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CompletedNCT01964651Updated Dec 3, 2014

Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of JNJ-42165279 in Healthy Young and Elderly Participants

A Phase 1 interventional study of JNJ-42165279 50 mg and JNJ-42165279 100 mg in Healthy, sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC. Completed at 1 site in Belgium. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-12-03.

Sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC (part of Johnson & Johnson) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of JNJ-42165279 in healthy, young and elderly, male and female participants after repeated oral dose administration.

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This is a double-blind (neither physician nor participant knows the treatment that the participant receives), randomized (the study drug is assigned by chance), placebo-controlled (an inactive substance is compared with a medication to test whether the medication has a real effect in a clinical study) trial that will be conducted in two parts. Thirty two (32) healthy participants are planned to be included in total, in four cohorts (groups). Participants in each cohort will receive JNJ-42165279 (n=6) or placebo (n=2) once-daily for 10 consecutive days. In Part 1, two cohorts of healthy male participants, 18 to 55 years of age, will be enrolled. Cohort A will receive 50 mg JNJ-42165279 or placebo for 10 days, and Cohort B will receive 30 mg JNJ-42165279 or placebo for 10 days. In Part 2, Cohort C will consist of 8 healthy female participants of non-childbearing potential (surgically sterile or postmenopausal), 18 to 58 years of age, who will receive 100 mg JNJ-42165279 or placebo for 10 days. Cohort D will consist of 8 healthy elderly male or female participants, from 65 to 85 years of age, who will receive 100 mg JNJ-42165279 or placebo for 10 days. The dose may be adapted before each cohort starts based on available data. The maximum dose will not exceed 100 mg once-daily. For all participants, this study will consist of an eligibility screening examination (between 28 and 3 days prior to the first dose administration), a double-blind treatment phase consisting of 2 days before dosing, 10 dosing days (Day 1 to 10), 4 days after dosing (Day 11 to 14), and a follow-up examination (within 7 to 14 days after last dose administration). The total study duration for each participant will not exceed 8 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy

Keywords

  • Healthy
  • JNJ-42165279
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Elderly
  • Young
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In context

Lead sponsor

Janssen Research & Development, LLC is the lead sponsor of 929 studies on the registry; 76 are open to participants now.

Of its 283 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 134 (47%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 30 kg/m2 inclusive
  • Nonsmoker
  • Healthy men between 18 and 55 years, inclusive (Cohorts A and B)
  • Healthy women between 18 and 58 years, inclusive (Cohort C)
  • Healthy men and women between 65 and 85 years of age, inclusive (Cohort D)
  • Men who are sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential and have not had a vasectomy must agree to use a barrier method of birth control during the study and for 3 months after receiving the last dose of study drug. In addition, their female partners should also use an appropriate method of birth control for at least the same duration (Cohorts A, B, and D)
  • Not be of childbearing potential due to either tubal ligation or hysterectomy, or who are postmenopausal (Cohorts C and D)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinically significant abnormal values for hematology, clinical chemistry or urinalysis at screening or admission
  • Clinically significant abnormal physical examination, vital signs or electrocardiogram at screening or admission
  • History of, or current, significant medical illness including (but not limited to) cardiac disease, hematological disease, lipid abnormalities, respiratory disease, diabetes mellitus, renal or hepatic insufficiency, thyroid disease, Parkinson's disease, infection, or any other illness that the Investigator considers should exclude the participant
  • History of epilepsy or fits or unexplained black-outs
  • Cohorts A and B only: a contraindication for spinal puncture
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort A (Part 1)

    Healthy male participants, 18 to 55 years of age.

    Drug: JNJ-42165279 50 mg · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Cohort B (Part 1)

    Healthy male participants, 18 to 55 years of age.

    Drug: JNJ-42165279 30 mg · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Cohort C (Part 2)

    Healthy female participants of nonchildbearing potential (surgically sterile or postmenopausal), 18 to 58 years of age.

    Drug: JNJ-42165279 100 mg · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Cohort D (Part 2)

    Healthy elderly male or female participants, from 65 to 85 years of age.

    Drug: JNJ-42165279 100 mg · Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • JNJ-42165279 50 mg orally administered once daily for 10 days.

  • JNJ-42165279 100 mg orally administered once daily for 10 days.

  • JNJ-42165279 30 mg orally administered once daily for 10 days.

  • DrugPlacebo

    Matching placebo orally administered once daily for 10 days.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Plasma concentrations of JNJ-42165279

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  2. Urine concentrations of JNJ-42165279

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  3. Concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid of JNJ-42165279

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  4. The number of participants with adserve events as a measure of safety and tolerability

    Time frame: Approximately 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition, as measured in white blood cells (WBCs)

    Time frame: Approximately 4 weeks

  2. Plasma concentrations of N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide)

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  3. Plasma concentrations of palmitoylethanolamide

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  4. Plasma concentrations of oleoylethanolamide

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  5. Serum concentrations of prolactin

    Time frame: 10 days

  6. Saliva concentrations of cortisol

    Time frame: 10 days

  7. Concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid of N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide) or its metabolites

    Time frame: 9 days

  8. Concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid of palmitoylethanolamide or its metabolites

    Time frame: 9 days

  9. Concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid of oleoylethanolamide or its metabolites

    Time frame: 9 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Merksem, Belgium
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
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The record gives a start of Oct 2013, a primary completion of Oct 2014 and a completion of Oct 2014. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Oct 14, 2013
First posted
Oct 17, 2013
Start
Oct 2013
Primary completionActual
Oct 2014
CompletionActual
Oct 2014
Last update
Dec 3, 2014
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 3, 2014, 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
NCT01964651
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 17, 2013
Start date
Oct 2013
Primary completion
Oct 2014
Completion
Oct 2014
Last update
Dec 3, 2014

Study contacts

Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial
study director · Janssen Research & Development, LLC
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