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CompletedNCT02914262Updated Mar 16, 2017

Single Ascending Dose Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, PK and PD Effects in Male Volunteers

A Phase 1 interventional study of AKB-4924 and Placebo in IBD, sponsored by Aerpio Therapeutics. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 49 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-03-16.

Sponsored by Aerpio Therapeutics · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 49 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This will be a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, single ascending dose, Phase I study in healthy male subjects.

Read the detailed description

Single oral doses of AKB-4924 will be investigated in up to 6 sequential cohorts of 8 healthy male subjects. Primarily 6 dose levels are planned; the proposed doses are 20 mg, 60 mg, 120 mg, 240 mg, 360 mg, and 480 mg. Actual doses may be decreased or increased based on the safety and tolerability of the drug, as determined by the Investigator and Sponsor. Additional cohorts may be added as needed to test lower, higher, or repeat doses.

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Conditions studied

  • IBD
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In context

Lead sponsor

Aerpio Therapeutics is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 49 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Healthy male subjects between 18 to 49 years of age, inclusive.
  2. Body mass index (BMI) between 18 to 30 kg/m2, inclusive.
  3. Understands the procedures and requirements of the study and provides written informed consent and authorization for protected health information disclosure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Non-vasectomized male subjects and their female partners who are unable or unwilling to use an acceptable method of contraception (as described in Section 8.1.3, Contraception and Pregnancy Avoidance Measures) during the study and for 30 days following the last dose of study medication.
  2. Evidence of active infection, unless the medical monitor and Investigator agree that the subject is appropriate for this study.
  3. Current or past history of chronic disease including, but not limited to, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, pulmonary, neurologic, renal, or liver disease.
  4. Diastolic blood pressure ≤55 mmHg or systolic blood pressure ≤100 mmHg at Screening.
  5. Clinically important or significant conduction abnormalities on ECG at Screening (including QTcF intervals >450 msec) and/or history of long QT syndrome. It is acceptable to repeat the ECG to confirm findings.
  6. Any history of malignancy in the previous 5 years except for curatively resected basal cell carcinoma of skin or squamous cell carcinoma of skin, or resected benign colonic polyps.
  7. Seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), or Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies.
  8. Serum transaminase (aspartate aminotransferase [AST] and alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) levels >1.5X the upper limit of normal (ULN). If a subject presents with an abnormal AST and/or ALT results, the subject may be re-scheduled or the test may be repeated once at the discretion of the Investigator.
  9. Serum creatinine level ≥1.50 mg/dL. It is acceptable to repeat the test to confirm findings.
  10. Chronic daily medication use, except once daily over the counter multi-vitamin supplement.
  11. Subject has taken any prescription medication within 7 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to admission to the CRU.
  12. Herbal supplements within 48 hours prior to dosing of study drug.
  13. History of regular alcohol consumption exceeding 14 drinks/week (1 drink = 5 ounces of wine or 12 ounces [360 mL] of beer or 1.5 ounces [45 mL] of hard liquor) within 6 months of Screening.
  14. Any history of alcohol or drug dependence within the previous year prior to Screening. Self-reported substance or alcohol dependence (excluding nicotine or caffeine) within the past 2 years, and/or have ever been in a substance or alcohol rehabilitation program to treat their substance or alcohol dependence
  15. Any use of alcohol within 48 hours of admission to the CRU.
  16. Consumption of foods or beverages containing caffeine from 24 hours prior to dosing until the last sample collected during the Treatment period.
  17. Subjects with a known history of smoking and/or has used nicotine or nicotine-containing products within the past 6 months.
  18. Positive screen for drugs of abuse or a positive alcohol or cotinine result at screening or Day 1.
  19. Donation of blood or blood products during the 4 weeks prior to dosing of study drug.
  20. Physical activity greater than the normal level of activity from 48 hours prior to admission to the CRU.
  21. Use of an investigational medication or device or participation in an investigational study within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational medication, whichever is longer, preceding Day 1, or ongoing or scheduled participation in another investigational study during the present study through the Day 8 Follow-Up.
  22. Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the Investigator's judgment, would make the subject inappropriate for study entry.
  23. Known allergy to HPβCD.
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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
    Experimental:Cohort 1-6 Experimental

    Intervention AKB 4924 Six subjects per cohort will receive single doses of 20 to up to 480 mg of AKB 4924 orally in a dose escalation format

    Drug: AKB-4924

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo:Cohort 1-6

    Intervention Placebo: Two subjects per cohort will receive single oral doses of placebo

    Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugAKB-4924

    Comparison of different dosages of AKB-4924

    Also known as: AKB-4924 Cohort 1-6

  • OtherPlacebo

    Placebo comparator

    Also known as: Placebo Cohort 1-5

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Single ascending dose (SAD): Safety and tolerability of AKB-4924

    Safety evaluation will study the adverse event (AE) profile, clinical laboratory safety tests, vital signs and ECG monitoring

    Time frame: 8 days after a single oral dose

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Study locations

1 site
  • INC Research
    Toronto, Canada
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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 Mar 16, 2017, 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
NCT02914262
Lead sponsor
Aerpio Therapeutics
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 26, 2016
Start date
Aug 2016
Primary completion
Nov 2016
Completion
Jan 2017
Last update
Mar 16, 2017

Study contacts

Michael McDonnell, MD
principal investigator · Syneos Health

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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