ≥18 and ≤45 years with a viable pregnancy.
- Provide signed informed consent as described in the protocol and willing to comply with all study visits and requirements.
- Diagnosis of ICP.
- Qualified level of pruritus associated with ICP, during screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- At the time of either the screening or baseline visit, decision has already been made to deliver within the next 7 days, for any indication.
- Known non-reassuring fetal status based upon antepartum testing (e.g., NST/CTG or BPP) at or within 7 days before the baseline visit.
- Known fetal anomaly likely to result in intrauterine fetal demise or neonatal death within the first 30 days of life.
- Participating in another ongoing interventional clinical study at screening or planning to participate in another contemporaneous interventional clinical study while participating in this study.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04718961
Contact: Clinical Trials Mirum | +16506674085 | clinicaltrials@mirumpharma.com | |
Contact: Medinfo Mirum | medinfo@mirumpharma.com |

Responsible Party: | Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04718961 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
VLX-401 2020-003448-96 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | January 22, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 2, 2022 |
Last Verified: | July 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Pruritus Itch Itching Cholestasis Bile Acid |
Pregnancy Pregnant Intrahepatic Liver ICP |
Cholestasis Cholestasis, Intrahepatic Pregnancy Complications Bile Duct Diseases Biliary Tract Diseases |
Digestive System Diseases Liver Diseases Volixibat Lipid Regulating Agents |