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A Phase I Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetic and Safety of Ammoxetine Hydrochloride Enteric-Coated Tablets in Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment, Moderate Hepatic Impairment, and Normal Liver Function

A Phase 1 interventional study of ammoxetine hydrochloride enteric-coated tablets in Healthy Participants, Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment and Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment, sponsored by CSPC ZhongQi Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-10.

Sponsored by CSPC ZhongQi Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. (part of CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2026, registered Jul 2026).
  • Started Mar 2026; still recruiting 7 months later.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Use these resources to provide understandable information about this study to patients, families, and health care providers:This study is a multi-center, non-randomized, open-label, parallel-group, multiple-dose Phase I clinical trial evaluating the pharmacokinetic characteristics of ammoxetine hydrochloride enteric-coated tablets in participants with mild hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class A), moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class B), and participants with normal liver function who are matched for age, weight, and gender. Participants in all groups receive 20 mg of ammoxetine hydrochloride enteric-coated tablets daily at 1 hour after meals, from day 1 to day 6. Blood samples for pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis, and safety parameters are collected before and after dosing according to the trial protocol.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Participants
  • Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment
  • Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment
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In context

Lead sponsor

CSPC ZhongQi Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 167 studies on the registry; 47 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria for participants with abnormal liver function (all 7 criteria must be met):

  1. Adults aged 18 \~ 75 years (inclusive), regardless of gender
  2. Body weight ≥ 45.0 kg (female) or ≥ 50.0 kg (male), (BMI) in the range of 19 \~ 32 kg/m2 (inclusive);
  3. Participants whose medical history, vital signs, physical examination, laboratory tests (hematology, blood biochemistry, urinalysis, coagulation function, infectious disease screening, and other relevant tests), Chest X-ray, abdominal color Doppler ultrasound, electroencephalogram (EEG), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), plasma ammonia, abnormal prothrombin, and other examination must be deemed suitable for participation in this study by the investigator;
  4. Participants and their partners must use effective (e.g., condoms, inert intrauterine devices, etc.) from 2 weeks prior to screening until 6 months after the end of the study, unless they have already undergone permanent sterilization procedures, such as bilateral tubal ligation or vasectomy; furthermore, they must not donate sperm or eggs.
  5. Participants must have not taken any medications within 2 weeks prior to screening, or must have been on a stable medication regimen for at least 4 weeks for the treatment of liver impairment and/or other comorbidities;
  6. Participants who have mild or moderate hepatic impairment according to the classification, resulting from chronic hepatic insufficiency or cirrhosis caused by a history of primary liver disease (e.g., viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis, etc.), with the investigator determining that the patients liver function would remain stable for ≥1 month based on clinical presentation;
  7. Participants who voluntarily sign the form and agree to cooperate in completing the trial according to the protocol.

Inclusion criteria for participants with normal liver function (all 6 criteria must be met):

  1. Adults aged 18 \~ 75 years (inclusive), regardless of gender(matched for age and gender with the hepatic impairment group);
  2. Body weight ≥ 45.0 kg (female) or ≥ 50.0 kg (male), body mass index (BMI) in the range of 19 \~ 32 kg/m2 (inclusive);
  3. Participants whose medical history, vital signs, physical examination, laboratory tests (hematology, blood biochemistry, urinalysis, coagulation function, infectious disease screening, and other relevant tests), Chest X-ray, abdominal color Doppler ultrasound, and other examination must be deemed suitable for participation in this study by the investigator;
  4. Participants and their partners must use effective contraception (e.g., condoms, inert intrauterine devices, etc.) from 2 weeks prior to screening until 6 months after the end of the study, unless they have already undergone permanent sterilization procedures, such as bilateral tubal ligation or vasectomy; furthermore, they must not donate sperm or eggs.
  5. Participants must have not taken any medications within 2 weeks prior to screening, or must have been on a stable medication regimen for at least 4 weeks for the treatment of other comorbidities;
  6. Participants who voluntarily sign the informed consent form and agree to cooperate in completing the trial according to the protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from this trial:

  1. Individuals with a history of allergies (allergic to two or more drugs, foods, or pollens);
  2. Individuals with major psychiatric disorders, renal disease, neurological disorders, or other systemic diseases that the investigator deems may affect trial results;
  3. Individuals with orthostatic hypotension (a decrease in systolic blood pressure of 20 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of 10 mmHg upon standing compared to the supine position);
  4. Participants with a 12-lead >470 ms, or those with abnormal ECG findings that the study physician determines may influence the study results, or those with a history of severe arrhythmias, arrhythmia-related syncope, use of a cardiac pacemaker, or other cardiac-related conditions. Conditions include but are not limited to: heart failure; non-sustained or sustained ventricular tachycardia; sick sinus syndrome; or a family history of sudden death;
  5. Smokers or heavy drinkers within 4 weeks prior to screening (consuming 14 units of alcohol per week: 1 unit = 285 mL of beer, 25 mL of spirits, or 150 mL of wine; smoking ≥5 cigarettes per day) or those with a history of substance or drug abuse within the past year;
  6. Individuals with a history of dysphagia or any gastrointestinal disease affecting drug absorption;
  7. Participants with CYP2D6 poor metabolizer;
  8. Individuals with a positive breathalyzer test for alcohol or a positive urine test for drug abuse during the screening period;
  9. Individuals who have donated or lost more than 200 mL of blood within 8 weeks prior to screening;
  10. Participants who have participated in other drug clinical trials within 3 months prior to screening (as determined by the date of administration);
  11. Individuals who habitually consumed excessive amounts of caffeinated beverages or foods within 4 weeks prior to screening. Examples include coffee, tea, chocolate, cola, and Red Bull (daily caffeine intake should not exceed 6 units).1 caffeine unit = 1 cup of coffee (177.4 mL) = 2 cans of cola (354.9 mL) = 1 cup of tea (354.9 mL) = 1/2 cup of energy drink = 85 g of chocolate;
  12. Participants who used strong or moderate inhibitors of liver enzymes (CYP2D6) within 4 weeks prior to screening;
  13. Individuals who have consumed dragon fruit, mango, pomelo, grapefruit, lime, star fruit, pomegranate, or foods or beverages prepared from these fruits within 7 days prior to screening;
  14. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or female participants who test positive for pregnancy during the screening period;
  15. Individuals with estimated (eGFR) \< 75 mL/min/1.73 m²calculated using the 2021 CKD-EPI formula based on serum creatinine levels during the screening period;
  16. Participants with uncontrolled bacterial, viral, parasitic, or fungal infections requiring treatment at screening (excluding ), or a history of severe active infection within 1 month prior to screening;
  17. Participants deemed by the investigator to be unsuitable for this clinical trial for other reasons.

    Additional exclusion criteria for participants with hepatic impairment (exclusion if any one criterion is met):

  18. Participants with abnormalities in infectious disease screening as determined by the investigator (e.g., patients with active viral hepatitis such as hepatitis B or C) ;
  19. Participants who have received albumin within 14 days prior to screening;
  20. Participants with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) > 40 ng/mL; or (Hb) ≤ 70 g/L; or (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≥ 5 times the (ULN); or total ≥ 5 times the ULN; or count ≤ 30 × 109/L;
  21. Patients with drug-induced liver injury; within 2 years of liver cancer surgery; history of liver transplantation; acute liver dysfunction due to any cause; patients with diseases affecting bile excretion, such as biliary cirrhosis, biliary obstruction, or cholestatic liver disease; patients with a history of portal-systemic shunt surgery, including transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS);
  22. Patients with a history of any serious disease other than the primary liver disease itself, or a medical history and/or clinically significant abnormal laboratory findings that the investigator believes may affect the trial results, including but not limited to a history of diseases of the circulatory, endocrine, nervous, digestive, or urinary systems, or of hematological, immunological, psychiatric, or metabolic disorders;
  23. Participants with severe complications of cirrhosis who also have any of the following conditions: active bleeding from ruptured esophageal or fundic varices; severe or advanced ascites or pleural effusion requiring paracentesis, drainage, and albumin supplementation; participants with hepatorenal syndrome; overt hepatic encephalopathy; liver failure; or other conditions deemed by the investigator to render the participant unsuitable for the study;

    Additional exclusion criteria for participants with normal liver function (exclusion if any one criterion is met):

  24. Participants with a history of liver dysfunction, or physical examination and laboratory tests at screening indicating the presence or possible presence of liver dysfunction;
  25. Participants who have a positive result for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or any virus antibody test.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(16)

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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.

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.

Child-Pugh class

A score of how well the liver works in people with liver disease such as cirrhosis: class A is mild, B moderate and C severe.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

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.

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.

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.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

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.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
24 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Mild hepatic impairment Group

    Drug: ammoxetine hydrochloride enteric-coated tablets

  • Experimental
    Moderate hepatic impairment Group

    Drug: ammoxetine hydrochloride enteric-coated tablets

  • Experimental
    Normal hepatic function Group

    Drug: ammoxetine hydrochloride enteric-coated tablets

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Area under the concentration vs. time curve for one dosing interval at steady-state (AUCtau,ss)

    Time frame: Within 120 hours after the last dose

  2. Maximum concentration observed during dosing interval at steady-state (Cmax,ss)

    Time frame: Within 120 hours after the last dose

Secondary outcomes

  1. The incidence of adverse events (AEs)

    Time frame: Up to 120 hours after the last dose

  2. Minimum concentration observed during dosing interval at steady-state (Cmin,ss)

    Time frame: Up to 120 hours after the last dose

  3. Half-Life (t1/2)

    Time frame: Up to 120 hours after the last dose

  4. Mean concentration observed during dosing interval at steady-state (Cav,ss)

    Time frame: Up to 120 hours after the last dose

  5. Plasma Maximum concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: Within 24 hours after the first dose

  6. Area under the concentration-time curve up to the last sampling point(AUClast)

    Time frame: Within 24 hours after the first dose

  7. Accumulation index of AUC(RAUC)

    Time frame: Within 24 hours after the first dose

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 10, 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
NCT07694843
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 10, 2026
Start date
Mar 30, 2026
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 30, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 10, 2026

Study contacts

Clinical Trials Information Group officer
Contact
ctr-contact@cspc.cn
031169085587

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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