A Study to See if Tolvaptan Can Delay Dialysis in Infants and Children Who at Enrollment Are 28 Days to Less Than 12 Weeks Old With Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD)

Last updated: October 7, 2025
Sponsor: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Pregnancy Complications

Treatment

Tolvaptan (OPC-41061)

Clinical Study ID

NCT04786574
156-12-204
  • Ages 4-12
  • All Genders

Study 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)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male or female subjects between 28 days and < 12 weeks of age, inclusive at the timeof enrollment.

  2. Must have clinical and imaging features that are consistent with a diagnosis ofARPKD with all the following characteristics:

  • Nephromegaly (> 2 standard deviations from age-appropriate standard viaultrasound)

  • Multiple renal cysts

  • History of oligohydramnios or anhydramnios

  1. Ability for parent or guardian to provide written, informed consent prior toinitiation of any trial-related procedures, and ability, in the opinion of theprincipal investigator, to comply with all the requirements of the trial.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Premature birth (≤ 32 weeks gestational age)

  2. Anuria or RRT, defined as intermittent or continuous hemodialysis, peritonealdialysis, 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 IMPdosing

  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 confoundendpoint assessments.

  22. History of cholangitis

  23. Received or scheduled to receive a liver transplant

Study Design

Total Participants: 20
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Tolvaptan (OPC-41061)
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
July 01, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
April 12, 2029

Study Description

Tolvaptan has been demonstrated to delay the decline of kidney function in adults with rapidly progressing ADPKD (CKD stages 1 to 3), a closely related indication to ARPKD, as measured by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and Total Kidney Volume (TKV).

The trial will be the first trial of tolvaptan in a pediatric ARPKD population.

Participants in this study will be assigned to tolvaptan for 24 months and closely monitored over the course of the study.

Connect with a study center

  • Research Site #302

    Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen B-9000
    Belgium

    Active - Recruiting

  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

    Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen 9000
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

    Ghent 2797656, Oost-Vlaanderen 9000
    Belgium

    Active - Recruiting

  • Research Site #300

    Leuven, Vlaams Brabant 3000
    Belgium

    Active - Recruiting

  • UZ Leuven

    Leuven, Vlaams Brabant 3000
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • UZ Leuven

    Leuven 2792482, Vlaams Brabant 3000
    Belgium

    Active - Recruiting

  • Research Site #260

    Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen 50937
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • University Hospital of Cologne

    Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen 50937
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Köln

    Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen 50937
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Köln

    Cologne 2886242, North Rhine-Westphalia 2861876 50937
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • IRCCS Giannina Gaslini

    Genova, Liguria 16147
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Instytut "Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka"

    Warsaw 756135, Masovian Voivodeship 858787 04-730
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Instytut "Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka"

    Warszawa, Mazowieckie 04-730
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Uniwersytecki Dzieciecy Szpital Kliniczny im. L. Zamenhofa

    Bialystok 776069, 15-274
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Research Site #360

    Białystok, 15-274
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Uniwersytecki Dzieciecy Szpital Kliniczny im. L. Zamenhofa

    Białystok, 15-274
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Research Site #361

    Warszawa, 04-730
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Universitat de Barcelona - Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona (HSJDB)

    Esplugues De Llobregat, Barcelona 08950
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Universitat de Barcelona - Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona (HSJDB)

    Esplugues de Llobregat 3122826, Barcelona 08950
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Research Site #560

    Barcelona, 08035
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Research Site #561

    Barcelona, 08950
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Universitat de Barcelona - Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona (HSJDB)

    Barcelona, 08950
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron

    Barcelona 3128760, 08035
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    Sevilla, 41013
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Research Site #563

    Sevilla, 41013
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    Seville 2510911, 41013
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Great Ormond Street

    London, WC1N 3JH
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

    London, WC1N 3JH
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Research Site #200

    London, WC1N 3JH
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

    London 2643743, WC1N 3JH
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

    Manchester, M13 9WL
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington, District of Columbia 20010
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Research Site #104

    Washington, District of Columbia 20010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington D.C. 4140963, District of Columbia 4138106 20010
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Emory University Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Research Site #100

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Emory University Hospital

    Atlanta 4180439, Georgia 4197000 30322
    United States

    Site Not Available

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

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Research Site #108

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

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

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60611
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Johns Hopkins Pediatric Specialty Clinic

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Research Site #113

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Johns Hopkins Pediatric Specialty Clinic

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21287
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5000
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Research Site #111

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor 4984247, Michigan 5001836 48109-5000
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota 55905
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic - Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota 55905
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Research Site #107

    Rochester, Minnesota 55905
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mayo Clinic - Rochester

    Rochester 5043473, Minnesota 5037779 55905
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Research Site #102

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Research Site #105

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati 4508722, Ohio 5165418 45229-3039
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland 5150529, Ohio 5165418 44195
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84113
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Research Site #106

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84113
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84113
    United States

    Site Not Available

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