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Primary PolydipsiaCOPEPCHILDNCT06604975

Arginin-stimulated Copeptin in Polyuria-polydipsia Syndrome in Children

A study testing Measure of Basal Copeptin level, Measure of arginine-stimulated copeptin and IRM in people with Primary Polydipsia and Central Diabetes Insipidus, run by Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille at 14 sites in France.

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Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Trial summary

The exploration of polyuro-polydipsia syndrome (PPS) with hypotonic polyuria should distinguished, primary polydipsia (PP) due to excessive water intake, central diabetes insipidus (CDI) related to insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone (AVP), and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) related to AVP… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 to 18 years
What is being tested?
Measure of Basal Copeptin level, Measure of arginine-stimulated copeptin and IRM
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
155 participants
Where
14 sitesFrance
Study dates
Mar 2025to Jul 2028
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 2 to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Children aged 2 to 18 years with polyuro-polydipsia syndrome (defined as hypotonic diuresis \> 50 mL/kg/day in pediatric age or 30 mL/kg/day in late puberty (Tanner 5)) presenting for differential diagnosis between PP and DIC
  • Basal copeptin of less than 30 pmol/l
  • Agreeing to participate in the study
  • Whose two parents' consent to have their child participate in the study.

Who cannot join

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Unbalanced dysthyroidism
  • Corticotropic deficiency
  • Ionic disorders (dysnatremia \< 135 or \> 145 mmol/l, dyskalemia \< 3 or \> 5 mmol/l, corrected dyscalcemia \< 2.2 or \> 2.6 mmol/L)
  • Moderate to severe clinical dehydration (recent weight loss \> 5% of body weight, clinical or biological signs of dehydration) requiring immediate therapeutic management
  • Renal failure with GFR \< 60 mL/min/1.73 m2
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  • Uropathy
  • Tumor syndrome (except hypothalamo-pituitary tumor)
  • Intracranial hypertension
  • ROHHAD syndrome
  • Fever or biological inflammatory syndrome with CRP \> 5 mg/L
  • Hepatic insufficiency
  • Contraindication to MRI
  • Contraindication to progressive water intake restrictions
  • History of contraindication to arginine
  • Positive test for Pregnancy
  • Lack of authorization by both parents or legal representatives

Trial locations and contacts

14 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Rachel REYNAUD contact

0491388040

Rachel.REYNAUD@ap-hm.fr

Rawand MASOUD contact

rawand.masoud@ap-hm.fr

14 sites in 1 country

France14 sites
  • CHU Angers

    Angers

    Régis COUTANT

  • CHU de Bordeaux

    Bordeaux

    Pascal BARAT

  • CHU Lille

    Lille

    Iva GUEORGUIEVA

  • HCL

    Lyon

    Carine VILLANUEVA

  • Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

    Marseille

    Rachel REYNAUD, 0491388040, Rachel.REYNAUD@ap-hm.fr

    Rawand Masoud, rawand.masoud@ap-hm.fr

  • CHU Montpellier

    Montpellier

    Cyril AMOUROUX

  • CHU Nantes

    Nantes

  • CHU Nice

    Nice

  • AP-HP

    Paris

    Agnes LINGLART

  • CH Pau

    Pau

    Laure OILLEAU

  • CHU Reims

    Reims

    Pierre-François SOUCHON

  • CHU Rennes

    Rennes

    SAADE Marie Béatrice

  • CHU Rouen

    Rouen

    Mireille CASTANET

  • CHU Toulouse

    Toulouse

    Thomas EDOUARD

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About this study

The exploration of polyuro-polydipsia syndrome (PPS) with hypotonic polyuria should distinguished, primary polydipsia (PP) due to excessive water intake, central diabetes insipidus (CDI) related to insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone (AVP), and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) related to AVP insensitivity. The determination of plasma AVP is not relevant (unstable concentration, short in vitro half-life, long technical time and large blood sample). The differential diagnosis is currently based on a water deprivation test (WDT), an indirect reflection of AVP action, requiring more than 6 hours of hospitalization with risk of dehydration and low accuracy. Copeptin represents a new biomarker, direct mirror of AVP release with remarkable characteristics (stable, rapid determination, small blood volume). Copeptin has become a diagnostic tool in adult PPS and eliminated WDT in the diagnostic process. In children, basal copeptin values help for NDI and to exclude CDI (basal copeptin threshold > 30 and > 3.53 pmol/l (Se 100%, Sp 87.4%), respectively). Below 3.53 pmol/l, basal copeptin performance was inadequate to discriminate PP and CDI, highlighting the relevance of the stimulated copeptin study to improve this strategy. The arginine stimulation test is widely used as a simple, short duration (2 hours) and well tolerated tool to diagnose growth hormone deficiency in pediatrics. The performance of this test for copeptin stimulation was studied in adults with PPS with a high diagnostic accuracy.

The aim of the study is identify the best discriminant threshold of the arginine stimulation test in the uncertain diagnosis (basal copeptin <30 pmol/l) in the polyuro-polydipsic syndrome in children.

Then evaluate the discriminative capacities of the arginine stimulation test between the primary polydipsia and central insipid diabetes in the polyuro-polydipsic syndrome in children. And finally evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a new decisional algorithm for the differential diagnosis of PPS in children and evaluate the impact of infusion volume on copeptin secretion using the protidemia copeptin ratio.

Read the detailed description

Routine biochemical tests are performed to screen patients for PPS and determine basal copeptin level after solid fasting since midnight without water restriction: 1/ a basal copeptin value ≥ 30 pmol/L defines the diagnosis of NDI and results in a specific care; 2/ a basal copeptin < 30 pmol/L defines the group of eligible patients for arginine stimulation. The arginine-stimulated copeptin test start at 8 am, at the dose of 0.5 g/kg over 30min. Copeptin is measured at T0 (before infusion), T45, T60, T90, and T120 min after infusion.

Patients with basal copeptin value over 3.53 pmol/L are considered as positive diagnosis of PP (Se 100%, Sp 87.4%) and cerebral MRI is not performed for this group of patients (PP group).

Patients with basal copeptin value < 3.53 pmol/L are considered as an uncertain diagnosis (UD) and cerebral and pituitary MRI is performed with a least two independent interpretations. Abnormal pituitary MRI allows a diagnosis of CDI leading to etiological investigations and AVP treatment. Patients with basal copeptin ≥ 3.53 pmol/l (PP group), and UD patients with normal MRI have gradual reduction of water intake without AVP treatment. For all these latest patients, a clinical and biological reevaluation is performed one month later.

The gold standard will be the final diagnosis PP vs. CDI based on a set of indicators: medical history, physical examination, pituitary hormonal assessment, hypothalamo-pituitary MRI, follow-up at 1 month.

Being tested
Measure of Basal Copeptin level, Measure of arginine-stimulated copeptin, IRM, Water reduction at home
Medical subject headings
Polydipsia, Psychogenic, Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic, Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Measure of Basal Copeptin levelProcedure or surgery

    Copeptin test is performed after solid fasting since midnight without water restriction. After blood collection on heparin tube used for biological inclusion criteria, heparinized plasma is transferred to Timone University hospital (transport temperature +4°C) for screening copeptin assay.

    The basal copeptin level determines the next step:

    1. copeptin ≥ 30 pmol/L defines the diagnosis of NDI and results in a specific care;
    2. copeptin \&lt; 30 pmol/L defines the group of eligible patients for arginine stimulation
  • Measure of arginine-stimulated copeptinProcedure or surgery

    The arginine-stimulated copeptin test start at 8 am, after solid fasting since midnight without water restriction, and 30 min of rest in decubitus position. A dose of 0.5 g/kg of arginine (maximum 40g) diluted in 0.9% NaCl is infused over 30 min through a peripheral venous line. Copeptin is measured at T0 (before infusion), T45, T60, T90, and T120 min after infusion.

  • IRMProcedure or surgery

    Based on our previous study, patients with basal copeptin value over 3.53 pmol/L are considered as positive diagnosis of PP (Se 100%, Sp 87.4%) and cerebral MRI is not performed for this group of patients (PP group).

    A cerebral and pituitary MRI performed according to reference procedures (without and with contrast medium used in routine care) for patients considered as an uncertain diagnosis (UD) based on basal copeptin value (\&amp;lt; 3.53 pmol/L). MRI interpretation is performed by two independent neuroradiologists (one from the recruiting center and one from the pilot center). In case of discrepancies, a third independent interpretation will be performed by a neuroradiologist from the coordinating center. Abnormal pituitary MRI (thickened pituitary stalk pituitary tumor, ectopic neurohypophysis, septo-optic dysplasia, empty sellar, Rathke pouch) allows a diagnosis of CDI leading to etiological investigations and AVP treatment.

  • Water reduction at homeBehavioural

    Patients with basal copeptin ≥ 3.53 pmol/l (PP group), and UD patients with normal MRI have gradual reduction of water intake at home without AVP treatment : gradual reduction with 20% in the first week, 30% in the second, 40% in the third, reaching 50% of daily fluid in the last week including restriction overnight, deletion drink before sleep. Some recommendations will be provided to help physicians. For all these latest patients, a clinical reassessment (weight, height, heart rate, blood pressure, input/output 24 hours balance) is performed one month later.

Study groups in NCT06604975
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
NDI-PP- CDI groupsExperimentalCopeptin represents a new biomarker, direct mirror of AVP release with remarkable characteristics (stable, rapid determination, small blood volume). Copeptin has become a diagnostic tool in adult PPS and eliminated WDT in the diagnostic process. In children, basal copeptin values help for NDI and to exclude CDI (basal copeptin threshold > 30 and >3.53 pmol/l (Se 100%, Sp 87.4%), respectively). Below 3.53 pmol/l, basal copeptin performance was inadequate to discriminate PP and CDI, highlighting the relevance of the stimulated copeptin study to improve this strategy.
Receives: Procedure: Measure of Basal Copeptin level; Procedure: Measure of arginine-stimulated copeptin; Procedure: IRM; Behavioral: Water reduction at home

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Measurement of arginine-stimulated copeptine level

    Determine arginine-stimulated copeptine level for each time (T45min, T60min, T90min, T120min)

    Measured: Different time points of argenine stimulates copeptine level will be measured at 45 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes and 120 minutes

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Cost savings applying a new algorithm for the exploration of the Polyuria-polydipsia Syndrome using an Argenin-stimulated copeptin test

    Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a new decisional algorithm for the differential diagnosis of PPS in children including medications, examinations and length of stay at the hospital

    Measured: Month 36

  2. Copeptin Ratio

    Evaluate the impact of infusion volume on copeptin secretion using the copeptin ratio (for each time, the arginine-stimulated copeptin ratio will be calculated in order to take count of the baseline copeptin concentration and in order to counteract any blood dilution due to perfusion copeptin ratio will be corrected by protidemia)

    Measured: Month 36

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Sep 2024
  2. Study startMar 2025 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionMay 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJul 2028 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
155 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06604975
Sponsor's protocol ID
RCAPHM23_0379
Acronym
COPEPCHILD
Status last verified
Feb 2025
First submitted
9 Sep 2024
Last updated
13 Feb 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Measure of Basal Copeptin level, Measure of arginine-stimulated copeptin and IRM in people with Primary Polydipsia and Central Diabetes Insipidus, run by Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille at 14 sites in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 17 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 14 sites in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Rachel REYNAUD (0491388040, Rachel.REYNAUD@ap-hm.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Measurement of arginine-stimulated copeptine level (time frame: Different time points of argenine stimulates copeptine level will be measured at 45 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes and 120 minutes). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Feb 2025.

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