Neosaxitoxin is a new compound that is in clinical development as local anesthetic for surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the systemic and local safety and tolerability of ascending doses of neosaxitoxin alone and in combination with fixed doses of bupivacaine (with and without epinephrine), following brachial plexus blockade in healthy male subjects. Secondary objectives: * Evaluate the pharmacodynamics (PD) of ascending doses of neosaxitoxin, alone and in combination with fixed doses of bupivacaine (with and without epinephrine), following brachial plexus blockade. * Characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of neosaxitoxin and bupivacaine after brachial plexus blockade with neosaxitoxin alone or different drug combinations: neosaxitoxin and epinephrine, neosaxitoxin and bupivacaine, or neosaxitoxin and bupivacaine and epinephrine.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
242
A single injection: Neosaxitoxin from 1.25 to 60 µg. Bupivacaine 40 mg. Epinephrine 100 µg.
A single injection: Bupivacaine 40 mg. Epinephrine dose 100 µg.
A single injection: Bupivacaine 100 mg. Epinephrine 100 µg.
A single injection: Neosaxitoxin from 1.25 to 60 μg. Bupivacaine from 10 to 80 mg.
A single injection: Bupivacaine from 10 to 80 mg.
A single injection: Bupivacaine 100 mg.
A single injection: Neosaxitoxin will be between 1.25 and 60 µg.
A single injection: Neosaxitoxin will be between 1.25 and 60 μg. Epinephrine 100 µg.
A single injection: Neosaxitoxin will be between 1.25 to 60 µg. Bupivacaine dose based on results from Part B (10 to 80 mg). Epinephrine 100 µg.
A single injection: Neosaxitoxin will be between 1.25 to 60 μg. Bupivacaine dose based on results from Part B (10 to 80 mg).
NL001
Groningen, Netherlands
Occurrence of dose limiting events (DLEs) in all parts of the trial.
Time frame: up to 15 days after IMP (investigational medicinal product, i.e. study drug administration)
Occurrence of other adverse events (AEs) leading to premature termination of dose escalation in Part A and Part B.
Time frame: up to 15 days after IMP administration
Cold detection threshold (CDT).
Time frame: Baseline, 24 and 48 hours after IMP administration
Warm detection threshold (WDT)
Time frame: Baseline, 24 and 48 hours after IMP administration
Mechanical detection threshold (MDT)
Time frame: Baseline, 24 and 48 hours after IMP administration
Cold pain threshold (CPT)
Time frame: Baseline, 24 and 48 hours after IMP administration
Heat pain threshold (HPT)
Time frame: Baseline, 24 and 48 hours after IMP administration
Mechanical pain threshold (MPT)
Time frame: Baseline, 24 and 48 hours after IMP administration
Muscle grip strength (ipsilateral)
Time frame: Baseline, 24 and 48 hours after IMP administration
Muscle motor function (flexion and extension elbow joint, abduction shoulder joint)
Time frame: Baseline, 24 and 48 hours after IMP administration
AUC0-t of neosaxitoxin
Time frame: up to 56 hours after IMP administration
AUC0-t of bupivacaine
Time frame: up to 56 hours after IMP administration
Cmax of neosaxitoxin
Time frame: up to 56 hours after IMP administration
Cmax of bupivacaine
Time frame: up to 56 hours after IMP administration
tmax of neosaxitoxin
Time frame: up to 56 hours after IMP administration
tmax of bupivacaine
Time frame: up to 56 hours after IMP administration
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