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Active, not recruitingNCT06944379Updated Sep 26, 2025

ORKA-002-211 A Phase I Study to Evaluate ORKA-002 in Healthy Volunteers Following A Single Dose

A Phase 1 interventional study of ORKA-002 and Placebo in Healthy Volunteers, sponsored by Oruka Therapeutics, Inc.. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in New Zealand. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-26.

Sponsored by Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase 1, first-in-human study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of ORKA-002 in healthy participants.

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This is a single center, Phase 1, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, first-in-human (FIH), single ascending dose study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) of ORKA-002 in healthy volunteers. The study will enroll approximately 24 healthy volunteers. The ORKA-002 dose will be administered by a subcutaneous injection.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Volunteers

Keywords

  • ORKA-002
  • Phase 1
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In context

Lead sponsor

Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; 3 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 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Healthy male or female participants
  2. 18 to 65 years (inclusive) with a body mass index (BMI) 18 to 32 kg/m2 at Screening
  3. Willing and able to remain at the study site unit for the duration of the confinement period and return for the outpatient visit(s)/s defined in the protocol
  4. Using two methods of contraception (one being highly effective) from admission through the end of the study

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any clinically significant medical condition or finding that, in the Investigator's opinion, is likely to unfavorably alter the risk of study participation, confound study results, or interfere with the study conduct or compliance.
  2. Known history of illicit drug use or drug abuse or harmful alcohol use
  3. Known history of frequent tobacco or vaping use within 2 years prior to screening
  4. Unwilling to abstain from regular, continuous alcohol use or tobacco use as per protocol
  5. History of severe allergic reactions or hypersensitivity
  6. Actively nursing, lactating, pregnant, or plans to be pregnant
  7. Use of any investigational drug therapy within 30 days prior to enrollment
  8. Unable to comply with study requirements or in the opinion of the Investigator should not participate in this study
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
24 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ORKA-002

    Subcutaneous (SC) injection of ORKA-002

    Drug: ORKA-002

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Subcutaneous (SC) injection of placebo comparator

    Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugORKA-002

    ORKA-002 is supplied as sterile solution to be administered by SC injection

  • OtherPlacebo

    Placebo solution to be administered at a matching volume by SC injection

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events

    Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events and clinically significant changes from baseline in vital signs, electrocardiograms, and clinical laboratory parameters

    Time frame: Day 1 through 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Maximum observed serum concentration of ORKA-002

    Cmax of ORKA-002

    Time frame: Day 1 through 1 year

  2. Time to Cmax (Tmax) of ORKA-002

    Tmax of ORKA-002

    Time frame: Day 1 through 1 year

  3. Area under the serum concentration-time curve (AUC) of ORKA-002

    Area under the curve from the time of dosing to infinity (AUC0-inf)

    Time frame: Day 1 through 1 year

  4. Terminal elimination half-life (T1/2)

    T1/2 of ORKA-002

    Time frame: Day 1 through 1 year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Oruka Therapeutics Investigative Site
    Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 26, 2025, 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
NCT06944379
Lead sponsor
Oruka Therapeutics, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 25, 2025
Start date
May 19, 2025
Primary completion
Jan 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 26, 2025

Study contacts

Kyle Breitschwerdt
study director · Oruka Therapeutics, Inc.
Principal Investigator
principal investigator · Oruka Therapeutics Investigative Site

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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