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CompletedNCT05298787Updated Mar 28, 2022

A Phase 1 SAD/MAD Study of RLS-0071 in Healthy Volunteers in Support of a COVID-19 Development Program

A Phase 1 interventional study of RLS-0071 and Saline Placebo in Healthy Volunteer, sponsored by ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-03-28.

Sponsored by ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Aug 2021, 5 years 2 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
  • Registered 1 year 2 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2021, registered Mar 2022).
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
56
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase 1, single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, adaptive-design study to assess the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of single- and multiple-ascending doses of RLS-0071 in healthy adult subjects.

Read the detailed description

The present study is a single-ascending dose (SAD) and multiple-ascending dose (MAD) evaluation of RLS-0071 in healthy volunteers. This study is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of RLS-0071 administered by the intravenous (IV) route to healthy subjects as single- and multiple-ascending doses. Importantly, a SAD/MAD study in healthy subjects is critical to generate robust pharmacokinetic (PK) data using intensified PK sample collection, not feasible in a patient study.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Volunteer
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In context

Lead sponsor

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; 2 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 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 18 to 60 years, inclusive, at the time of Screening.
  2. A female study subject must meet one of the following criteria: If of - agrees to use one of the accepted regimens from at least 30 days prior to the first administration of the study intervention, during the study, and for at least 30 days after the last dose of the study intervention.

    a. An acceptable method of contraception includes one of the following: i. Abstinence from heterosexual intercourse ii. Hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills, injectable/implant/insertable hormonal birth control products, transdermal patch) iii. Intrauterine device (with or without hormones) -OR- b. Agrees to use a double barrier method (eg, condom and spermicide) during the study and for at least 30 days after the last dose of the study intervention Female subjects who are not of childbearing potential are exempt from contraceptive requirements. To be considered of nonchildbearing potential female subjects must meet the following requirements: Must be surgically sterile (documented hysterectomy, tubal ligation, or bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at least 3 months prior to Day 1) or (defined as 12 months from the time of last spontaneous menses). If necessary, a follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level > 35 IU/L at Screening will be considered confirmatory in the absence of a clear postmenopausal history.

  3. A male study subject who engages in sexual activity that has the risk of pregnancy must agree to use a double barrier method (eg, condom and spermicide) and agree to not donate sperm during the study and for at least 90 days after the last dose of the study intervention.
  4. Medically healthy on the basis of medical history, physical examination, and clinical laboratory testing in the opinion of the Investigator or designee.
  5. Nonsmokers and nonusers of nicotine-containing products, including e-cigarettes, for at least 6 continuous months before the first dose of study intervention and for the duration of the study, to be confirmed by cotinine testing at Screening.
  6. Negative drug/alcohol testing at Screening and Check-in (Day -1).
  7. Vital signs (after semirecumbent for at least 5 minutes) that are within the following ranges at Screening and Check-in (Day -1):

    1. Systolic blood pressure (BP), 90 to 140 mmHg, inclusive
    2. Diastolic BP, 50 to 90 mmHg, inclusive
    3. Heart rate (HR), > 45 to ≤ 100 bpm
  8. Weight ≤ 90 kg and (BMI) ≥ 18 and ≤ 30 kg/m2 at Screening.
  9. Normal renal function, defined as estimated (CrCl) > 90 mL/min (calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease [] formula) at Screening; an Investigator can determine based on clinical judgment whether a lower clearance rate can be accepted based on the muscle composition of the subject.
  10. Willing and able to provide voluntary, written to participate in the study.
  11. Able to communicate well with the Investigator and/or study site personnel and to comply with the requirements of the entire study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Use of any prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications, herbal products (eg, St John's Wort, milk thistle), or supplements/vitamins within 14 days before dosing with study intervention and for the duration of the study, with the exception of those approved by the Investigator and Sponsor (eg, oral , hormone replacement therapy).
  2. Receipt of any agent or treatment within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to Screening.
  3. Receipt of any protein- or antibody-based therapeutic agents (eg, growth hormones or monoclonal antibodies) within 3 months before dosing with study intervention.

    Note: Influenza and COVID-19 vaccine will be allowed if all doses in the regimen have been administered more than 21 days before dosing with study intervention.

  4. History of any major surgery within 6 months before dosing with study intervention.
  5. History of hepatic disease, or current liver function test results, defined as (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), total and fractionated bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase (AP) > 1.5 × (ULN) at Screening.

    Note: Isolated bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN is acceptable if bilirubin is fractionated and direct bilirubin is \< 35%.

  6. History of any clinically relevant or chronic psychiatric, renal, hepatic, pancreatic, cardiovascular, neurological, hematological, or gastrointestinal abnormality (eg, inflammatory bowel disease).
  7. History of severe allergic/anaphylactic reaction.
  8. Diagnosis or positive Screening test for antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) antibodies (anti-dsDNA), anti-ribonucleoprotein antibodies (anti-RNP), anti-Sjögren's syndrome type A antibodies (anti-Ro/SSA), anti-Sjögren's syndrome type B antibodies (anti-La/SSB), anti-Smith antibodies (anti-SM), and anti-phospholipid antibodies.
  9. Subjects with a history of disease, glomerulonephritis, or vasculitis.
  10. Known history of allergy to any component of study intervention including polyethylene glycol (PEG).
  11. History of any active infection within 14 days dosing with study intervention, if deemed clinically significant by the Investigator and Sponsor.
  12. Any acute illness within 30 days before dosing with study intervention.
  13. History of warfarin use or (INR) ≥ 1.5.
  14. Has a history (within 2 years before the first dose of study intervention) of moderate or severe use disorder for any substance other than caffeine (based on the , 5th Edition [DSM-5] criteria).
  15. Diagnosis of or positive Screening result for surface antigen (HBsAg), virus antibody (HCVAb), or (HIV)-1 or HIV-2.
  16. Positive COVID-19 test or any prior COVID-19 diagnosis.
  17. Existence of any surgical or medical condition that, in the judgment of the Investigator, might interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of RLS-0071.
  18. Presence of clinically significant (ECG) finding (confirmed upon repeat testing) that, in the opinion of the Investigator and/or Sponsor, may interfere with any aspect of study conduct or interpretation of results, as follows:

    1. > 450 msec for males and > 470 msec for females or low, or flat T-waves making measurement of the interval unreliable at Screening or check-in (Day -1)
    2. Other ECG abnormalities considered clinically relevant in the judgment of the Investigator
  19. Concurrent conditions that could interfere with safety and/or tolerability measurements, as determined by the Investigator or a designee.
  20. Pregnant and/or lactating.
  21. Blood donation (excluding plasma donation) of approximately 500 mL within 56 days prior to Screening.
  22. Plasma donation within 7 days of Screening.
  23. Inability to tolerate IV administration.
  24. Poor venous access, as determined by the Investigator or a designee.
  25. Unable or unwilling to cooperate with the site staff for any reason.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(20)

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

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.

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.

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.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

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.

INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)

Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.

Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.

DSM diagnostic criteria

The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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
56 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SAD - 2mg/kg or placebo IV infusion

    Single IV infusion

    Drug: RLS-0071 · Drug: Saline Placebo

  • Experimental
    SAD - 10mg/kg or placebo IV infusion

    Single IV infusion

    Drug: RLS-0071 · Drug: Saline Placebo

  • Experimental
    SAD - 40mg/kg or placebo IV infusion

    Single IV infusion

    Drug: RLS-0071 · Drug: Saline Placebo

  • Experimental
    MAD - 2mg/kg or placebo IV infusion

    IV infusion given every 8 hours over 3 days for a total of 9 doses

    Drug: RLS-0071 · Drug: Saline Placebo

  • Experimental
    MAD - 10mg/kg or placebo IV infusion

    IV infusion given every 8 hours over 3 days for a total of 9 doses

    Drug: RLS-0071 · Drug: Saline Placebo

  • Experimental
    SAD - 120mg/kg or placebo IV infusion

    Single IV infusion

    Drug: RLS-0071 · Drug: Saline Placebo

  • Experimental
    MAD - 40mg/kg or placebo IV infusion

    IV infusion given every 8 hours over 3 days for a total of 9 doses

    Drug: RLS-0071 · Drug: Saline Placebo

Interventions

  • RLS-0071 is administered as an IV infusion

  • DrugSaline Placebo

    Placebo is administered as an IV infusion

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of adverse events

    Safety and tolerability will be assessed throughout the study by monitoring and evaluating TEAEs, including any complications resulting from the IV infusion. All AEs will be collected from the start of study intervention administration through Day 30 or Early Termination (ET). Adverse event grading will be defined by the CTCAE (latest version).

    Time frame: From initiation of study treatment (Day 1) through follow-up period (Day 30)

  2. Incidence of abnormal laboratory test results

    Time frame: From initiation of study treatment (Day 1) through follow-up period (Day 30)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Plasma maximum measured drug concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: 0 - 1 week

  2. Time of maximum concentration (Tmax)

    Time frame: 0 - 1 week

  3. Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC)

    Time frame: 0 - 1 week

  4. Terminal elimination half-life (T 1/2)

    Time frame: 0 - 1 week

  5. Pharmacodynamic parameter - mCH50 assay

    mCH50 assay for detection of inhibition of classical complement pathway activation

    Time frame: 0 - 1 week

  6. Pharmacodynamic parameter - C1q levels

    Time frame: 0 - 1 week

Other outcomes

  1. Exploratory Biomarker - Membrane-attack complex assay (sC5b-9)

    Time frame: 0 - 1 week

  2. Immunogenicity characteristics - presence of anti-RLS-0071 antibody (ADA)

    Time frame: From initiation of study treatment (Day 1) through follow-up period (Day 30)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Altasciences
    Montreal, Quebec H3P 3P1, Canada
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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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jan 2021 to primary completion in Aug 2021, 7 months.

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

Registered
Mar 15, 2022
First posted
Mar 28, 2022
StartActual
Jan 13, 2021
Primary completionActual
Aug 16, 2021
CompletionActual
Aug 16, 2021
Last update
Mar 28, 2022
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 Mar 28, 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
NCT05298787
Lead sponsor
ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 28, 2022
Start date
Jan 13, 2021
Primary completion
Aug 16, 2021
Completion
Aug 16, 2021
Last update
Mar 28, 2022

Study contacts

Kenji Cunnion, MD
study director · Chief Medical Officer, ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc.

Oversight

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