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A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Effects in and on the Body of Healthy Young and Elderly Male and Female Subjects of Ascending Multiple Oral Doses of ASP3652

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Healthy Subjects
Pharmacokinetics of ASP3652
Pharmacodynamics of ASP3652
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT02243657
Lead Sponsor
Astellas Pharma Europe B.V.
Brief Summary

The study investigates how safe ASP3652 is and how well it is tolerated when taken as multiple doses. The study also assesses how quickly and to what extent it is absorbed and eliminated from the body. In addition, the effects of age and gender are investigated.

The study consists of two parts. In Part 1 four dose levels are administered to four separate groups initially. Two additional dosages are then investigated. Subjects receive either a once-daily dose (QD) or twice-daily dose (BID) of ASP3652 or placebo.

Part 2 is performed in one group of elderly healthy male or female (post-menopausal) subjects. Subjects receive either a twice daily dose (BID) of ASP3652 or placebo.

For both parts of the study, the subjects stay in the clinic for one period of 18 days.

Detailed Description

This is a Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD) study with two parts. Screening for both parts takes place between Days -28 and -3. Subjects are admitted to the clinic on Day -2, and discharged on Day 16. They return for an End of Study Visit (ESV) between 7 and 14 days after (early) discharge.

Part 1 evaluates the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of ASP3652 following ascending multiple oral doses. The initially planned four dose levels or matching placebo are given to four separate groups. Thereafter two additional dosage levels are further investigated. All groups receive a single dose of ASP3652 administered in the morning of Day 1 and Day 14, and twice-daily doses administered from Day 2 to Day 13 under fasted conditions, except the last group which receives all dosages once daily from Day 1 to Day 14.

Part 2 evaluates the safety, tolerability, PK and PD of ASP3652 following ascending multiple oral doses in healthy elderly male and female subjects. This part contains a single, placebo-controlled group. All subjects receive twice daily doses and administration is based on the results of Part 1.

All subjects in both parts receive training for Neurocognitive Test Battery (NTB) and tests for monitoring of psychotropic effects.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
101
Inclusion Criteria
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.5-30.0 kg/m2 for both male and female subjects.
  • Male subject is non-fertile, i.e. surgically sterilized or practices an adequate contraceptive method to prevent pregnancies.
  • Female subject is of non-child bearing potential, i.e. post menopausal, surgically sterilized, hysterectomy in medical history, or practices adequate (double barrier) non-hormonal contraceptive method to prevent pregnancies.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant or breast feeding within 6 months before screening assessment.
  • Presence or history of any clinically significant psychiatric disorder such as mania, depression or schizophrenia.
  • Regular use of any inducer of liver metabolism (e.g. barbiturates, rifampin) in the 3 months prior to admission to the Clinical Unit.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1: Placebo dose levelPlacebo-
2: ASP3652 lowest dose level twice dailyASP3652-
3:ASP3652 low dose level twice dailyASP3652-
5: ASP3652 high dose level twice dailyASP3652-
4: ASP3652 medium dose level twice dailyASP3652-
6: ASP3652 highest dose level once dailyASP3652-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PK profile in plasma for last dose measured by Vz/FDay 14 to Day 16
Body temperatureScreening to 14 days after discharge
12 -lead Electrocardiogram (ECG)Screening to 14 days after discharge
PK profile in plasma for first dose measured by maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in plasma for first dose measured by apparent volume of distribution during the terminal phase (Vz/F)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in urine for first dose measured by percentage of unchanged drug excreted into the urine from time zero to time of last measurable concentration (Aelast%)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in plasma for last dose measured by tmaxDay 14 to Day 16
PK profile in plasma for last dose measured by plasma concentration at the end of a dosing interval at steady state (Ctrough)Day 14 to Day 16
Nature, frequency and severity of adverse eventsScreening to 14 days after discharge
PK profile in urine for last dose measured by cumulative amount of drug excreted into urine over the time interval between consecutive dosing (Aetau)Day 14 to Day 16

Only for BID dosing

PK profile in urine for last dose measured by fraction of the drug excreted into urine (Aetau) over the time interval between consecutive dosing (Aetau%)Day 14 to Day 16

Only for BID dosing

PK profile in plasma for first dose measured by time to attain Cmax (tmax)Day 1 to Day 2
Routine safety laboratory testsScreening to 14 days after discharge
Holter ECGDay -1 and Day14
Pharmacokinetic (PK) profile in plasma for first dose measured by area under the plasma concentration - time curve from time zero to infinity (AUCinf)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in plasma for first dose measured by area under the plasma concentration - time curve from time zero to time of last measurable concentration (AUClast)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in plasma for first dose measured by apparent total clearance of the drug from plasma after oral administration (CL/F)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in urine for first dose measured by cumulative amount of unchanged drug excreted into the urine from time zero to time of last measurable concentration (Aelast)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in urine for first dose measured by cumulative amount of unchanged drug excreted into the urine from time zero to infinity after single dose (Aeinf)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in urine for first dose measured by percentage of unchanged drug excreted into the urine from time zero to infinity after single dose (Aeinf%)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in urine for last dose measured by percentage of unchanged drug excreted into the urine from 0 to 24 hours (Ae0-24%)Day 14 to Day 16
Physical examination and vital signsScreening to 14 days after discharge
Monitoring of psychotropic / cannabinoids-like effectsScreening to 14 days after discharge
Neurocognition Test Battery (NTB)Screening to 14 days after discharge
Examination for skin lesionsScreening to 14 days after discharge
PK profile in plasma for first dose measured by elimination half-life (t½)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in plasma for first dose measured by absorption lag time (tlag)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in urine for first dose measured by renal clearance of the drug from plasma (CLR)Day 1 to Day 2
PK profile in plasma for last dose measured by area under the plasma concentration- time curve from the time of dosing up to 24 hours (AUC0-24)Day 14 to Day 16

Only for BID dosing

PK profile in plasma for last dose measured by CmaxDay 14 to Day 16
PK profile in plasma for last dose measured by CL/FDay 14 to Day 16
PK profile in plasma for last dose measured by accumulation ratio (Rac)Day 14 to Day 16
PK profile in plasma for last dose measured by Peak Trough Ratio (PTR)Day 14 to Day 16
PK profile in urine for last dose measured by CLRDay 14 to Day 16

Only for BID dosing

PK profile in urine for last dose measured by cumulative amount of unchanged drug excreted into the urine from 0 to 24 hours (Ae0-24)Day 14 to Day 16

Only for BID dosing

PK profile in plasma for last dose measured by t½Day 14 to Day 16
PK profile in plasma for last dose measured by area under the plasma concentration - time curve between consecutive dosing (AUCtau)Day 14 to Day 16

Only for Bis in die (twice daily) (BID) dosing

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pharmacodynamics measured by levels of palmitoyl-ethanolamide (PEA) in plasma and seminal fluid (exploratory)Day -2 or -1 and day 11, 12 or 13
Assessment of Pharmacodynamics measured by intraocular pressure (IOP) (exploratory)Day -1 to Day 15
Pharmacodynamics measured by levels of oleoyl-ethanolamide (OEA) in plasma and seminal fluid (exploratory)Day -2 or -1 and day 11, 12 or 13
Assessment of Pharmacodynamics measured by Ex vivo enzyme activity in mononuclear cellsDay -1 to Day 16
Pharmacodynamics measured by levels of arachidonoyl-ethanolamide (AEA) in plasma and seminal fluid (exploratory)Day -2 or -1 and day 11, 12 or 13

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

PRA International

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Groningen, Netherlands

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