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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/12/038373 [Registered on: 02/12/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 16/01/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A Phase I clinical study of AntiPlatelet, AntiCoagulant (APAC) in chronic kidney disease patients to facilitate hemodialysis access. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase I clinical study of locally administered AntiPlatelet, AntiCoagulant (APAC) at the time of vascular surgery to create a radiocephalic arterio-venous fistula (RCAVF) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to facilitate hemodialysis access. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
CRSC19001 Version 02, dated 01/04/2021  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Arani Chatterjee 
Designation  Head - Cadila CRO 
Affiliation  Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited 
Address  1389, Trasad Road, Clinical Research Division,
Dholka, Ahmedabad
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382225
India 
Phone  912714221481   
Fax    
Email  arani.chatterjee@cadilapharma.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Mr. Ashish Amarsheda 
Designation  Senior Manager 
Affiliation  Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited 
Address  1389, Trasad Road Dholka, Ahmedabad
1389, Trasad Road Dholka, Ahmedabad
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382225
India 
Phone  912714221481   
Fax    
Email  ashish.a@cadilapharma.cm  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

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Name  Dr Sanjay Patel 
Designation  General Manager 
Affiliation  Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited 
Address  1389, Trasad Road Dholka, Ahmedabad
1389, Trasad Road Dholka, Ahmedabad
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382225
India 
Phone  912714221481  
Fax    
Email  sanjay.p@cadilapharma.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited. 1389, Trasad Road. Dholka – 382225. Ahmedabad. Gujarat. India. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited 
Address  1389, Trasad Road. Dholka – 382225. Ahmedabad. Gujarat. India. 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 6  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Vinay Rathore  All India Institute of Medical Science, Raipur  Department of Nephrology, Gate no.04, G.E. Road, Tatibandh. 492099.
Raipur
CHHATTISGARH 
9914699651

drvinayrathoredm@aiimsraipur.edu.in 
Dr Haresh Patel  Apollo Hospital International Ltd.  Department of Nephrology, Plot No. -1A, Bhat, GIDC Estate, Gandhinagar 382428, Gujarat. India.
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9824612092

patelharesh74@rediffmail.com 
Dr Umesh Ramjibhai Godhani  Devasya Kidney & Multi speciality Hospital  Nr. Bhimajipura Cross Roads, New Vadaj Road, Ahmedabad-380 013.
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9825306544

drumesh.godhani@gmail.com 
Dr Balasubramaniyan Thoppalan  Government Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital  EVR Periyar Salai Kilpauk, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India-600010
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9840062496

drbalasubramaniyan.gkmc@gmail.com 
Dr Kalpesh Gohel  Kiran Multi Super Speciality Hospital & Research Center  Near Sumul Dairy Road, Katargam, Surat, Gujarat 395004.
Surat
GUJARAT 
9824447362

drkalpeshdgohel@gmail.com 
Dr Abhishek Singh  Muljibhai Patel Urology Hospital  Dr. Virendra Desai road, Nadiad - 387001
Kheda
GUJARAT 
9970378000

drabhisheksingh82@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 6  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, AIIMS Raipur  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Apollo Hospital, Ahmedabad  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Government Kilpauk Medical college  Approved 
Kiran Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Muljibhai Patel Society for Research in Nephro-Urology Ethics Committee  Approved 
Shrey Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: N184||Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 (severe), (2) ICD-10 Condition: N185||Chronic kidney disease, stage 5,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  AntiPlatelet, AntiCoagulant (APAC)  Single (1 ml rinse pre surgery + 2ml post surgery) intraluminal dose only during the surgery at each of the 3 dose levels  
Comparator Agent  Saline as control treatment  Single (1 ml rinse pre surgery + 2ml post surgery) intraluminal dose of Saline only during the surgery  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Dialysis naïve patients with CKD stages 4 and 5 (defined as an eGFR less than 30 mL/min/1.73m2), ≥18 and <65 years of age of either gender, requiring
hemodialysis access surgery.
2.Patient eligible to undergo AVF surgery as determined by the nephrologist and surgeon.
3.Patients with appropriate vessel diameters: a radial artery and a cephalic vein diameter ≥ 2 mm (inner-to-inner diameter), measured via duplex ultrasound.
4.Venous patency in the draining vein with no stenosis or thrombosis, with
visible, palpable, and compressible (thrombus free) vein.
5.Life expectancy of at least 12 months and not likely to require kidney transplantation within 3 months of administration of study medication.
6.Patients able to provide written informed consent and willing to follow all study requirements. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patients already receiving hemodialysis or who have previously undergone dialysis, successful or otherwise.
2.Existing AVF at any anatomical site.
3.Patients in whom the intended site for surgical intervention is the only potential site for an AVF.
4.Patients taking a contraindicated medication which will interfere with the study outcome.
5.Patients receiving warfarin, unfractionated heparin, LMWH or any other systemic anticoagulant, such as direct oral anticoagulants at Screening
6.Patients who are taking or who have taken antiplatelet agents during 30 days prior to Screening, excluding aspirin.
7.Patients with a history of known sensitivity to heparin or aspirin.
8.Patients with APTT i.e., ≥1.5-fold prolongation, PT >1.5 of ULN, LFT >2.5 of ULN, Hb <7 g/dL
9.Patients with a history of myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, angioplasty, previous venous thromboembolism, transient ischemic attack (TIA).
10.Patients with known medical history of nephrotic syndrome, arterial aneurysm, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, inherited or acquired thrombophilic condition or symptoms of fever or active infection or any other medical condition or underlying cause for their CKD.
11.Patients demonstrating an absence of radial and/or ulnar arterial blood flow or non-patent palmer arch, as determined via a modified Allen test at Screening.
12.Patients with any systemic condition (as noted in their medical history at Screening) known to be associated with impaired hemostasis e.g., hemophilia, Von Willebrand’s disease or other bleeding disorders.
13.Concurrent involvement in any other clinical study with an investigational drug or device, or participation in a clinical study within 30 days prior to entering the study.
14.Female patients who are pregnant, lactating or of childbearing potential and unwilling or unable to use adequate contraception
15.Patients who for any reason, in the investigator’s opinion, are unsuitable for enrolment into the study. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Determination of the highest safe dose by evaluating the safety and tolerability of of APAC during AVF creation in patients with CKD  During the first 24-hours post-the AVF surgery and administration of APAC 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To establish the safety and tolerability profile of APAC  During the 4 weeks post-surgery and treatment 
Determination of AVF maturation rate, functional AVF patency rate and AVF failure rate  At Week 4 following surgery 
To determine a Recommended Phase 2 Dose(s) (RP2D)  During 4 weeks post-surgery and treatment 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "30"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="30" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
16/05/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NA 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
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A Phase I, prospective, open label, dose finding, First in Human clinical study to assess the safety and tolerability of either single (1 ml rinse pre surgery + 2 ml post surgery) dose APAC or control treatment at the time of RCAVF creation in 30 CKD patients (10 in each cohort) undergoing AVF creation to facilitate hemodialysis. Total 3 dose levels of APAC will be evaluated and patients participation duration will be of 4 week.
 
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