A Phase 1 interventional study of Pritelivir and moxifloxacin placebo and Pritelivir placebo, moxifloxacin and moxifloxacin placebo in Healthy Subjects, sponsored by AiCuris Anti-infective Cures AG. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-14.
Sponsored by AiCuris Anti-infective Cures AG · Phase 1, Interventional, and Prevention
This Phase 1 clinical trial was a double-blind, single-center, randomized and placebo-controlled trial in which healthy male and female subjects received in 2 parallel-groups daily oral doses of pritelivir (Group 1) or matching placebo (Group 2). Within Group 2, a single oral administration of moxifloxacin (positive control) and corresponding matching placebo was administered in a 2-sequence crossover design (nested crossover).
Subjects were in-house from Day -2 to Day 20 and were randomized to one of the 2 parallel treatment groups (as part of the blind, both groups received the same number of tablets and capsules at the same timepoints, though some were verum and some were placebo depending on the randomized regimen). Group 1 received a therapeutic and a supra-therapeutic dose of pritelivir plus moxifloxacin placebo. Group 2 received pritelivir placebo as well as one dose of moxifloxacin and one dose of matching placebo in a 2-sequence crossover design (nested crossover). 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) triplicates were recorded from the bedside 12-lead ECG on the Days -1, 1, 2, 6, 16, and 17 and were analyzed afterwards in each group for these 6 days of documentation by a blinded reader.
It is of note that Holter ECG data was collected in parallel at Screening to exclude anyone with pre-existing cardiac abnormalities as well as on Days -1, 1, 2, 6, 16, and 17 as a back-up for the bedside 12-lead ECGs.
In Group 1, 32 male and female subjects (at least 12 subjects per sex) received a loading dose of 400 mg pritelivir on Day 1. Afterwards they received 100 mg pritelivir qd from Day 2 to 6 and 400 mg pritelivir qd from Day 7 to 16. Furthermore, these subjects received matching moxifloxacin placebo on the Days 2 and 17.
In Group 2, 32 male and female subjects (at least 12 subjects per sex) receive the respective amounts of tablets of matching pritelivir placebo from Day 1 to Day 16 in Group 2 as verum tablets in Group 1. Furthermore, subjects in Group 2a (16 male and female subjects) received 400 mg moxifloxacin on Day 2 and matching moxifloxacin placebo on Day 17 and subjects in Group 2b (16 male and female subjects) received 400 mg moxifloxacin on Day 17 and matching moxifloxacin placebo on Day 2.
To maintain double-blinding the following measures were needed, and data evaluations generated for Group 1 and Group 2:
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Male subjects were not planning to father or to donate sperms for in vitro fertilization during the trial and for at least 3 months after dosing of trial medication. Adequate contraception (see below) had to be used during sexual intercourse with women of childbearing potential to make sure the fathering of a child was ruled out during the trial and during the 3 months after dosing of trial medication.
Women of childbearing potential had to perform adequate contraception. They should also not have donated ova during the trial and for at least 3 months after dosing of trial medication.
Adequate contraception was defined as a combination of a highly effective method of birth control and additional barrier contraception. Highly effective method of birth control was defined as follows: combined (estrogen and progesterone) oral contraceptives, combined hormonal vaginal rings, hormone implants, hormone injectables, or intrauterine device that needed to be in place for a period of at least 2 months prior to Screening and continue for at least 3 months after dosing of trial medication. Additional barrier contraception (the following methods were allowed: condom of the male, diaphragm with spermicide, cervical cap with spermicide) had to be used for the duration of the trial, defined as from the time of Screening to the End of Trial examination, and for at least 3 months after dosing of trial medication. A single barrier method alone or abstinence alone was not acceptable. Homosexual female subjects who refrained from heterosexual intercourse for at least 3 months prior to Screening could be included without a contraceptive method if they agree to further refrain from heterosexual intercourse until the End of Trial examination, and for at least 3 months after dosing of trial medication.
Women of non-childbearing potential could be included if surgically sterile (documented complete hysterectomy, supracervical hysterectomy or bi-tubal ligations; partial hysterectomy was not sufficient) or if postmenopausal (who have a history of no menses of at least 24 months at screening and postmenopausal status was confirmed by follicle stimulating hormone [FSH] test at screening).
Exclusion Criteria:
Has vital signs consistently outside of normal range at screening or Day -1. Acceptable normal range was as follows:
supine blood pressure (after at least five minutes of supine rest):
Clinically relevant abnormalities in serum chemistry, haematology and coagulation parameters, urinalysis. Specifically:
Subject had received or is planning to receive a COVID-19 vaccination within 4 weeks before first dose administration, or within one week after trial completion. Subject also had to comply with the latest COVID-19 safety measures/testing applicable at the site at that time, for entry into the unit and during in-house stays.
Note: COVID-19 tests were carried out at regular intervals, prior to entry in the unit and throughout the residential period as per the latest Richmond Pharmacology COVID-19 Infection Control Guidelines and pre-entry algorithms.
Subjects (32 male and female subjects) received 400 mg pritelivir on Day 1, 100 mg pritelivir from Day 2 to 6 and 400 mg pritelivir from Day 7 to 16. Furthermore, these subjects received moxifloxacin matching placebo on the Days 2 and 17.
Drug: Pritelivir and moxifloxacin placebo
Subjects (16 male and female subjects) received the respective amounts of tablets of matching pritelivir matching placebo on Day 1 to Day 16 in Group 2a as verum tablets in Group1. Furthermore, these subjects received 400 mg moxifloxacin on Day 2 and moxifloxacin matching placebo on Day 17.
Drug: Pritelivir placebo, moxifloxacin and moxifloxacin placebo
Subjects (16 male and female subjects) received the respective amounts of tablets of matching pritelivir matching placebo on Day 1 to Day 16 in Group 2b as verum tablets in Group1. Furthermore, these subjects received moxifloxacin matching placebo on Day 2 and 400 mg moxifloxacin on Day 17.
Drug: Pritelivir placebo, moxifloxacin placebo and moxifloxacin
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Effects of Pritelivir on the QTcF Interval (QTc Using Fridericia Correction Method) in Comparison With Placebo in Male and Female Subjects.
Mean QTcF values using the Frederica correction method derived from 12-lead ECGs were used to define the effects of pritelivir in comparison with placebo in male and female subjects.
Time frame: Day -2 to Day 20
| Milestone | Group 1 | Group 2a | Group 2b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Completed | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Not completed | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mean QTcF values using the Frederica correction method derived from 12-lead ECGs were used to define the effects of pritelivir in comparison with placebo in male and female subjects.
| ms | Group 1 | Group 2a | Group 2b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1, -1 hour | 402.66 ± 15.198 | 405.23 ± 17.208 | 401.94 ± 16.989 |
| Day 1, -40 minutes | 404.55 ± 15.043 | 408.19 ± 17.040 | 404.21 ± 17.782 |
| Day 1, -20 minutes | 405.66 ± 15.781 | 409.10 ± 15.934 | 405.19 ± 19.805 |
| Day 1, 15 minutes | 405.86 ± 15.653 | 407.06 ± 14.679 | 406.23 ± 16.081 |
| Day 1, 30 minutes | 400.94 ± 14.466 | 403.96 ± 15.311 | 398.56 ± 17.347 |
| Day 1, 45 minutes | 401.82 ± 13.891 | 405.48 ± 17.832 | 402.13 ± 17.295 |
| Day 1, 1 hr | 403.99 ± 15.280 | 405.69 ± 17.724 | 403.27 ± 20.122 |
| Day 1, 2 hr | 403.34 ± 13.638 | 406.42 ± 16.724 | 404.06 ± 19.436 |
| Day 1, 3 hr | 404.70 ± 15.006 | 409.08 ± 17.105 | 403.60 ± 18.037 |
| Day 1, 4 hr | 405.84 ± 14.719 | 407.63 ± 16.228 | 403.75 ± 19,248 |
| Day 1, 5 hr | 398.16 ± 13.577 | 401.54 ± 16.387 | 401.29 ± 15.948 |
| Day 1, 6 hr | 396.48 ± 13.705 | 397.56 ± 15.982 | 396.98 ± 16.573 |
| Day 1, 7 hr | 397.40 ± 13.037 | 398.69 ± 17,711 | 396.65 ± 16.517 |
| Day 1, 8 hr | 398.92 ± 14.727 | 401.81 ± 16.308 | 397.98 ± 17.455 |
| Day 1, 12 hr | 402.41 ± 11.990 | 402.63 ± 15.583 | 402.96 ± 17.687 |
| Day 6, -1 hr | 406.43 ± 14.456 | 404.94 ± 13.207 | 404.63 ± 20.971 |
| Day 6, -40 minutes | 405.40 ± 16.410 | 407.56 ± 16.518 | 406.60 ± 18.966 |
| Day 6, -20 minutes | 407.01 ± 16.483 | 405.33 ± 14.640 | 407.94 ± 16.662 |
| Day 6, 1 hr | 404.76 ± 15.722 | 406.04 ± 18.259 | 404.23 ± 20.257 |
| Day 6, 2 hr | 405.93 ± 15.895 | 404.54 ± 17.555 | 404.29 ± 19,128 |
| Day 6, 3 hr | 405.34 ± 17.242 | 404.81 ± 18.170 | 405.15 ± 18.768 |
| Day 6, 4 hr | 404.73 ± 16.959 | 406.44 ± 18.839 | 405.63 ± 22.097 |
| Day 6, 5 hr | 398.04 ± 13.348 | 396.40 ± 14.502 | 401.42 ± 14.800 |
| Day 6, 6 hr | 395.97 ± 14.423 | 396.48 ± 15.856 | 397.83 ± 18.350 |
| Day 6, 7 hr | 396.82 ± 14.461 | 396.10 ± 15.270 | 394.21 ± 18.831 |
| Day 6, 8 hr | 400.02 ± 13.161 | 397.63 ± 17.160 | 398.40 ± 16.213 |
| Day 6, 12 hr | 399.09 ± 12.784 | 396.92 ± 16.245 | 399.17 ± 17.726 |
| Day 16, -1 hr | 403.56 ± 15.159 | 405.54 ± 13.995 | 404.79 ± 15.734 |
| Day 16, -40 minutes | 404.81 ± 15.116 | 405.54 ± 17.129 | 405.52 ± 15.714 |
| Day 16, -20 minutes | 405.36 ± 13.483 | 408.75 ± 15.479 | 406.38 ± 14.649 |
| Day 16, 1 hr | 403.93 ± 14.543 | 404.71 ± 15.240 | 404.88 ± 15.248 |
| Day 16, 2 hr | 404.14 ± 14.856 | 407.85 ± 15.755 | 405.15 ± 18.643 |
| Day 16, 3 hr | 405.32 ± 15.513 | 405.52 ± 17.318 | 406.83 ± 16.953 |
| Day 16, 4 hr | 405.74 ± 15.966 | 406.85 ± 17.257 | 405.38 ± 16.946 |
| Day 16, 5 hr | 398.14 ± 13.121 | 399.71 ± 17.031 | 399.56 ± 14.704 |
| Day 16, 6 hr | 395.29 ± 12.566 | 397.60 ± 16.424 | 396.04 ± 16.262 |
| Day 16, 7 hr | 396.54 ± 13.894 | 395.44 ± 15.874 | 396.42 ± 17.022 |
| Day 16, 8 hr | 400.52 ± 16.196 | 399.52 ± 16.536 | 398.46 ± 15.975 |
| Day 16, 12 hr | 398.61 ± 13.372 | 399.00 ± 14.569 | 400.23 ± 15.474 |
Collected over 39 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | 0/32 (0%) | 0/32 (0%) | 20/32 (62.5%) |
| Group 2a | 0/16 (0%) | 0/16 (0%) | 10/16 (62.5%) |
| Group 2b | 0/16 (0%) | 0/16 (0%) | 10/16 (62.5%) |
| Event | Group 1 | Group 2a | Group 2b |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeadacheNervous system disorders | 2/32 | 4/16 | 2/16 |
| Dermatitis contactSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | 5/32 | 4/16 | 3/16 |
| ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders | 0/32 | 0/16 | 3/16 |
| Viral upper respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations | 5/32 | 0/16 | 1/16 |
| Gastrooesophageal reflux diseaseGastrointestinal disorders | 2/32 | 0/16 | 2/16 |
| NauseaGastrointestinal disorders | 3/32 | 2/16 | 0/16 |
| dizzinessCardiac disorders | 2/32 | 1/16 | 1/16 |
| GastroenteritisInfections and infestations | 0/32 | 1/16 | 0/16 |
| Upper respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations | 2/32 | 1/16 | 0/16 |
| LipomaNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) | 0/32 | 0/16 | 1/16 |
Safety Set
| Age, Continuous(years) | Group 1 | Group 2a | Group 2b | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 27.5 ± 4.74 | 27.3 ± 4.78 | 30.8 ± 6.23 | 28.2 ± 5.28 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Group 1 | Group 2a | Group 2b | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 12 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| Male | 20 | 8 | 9 | 37 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Group 1 | Group 2a | Group 2b | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 16 | 14 | 59 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants) | Group 1 | Group 2a | Group 2b | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| White | 20 | 12 | 11 | 43 |
| Other | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
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