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Clinical Trials/NCT01614782
NCT01614782
Terminated
Phase 1

A Multiple Dose Clinical Trial to Study the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of MK-5823 in Healthy Overweight/Obese Subjects and Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC0 sites24 target enrollmentJune 2012

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
MK-5823
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Enrollment
24
Primary Endpoint
Number of participants who experienced at least one adverse event
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
10 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the multiple rising dose safety/tolerability and pharmacokinetics of MK-5823 in overweight/obese participants who are healthy and overweight/obese participants with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2012
End Date
October 2012
Last Updated
10 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female of non-childbearing potential
  • A Body Mass Index between 27 and 35 kg/m\^2 and weighs at least 50 kg
  • Judged to be in good health and for the T2DM Panels, good health other than the diagnosis of T2DM
  • For T2DM Panels only: has a diagnosis of T2DM and is being treated with lifestyle management (e.g. diet and exercise) alone or in combination with a stable dose of metformin
  • A nonsmoker and/or has not used nicotine or nicotine-containing products for at least approximately 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of stroke, chronic seizures or major neurological disorder
  • History of clinically significant gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hematological, hepatic, immunological, renal, respiratory, or genitourinary abnormalities or diseases.
  • History of clinically significant endocrine abnormalities or diseases (including type I or type II, or steroid-induced diabetes for healthy participant panel; and excluding T2DM for the T2DM Panels)
  • Irritable bowel syndrome, or recurrent nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain.
  • History of neoplastic disease
  • History of cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, macular degeneration, vitreous hemorrhage, glaucoma, ocular surgery, ocular trauma or blindness
  • Requires treatment with systemic or ocular corticosteroids
  • For T2DM Panels, a history of hypoglycemic unawareness
  • For T2DM Panels, active treatment with any anti-hyperglycemic drug other than metformin
  • For T2DM Panels, treatment with any peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonist (e.g. Avandia or Actos) within 12 weeks of study participation

Arms & Interventions

0.35 mg MK-5823 - Healthy Participants

Intervention: MK-5823

1.4 mg MK-5823 - Participants with T2DM

Intervention: MK-5823

0.35 mg MK-5823 - Healthy Participants

Intervention: Placebo

0.7 mg MK-5823 - Healthy Participants

Intervention: MK-5823

0.7 mg MK-5823 - Healthy Participants

Intervention: Placebo

1.4 mg MK-5823 - Healthy Participants

Intervention: MK-5823

1.4 mg MK-5823 - Healthy Participants

Intervention: Placebo

2.8 mg MK-5823 - Healthy Participants

Intervention: MK-5823

2.8 mg MK-5823 - Healthy Participants

Intervention: Placebo

1.4 mg MK-5823 - Participants with T2DM

Intervention: Placebo

2.8 mg MK-5823 - Participants with T2DM

Intervention: MK-5823

2.8 mg MK-5823 - Participants with T2DM

Intervention: Placebo

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of participants who experienced at least one adverse event

Time Frame: Up to 49 days

Number of participants who discontinued from study drug due to an adverse event

Time Frame: Up to 21 days

Secondary Outcomes

  • Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) following once daily administration of MK-5823(Predose on Day 1 (baseline) through 672 hours following the initial dose)
  • Area under the plasma concentration time curve from Hour 0 to Hour 24 (AUC0-24) following once daily administration of MK-5823(Predose on Day 1 (baseline) through 672 hours following the initial dose)
  • Lowest plasma concentration (Ctrough) following once daily administration of MK-5823(Predose on Day 1 (baseline) through 672 hours following the initial dose)
  • Time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) following once daily administration of MK-5823(Predose on Day 1 (baseline) through 672 hours following the initial dose)
  • Apparent terminal half-life (apparent t1/2) following once daily administration of MK-5823(Predose on Day 1 (baseline) through 672 hours following the initial dose)

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