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A Clinical Study of Enlicitide Decanoate in People With Liver Function Problems (MK-0616-030)

Phase 1
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Hepatic Insufficiency
Hepatic Impairment
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT06575959
Lead Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Brief Summary

Researchers have designed a new study medicine called enlicitide decanoate as a new way to lower the amount of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in a person's blood. Enlicitide decanoate will be called "enlicitide" from this point forward,

The purpose of this study is to learn what happens to enlicitide in a person's body over time (a pharmacokinetic or PK study). Researchers will compare what happens to enlicitide in the body when it is given to people with hepatic impairment (HI- meaning the liver does not work properly) and people who are in good health.

This study will have 2 parts. In Part 1, enlicitide will be given to people with moderate HI and people who are in good health. After Part 1, researchers may decide to include people who have mild HI and compare what happens to enlicitide in the body with people who are in good health.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

All participants:

  • Has been a non-smoker or moderate smoker (≤ 10 cigarettes per day or equivalent) for at least 3 months prior to starting the study
  • Has body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18.0 and ≤ 40.0 kg/m2

Participants with moderate or mild HI:

  • Diagnosis of chronic (> 6 months) and stable (no sudden or severe episodes of illness due to worsening liver function in the past 2 months) hepatic insufficiency, and features cirrhosis (liver scarring) due to any cause.
  • Is generally in good health with the exception of HI.

Healthy Control Participants:

  • Medically healthy with no clinically significant medical history, physical examination, or clinical laboratory profiles
Exclusion Criteria

The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

All participants:

  • History of gastrointestinal disease which may affect food and drug absorption, or has had a gastric bypass or similar surgery.
  • History of cancer
  • Consumes greater than 3 servings of alcoholic beverages per day.
  • Is on statin background therapy.

Participants with moderate or mild HI:

  • Severe complications of liver disease within 3 months of entering the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)EnlicitideParticipants will receive a single oral dose of enlicitide on Day 1
Healthy ControlsEnlicitideParticipants will receive a single oral dose of enlicitide on Day 1
Mild HIEnlicitideParticipants will receive a single oral dose of enlicitide on Day 1
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Part 1: Area under the concentration versus time curve from 0 to infinity (AUC0-inf)AUC0-inf of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated time points up to 168 hours post dose

AUC0-inf of enlicitide in plasma will be determined.

Part 1: Maximum concentration (Cmax) of enlicitidePredose, and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post-dose

Cmax of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 2: AUC 0-inf of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

AUC 0-inf of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 2: Cmax of enlicitidePredose, and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post-dose

Cmax of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Part 1: Area under the concentration versus time curve from 0 to the time of the last quantifiable sample (AUC0-last) of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

AUC0-last of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 1: Number of participants who experience one or more adverse events (AEs)Up to approximately 6 weeks

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention.

Part 1: Number of participants who discontinue study intervention due to an AEUp to approximately 6 weeks

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention.

Part 2: AUC0-24 of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

AUC0-24 of enlicitide in plasma will be determined.

Part 2: AUC0-last of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

AUC0-last of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 2: Tmax observed plasma drug concentration of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

Tmax of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 2: t1/2 of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

t1/2 of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 2: CL/F of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

CL/F of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 2: Vz/F of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

Vz/F of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 2 Number of participants who experience one or more adverse events (AEs)Up to approximately 6 weeks

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention.

Part 1: Time to maximum (Tmax) observed plasma drug concentration of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

Tmax of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 1: Area under the concentration versus time curve from 0 to 24 hours (AUC0-24) of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

AUC0-24 of enlicitide in plasma will be determined.

Part 1: Apparent clearance (CL/F) of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

CL/F of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 1: Apparent volume of distribution during terminal phase (Vz/F) of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

Vz/F of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 1: Apparent terminal half-life (t1/2) of enlicitidePre-dose and at designated timepoints up to 168 hours post dose

t1/2 of enlicitide in plasma will be determined

Part 2: Number of participants who discontinue study intervention due to an AEUp to approximately 6 weeks

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Orlando Clinical Research Center ( Site 0002)

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Orlando, Florida, United States

The Texas Liver Institute ( Site 0001)

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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