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CompletedNCT03288454Updated Sep 2, 2025Results posted

Phase 2 Study of Apixaban Reversal by Ciraparantag as Measured by WBCT

A Phase 2 interventional study of Ciraparantag and Placebo in Healthy, sponsored by Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 50 Years to 75 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-02.

Sponsored by Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (part of Azurity Pharmaceuticals) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
50 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the efficacy and safety of ciraparantag administered to healthy volunteers anticoagulated with apixaban measuring clotting times using Whole Blood Clotting Time (WBCT).

Read the detailed description

This is a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled assessment of the efficacy and safety of ciraparantag administered to healthy volunteers measuring clotting times using WBCT as determined by the manual testing method. All subjects will undergo screening up to 36 days prior to enrollment.

All enrolled subjects are to receive 10 mg apixaban orally for 3.5 days (every 12 hours on Days 1-3 and once on the morning of Day 4). On Day 4, subjects who achieve sufficient anticoagulation (WBCT ≥20% above baseline) are randomized and will receive a single dose of study drug (ciraparantag or placebo) intravenously (IV) approximately 3 hours after the apixaban dose, followed by serial testing of manual WBCT.

Subjects are enrolled sequentially into 3 ciraparantag dose cohorts. There will be a safety review after completion of treatment in one cohort and prior to initiation of treatment in the subsequent cohort.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy

Keywords

  • Ciraparantag
  • PER977
  • Apixaban
  • Whole Blood Clotting Time (WBCT)
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In context

Lead sponsor

Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

First submitted before Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc became part of Azurity Pharmaceuticals.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
50 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Adults age 50 to 75 years, inclusive
  2. Laboratory tests (chemistry, hematology and coagulation assessments) and urinalysis performed during screening up to 36 days prior to administration of study treatment deemed not by the principal investigator.
  3. No clinically significant findings on 12-lead (ECG) performed during screening
  4. (BMI) 18 to ≤ 32 kg/m2, inclusive
  5. Male subjects agree to use appropriate (i.e., latex condom with spermicide) in addition to their partner using an acceptable form of contraception (e.g., diaphragm, cervical cap, intrauterine device, hormonal contraceptives, surgical sterilization or ), when engaging in sexual activity during the course of the study. Moreover, male subjects should not donate sperm or attempt to impregnate a partner during the course of the study and for a period of 12 weeks following discharge from the study.
  6. Female subjects must have negative pregnancy tests at screening and check-in AND: be surgically sterile at least 6 months prior to the first dose (with documentation of hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral tubal ligation/tubal occlusion); OR post-menopausal (no menstruation for a minimum of 12 months and confirmed by follicle stimulating hormone [FSH] of ≥ 40 mIU/ml and serum estradiol \< 30 pg/ml at screening and check-in); OR if of , must be using an acceptable method of contraception such as an intrauterine device (IUD), implant or contraceptive injection, or two forms of the following (e.g., diaphragm, cervical cap, patch or vaginal hormonal contraceptive, condom, spermicide, or sponge) for the last three months. All females must agree to continue to use their method of birth control for the duration of the study and for a minimum of one complete menstrual cycle from the study
  7. Subjects who have participated in a prior study of ciraparantag must have been discharged from the study a minimum of 1 month prior to the planned treatment.
  8. Subjects must understand and agree to comply with the requirements of the study and they must be willing to sign the form indicating voluntary consent to participate in the study prior to initiation of screening or study-related activities -

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History or current evidence of cardiac, hepatic, renal, pulmonary, endocrine, neurologic, infectious, gastrointestinal (including gallbladder disease or surgery), hematologic, or oncologic disease as determined by screening history, physical examination, laboratory test results or 12-lead assessment. History or current evidence of liver function tests greater than 50% of the (ULN) or renal function tests (serum creatinine) greater than 1.5 mg/dl and based on PI discretion. History or current evidence of (QTcF) greater than normal (450 msec for males or 470 msec for females).
  2. History of unexplained syncope
  3. History of major bleeding, trauma, or surgical procedure of any type based on PI discretion
  4. Vaginal delivery within six months prior to screening
  5. History of peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding (including hematemesis, melena, rectal bleeding) within one year prior to screening
  6. Long standing history of bleeding episodes such as epistaxis, bruising or gingival bleeding or if not long standing, within 1 month prior to screening
  7. Personal or family history of clotting disorder or abnormality, excessive bleeding, joint hematoma, thrombovascular disease or any hematologic disorder involving or clotting abnormalities or any condition requiring treatment with transfusions, or history of thrombocytopenia
  8. Females with a history of dysfunctional uterine bleeding who have not undergone hysterectomy, including history of menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding), menometrorrhagia or polymenorrhea
  9. Smokers or use of tobacco and/or nicotine containing products within 3 months prior to dosing as determined by the subject's verbal history
  10. Pregnant or breast-feeding
  11. Males with a history of hormone therapy within 3 months prior to screening
  12. Taking any type of chronic medication (including vitamin, nutritional and herbal supplements) for more than 14 consecutive days within the 4 weeks prior to study entry (use of hormonal is acceptable except for oral contraceptives)
  13. Positive serologic test for (HIV), virus antibody (HCV-Ab), or surface antigen (HBsAg)
  14. Donation of blood or blood products within 56 days prior to screening
  15. Participation in any study with an compound or device within 30 days prior to signing
  16. Active drug or alcohol dependence within the prior 12 months or any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with adherence to study protocol
  17. Allergic to apixaban
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(14)

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Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

QT and QTc

On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.

The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1

    ciraparantag (60 mg)

    Drug: Ciraparantag · Drug: Apixaban

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2

    ciraparantag (120 mg)

    Drug: Ciraparantag · Drug: Apixaban

  • Experimental
    Cohort 3

    ciraparantag (30 mg)

    Drug: Ciraparantag · Drug: Apixaban

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    placebo (saline for injection)

    Drug: Placebo · Drug: Apixaban

Interventions

  • Ciraparantag (administered over 10 minutes)

    Also known as: PER977, AMAG 977

  • DrugPlacebo

    Saline for injection

    Also known as: PBO

  • Apixaban 10mg given twice daily (q12h)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Subjects Achieving Complete Reversal of Anticoagulation (WBCT is ≤ 110% of Baseline)

    Complete reversal is achieved if WBCT (manual method) is ≤ 110% of baseline at any post-baseline time point up to and including 1 hour following ciraparantag/PBO administration

    Time frame: Within 1 Hour

  2. Subjects Achieving Complete and Sustained Reversal of Anticoagulation (WBCT is ≤115% of Baseline)

    Complete and sustained reversal of anticoagulation is achieved for a subject if WBCT (manual method) is ≤ 115% of baseline at all time points between 1 and 5 hours (inclusive) following ciraparantag/placebo administration.

    Time frame: Between 1 and 5 Hours

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Results

Posted Sep 2, 2025

Participant flow

One study site in the US enrolled subjects between August 2017 and August 2019.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePlaceboCiraparantag 30mgCiraparantag 60 mgCiraparantag 120 mg
Started13121212
Completed13121212
Not completed0000

Outcome measures

PrimarySubjects Achieving Complete Reversal of Anticoagulation (WBCT is ≤ 110% of Baseline)

Complete reversal is achieved if WBCT (manual method) is ≤ 110% of baseline at any post-baseline time point up to and including 1 hour following ciraparantag/PBO administration

Time frame:
Within 1 Hour
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Subjects Achieving Complete Reversal of Anticoagulation (WBCT is ≤ 110% of Baseline)
ParticipantsPlaceboCiraparantag 30 mgCiraparantag 60 mgCiraparantag 120 mg
Subjects Achieving Complete Reversal of Anticoagulation (WBCT is ≤ 110% of Baseline)291212
PrimarySubjects Achieving Complete and Sustained Reversal of Anticoagulation (WBCT is ≤115% of Baseline)

Complete and sustained reversal of anticoagulation is achieved for a subject if WBCT (manual method) is ≤ 115% of baseline at all time points between 1 and 5 hours (inclusive) following ciraparantag/placebo administration.

Time frame:
Between 1 and 5 Hours
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Subjects Achieving Complete and Sustained Reversal of Anticoagulation (WBCT is ≤115% of Baseline)
ParticipantsPlaceboCiraparantag 30 mgCiraparantag 60 mgCiraparantag 120 mg
Subjects Achieving Complete and Sustained Reversal of Anticoagulation (WBCT is ≤115% of Baseline)4101212

Adverse events

Collected over All AEs occurring after the subject signed the informed consent through the last study visit (follow-up phone call occurring 7 to 10 days following ciraparantag/PBO administration), whether observed by the Investigator or reported by the subject, were collected. SAEs occurring up to 30 calendar days post treatment were collected.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Placebo0/13 (0%)0/13 (0%)1/13 (7.7%)
Ciraparantag 30 mg0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)4/12 (33.3%)
Ciraparantag 60 mg0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)6/12 (50%)
Ciraparantag 120 mg0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)8/12 (66.7%)
Enrolled But Not Randomized Participants0/11 (0%)0/11 (0%)3/11 (27.3%)
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPlaceboCiraparantag 30 mgCiraparantag 60 mgCiraparantag 120 mgEnrolled But Not Randomized Participants
Hot flushVascular disorders0/131/125/122/120/11
Feeling hotGeneral disorders0/130/120/123/120/11
Abdominal PainGastrointestinal disorders0/130/120/120/121/11
DizzinessNervous system disorders0/130/120/120/121/11
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders0/130/120/120/121/11
HeadacheNervous system disorders0/131/121/121/121/11
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders0/131/120/120/121/11
Rash papularSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/130/120/120/121/11
Oropharyngeal painRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders0/130/120/120/121/11
ParaesthesiaNervous system disorders0/130/120/120/121/11

Baseline characteristics

Safety Population, defined as all subjects who receive at least 1 administration of investigational product (ciraparantag or placebo), was used for all baseline measures except for WBCT, which uses the Pharmacodynamic Population. These populations differ only in the placebo group which has 12 subjects for WBCT baseline measure.

Age, Customized
Age, Customized(years)PlaceboCiraparantag 30 mgCiraparantag 60 mgCiraparantag 120 mgTotal
Mean57.2 ± 6.9055.8 ± 5.7254.4 ± 3.8753.9 ± 4.1355.4 ± 5.05
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)PlaceboCiraparantag 30 mgCiraparantag 60 mgCiraparantag 120 mgTotal
Female343111
Male10891138
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)PlaceboCiraparantag 30 mgCiraparantag 60 mgCiraparantag 120 mgTotal
Hispanic or Latino524314
Not Hispanic or Latino8108935
Unknown or Not Reported00000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)PlaceboCiraparantag 30 mgCiraparantag 60 mgCiraparantag 120 mgTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native00000
Asian01102
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander00000
Black or African American543921
White878326
More than one race00000
Unknown or Not Reported00000
BMI
BMI(kg/m^2)PlaceboCiraparantag 30 mgCiraparantag 60 mgCiraparantag 120 mgTotal
Mean27.36 ± 3.7026.22 ± 3.0326.40 ± 2.4726.59 ± 2.9826.66 ± 3.03
Baseline Whole Blood Clotting Time (WBCT, manual method)
Baseline Whole Blood Clotting Time (WBCT, manual method)(minutes)PlaceboCiraparantag 30 mgCiraparantag 60 mgCiraparantag 120 mgTotal
Mean7.4 ± 0.297.7 ± 0.337.3 ± 0.267.5 ± 0.337.5 ± 0.30
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Study locations

1 site
  • Frontage Clinical Services Inc.
    Secaucus, New Jersey 07094, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Aug 2017 to primary completion in Aug 2019, 23 months.

Results were first posted in Sep 2025, 6 years after primary completion. A results delay was requested in Aug 2020.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 14, 2017
First posted
Sep 20, 2017
StartActual
Aug 30, 2017
Primary completionActual
Aug 5, 2019
CompletionActual
Aug 5, 2019
Results delay requested
Aug 21, 2020
Results first posted
Sep 2, 2025
Last update
Sep 2, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 2, 2025, 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
NCT03288454
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 20, 2017
Start date
Aug 30, 2017
Primary completion
Aug 5, 2019
Completion
Aug 5, 2019
Results posted
Sep 2, 2025
Last update
Sep 2, 2025

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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