Overview
TARA-001-301 is a Phase 2b/3 randomized Open-Label Dose-Selection study with an Open-Label Extension and randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study with Open-Label Extension to investigate the safety and efficacy of Choline Chloride for Injection (Low Dose and High Dose) versus Placebo in adolescents (ages 12 to < 18 years of age) and adults (≥ 18 years of age) with intestinal failure receiving long-term PS when oral or enteral nutrition is not possible, insufficient, or contraindicated.
Participants will be enrolled in one of 2 parts, each part will be followed by an open-label extension period of approximately a year.
Part 1: Open-Label Dose-Selection Phase Part 2: Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase
The purpose of the Open-Label Dose-Selection Phase is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, how Choline Chloride for Injection (study drug) is distributed in the body, and to select 2 of 3 doses for testing in the Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase.
The purpose of the Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase is to assess the safety of the study drug and how well the study drug works at the 2 selected dose levels.
Eligibility
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female 12 years of age or older at the time of signing the informed consent
- Individuals who have voluntarily given written informed consent after the nature of the study has been explained according to applicable requirements, prior to study entry
- Individuals with intestinal failure receiving long-term PS when oral or enteral nutrition is not possible, insufficient, or contraindicated who are receiving stable PS at time of screening and for the duration of the study; Note: Long-Term PS = Participant must have been receiving PS for at least 6 months prior to screening and requiring PS at least 3 times per week
- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at screening
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients taking steatogenic medications for ≥ 12 weeks in the past 12 months; those taking any medicine that could affect the measurement of hepatic steatosis within 12 weeks prior to study entry
- Evidence of systemic active infection at the time of dosing
- Participants intending to take non-study drug choline supplements or choline-containing multivitamins during the course of the study
- Participants unwilling to limit alcohol intake to no more than 20/g a day for 24 hours prior to their screening visit and for the duration of the study
- Active malignancy (excluding basal cell skin tumor, low or very low risk prostate cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ and local resected cervical cancer)
- Clinically significant renal disease
- Low B12 or low serum folic acid levels that are less than the normal range
- Fulminant liver failure, with active bleeding and/or encephalopathy