Study to Assess the Pharmacodynamic Effects of Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) in Healthy Volunteers With and Without Bendavia

NCT ID: NCT01513200

Last Updated: 2012-04-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 12 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2012-02-29

Brief Summary

This will be a phase 1 randomized, double-blind crossover trial enrolling approximately 12 healthy volunteers to assess whether intravenous (IV) UFH and IV Bendavia administered together have any significant impact on the pharmacodynamic effects of UFH and the pharmacokinetics of Bendavia.

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: QUADRUPLE

Study Groups

UFH + Placebo

UFH (60U/kg bolus followed by 12U/kg/hr for approx.11 hours) with saline (placebo) administered as infusion for the last 4 hours of UFH

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Unfractionated heparin (UFH)

Intervention Type: DRUG

UFH solution for infusion Initially 60U/kg bolus followed by intravenous infusion (12U/kg/hr) for approximately 11 hours

Saline (0.9%, sterile, for infusion)

Intervention Type: DRUG

Saline (placebo) Constant IV infusion for 4 hours

UFH + Bendavia

UFH (60U/kg bolus followed by 12U/kg/hr for approx.11 hours) with Bendavia (0.25mg/kg/hr) administered as infusion for the last 4 hours of UFH

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Unfractionated heparin (UFH)

Intervention Type: DRUG

UFH solution for infusion Initially 60U/kg bolus followed by intravenous infusion (12U/kg/hr) for approximately 11 hours

Bendavia

Intervention Type: DRUG

Bendavia for infusion Constant intravenous infusion (Bendavia 0.25mg/kg/hr) for 4 hours

Interventions

Unfractionated heparin (UFH)

UFH solution for infusion Initially 60U/kg bolus followed by intravenous infusion (12U/kg/hr) for approximately 11 hours

Intervention Type: DRUG

Bendavia

Bendavia for infusion Constant intravenous infusion (Bendavia 0.25mg/kg/hr) for 4 hours

Intervention Type: DRUG

Saline (0.9%, sterile, for infusion)

Saline (placebo) Constant IV infusion for 4 hours

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy adult males or females aged between 18 and 65 years of age with signed informed consent.
• Women who are not post-menopausal (without menstrual bleed for >24 months) or surgically sterile must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and within 24 hours of treatment with understanding (through informed consent process) to not become pregnant over the duration of the study and must agree to employ an effective form of birth control for the duration of the study [Acceptable forms of birth control are: double-barrier contraceptives (condom, diaphragm with spermicide) or intra-uterine device (IUD) 1 week prior to and at least 30 days post treatment even if hormonal contraceptives are used]

Exclusion Criteria

• Serum sodium level below the lower limit of the site's clinical laboratory normal range at both study period qualification visits,
• Platelet value below the lower limit of normal range at screening or admission,
• aPTT value outside the normal range at screening or admission,
• Creatinine clearance calculated by the Cockcroft and Gault method calculated to be <90 mL/min for males and <80 mL/min for females,
• Any addition laboratory abnormalities determined as clinically significant by the Principal Investigator at laboratory screening,
• Clinically significant abnormalities on physical examination,
• Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 18 kg/m2 or greater than 32 kg/m2,
• Any disease or condition that might compromise the cardiovascular, hematological, renal, hepatic, pulmonary (including chronic asthma), endocrine (e.g., diabetes), central nervous, or gastrointestinal (including an ulcer) systems,
• History of seizures or history of epilepsy,
• History of serious (Principal Investigator judgment) mental illness,
• Receipt of investigational medicinal product within 30 days before planned date of unfractionated heparin and/or study drug administration,
• Positive serology for human immunodeficiency virus 1 or 2 (HIV1 or 2), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C virus (HCV),
• Fever greater than 37.5°C at the time of planned dosing,
• Suspicion of or recent history of alcohol or substance abuse,
• Donated blood or blood products within the past 30 days,
• Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding,
• Employee or family member of the investigational site,
• Subjects who currently smoke cigarettes, cigars, pipes or chew tobacco products or who have used any tobacco products in the 30 days prior to screening,
• Subjects who are either unwilling to agree to refrain from using or found to be using:

1. Alcohol, caffeine, xanthine-containing food or beverages, nicotine products and over-the-counter medications with the exception of Tylenol from 24 hours prior to dosing and throughout the confinement period

2. Prescription medications from 14 days prior to and 7 days post treatment (excluding hormonal contraceptives)

3. Hormonal contraceptives without concomitant use of double-barrier contraceptives (condom, diaphragm with spermicide) for a period of 7 days prior to and 30 days post treatment

• Subjects taking aspirin or any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, either prescription or over-the-counter, within 10 days of treatment,
• Subjects known to have allergic or untoward effects when using unfractionated heparin,
• Subjects having previous exposure to Bendavia,
• Subjects who are expected to undergo any surgical procedure within 14 days of the completion of the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Kenneth C Lasseter, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinical Pharmacology of Miami

Richard Straube, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Stealth Peptides

Locations

Clinical Pharmacology of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

SPIRI-155

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id