Status:

COMPLETED

Phase I Trial of an Investigational Small Pox Medication

Lead Sponsor:

SIGA Technologies

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Orthopoxviral Disease

Smallpox

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetic parameters and safety of a single dose of ST-246 400mg Form I versus ST-246 400mg Form V capsules in fed normal healthy volunteers.

Detailed Description

This was a Phase I, double-blind, cross-over, single-dose study of the orally administered anti-orthopoxvirus compound, ST-246, to 12 healthy, fed volunteers between the ages of 18 and 50 years. Subje...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 to 50 years
  • Available for clinical follow-up duration of study.
  • Able/willing to give written consent.
  • Good general health; no clinically significant medical history.
  • Refrain from taking any medications from screening through 72 hours after last dose.
  • Adequate venous access.
  • PE and lab results without clinically significant findings within 28 days prior to receipt of drug.
  • Meet Lab Criteria within 28 days prior to receipt of drug.
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Non smokers
  • No alcohol or caffeine
  • Participant or partner has undergone surgical sterilization, or the participant agrees either to be abstinent or use two non-hormonal methods of contraception for duration of the study

Exclusion

  • Marked baseline prolongation of QT/corrected QT interval (QTc) interval (
  • History of additional risk factors for Torsade de Pointes
  • Clinically significant abnormal ECG
  • Personal history of cardiac disease, symptomatic or asymptomatic arrhythmias, syncopal episodes, or prolongation of the PR interval
  • Family history of Sudden Cardiac Death not clearly due to acute myocardial infarction.
  • History of any clinically significant conditions including:
  • Asthma
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • History of thyroidectomy or thyroid disease
  • Serious angioedema episodes
  • Head trauma resulting in a diagnosis of TBI other than concussion
  • Seizure or history of seizure
  • Bleeding disorder diagnosed by a doctor or significant bruising or bleeding difficulties with intramuscular injections or blood draws
  • Malignancy
  • Family history of idiopathic seizures
  • History or presence of neutropenia or other blood dyscrasia
  • Known Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C infection
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome illness.
  • Current or recent history of a clinically significant bacterial, fungal, or mycobacterial infection.
  • Known clinically significant chronic viral infection (or current clinically significant viral infection
  • History of frequent or severe headaches or migraines
  • Known chronic bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, parasitic, or protozoal infection
  • Woman who is pregnant or is breast-feeding or planning to become pregnant
  • On any concomitant medications
  • History of drug allergy that, in the opinion of the PI, contraindicates participation in the trial.
  • Inability to swallow medication
  • Body Mass Index above 35 or below 18,
  • Current drug abuse or alcohol abuse.
  • Inability to refrain from physical exercise for a period of 24 hr before and after a PK day or refrain from consuming xanthines, grapefruit or grapefruit juice
  • Clinically significant lactose intolerance
  • Received experimental drug within 30 days
  • Vaccination within 30 days
  • Total of more than 350 milliliters (mL) of blood drawn in 2 months
  • Treatment with any immunosuppressant or immunomodulatory medication in 3 months
  • Any condition occupational reason or other responsibility that, in the judgment of the PI, would jeopardize the safety or rights of a subject participating in the trial or would render the subject unable to comply with the protocol
  • History or diagnosis that would affect absorption of study medication

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00728689

Start Date

August 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2008

Last Update

June 29 2015

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Orlando Clinical Research Center

Orlando, Florida, United States, 32809