Research Into the Safety of a New Agent (VT-5006) in People With and Without Parkinson's Disease
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorVertero Therapeutics
About this trial
This is a first-in-human (FIH) study of orally administered VT-5006 (also known as AX-5006) in healthy adult volunteers (HVs) and adult participants with Parkinson's disease (PD). The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if VT-5006 is safe and tolerable in healthy volunteers and in participants with PD. It has three Parts (A, B, and C).
Part A: Healthy volunteers aged 18-54 will attend a screening visit, take a single dose of VT-5006 or matching placebo after an overnight fast, stay in the clinic for three nights, and complete a follow-up visit. One group of participants in Part A will be asked to return to the clinic after approximately two weeks, take a single dose of VT-5006 or matching placebo after consuming a high-fat meal and stay in the clinic for another three nights.
Part B: Healthy volunteers aged 18-54 will attend a screening visit, take one dose of VT-5006 or matching placebo each day for seven days after fasting overnight, stay in the clinic for 10 nights, and complete a follow up visit.
Part C: Participants with PD aged 40-80 will attend a screening visit, take one dose of VT-5006 (high dose), VT-5006 (low dose), or matching placebo each day for 28 days, complete two overnight stays in the clinic, attend three clinic visits, one phone call and a follow up visit.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Diagnosed with PD confirmed by a neurologist within a maximum of 10 years (based of year of diagnosis) prior to screening
Has current or history of GI motility dysfunction or persistent constipation
Score of < 3 on the Modified Hoehn and Yahr Scale
Is able to swallow multiple and large capsules without assistance or difficulty, in the opinion of the investigator
Disqualifiers
Has a known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the formulation of VT-5006 or matching placebo, or history of severe allergy or anaphylaxis to a drug, food, or other exposure
Participants taking levodopa/carbidopa or levodopa/benserazide must remain on a stable dose and regimen from at least 21 days prior to Day 1 visit to end of study (EOS) visit. Other treatments for PD symptoms may be allowed at the discretion of the medical monitor
Has any clinically significant arrhythmia(s) on ECG; specifically, the participant's corrected QT interval (QTcf) (Fridericia's correction) is >450 ms for males or >470 ms for females
Has clinically significant abnormalities, as judged by the investigator, in laboratory test results (including hepatic and renal panels, complete blood count, chemistry panel and urinalysis). In the case of uncertain or questionable results, tests performed during screening may be repeated before randomization to confirm eligibility or judged to be clinically irrelevant for healthy participants
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- VT-5006
- Placebo
Treatment groups
84 Participants
are divided into 7 treatment groups7
Treatment groupsSee each treatment group below.
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov