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CompletedNCT05096598Updated Jan 17, 2023

A First-in-human Study Looking at the Safety of ZP8396 and How it Works in the Body of Healthy Trial Participants

A Phase 1 interventional study of ZP8396 and Placebo (ZP8396) in Overweight and Healthy Volunteers, sponsored by Zealand Pharma. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-01-17.

Sponsored by Zealand Pharma · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
64
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The research study will investigate the safety and tolerability of ZP8396 in healthy study participants. In addition, the study will investigate how ZP8396 works in the body (pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics).

Participants will receive 1 single dose either as an injection under the skin (subcutaneous, s.c.) or an injection into a vein of one arm (intravenous, i.v.).

Participants will have 9 visits with the study team. One of these visits consists of 8 overnight stays at the study site. For each participant, the study will last up to 66 days.

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Conditions studied

  • Overweight
  • Healthy Volunteers

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In context

Overweight

3,670 studies on the registry are indexed under Overweight; 849 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 64 is below the median of 73 across 3,175 interventional studies indexed under Overweight.

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Lead sponsor

Zealand Pharma is the lead sponsor of 43 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Of its 17 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 8 (47%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy male subject
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) between 21.0 and 29.9 kg/m\^2, both inclusive
  • Body weight of at least 70.0 kg
  • Glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) less than 5.7 percent
  • Further inclusion criteria apply

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of metabolic diseases more frequently associated with obesity, e.g. type-2-diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, heart disease or stroke
  • Systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg or >139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure less than 50 mmHg or greater than 89 mmHg
  • Symptoms of arterial hypotension
  • Further exclusion criteria apply
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
64 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ZP8396

    Up to 10 single dose cohorts are planned with 8 subjects in each; 6 participants in each cohort will receive active treatment.

    Drug: ZP8396

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo (ZP8396)

    In each of the 10 single dose cohorts, 2 subjects will receive placebo.

    Drug: Placebo (ZP8396)

Interventions

  • DrugZP8396

    Participants will receive 1 single dose of ZP8396 given subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) or intravenously (i.v., in a vein of the arm). Dose level will depend on the cohort.

  • DrugPlacebo (ZP8396)

    Participants will receive 1 single dose of placebo given subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) or intravenously (i.v., in a vein of the arm).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs)

    Time frame: From dosing (Day 1) to end of trial (Day 50)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (AUCτ)

    Area under the plasma concentration-time curve over a dosing interval

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  2. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (AUCinf)

    Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  3. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (AUClast)

    Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to the time of the last measurable concentration

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  4. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (Cmax)

    Maximum (peak) plasma drug concentration

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  5. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (tmax)

    Time to reach maximum (peak) plasma concentration

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  6. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (λz)

    Elimination rate constant

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  7. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (t½)

    Elimination half-life

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  8. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (Vz/f)

    Apparent volume of distribution during terminal phase

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  9. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (Vz)

    Volume of distribution during the terminal phase (i.v. only)

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  10. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (CL/f)

    Apparent total clearance of the drug from plasma

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  11. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (CL)

    Total body clearance of the drug (i.v. only)

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  12. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ZP8396 (MRT)

    Mean residence time

    Time frame: Day 1 (pre-dose) to Day 50 (1176 hours post-dose)

  13. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (Cmax acetaminophen)

    Maximum acetaminophen concentration after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  14. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (Tmax acetaminophen)

    Time to maximum acetaminophen concentration after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  15. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (AUCacetaminophen, 0-60 min)

    Area under the acetaminophen concentration-time curve from 0 to 60 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  16. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (AUCacetaminophen, 0-240 min)

    Area under the acetaminophen concentration-time curve from 0 to 240 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  17. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (Cmax, Plasma Glucose [PG])

    Maximum PG concentration from 0 to 240 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  18. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (Tmax, Plasma Glucose [PG])

    Time to maximum PG concentration from 0 to 240 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  19. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (AUCPG,0-60 min)

    Area under the Plasma Glucose (PG) concentration-time curve from 0 to 60 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  20. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (AUCPG,0-240 min)

    Area under the Plasma Glucose (PG) concentration-time curve from 0 to 240 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  21. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (Cmax, insulin)

    Maximum insulin concentration from 0 to 240 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  22. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (Tmax, insulin)

    Time to maximum insulin concentration from 0 to 240 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  23. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (AUCinsulin,0-60 min)

    Area under the insulin concentration-time curve from 0 to 60 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  24. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (AUCinsulin,0-240 min)

    Area under the insulin concentration-time curve from 0 to 240 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  25. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (Cmax, glucagon)

    Maximum glucagon concentration from 0 to 240 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  26. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (Tmax, glucagon)

    Time to maximum glucagon concentration from 0 to 240 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  27. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (AUCglucagon,0-60 min)

    Area under the glucagon concentration-time curve from 0 to 60 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

  28. Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ZP8396, for dose cohorts greater than or equal to 0.7 mg (AUCglucagon,0-240 min)

    Area under the glucagon concentration-time curve from 0 to 240 minutes after ingestion of a standardised Mixed Test Meal (MTM) and 1000 mg acetaminophen

    Time frame: 0-240 minutes, relative to ingestion of MTM/acetaminophen on Day -1 and Day 5

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Study locations

1 site
  • Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH
    Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia 41460, Germany
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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 Jan 17, 2023, 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
NCT05096598
Lead sponsor
Zealand Pharma
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 27, 2021
Start date
Oct 19, 2021
Primary completion
Jan 12, 2023
Completion
Jan 12, 2023
Last update
Jan 17, 2023

Study contacts

Zealand Pharma A/S
study director · Zealand Pharma A/S

Oversight

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