A Phase 4 interventional study of Tecovirimat and sevelamer carbonate oral tablet in Smallpox, sponsored by SIGA Technologies. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-11.
Sponsored by SIGA Technologies · Phase 4, Interventional, and Other
An open-label, drug-drug interaction study with TPOXX and phosphate binders.
A postmarketing open-label, 5 period crossover, drug-drug interaction study of orally administered TPOXX when coadministered with 4 different phosphate binders in healthy adult subjects.
73 studies on the registry are indexed under Smallpox; 5 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 44 is below the median of 150 across 61 interventional studies indexed under Smallpox.
Browse Smallpox studies →SIGA Technologies is the lead sponsor of 9 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
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Each subject must meet all of the following criteria to be enrolled in this study:
Women of have a negative human chorionic gonadotropin pregnancy test (serum) at the screening visit and a confirmatory negative serum pregnancy test on Day -1 of each period before receipt of study drug, and meet one of the following criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
Subject has a history of any conditions including:
Subject has any of the following laboratory test results within 28 days before the first dose of study drug:
Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
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).
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.
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.
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.
The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.
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.
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
CYP3A is a group of enzymes, mainly CYP3A4, in the liver and gut that break down many medicines. Some medicines, supplements and foods (grapefruit, St John’s wort) slow them down or speed them up, which changes how much of a study drug stays in the body.
Studies list them so they can be avoided or switched; bring a list of everything you take, including supplements.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.
The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).
The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.
It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.
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.
A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.
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.
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.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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).
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Corticosteroids (steroids)
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Excipients
The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Cancer (malignancy)
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
CYP3A (CYP3A4) inhibitors and inducers
CYP3A is a group of enzymes, mainly CYP3A4, in the liver and gut that break down many medicines. Some medicines, supplements and foods (grapefruit, St John’s wort) slow them down or speed them up, which changes how much of a study drug stays in the body.
Studies list them so they can be avoided or switched; bring a list of everything you take, including supplements.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Creatinine clearance (CrCl)
How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Hemoglobin (Hb)
The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.
It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
HbA1c
A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Single oral dose of TPOXX 600 mg
Drug: Tecovirimat
Single oral dose of TPOXX 600 mg co-administered with single oral dose of 1600 mg sevelamer carbonate
Drug: Tecovirimat · Drug: sevelamer carbonate oral tablet
Single oral dose of TPOXX 600 mg co-administered with single oral dose of 500 mg sucroferric oxyhydroxide chewable tablet
Drug: Tecovirimat · Drug: sucroferric oxyhydroxide chewable tablet
Single oral dose of TPOXX 600 mg co-administered with a single oral dose of 1334 mg calcium acetate
Drug: Tecovirimat · Drug: calcium acetate oral tablet
Single oral dose of TPOXX 600 mg co-administered with a single oral dose of 500 mg lanthanum carbonate chewable tablet
Drug: Tecovirimat · Drug: Lanthanum Carbonate Chewable Tablet
oral antiviral
Also known as: TPOXX
phosphate binder
Also known as: Renvela
phosphate binder
Also known as: Velphoro
phosphate binder
Also known as: PhosLo
phosphate binder
Also known as: Fosrenol
AUC0-inf
Area under the plasma concentration of vs. time curve (AUC) of TPOXX from 0 extrapolated to infinity
Time frame: Day 3
Cmax
Cmax - maximum observed plasma concentration of TPOXX
Time frame: Day 3
Adverse Events
Number of participants with adverse events when TPOXX is coadministered with phosphate binders
Time frame: 59 days
| Milestone | TPOXX Co-administered With Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Started | 44 |
| Completed | 41 |
| Not completed | 3 |
| Withdrew: Adverse event | 2 |
| Withdrew: Physician decision | 1 |
| Milestone | TPOXX Co-administered With Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Started | 41 |
| Completed | 39 |
| Not completed | 2 |
| Withdrew: Adverse event | 1 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 1 |
| Milestone | TPOXX Co-administered With Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Started | 39 |
| Completed | 39 |
| Not completed | 0 |
| Milestone | TPOXX Co-administered With Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Started | 39 |
| Completed | 39 |
| Not completed | 0 |
| Milestone | TPOXX Co-administered With Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Started | 39 |
| Completed | 39 |
| Not completed | 0 |
Area under the plasma concentration of vs. time curve (AUC) of TPOXX from 0 extrapolated to infinity
| ng*h/mL | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Sevelamer Carbonate | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Calcium Acetate | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Lanthanum Carbonate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUC0-inf | 16300 ± 39.6 | 21600 ± 46.4 | 21000 ± 37.8 | 19500 ± 37.4 | 21000 ± 25.9 |
Cmax - maximum observed plasma concentration of TPOXX
| ng/mL | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Sevelamer Carbonate | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Calcium Acetate | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Lanthanum Carbonate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmax | 1230 ± 29.5 | 1440 ± 29.6 | 1440 ± 32.7 | 1370 ± 32.0 | 1510 ± 26.1 |
Number of participants with adverse events when TPOXX is coadministered with phosphate binders
| participants | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Sevelamer Carbonate | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Calcium Acetate | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral Coadministered With Lanthanum Carbonate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adverse Events | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Collected over Adverse event data was collected from Day 1 though the Day 59 follow-up telephone call. All AEs were followed until stable or until resolution as determined by the investigator and/or medical monitor.. Non-serious events are listed at a 2% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPOXX: Oral Antiviral | — | 1/44 (2.3%) | 6/44 (13.6%) |
| TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Sevelamer Carbonate | — | 0/41 (0%) | 7/41 (17.1%) |
| TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide | — | 0/39 (0%) | 7/39 (17.9%) |
| TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Calcium Acetate | — | 0/39 (0%) | 3/39 (7.7%) |
| TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Lanthanum Carbonate | — | 0/39 (0%) | 2/39 (5.1%) |
| Event | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Sevelamer Carbonate | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Calcium Acetate | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Lanthanum Carbonate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary tract infectionInfections and infestations | 1/44 | 0/41 | 0/39 | 0/39 | 0/39 |
| Event | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Sevelamer Carbonate | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Calcium Acetate | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Lanthanum Carbonate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeadacheNervous system disorders | 2/44 | 2/41 | 2/39 | 3/39 | 1/39 |
| DizzinessNervous system disorders | 2/44 | 0/41 | 0/39 | 0/39 | 1/39 |
| SomnolenceNervous system disorders | 1/44 | 1/41 | 1/39 | 1/39 | 0/39 |
| NauseaGastrointestinal disorders | 1/44 | 0/41 | 1/39 | 1/39 | 1/39 |
| VomitingGastrointestinal disorders | 1/44 | 1/41 | 1/39 | 1/39 | 0/39 |
| Abdominal DiscomfortGastrointestinal disorders | 0/44 | 0/41 | 1/39 | 1/39 | 1/39 |
| MyalgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | 0/44 | 0/41 | 1/39 | 0/39 | 0/39 |
| Tinea pedisInfections and infestations | 0/44 | 0/41 | 1/39 | 0/39 | 0/39 |
| ConcussionInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 0/44 | 0/41 | 1/39 | 0/39 | 0/39 |
| AcneSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | 0/44 | 0/41 | 0/39 | 0/39 | 1/39 |
| Age, Customized(years) | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Age | 33.5 ± 8.61 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Female | 17 |
| Male | 27 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 28 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Asian | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Black or African American | 21 |
| White | 22 |
| More than one race | 1 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 |
| Height (cm)(centimeters) | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Mean | 170.39 ± 8.674 |
| Weight (kg)(kilograms) | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Mean | 84.51 ± 18.012 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2)(Kilograms Per Square Meter) | TPOXX: Oral Antiviral and Phosphate Binders |
|---|---|
| Mean | 29.10 ± 5.898 |
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