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Phase 2 N=10 Basic Science

PTH-independent Effects of Encaleret

Post-Surgical Hypoparathyroidism

Enrolled (actual)
10
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Percent Change in Fractional Excretion of Calcium (FECa) — -39 percentage of change

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
encaleret (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Primary completion
May 2025

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percent Change in Fractional Excretion of Calcium (FECa)
-39
SECONDARY
Proportion of Participants With Concomitant Normal Blood and Urine Calcium
0.9

Summary

Background: Parathyroid glands in the neck make a hormone that keeps blood calcium levels stable. Sometimes these glands are damaged or removed during neck surgery. This can lead to a condition called postsurgical hypoparathyroidism (PSH). People with PSH have low levels of calcium in their blood. Calcium and vitamin D pills can help them keep their blood calcium levels steady. But this can increase calcium in the urine and result in kidney problems. New treatments for PSH are needed. Objective: To test a drug (encaleret) in people with PSH. Eligibility: People aged 18 or older who have PSH. Design: Participants will be in the study for 6 months. They will have a screening visit and a treatment visit. Screening will take up to 2 days. Participants will have a physical exam. They will have blood and urine tests and tests of their heart function. They will have an ultrasound of their kidneys; they will lie on a table for 15 to 30 minutes while a wand is moved over their back. Treatment will require participants to stay in the clinic for 7 days and 6 nights. They will take the study drug (encaleret) by mouth twice a day for 5 days. They will have a small, flexible tube inserted into a vein; this will remain in place during the visit. Blood samples will be taken through the tube 4 to 9 times each day. Participants urine will be collected. Participants will have follow-up blood tests one (1) week after leaving the clinic. They will have three (3) follow-up phone calls.

Eligibility Criteria

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Participants must meet the following criteria for inclusion during screening:

  • Be able to understand and sign a written informed consent form, which must be obtained prior to initiation of study procedures.
  • Age >= 18 years
  • Postmenopausal women are allowed to participate in this study:

a. Women are considered postmenopausal and not of childbearing potential if they have had 12 months of natural (spontaneous) amenorrhea with an appropriate clinical profile (e.g., age appropriate, history of vasomotor symptoms) or have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy) or tubal ligation at least 6 weeks prior to start of the study. In the case of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment, shall she be considered not of childbearing potential.

  • Body mass index (BMI) >= 18.5 to = 12 months ago) or recent PSH (Cohort 2, surgery 60 ng/mL
  • If subject has a blood 25-OH Vitamin D level = 25 ng/mL, the subject will be eligible to continue to the treatment phase of the study.
  • If a subject has a blood 25-OH Vitamin D level >60 ng/mL at the screening visit, their vitamin D supplementation will be adjusted. Once the 25-OH Vitamin D level is 1.5 x ULN OR
  • Aspartate transaminase (AST) > 2x ULN OR
  • Alanine transaminase (ALT) > 2x ULN
  • 12-lead resting electrocardiogram (ECG) with clinically significant abnormalities. Participants with screening QTcF (using the Fridericia equation) > 450 milliseconds (ms) will not be eligible for the treatment phase of the study.
  • If a participant has a prolonged QTcF during screening due to a reversible cause of long QT (for example hypocalcemia or QT-prolonging medications), the subject may be eligible for the treatment phase of the study if the reversible cause can be addressed, and repeat ECG shows QTcF = 2)
  • History of clinically significant cardiac arrythmias including ventricular arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, or conduction abnormalities
  • History of unstable angina pectoris or acute myocardial infarction
  • Participants with positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or Hepatitis A immunoglobulin M (IgM) at the screening visit. Participants who are in complete remission from Hepatitis C (HCV) as evidence by sensitive assay >=12 weeks after completion of HCV therapy are allowed to participate in the study. Participants with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on a stable dose of anti-retroviral therapy who have an undetectable viral load are allowed to participate in the study.
  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) laboratory test
  • Clinically significant abnormalities in thyroid function tests. This does not include participants with non-clinically significant or treated thyroid diseases (e.g. subclinical hypothyroidism, hypothyroidism on treatment, etc.). Participants on thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-suppression therapy for thyroid cancer are allowed to participate in this study regardless of TSH level.
  • Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception during dosing and for three (3) months following the discontinuation of study treatment. Highly effective contraception methods include:
  • Total abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject). Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, sympto-thermal, post-ovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.
  • Female sterilization (have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy) or tubal ligation at least six weeks before taking study treatment. In case of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive sta
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05735015). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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