Status:

COMPLETED

Bioavailability of SC Formulation and Japanese Ethnobridging Study for PRA023

Lead Sponsor:

Prometheus Biosciences, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Altasciences Company Inc.

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This is a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dose study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of PRA023 in healthy Caucasian and Japanese adult volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects are required to meet the following criteria in order to be included in the study:
  • Japanese subjects must have both natural (not adopted) parents and four grandparents of Japanese origin.
  • Caucasian subjects must be of European or Latin American descent (i.e., White).
  • Male or female (of non-childbearing potential only) between minimum adult legal age (according to local laws for signing the informed consent document) and 55 years of age.
  • Females must be of non-childbearing potential and must have undergone one of the following sterilization procedures, and have official documentation, at least 6 months prior to the first dose:
  • hysteroscopic sterilization;
  • bilateral tubal ligation or bilateral salpingectomy;
  • hysterectomy;
  • bilateral oophorectomy, or;
  • be postmenopausal with amenorrhea for at least 1 year prior to the first dose and have FSH serum levels consistent with postmenopausal status as per Investigator judgment.
  • Male subjects must use reliable forms of contraception during sexual intercourse with female partners from screening to 30 days after the end of dosing.
  • Good general health as determined by medical history, and by results of physical examination, chest x-ray, vital signs, ECG, and clinical laboratory tests obtained within 28 days (4 weeks) prior to study drug administration.

Exclusion

  • Subjects with the following characteristics will be excluded from the study:
  • History or presence of any clinically significant organ system disease that could interfere with the objectives of the study or the safety of the subjects.
  • Blood pressure and heart rate are outside the ranges 90-140 mmHg systolic, 60-90mmHg diastolic, heart rate 60-100 beats/min.
  • 12-lead ECG with any abnormality judged by the Investigator to be clinically significant, QRS \>= 120 milliseconds (msec), or QTcF interval of \> 450 msec for men or \> 470msec for women.
  • Presence or history of any abnormality or illness, which in the opinion of the Investigator may affect absorption, distribution, metabolism or elimination of the study drug.
  • Any screening laboratory evaluation outside the laboratory reference range that is judged by the Investigator to be clinically significant.
  • History of or current active tuberculosis (TB) infection; history of latent TB that has not been fully treated or current latent TB infection as indicated by a positive QuantiFERON-TB test.
  • History of significant allergy to any medication as judged by the Investigator.
  • History of alcohol or drug abuse within the past 24 months.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 6 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

49 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05354349

Start Date

April 6 2022

End Date

August 31 2022

Last Update

January 16 2024

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Altasciences Clinical LA, Inc.

Cypress, California, United States, 90630