This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD) study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of oral nafamostat solution administered t.i.d.. for up to 5 days in healthy volunteer adult subjects
Subjects will undergo a medical screening (Days -1 to -10) and, if eligible, informed consent will be obtained prior to 6 days of confinement at the clinic site. Up to 20 subjects will be randomized. Subjects will be stratified to include an equal number of male and female subjects who will receive active drug within each dose cohort, and an equal number of male and female subjects in the combined placebo group. Separate groups of volunteers will be used for each dose cohort. There will be 4 dose cohorts in this study with active drug doses of 10, 50, 100, and 200 mg nafamostat in succeeding cohorts. Each cohort of 5 subjects will enroll 2 male and 2 female to receive active drug and 1 subject (male or female) to receive placebo for a total of 20 subjects. The placebo subject from each cohort will be combined into a placebo cohort that will have 4 subjects to compare to 4 subjects in each of the active dose groups.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
17
Oral nafamostat, 10, 50, 100, or 200 mg administered three times daily for up to 5 days
Oral placebo administered three times daily for up to 5 days
Arizona Research Center
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Safety and Tolerability
Number of participants with adverse events including out-of-range clinical laboratory measures, vital signs, ECG, and spontaneous adverse event reports throughout the 14 day study period
Time frame: 14 Days
Pharmacokinetics (Cmax)
Peak plasma concentrations of nafamostat
Time frame: Pre-dose (0 hr) and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hr after first dose on Day 1 and again after the last dose on Day 5
Pharmacokinetics (Tmax)
Time to peak plasma concentrations of nafamostat
Time frame: Pre-dose (0 hr) and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hr after first dose on Day 1 and again after the last dose on Day 5
Pharmacokinetics (AUC)
Area under the plasma concentration vs. time curve (AUC) for nafamostat
Time frame: Pre-dose (0 hr) and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hr after first dose on Day 1 and again after the last dose on Day 5
Dose Selection
Identify dose of nafamostat to maintain a concentration of 3.5 ng/mL (10 nM) or higher for 4 hours or longer after each dose
Time frame: 5 Days
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