A Phase 2a Randomized, Single-Center, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Oral iOWH032 Against Cholera Diarrhea in a Controlled Human Infection Model
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Intervention
- iOWH032
- Conditions
- Cholera
- Sponsor
- PATH
- Enrollment
- 47
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This trial was designed to assess safety and preliminary efficacy of oral doses of iOWH032 on diarrhea output and clinical symptoms after a cholera challenge in healthy adult participants.
Detailed Description
The study consists of a screening phase, an inpatient containment period with challenge with Vibrio cholerae on Day 1 followed by treatment with iOWH032 or placebo and a post-challenge observation period until discharge, an outpatient follow-up period of at least 28 days, and a final follow-up (by telephone) 6 months post-challenge (Day 180) for the collection of serious adverse events. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to receive either iOWH032 500 mg every 8 hours for three days or matching placebo. Blinded therapeutic dosing will start at the onset of diarrhea or by 48 hours after ingesting the challenge inoculum of V. cholerae. The observation and management of cholera diarrhea and symptomatology will occur on an inpatient isolation research ward over a duration of approximately 11 days, including a three-day course of antibiotics to treat all participants prior to discharge from the inpatient unit.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Willing and able to understand and provide written informed consent
- •Healthy male and female adults, age 18 to 44 years (inclusive), without clinically significant medical history, physical or clinical laboratory abnormalities (as per protocol-defined acceptable ranges), and protocol-defined abnormal electrocardiogram results at screening
- •All women must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and one day prior to challenge.
- •Agreement by participants to use an adequate method of contraception\* during the study and for 4 weeks before and after the challenge.
- •Able to pass a written examination (comprehension assessment test) with a score of ≥ 70%, in order to demonstrate their comprehension of this study. If a participant scores at least 50%, then they will be given one more opportunity to re-test after further re-education.
- •Willing and able to comply with the study requirements and procedures.
- •Adequate contraception is defined as a contraceptive method with failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly and when applicable, in accordance with the product label; includes, but is not limited to, barrier with additional spermicidal foam or jelly, intrauterine device, hormonal contraception (started at least 4 weeks prior to study enrollment), or women who have intercourse limited to men who underwent vasectomy.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Clinically significant history of immunodeficiency, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, endocrine disorder, liver disease, renal disease, gastrointestinal disease, anal or rectal disorders, neurologic disease,
- •Current nicotine use or drug, alcohol abuse within the past 6 months
- •Recipient of bone marrow or solid organ transplant
- •Use of systemic chemotherapy in the past 5 years
- •Has a malignancy (excluding localized non-melanoma skin cancers) or lymphoproliferative disorders diagnosed or treated within the past 5 years
- •Received or plans to receive systemic immunosuppressive therapy, radiation therapy, parenteral or high-dosage inhaled steroids (\> 800 µg/day of beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent) within 6 months prior to the enrollment through 28 days after challenge
- •Have a history of hospitalization for psychiatric illness, suicide attempt, or confinement for danger to self or others, within the past 10 years. Participants with a psychiatric disorder (not meeting exclusion criteria, e.g., attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) that is controlled for a minimum of 3 months and the investigator has determined that the participant's mental status will not compromise the participant's ability to comply with protocol requirements may be enrolled
- •Have an elevated blood pressure, systolic ≥ 150 mmHg or diastolic ≥ 90 mmHg, before challenge
- •Taking any of the the protocol-defined drugs that are metabolized by CYP2C9 or any of the following psychiatric medications: aripiprazole, carbamazepine, chlorpromazine, chlorprothixene, clozapine, divalproex sodium, fluphenazine, haloperidol, lithium carbonate, lithium citrate, loxapine, mesoridazine, molindone, olanzapine, perphenazine, pimozide, quetiapine, risperidone, thioridazine, thiothixene, trifluoperazine, triflupromazine, or ziprasidone
- •History of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Arms & Interventions
iOWH032
On Day 1, participants were challenged with 10\^6 colony-forming units (CFU) of freshly-harvested wild-type V. cholerae. At the onset of diarrhea, or at 48 hours after challenge, whichever occurred first, participants received oral iOWH032 500 mg tablets every 8 hours for 3 days. Participants received a 3-day course of antibiotics starting 4 days post-challenge, or sooner if the participant met the criterion for severe cholera diarrhea.
Intervention: iOWH032
iOWH032
On Day 1, participants were challenged with 10\^6 colony-forming units (CFU) of freshly-harvested wild-type V. cholerae. At the onset of diarrhea, or at 48 hours after challenge, whichever occurred first, participants received oral iOWH032 500 mg tablets every 8 hours for 3 days. Participants received a 3-day course of antibiotics starting 4 days post-challenge, or sooner if the participant met the criterion for severe cholera diarrhea.
Intervention: V. cholerae Challenge
iOWH032
On Day 1, participants were challenged with 10\^6 colony-forming units (CFU) of freshly-harvested wild-type V. cholerae. At the onset of diarrhea, or at 48 hours after challenge, whichever occurred first, participants received oral iOWH032 500 mg tablets every 8 hours for 3 days. Participants received a 3-day course of antibiotics starting 4 days post-challenge, or sooner if the participant met the criterion for severe cholera diarrhea.
Intervention: Antibiotics
Placebo
On Day 1, participants were challenged with 10\^6 CFU of freshly-harvested wild-type V. cholerae. At the onset of diarrhea, or at 48 hours after challenge, whichever occurred first, participants received oral matching iOWH032 placebo tablets every 8 hours for 3 days. Participants received a 3-day course of antibiotics starting 4 days post-challenge, or sooner if the participant met the criterion for severe cholera diarrhea.
Intervention: Placebo
Placebo
On Day 1, participants were challenged with 10\^6 CFU of freshly-harvested wild-type V. cholerae. At the onset of diarrhea, or at 48 hours after challenge, whichever occurred first, participants received oral matching iOWH032 placebo tablets every 8 hours for 3 days. Participants received a 3-day course of antibiotics starting 4 days post-challenge, or sooner if the participant met the criterion for severe cholera diarrhea.
Intervention: V. cholerae Challenge
Placebo
On Day 1, participants were challenged with 10\^6 CFU of freshly-harvested wild-type V. cholerae. At the onset of diarrhea, or at 48 hours after challenge, whichever occurred first, participants received oral matching iOWH032 placebo tablets every 8 hours for 3 days. Participants received a 3-day course of antibiotics starting 4 days post-challenge, or sooner if the participant met the criterion for severe cholera diarrhea.
Intervention: Antibiotics
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events
Time Frame: Day 1 - Day 180
A serious adverse event (SAE) is any adverse event that resulted in any of the following outcomes: 1. Death 2. A life-threatening event. 3. Required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization 4. Resulted in persistent or significant incapacity or substantial disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions 5. Congenital abnormality or birth defect 6. Important medical event that may not result in one of the above outcomes but may jeopardize the health of the study participant and/or requires medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed in the above definition of serious adverse event.
Diarrheal Stool Output Rate
Time Frame: Day 1 - Day 5 (up to first dose of antibiotic therapy)
Diarrheal stool output rate is defined as the total volume of diarrheal stools (in mL, Grade 3 and above) divided by the number of hours between initiation of study drug (iOWH032 or placebo) and initiation of antibiotic therapy. Stools were graded based on consistency as follows: * Grade 1 - well formed (normal stool, does not take the shape of the container) * Grade 2 - soft (normal stool, does not take the shape of the container) * Grade 3 - thick liquid (diarrhea, takes the shape of the container readily) * Grade 4 - opaque watery diarrhea * Grade 5 - rice water diarrhea (clear watery) The definition of diarrhea is a grade 3 or higher stool.
Diarrheal Stool Output Rate Including Participants With Symptom Onset After 48 Hours
Time Frame: Day 1 - Day 5 (up to first dose of antibiotic therapy)
Stools were graded based on consistency as follows: * Grade 1 - well formed (normal stool, does not take the shape of the container) * Grade 2 - soft (normal stool, does not take the shape of the container) * Grade 3 - thick liquid (diarrhea, takes the shape of the container readily) * Grade 4 - opaque watery diarrhea * Grade 5 - rice water diarrhea (clear watery) The definition of diarrhea is a grade 3 or higher stool. For participants with symptom onset within 48 hours of challenge diarrheal stool output rate is defined as the total volume of diarrheal stools (mL, Grade 3 and above) divided by the number of hours between initiation of study product dosing and initiation of antibiotic therapy. For participants with symptom onset after 48 hours diarrheal stool output rate is defined as the total volume of diarrheal stools (mL, Grade 3 and above) divided by the number of hours between onset of symptoms and initiation of antibiotic therapy.
Secondary Outcomes
- Area Under the Curve (AUC) of Diarrheal Stool Volume Between Challenge Dose and Initiation of Antibiotics(Day 1 to Day 5 (prior to first dose of antibiotic))
- Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Effects(Day 1 - Day 8)
- Attack Rate of Any Diarrhea Following Cholera Challenge(Day 1 - Day 5 (up to first dose of antibiotic therapy))
- Peak Shedding of Cholera Organisms(Day 1 to Day 5 (prior to first dose of antibiotic))
- Duration of Diarrheal Episodes(Day 1 to Day 5 (prior to first dose of antibiotics))
- Percentage of Participants With Fever Following Cholera Challenge(Day 1 to Day 5, prior to first dose of antibiotics)
- Percentage of Participants With Vomiting Following Cholera Challenge(Day 1 to Day 5, prior to first dose of antibiotics)
- Percentage of Participants With Moderate to Severe Diarrhea With Onset Within 48 Hours Following Cholera Challenge(Day 1 - Day 5 (up to first dose of antibiotic therapy))
- Number of Participants With Unsolicited Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAE)(From first dose of study drug up to Day 29)
- Total Number of Loose (Grade 3-5) Stools(Day 1 to Day 5 (prior to first dose of antibiotic therapy))