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CompletedNCT05518734Updated Mar 30, 2023

A Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study of VX-708 in Healthy Participants

A Phase 1 interventional study of VX-708 and Itraconazole in Pain, sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-03-30.

Sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Mar 2023, 3 years 7 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
64
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of multiple ascending doses of VX-708 in healthy participants

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This clinical trial information was submitted voluntarily under the applicable law and, therefore, certain submission deadlines may not apply. (That is, clinical trial information for this applicable clinical trial was submitted under section 402(j)(4)(A) of the Public Health Service Act and 42 CFR 11.60 and is not subject to the deadlines established by sections 402(j)(2) and (3) of the Public Health Service Act or 42 CFR 11.24 and 11.44.).

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Conditions studied

  • Pain
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In context

Lead sponsor

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is the lead sponsor of 243 studies on the registry; 19 are open to participants now.

Of its 102 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 49 (48%) have results posted.

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:

  • Male and female of non-childbearing potential are eligible
  • Body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 32.0 kilograms per meter square (kg/m\^2)
  • A total body weight greater than (>) 50 kg

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of febrile illness or other acute illness within 14 days before the first dose of study drug
  • History of cardiac dysrhythmias
  • Part A Cohorts with Midazolam DDI Evaluation (Cohort A4) Only

    • Hypersensitivity to midazolam or benzodiazepines
  • Part A Cohorts with CSF Sampling (Cohorts A2 and A3) Only

    • Hypersensitivity to local anesthetic for lumbar puncture
    • History of conditions leading to increased intracranial pressure (e.g., brain tumor, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, venous sinus thrombosis)
  • Part B Only

    • Hypersensitivity to itraconazole

Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may 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
    Part A: VX-708 (Cohort A1-A3)

    Participants will receive multiple doses of one of different dose levels of VX-708 under fasting condition.

    Drug: VX-708

  • Placebo comparator
    Part A: Placebo

    Participants will receive placebo matched to VX-708.

    Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Part A: Midazolam With or Without VX-708 (Cohort A4)

    Participants will receive a single dose of Midazolam with or without VX-708 under fasting condition.

    Drug: VX-708 · Drug: Midazolam

  • Experimental
    Part B: VX-708 With Itraconazole

    Participants will receive a single dose of VX-708 in treatment period 1, followed by itraconazole, which will be dosed daily with a single dose of VX-708 administered in treatment period 2 under fasting conditions. A washout period of 6 days will be maintained between the 2 treatment periods.

    Drug: VX-708 · Drug: Itraconazole

Interventions

  • DrugVX-708

    Solution for intravenous (IV) administration.

  • DrugItraconazole

    Solution for oral administration.

  • DrugMidazolam

    Solution for oral administration.

  • DrugPlacebo

    Placebo matched to VX-708 for IV administration.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Part A: Safety and Tolerability as Assessed by Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 30

  2. Part A: Safety and Tolerability as Assessed by Number of Participants With Clinically Meaningful Findings in Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Responses

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 30

  3. Part A: Continuous Pulse Oximetry Monitoring as assessed by oxygen saturation for Cohort A4

    Time frame: Pre-dose up to 6 hours Post-dose

  4. Part A: Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Visual Infusion Phlebitis (VIP) Score Monitoring

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 30

  5. Part B: Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve from the Time of Dosing Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of VX-708 in the Absence or Presence of Itraconazole

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 16

Secondary outcomes

  1. Part A: Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve from the Time of Dosing Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of VX-708

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 14

  2. Part A: Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve from the Time of Dosing Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of Midazolam and 1-hydroxy-midazolam in the Absence or Presence of VX-708 (Cohort A4)

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 14

  3. Part B: Safety and Tolerability as Assessed by Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 32

  4. Part B: Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Visual Infusion Phlebitis (VIP) Score

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 30

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Study locations

1 site
  • Celerion - Tempe
    Tempe, Arizona 85283, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Details on Vertex data sharing criteria and process for requesting access can be found at: https://www.vrtx.com/independent-research/clinical-trial-data-sharing

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 Mar 30, 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
NCT05518734
Lead sponsor
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 29, 2022
Start date
Sep 17, 2022
Primary completion
Mar 7, 2023
Completion
Mar 7, 2023
Last update
Mar 30, 2023

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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