Recruiting
Phase 3

Tolvaptan

Sponsor:

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.

Code:

NCT04786574

Conditions

Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Tolvaptan (OPC-41061)

Study Details

Brief summary:

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of tolvaptan on the need for renal replacement therapy in pediatric subjects with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD)

Conditions

Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD)

Study ID

NCT04786574

Start date

Jul 1, 2022

Status verified date

Oct, 2025

Completion date

Apr 12, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr 12, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female subjects between 28 days and < 12 weeks of age, inclusive at the time of enrollment.
2. Must have clinical and imaging features that are consistent with a diagnosis of ARPKD with all the following characteristics:

  • Nephromegaly (> 2 standard deviations from age-appropriate standard via ultrasound)
  • Multiple renal cysts
  • History of oligohydramnios or anhydramnios
3. Ability for parent or guardian to provide written, informed consent prior to initiation of any trial-related procedures, and ability, in the opinion of the principal investigator, to comply with all the requirements of the trial.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Premature birth (≤ 32 weeks gestational age)
2. Anuria or RRT, defined as intermittent or continuous hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration or history of kidney transplantation
3. Evidence of syndromic conditions associated with renal cysts (other than ARPKD)
4. Abnormal liver function tests including ALT and AST, > 1.2 × ULN
5. Parents with renal cystic disease
6. Need for chronic diuretic use
7. Cannot be monitored for fluid balance
8. Has or at risk of having sodium and potassium electrolyte imbalances
9. Has or at risk of having significant hypovolemia as determined by investigator
10. Clinically significant anemia, as determined by investigator
11. Severe systolic dysfunction defined as ejection fraction < 14%
12. Serum sodium levels < 130 mmol/L or >145 mmol/L
13. Taking any other experimental medications
14. Require ventilator support
15. Taking medications known to induce CYP3A4
16. Having an infection including viral that would require therapy disruptive to IMP dosing
17. Platelet count <50,000 µL
18. Significant Portal Hypertension
19. Bladder dysfunction or difficulty voiding
20. Taking vasopressin agonist
21. Having concomitant illness or taking medications that are likely to confound endpoint assessments.
22. History of cholangitis
23. Received or scheduled to receive a liver transplant

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Tolvaptan (OPC-41061)

Interventions

Tolvaptan (OPC-41061)

Tolvaptan suspension will be administered orally or via nasogastric tube at doses of 0.15 mg/kg once daily in the AM, 0.30 mg/kg once daily in the AM, 0.5 mg/kg once daily in the AM, 0.75 mg/kg split dose (0.5 mg/kg AM and 0.25 mg/kg 8 hours later), and 1 mg/kg split dose (0.67 mg/kg AM and 0.33 mg/kg 8 hours later) based on age. Treatment duration is 2 years.

Primary outcome measure

  • The percentage of subjects that will have Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) by 1 year of age. [ Time Frame: From Enrollment to 1 year of age ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Children's National Medical Center

Recruiting

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago - Neonatology

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Johns Hopkins Pediatric Specialty Clinic

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-5000

Mayo Clinic - Rochester

Recruiting

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Recruiting

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229-3039

Cleveland Clinic

Recruiting

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195

More Information

Sponsor

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.

Last update posted

Oct 9, 2025

Last verified

Oct, 2025

Keywords

  • ARPKD
  • Tolvaptan
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease
  • Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
  • Renal Cysts
  • Nephromegaly
  • Oligohydramnios
  • Anhydramnios

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. on 2025-10-09.