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CompletedNCT01546051Updated Mar 7, 2012

A Study of BCI-838 and Several BCI-632 Prodrugs in Healthy Volunteers

A Phase 1 interventional study of BCI-838 and BCI-838 in Healthy, sponsored by BrainCells Inc.. Completed at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-03-07.

Sponsored by BrainCells Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
31
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of BCI-838, its metabolite BCI-632 and several new pro-drugs in healthy male subjects.

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The first phase of this study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of BCI-838 following oral administration of single doses of BCI-838 in healthy male subjects. The pharmacokinetics of BCI-838 and its metabolite BCI-632 following single ascending doses of BCI-838 will be evaluated, as will the effect of food on the pharmacokinetics of BCI-838 and its metabolite following single oral doses of BCI-838 in healthy male subjects.

The second phase of this study will evaluate and compare the relative bioavailability and PK of the metabolite BCI-632 following single oral administration of several new pro-drug candidates in healthy male subjects.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy

Keywords

  • metabotropic glutamate receptors 2 and 3
  • antagonist
  • mGluR
  • ketamine
  • BDNF
  • Depression
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mood Disorder
  • Treatment Resistant Depression
  • Phase 1 safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics study
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In context

Depression

8,240 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,641 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 31 is below the median of 84 across 6,869 interventional studies indexed under Depression.

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Lead sponsor

BrainCells Inc. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Adult male healthy volunteer, 18-55 years of age
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.0 to 30.0 kg/m2 inclusive
  • Good general health as determined by medical history and physical examination with no clinically significant medical findings and no clinically relevant medical or surgical history and no acute or ongoing conditions within the past 30 days
  • Able to participate and willing to give written informed consent and to comply with the study restrictions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinically significant medical abnormality, chronic disease or history or presence of significant pulmonary, gastrointestinal, metabolic, cardiac, hepatic, renal or neurological disorder
  • History or current use of alcohol abuse or drug addiction
  • Participation in a drug study within 60 days prior to drug administration.
  • Participation in more than 3 other drug studies in the 10 months preceding the start of this study
  • Donation or blood loss of more than 50 mL of blood within 60 days prior to the first drug administration. Donation of more than 1.5 liters of blood in the 10 months preceding the start of this study
  • Illness within 5 days prior to drug administration
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
31 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    BCI-838 Food Effect Dosing Arm 1

    Eight subjects will be enrolled, 6 will receive BCI-838 and 2 will receive matching placebo.

    Drug: BCI-838

  • Experimental
    BCI-838 Fasted Dosing (100 & 300 mg)

    Eight subjects will be enrolled, 6 will receive BCI-838 and 2 will receive matching placebo.

    Drug: BCI-838

  • Experimental
    BCI-1038, BCI-1206 & BCI-1283

    Six subjects will be enrolled, all 6 will receive single doses of BCI-1038, BCI-1206 and BCI-1283.

    Drug: BCI-1038, BCI-1206 & BCI-1283

  • Experimental
    BCI-838 Fasted Dosing (900 mg)

    Eight subjects will be enrolled, 6 will receive BCI-838 and 2 will receive matching placebo.

    Drug: BCI-838

Interventions

  • DrugBCI-838

    BCI-838 100 mg and 300 mg or matching placebo administered as single oral doses under fasted conditions in a sequential design

  • DrugBCI-838

    BCI-838 administered as a single 30 mg oral dose or matching placebo under fasted and fed conditions in a crossover design

  • DrugBCI-1038, BCI-1206 & BCI-1283

    Three new pro-drugs administered as a 1 mg single oral doses under fasted conditions in a sequential design

  • DrugBCI-838

    BCI-838 900 mg or matching placebo administered as a single oral dose under fasted conditions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety

    Safety will be evaluated by adverse events, vital signs, ECG, clinical labs, and physical exam.

    Time frame: 7 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cmax, tmax, t1/2 , AUC, CL/F, Vz/F, and Kel of BCI-838 and BCI-632

    The pharmacokinetics of BCI-838 and its metabolite BCI-632, an assessment of the dose proportionality of the pharmacokinetics following single ascending doses of BCI-838, and an evaluation of the relative bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of the metabolite BCI-632 following oral administration of several new pro-drug candidates will be completed by assessment of Cmax, tmax, t1/2 , AUC, CL/F, Vz/F, and Kel.

    Time frame: predose and at specified intervals up to 72 hours post-dose

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Study locations

1 site
  • PRA International
    Zuidlaren, 9471 GP, Netherlands
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Oct 2011, a primary completion of Jan 2012 and a completion of Feb 2012. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Feb 24, 2012
First posted
Mar 7, 2012
Start
Oct 2011
Primary completionActual
Jan 2012
CompletionActual
Feb 2012
Last update
Mar 7, 2012
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Completion.
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Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 7, 2012, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01546051
Lead sponsor
BrainCells Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 7, 2012
Start date
Oct 2011
Primary completion
Jan 2012
Completion
Feb 2012
Last update
Mar 7, 2012

Study contacts

Principal Investigator
principal investigator · PRA Health Sciences

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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