Phase I Study of Continuous Administration of Salvianolic Acid A Tablet

Overview

Salvianolic acid A has a variety of pharmacological effects, such as: anti-oxidation, scavenging oxygen free radicals, anti-fibrosis, anti-myocardial ischemia, anti-coagulation, anti-thrombosis, anti-tumor, etc. Professor Du Guanhua, at Institue of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, first discovered that salvianolic acid A can alleviate diabetic complications and improve patients' quality of life. With the support of major national science and technology projects, the preclinical research work of salvianolic acid A was completed, and the application was approved by the State Food and Drug Administration (Clinical Approval No.: 2016L06293).The purpose of this study is to assess the safety,tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of an extended dosing regimen ofsalvianolic acid A: open label, continuous subcutaneous infusion for 7 days were tested as ascending doses of salvianolic acid A from 90mg up to 180 mg.

This was a Phase I repeated incremental doses study in healthy volunteers. A total of 24 subjects was planned to be enrolled. This was performed according to a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled design and included two sequential dose groups of repeat doses. Each group enrolled 12 subjects on salvianolic acid A or placebo (ratio 9 experimental: 3 placebo) and received salvianolic acid A or placebo twice daily (90mg) or daily (180mg) for 7 days, and follow-up to 3 or 4 days.

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