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CompletedNCT04965337Updated Jun 30, 2022

Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of ASC42 in Chinese Healthy Subjects

A Phase 1 interventional study of ASC42 and Placebo in Healthy, sponsored by Ascletis Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-06-30.

Sponsored by Ascletis Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase I Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose Escalation, Single Center Bridging Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of ASC42 in Chinese Healthy Subjects.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy

Keywords

  • Healthy Subjects
  • ASC42
  • FXR agonist
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In context

Lead sponsor

Ascletis Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 24 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 55 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy male and female volunteers aged 18-55 years.
  • 19kg/m2 ≤ BMI \<24kg/m2.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • A positive HBsAg, HCV Ab and/or HIV Ab.
  • Pancreatic injury or pancreatitis.
  • History of organ transplantation, including bone marrow transplantation.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ASC42 Dose A

    ASC42 tablet Dose A, once daily

    Drug: ASC42

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo Dose A

    Placebo Comparator: Single dose of matched placebo to ASC42 tablet Dose A, once daily

    Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    ASC42 Dose B

    ASC42 tablet Dose B, once daily

    Drug: ASC42

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo Dose B

    Placebo Comparator: Single dose of matched placebo to ASC42 tablet Dose A, once daily

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugASC42

    ASC42 tablet administered orally

  • DrugPlacebo

    Matching placebo administered orally

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. AUC of ASC42

    Evaluate the Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve.

    Time frame: Up to 4 days

  2. Cmax of ASC42

    Evaluate the Peak Plasma Concentration.

    Time frame: Up to 4 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. t1/2 of ASC42

    Evaluate the Terminal-Phase Half-Life.

    Time frame: Up to 4 days

  2. CL/F of ASC42

    Evaluate the Apparent Systemic Clearance.

    Time frame: Up to 4 days

  3. Vd/F of ASC42

    Evaluate the Apparent Volume of Distribution.

    Time frame: Up to 4 days

  4. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]

    Occurrence of Serious Adverse Event (SAE), Adverse Event (AE) resulting in treatment discontinuation and/or dose reductions, and AE of special interest, from baseline up to 7 days.

    Time frame: Up to 7 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Xiangya Boai Rehabilitation Hospital
    Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 30, 2022, 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
NCT04965337
Lead sponsor
Ascletis Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 16, 2021
Start date
Jul 11, 2021
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2021
Completion
Aug 1, 2021
Last update
Jun 30, 2022

Oversight

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