Microdose Pharmacokinetic Study of PRX-P4-003 In Healthy Volunteers

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Healthy Volunteers

In brief

The goal of the present study is to confirm in humans the in-vivo bioconversion of a Prodrug (PRX-P4-003) to (-)-fencamfamine (FCF) the active moiety when orally administered as a single microdose. A second component of the study will evaluate effect of food on pharmacokinetics of PRX-P4-003.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04638803

Run by

Praxis Bioresearch, LLC

People needed

6

Starts

2021-02-25

Expected to finish

2021-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2021-11-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male aged 18 to 45 years. Willing to fast for at least 8 hours overnight and 4 hours after study drug dose (Study A).
• BMI within 18 - 32 kg/m2, inclusive.
• Willing/able to provide signed Informed Consent Form \& HIPAA authorization for this study.
• Agreement to use a highly effective method of birth control with partners of childbearing potential during the study and for 1 month after study dosing such as, abstinence, barrier methods.
• Normal heart rate (50 to 100 bpm) and blood pressure (diastolic 60-85 mm Hg and systolic 90 to 130 mm Hg, inclusive) at Screening and Day 0.
• Nonsmoker or has not smoked within the past 6 months of Screening Visit 1 and throughout study participation. Use of recreational and/or medicinal marijuana are NOT permitted within 3 months prior to Screening and during the study. Marijuana use should not be initiated after Screening.
• Able to communicate well with the Investigator and to comply with the study procedures, requirements, restrictions, and directions of the clinic staff.

You may not qualify if…

• Main Criteria for Exclusion:
• Subjects who meet the following criteria are excluded from study participation
• History or presence of clinically significant respiratory, GI, renal, hepatic, hematological, neurological (including history of seizure), cardiovascular, psychiatric (including known addictive disorders), musculoskeletal, genitourinary, immunological, or dermatological disorders. The existence of any surgical or medical condition that, in the judgment of the clinical Investigator, might jeopardize the subject's safety, tolerability or interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of the study drug.
• Any history of suicide attempts or current suicidal ideation.
• Abnormal clinically significant laboratory, physical, or neurological findings during screening.
• Abnormal and clinically significant ECG (as determined by the Investigator or his/her designee) at Screening or Day -0. Abnormalities include, but are not limited to, QTc interval (average of three ECGs) greater than or equal to 450 msec based on 12 lead ECG at Screening or Day -1. Subjects with a history of congenitally prolonged QT interval.
• In the 14 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to dosing, the need for prescription medications.
• Use of acetaminophen greater than a single dose of 1000 mg up to 3 days prior to Day 1.
• Use of any investigational drug or medical device within 3 months prior to study admission.
• Known hypersensitivity to, or intolerance of, drugs with the same mechanism of action as PRX-P4-003 or (-)-fencamfamine.
• Donation or loss of greater than 500 mL of blood in the 8 weeks before dosing. or planned donation of blood at any time during trial participation.
• History of alcohol abuse (defined as regular or daily consumption of more than 4 alcoholic drinks per day) or drug addiction within the past 2 years, as determined by the Investigator. A positive urine drug, or positive alcohol urine (or breath) test at Screening or Day-1.
• Unwillingness to refrain from alcohol, or illicit or recreational drugs, within 24 hours prior to Day -1and during inpatient period.
• Seropositive for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, (tested during screening) or known HIV infection.
• The subject is unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol or scheduled appointments.
• The subject is unable to understand verbal or written English or any other language for which a certified translation of the approved informed consent is available.

Where it is running

• Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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