The main objectives of this first-into-man study were to investigate the safety, tolerability and the pharmacokinetic profile of single oral doses of ACT-541468 in healthy male adults. Pharmacodynamic effects (through a battery of Central Nervous System tests) were also assessed.
The study consisted of ascending dose groups; each dose group was investigated in a new group of 8 healthy male subjects (6 on active drug and 2 on placebo). In addition, the study included a biocomparison part (dose group 2), an absolute bioavailability part (dose group 4), and a mass balance / metabolism part (dose group 3).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
40
Hard gelatin capsules for oral administration formulated at strengths of 5 mg, 25 mg and 100 mg
Soft gelatin capsules for oral administration formulated at the strength of 25 mg
Hard capsules matching ACT-541468 Formulation A
Investigator Site
Leiden, Netherlands
Number of subjects with treatment-emergent adverse events and serious adverse events
Collection of any adverse event at each dose level
Time frame: Day 8
Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of ACT-541468
Cmax was directly derived from the observed plasma concentrations of ACT-541468 for each dose level
Time frame: From pre-dose up to 168 hours post-dose
Time to reach Cmax (tmax) of ACT-541468
tmax was directly derived from the observed plasma concentrations of ACT-541468 for each dose level
Time frame: From pre-dose up to 168 hours post-dose
Terminal half-life (t1/2) of ACT-541468
t1/2 was calculated from the terminal rate constant obtained from the plasma concentrations-time curves of ACT-541468, at each dose level
Time frame: From pre-dose up to 168 hours post-dose
Area under the plasma concentration-time curves [AUC(0-inf)] of ACT-541468
AUC(0-inf) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curves of ACT-541468, calculated from time 0 (pre-dose) to extrapolated infinite time, at each dose level
Time frame: From pre-dose up to 168 hours post-dose
Percentage of dose excreted in feces and urine
Percentage of oral dose of 14C-labeled ACT-541468 excreted in feces (FPE), urine (UPE) and both, as determined in the dose group 3
Time frame: From pre-dose up to 168 hours post-dose
Absolute bioavailability (F) of ACT-541468
Absolute bioavailability was determined for dose group 4 and defined as the ratio of AUC(0-inf) after oral administration of ACT-541468 and after intravenous infusion of 14C-labeled ACT-541468 (tracer)
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Soft capsules matching ACT-541468 Formulation B
Tracer at a nominal dose of 250 nCi (corresponding to 2.02 µg ACT-541468) administered either orally or intravenously
Sterile NaCl 0.9% was used as placebo matching the tracer for oral and i.v. administration.
Time frame: Up to 96 hours post-dose