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CompletedNCT05232175Updated Jan 29, 2026Results posted

Clinical Study of ALT-BB4 to Determine Tolerance, Safety and Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Volunteer

A Phase 1 interventional study of ALT-BB4 and 0.9%NaCl in Health, Subjective, sponsored by Alteogen, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in South Korea. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-29.

Sponsored by Alteogen, Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
290
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
19 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A Phase I Study to Evaluate the Tolerance, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of ALT-BB4 in Healthy Volunteers

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Conditions studied

  • Health, Subjective
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In context

Lead sponsor

Alteogen, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 4 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
19 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

Common

  1. Healthy volunteers aged ≥19 years at the time of Screening (Visit 1)
  2. Female subjects or male subjects' female partner must be menopausal or should have received a sterilization procedure or have agreed to use methods during the study period, as defined below:

    • female subjects or male subjects' female partners (non-drug induced amenorrhea for at least 12 months or confirmed diagnosis with menopause)
    • Female subjects or male subjects' female partners who have received a sterilization procedure (removal of ovary and/or uterus)
    • Subjects who have agreed to practice total abstinence during the study period [For female subjects, periodic abstinence (e.g., ovulation, symptothermal, or post-ovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.]
    • When female subjects or male subjects' female partners are women of (WOCBP) who have not received a sterilization procedure, they must agree to use of following contraceptive methods:
    • Hormones (implantable, patch, and oral)
    • Intrauterine device (IUD)
    • Double barrier methods (concomitant use of two of following contraceptive methods: male condom, female condom, cervical cap, diaphragm, sponge, spermicide) (However, concomitant use of male condom and female condom is excluded from double barrier methods.)
  3. WOCBP or females who have the last menstrual period within 12 months must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test at Screening (Visit 1).
  4. Subjects who have voluntarily decided to take part in the study and able to comply with the study protocol
  5. Subjects who have no tattoo, acne, dermatitis, pigmentation or lesion on the administration site and who have no damage in the skin, so that they can receive the IP and allergy test
  6. Subjects determined eligible for the study through Screening tests (vital signs, physical examination, medical history and surgery history, , and laboratory tests)

    Part II-A

  7. Subjects with no less than 18.5 kg/m2, no greater than 24.9 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Common

  1. Subjects who have received or treated with following medications within the specified timeframe prior to Screening (Visit 1) or who are expected to receive them during the study period:

    • Within 1 month: Hyaluronidase, Chemotherapeutic agent, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; e.g.: Aspirin, Aceclofenac, etc.), penicillins antibiotics (e.g.: Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, etc.), cephalosporins antibiotics (e.g.: Cefaclor, Cefadroxil, Cefixime, etc.), sulfonamides antibiotics (e.g.: Sulfadiazine, Sulfamethoxazole, etc.), quinolones antibiotics (e.g.: Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, etc.), Glucocorticosteroid, agent
    • Within 14 days: Antihistamine (e.g.: Chlorpheniramine, Hydroxyzine, Ketotifen, etc.)
  2. Subjects who have prior history of liver, kidney, nervous system, immune system, respiratory system, endocrine system, hematology/neoplasm, cardiovascular system, mental (mood disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder), gastrointestinal disorders or surgical history
  3. Subjects with acute fever > 37.5℃ within 7 days from the expected IP administration or showing symptoms suspecting acute diseases within 14 days from the expected IP administration
  4. Subjects who do not have normal blood pressure*

    *Range of normal blood pressure is defined as systolic and diastolic blood \<120/80 mmHg in accordance with 2018 Korean Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension24) (however, Pre-hypertension (≥ 130/80) is excluded that may occur in normotension).

  5. Subjects who persistently drink more than the weekly recommended alcohol units* 14 g of alcohol content per unit is applied, which corresponds to 1 can (small bottle) of beer (5%), 350 mL of draft beer (5%), 1 cup (300 mL) of makgeoli, 1 glass (150 mL) of wine (12%), 1/4 bottle (90 mL) of soju (20%), and 1 shot (45 mL) of liquor (40%). Moderate amount of alcohol by age and gender is provided below:23) Age Recommended unit per week Adults (≥ 19 and \< 65 years) Male: 8 units/week Female: 4 units/week Elderly (≥ 65 years) Male: 4 units/week Female: 2 units/week
  6. Subjects of usual smoker (exceeding 10 cigarettes per day)
  7. Subjects who have a past history of diseases (e.g.: rheumatoid arthritis, etc.) or active immune diseases that may affect the immune system [e.g.: flu, cancer, (HIV), virus (HBV), virus (HCV) etc.], diabetes mellitus, heart diseases, asthma, sinusitis, chronic urticaria, dermographism, or any skin conditions that may affect post-IP administration assessments (e.g.: Dermatitis, dermatomycosis and other skin diseases or tattoo)
  8. Subjects with known allergic reactions or to bee sting or other common allergens or known to hyaluronidase, thimerosal (disinfectants) and EDTA
  9. Subjects with hypersensitivity to the IP or its ingredients or a history of anaphylaxis
  10. Past history of drug abuse
  11. Subjects who have participated in other clinical trials within 6 months prior to the expected IP administration
  12. Others determined ineligible for the study participation in the opinion of investigator

    Part II-A

  13. Subjects who have been treated with a drug-metabolizing enzyme inducers and inhibitors*25), 26) within 30 days prior to the IP administration

    * Example: Phenytoin, Carbamazepine, Barbiturates, Rifampicin, Griseofulvin, Cimetidine, Disulfiram, Erythromycin, Ketoconazole, Fluconazole, Itraconazole, Valproic acid, Isoniazid, Ciprofloxacin, Omeprazole, Clarithromycin, Quinidine, Sulfonamides, etc.

  14. Subjects who have significant bleeding or blood loss within 60 days prior to Screening (Visit 1)
  15. Subjects who have donated whole blood within 60 days or donated blood by apheresis within 14 days or received transfusion within 14 days prior to Screening (Visit 1)
  16. Subjects who have consumed grapefruit juice28) within 7 days prior to Screening (Visit 1)
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(13)

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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.

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.

Immunosuppression

A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.

Read whether the line is about a condition or about medicines, and which medicines and doses it means.

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.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

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 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.

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.

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.

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
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
290 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Part I (Allergy assessment) - ALT-BB4

    Drug: ALT-BB4

  • Placebo comparator
    Part I (Allergy assessment) - 0.9%NaCl

    Drug: 0.9%NaCl

  • Experimental
    Part II-A (PK assessment)

    Drug: ALT-BB4

  • Experimental
    Part II-B (Safety assessment) - ALT-BB4

    Drug: ALT-BB4

  • Placebo comparator
    Part II-B (Safety assessment) - 0.9% NaCl

    Drug: 0.9%NaCl

Interventions

  • DrugALT-BB4

    Recombinant Hyaluronidase

  • Drug0.9%NaCl

    Normal Saline

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence Rate of Drug Allergy Following ID Injection of the IP

    Subject developing either immediate or delayed allergic reaction are considered to have drug allergy.

    Time frame: 2 days

  2. Injection-site TEAEs (Treatment Emergent Adverse Events)

    Incident rate of administration site-related adverse events in Part Ⅱ-B

    Time frame: 4 weeks

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Results

Posted Jan 29, 2026

Participant flow

Study was conducted in four sites in the Republic of Korea from January 18, 2022, to August 24, 2022.

Part I (Allergy assessment)
Participant flow — Part I (Allergy assessment)
MilestoneAll Study Participants
Started244
Alt-bb4244
Placebo244
Completed244
Not completed0
Part Ⅱ-A (PK assessment)
Participant flow — Part Ⅱ-A (PK assessment)
MilestoneAll Study Participants
Started23
Completed23
Not completed0
PartⅡ-B (Safety assessment)
Participant flow — PartⅡ-B (Safety assessment)
MilestoneAll Study Participants
Started214
Alt-bb4142
Placebo72
Completed214
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryIncidence Rate of Drug Allergy Following ID Injection of the IP

Subject developing either immediate or delayed allergic reaction are considered to have drug allergy.

Time frame:
2 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Incidence Rate of Drug Allergy Following ID Injection of the IP
ParticipantsALT-BB4Placebo
Immediate Drug Allergy Reaction (occurred within 30 minutes)00
Delayed Drug Allergy Reaction (occurred within 48 hours)10
PrimaryInjection-site TEAEs (Treatment Emergent Adverse Events)

Incident rate of administration site-related adverse events in Part Ⅱ-B

Time frame:
4 weeks
Reported as:
Number · events
Injection-site TEAEs (Treatment Emergent Adverse Events)
eventsALT-BB4Placebo
Injection-site TEAEs (Treatment Emergent Adverse Events)240

Adverse events

Collected over up to 28 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
PartⅠ_ALT-BB40/244 (0%)0/244 (0%)61/244 (25%)
PartⅠ_Placebo0/244 (0%)0/244 (0%)3/244 (1.2%)
PartⅡ-A0/23 (0%)0/23 (0%)6/23 (26.1%)
PartⅡ-B_ALT-BB40/142 (0%)0/142 (0%)24/142 (16.9%)
PartⅡ-B_Placebo0/72 (0%)0/72 (0%)0/72 (0%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventPartⅠ_ALT-BB4PartⅠ_PlaceboPartⅡ-APartⅡ-B_ALT-BB4PartⅡ-B_Placebo
Injection site erythemaGeneral disorders51/2442/2443/2317/1420/72
Injection site discolourationGeneral disorders1/2440/2443/230/1420/72
Injection site telangiectasiaGeneral disorders8/2440/2440/236/1420/72
Administration site bruiseGeneral disorders0/2440/2440/231/1420/72
Injection site urticariaGeneral disorders1/2441/2440/231/1420/72

Baseline characteristics

Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)All Study Participants
Female148
Male96
BMI
BMI((Kg/m2))All Study Participants
Mean23.5 ± 3.6
Age, Customized
Age, Customized(Years)All Study Participants
Age34.3 ± 10
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)All Study Participants
Asian244
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Study locations

1 site
  • Research Site
    Seoul, South Korea
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References and documents

Publications

  • Lee JS, Kim W, Won CH, Lee YW, Lee S, Won H, Park SJ, Lee S, Kim SH, Yang J, Bahn G, Lee DH. The Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ALT-BB4 (A Novel Recombinant Hyaluronidase): A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 1 Study in Healthy Volunteers. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2025 Nov;15(11):3301-3311. doi: 10.1007/s13555-025-01507-x. Epub 2025 Sep 2. PubMed 40892310 ↗

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jan 2022 to primary completion in Aug 2022, 7 months.

Results were first posted in Jan 2026, 3 years 5 months after primary completion.

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

Registered
Jan 14, 2022
First posted
Feb 9, 2022
StartActual
Jan 18, 2022
Primary completionActual
Aug 24, 2022
CompletionActual
Aug 24, 2022
Results first posted
Jan 29, 2026
Last update
Jan 29, 2026
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 Jan 29, 2026, 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
NCT05232175
Lead sponsor
Alteogen, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 9, 2022
Start date
Jan 18, 2022
Primary completion
Aug 24, 2022
Completion
Aug 24, 2022
Results posted
Jan 29, 2026
Last update
Jan 29, 2026

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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