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CompletedNCT02755870Updated Jun 3, 2019

A Phase I SAD and MAD Clinical Trial of CNM-Au8 in Healthy Male and Female Volunteers

A Phase 1 interventional study of CNM-Au8 and Placebo in Healthy Volunteers - Male and Female, sponsored by Clene Nanomedicine. Completed at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-06-03.

Sponsored by Clene Nanomedicine · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2015, registered Apr 2016).
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
86
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase 1, First-Time-In-Humans, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, escalating single- and multiple-dose study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of CNM-Au8 in healthy male and female volunteers. There will be 2 phases to this study: a single ascending dose (SAD) phase and a multiple ascending dose (MAD) phase. The SAD Phase will be conducted first followed by the MAD phase of the study.

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SAD Phase:

A total of 8 subjects will be randomly assigned in a 3:1 ratio to receive a single dose of either CNM-Au8 (n=6) or placebo (n=2) at an initial dose level of 15 mg CNM-Au8. Additional cohorts of 8 subjects will be enrolled to investigate escalating single doses of CNM-Au8 at 30, 60, and 90 mg. Cohorts will be balanced by sex with no more than 2/3rd of subjects being of one sex.

MAD Phase:

A total of 12 subjects will be randomly assigned in a 3:1 ratio to receive a multiple dose of either CNM-Au8 (n=9) or placebo (n=3) once daily for 21 days at an initial dose level of 15 mg CNM-Au8. Additional cohorts of 12 subjects will be enrolled to investigate escalating multiple doses of CNM-Au8 at 30, 60, and 90 mg CNM Au8 administered once daily for 21 days. Cohorts will be balanced by sex with no more than 2/3rd of subjects being of one sex.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Volunteers - Male and Female
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In context

Lead sponsor

Clene Nanomedicine is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (40%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • An Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved informed consent is signed and dated prior to any study-related activities.
  • Females will be non-pregnant, non-lactating, or post-menopausal
  • All laboratory values at screening fall within normal range or are evaluated as not clinically significant
  • Has not consumed and agrees to abstain from taking any dietary supplements or non-prescription drugs
  • Has not consumed and agrees to abstain from taking any prescription drugs
  • Has not consumed alcohol-containing beverages
  • Has not consumed grapefruit or grapefruit juice
  • Has not used tobacco- and nicotine-containing products
  • Has the ability to understand the requirements of the study and is willing to comply with all study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has a history of illicit drug abuse
  • Has clinically significant medical or psychiatric history
  • Has donated plasma or excessive blood loss
  • Prior participation in another clinical trial
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
86 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    CNM-Au8

    CNM-Au8 is an orally administered, clean-surface gold nanocrystal suspension drug. It is atomically clean-surface elemental nanocrystals, free of any residual surface chemicals or surface-capping agents. CNM-Au8 15, 30, 60, 90mg as an oral suspension

    Other: CNM-Au8

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo oral suspension which matches the volume of the experimental nanocrystal suspension

    Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • OtherCNM-Au8

    Clene's technology integrates nanotechnology, materials science, plasma conditioning (corona discharge), and hydro-electrocrystallization to create a new nanocatalytic drug class

    Also known as: Nanoparticles, clean surface nanocrystals

  • OtherPlacebo

    Placebo oral suspension which matches the volume of the experimental nanocrystal suspension

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Treatment emergent adverse and serious adverse events

    Occurrence of adverse events

    Time frame: 49 days

  2. Tmax

    Time to Cmax

    Time frame: Single dose and up to 21 days of consecutive daily dosing

  3. CL/F

    The apparent systemic clearance

    Time frame: Single dose and up to 21 days of consecutive daily dosing

  4. t 1/2

    Terminal phase half-life

    Time frame: Single dose and up to 21 days of consecutive daily dosing

  5. Cmax

    Maximum observed plasma concentration

    Time frame: Singe dose and up to 21 days of consecutive daily dosing

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in cytokine levels

    Immune modulating effects of orally administered CNM-Au8

    Time frame: Following a single oral dose or multiple oral doses (once daily for 21 consecutive days)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR)
    Leiden, 2333 CL, Netherlands
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 3, 2019, 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
NCT02755870
Lead sponsor
Clene Nanomedicine
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 29, 2016
Start date
Apr 2015
Primary completion
Oct 2016
Completion
Oct 2016
Last update
Jun 3, 2019

Study contacts

G.J. Groeneveld, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Centre for Human Drug Research

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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