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CompletedNCT04462263Updated Jul 7, 2021

Study to Investigate the Receptor Occupancy of HTL0014242 Using [18F] FPEB in Healthy Male Subjects

A Phase 1 interventional study of HTL0014242 in Healthy, sponsored by Nxera Pharma UK Limited. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to male participants aged 23 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-07-07.

Sponsored by Nxera Pharma UK Limited · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
23 Years to 55 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

A Study in Healthy Volunteers to Investigate How a New Drug for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease, Dystonia and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Binds to Receptor Sites in the Brain.

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This is an open-label, single dose, adaptive study of orally adminstered HTL0014242 in up to 10 healthy male subjects. The primary objective is to investigate the pharmacokinetic-receptor occupancy relationship of single oral doses of HTL0014242 in healthy subjects. The secondary objectives are to assess the plasma pharmacokinetics (PK), safety and tolerability of single oral doses of HTL0014242 in healthy subjects.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy

Keywords

  • Single dose
  • Open-label
  • Oral
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In context

Lead sponsor

Nxera Pharma UK Limited is the lead sponsor of 14 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
23 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy male, aged between 23 and 55 years inclusive, with between 18.5 and 32 kg/m2.
  • Healthy on the basis of a clinical history, physical examination, (ECG), vital signs and laboratory tests of blood and urine.
  • Able to give fully and has suitable veins for cannulation and arterial access in both wrists
  • Resting BP and heart rate within normal ranges after 5 mins rest.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Past, current or family history of mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorder.
  • history or evidence of cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurological, immunological, pyschiatric disorders, metabolic, allergic, dermatological, haematological, pulmonary or respiratory disorder.
  • History of significant , intolerance or allergy to any drug compound, food or other substance, unless approved by Investigator.
  • Active neoplastic disease or history of any neoplastic disease within 5 years of screening.
  • Active infection (e.g sepsis, pneumonia, abscess) or serious infection (e.g resulting in hospitalisation or requiring parenteral antibiotic treatment) within 90 days prior to dosing.
  • History of stomach or intestinal surgery or resection.
  • Any of following at screening or pre-dose: internal heart rate correction; QRS duration >120ms; PR interval > 220ms; QTc measurements/data difficult or uninterpreable; history of additional risk factors for torsades de pointe.
  • drug or alcohol abuse in last 2 years.
  • Alcohol consumption is > 14 units per week
  • Positive Urine alcohol or drug tests
  • Positive , Hep B, Hep C test
  • , Alanine aminotransferase, Gamma glutamyl transferase, Alkaline phosphatase or total above normal upper limits
  • Participation in other clinical trials of unlicensed medicines in the previous 3 months, or 7 half-lives of the medicine (whichever is longer)
  • Previously dosed with HTL0014242.
  • Intention to use or using medications that interfere with drug absorption, metabolism or elimination processes incl St John's Wort, 30 days prior to dosing.
  • Use of ketamine, amphetamines or MDMA with 9o days prior to dosing
  • Use or intend to use any prescription or non-prescription medications within 14 days or 5 half-lives of medication, prior to dosing. Investigator and study team to determine implications on safety or study procedures, on a case-by-case basis.
  • Received within 6 weeks prior to Screening, or intends to receive vaccination during the study.
  • Smoker or user of tobacco- or nicotine-containing products.
  • Receipt of blood products within 2 months prior to dosing. Donation of blood / comparable blood loss 3 months prior to dosing.
  • Abnormal Allen's circulation test result. Evaluation of arterial access indicates risk of occlusion or insufficient supply. Evaluation of venous access indicates difficulties in obtaining venous blood.
  • Subject unable or unwilling to abstain from alcohol or caffeine-containing foods and beverages. Significant consumption of any foods or beverages containing CYP1A2 inducers with 2 weeks prior to Admission (Investigator opinion).
  • Significant consumption of any foods or beverages containing Seville-type oranges, grapefruit, or poppy seeds within 7 days prior to baseline PET and admission (Investigator opinion).
  • Subject, in opinion of Investigator should not participate in this study. Reply from GP, for this specific study probing psychiatric history must be received before dosing.
  • Participation in research study or other radiation exposure (e.g workplace) which in conjunction with this study will exceed ionisation radiation exposure over 10mSv within 12 months prior to the Screening visit.
  • for MRI, assessed by standard pre-MRI questionnaire, that preclude subject undergoing MRI scans.
  • Subject suffers from claustrophobia (incapable of undergoing MRI or PET scan) or needle phobia.
  • Subject has abnormal findings per structural MRI scan at screening.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(11)

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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.

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.

Informed consent

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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.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

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.

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.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

Live vaccines

Vaccines made with a weakened form of the germ, such as measles–mumps–rubella (MMR), chickenpox and yellow fever. They can be risky when the immune system is weakened. Flu injections are not live; the nasal flu spray is.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
8 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Single Dose HTL0014242

    The study consists of up to 5 dosing groups, with 2 to 3 subjects per dosing group. Each subject will receive a single oral dose of HTL0014242 in the form of solid suspension capsules (1, 5, 10, and 30mg) as required. HTL0014242 will be administered in up to 5 single dose groups, with 120mg administered in the first dosing group.

    Drug: HTL0014242

Interventions

  • DrugHTL0014242

    Solid suspension capsule

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Receptor Occupancy Endpoint

    The regional brain Receptor Occupancy profile of HTL0014242, measured by Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging with\[18F\]FPEB

    Time frame: Day 1 post-dose timepoint

  2. Receptor Occupancy Endpoint

    The regional brain Receptor Occupancy profile of HTL0014242, measured by Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging with\[18F\]FPEB

    Time frame: Day 2 post-dose timepoint

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cmax: Maximum plasma concentration

    Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: Baseline up to 14(+3) days post dose

  2. Area under the plasma-concentration curve

    Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: Baseline up to 14(+3) days post dose

  3. Time to Maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) of HTL0014242

    Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: Baseline up to 14(+3) days post dose

  4. Half-life (t1/2) of HTL0014242

    Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: Baseline up to 14(+3) days post dose

  5. Apparent total plasma clearance (CL/F)

    Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: Baseline up to 14(+3) days post dose

  6. Incidence of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Safety and Tolerability

    Time frame: Baseline up to 14(+3) days post dose

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Study locations

1 site
  • Parexel Early Phase Clinical Unit
    Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
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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 Jul 7, 2021, 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
NCT04462263
Lead sponsor
Nxera Pharma UK Limited
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 8, 2020
Start date
Jun 29, 2020
Primary completion
Jun 23, 2021
Completion
Jun 23, 2021
Last update
Jul 7, 2021

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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