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PainPhase 1NCT05491785

Cebranopadol Effects on Ventilatory Drive, Central Nervous System (CNS) and Pain.

A Phase 1 study testing Cebranopadol 600 µg, Cebranopadol 800 µg and Cebranopadol 1000 µg in people with Pain, run by Tris Pharma, Inc. at 2 sites in Netherlands.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Opioids are potent painkillers but come with serious adverse effects ranging from addiction to potentially lethal respiratory depression via activation of μ-opioid receptors (MOP) at specific sites in the central nervous system. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 45 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Pain
What is being tested?
Cebranopadol 600 µg, Cebranopadol 800 µg and Cebranopadol 1000 µg
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
30 participants
Where
2 sitesNetherlands
Study dates
29 Jul 2022to 2 Jan 2024
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 45 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Signed informed consent prior to any study-mandated procedure.
  • Subject is able to speak, read, and understand Dutch and voluntarily provide written informed consent to participate in the study.
  • Adult men or women aged 18 to 45 years, inclusive.
  • Subjects are in good health as indicated by medical history, physical examination, vital signs, oxygen saturation, clinical laboratory tests, and 12-lead ECG.
  • Body mass index between 18.0 kg/m2 and 32.0 kg/m2 and body weight greater than 50 kg, inclusive.
  • Adequate contraception is being used or women of nonchildbearing potential may be enrolled if surgically sterile (i.e., after hysterectomy) or postmenopausal for at least 2 years (based on subject's report).

Who cannot join

  • History or presence of clinically significant cardiovascular (incl. a history of risk factors for torsade de pointes e.g., heart failure, hypokalaemia, family history of long QT syndrome, history of myocardial infarction, ischaemic heart disease, clinically significant arrhythmia or uncontrolled arrhythmia or cardiac failure), pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurologic, oncologic, or psychiatric disease (e.g., anxiety); or any other condition (e.g., hyperventilation disorder), which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the subject or the validity of the study results.
  • History of known difficult airway access or uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastric motility disorders, or delayed gastric emptying
  • Has clinically significant abnormalities on ECG at screening or Day -1, as defined by the following:
  • prolonged corrected QT interval (Fridericia-corrected QT interval [QTcF] >450 ms in males and >470 ms in females) demonstrated on ECG;
  • Left bundle branch block at Screening or Baseline
  • Systolic blood pressure (BP) >150 or <90 mmHg or diastolic BP >90 or <50 mmHg at Screening or Baseline, or history of clinically significant orthostatic hypotension.
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  • Heart rate (HR) <40 beats per minute (bpm) or >100 bpm at Screening.
  • Is currently enrolled in another clinical study or used any investigational drug or device within 3 months prior to dosing or has participated in more than 4 investigational drug studies within 1 year prior to Screening.
  • Has any condition in which an opioid is contraindicated (e.g., significant respiratory depression, acute or severe bronchial asthma or hypercarbia, or has or is suspected of having paralytic ileus).
  • Have a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or any other lung disease (e.g., asthma, bronchitis, obstructive sleep apnoea, exercise-induced asthma) that would cause CO2 retention.
  • History of opioid use disorder per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) classification, or other drug/substance or alcohol dependency or abuse (excluding nicotine and caffeine) within the last 5 years before Screening.
  • Has a positive alcohol test or urine drug screen for drugs of abuse (amphetamines, methamphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, and opioids) at Screening or Day -1.
  • Use of nicotine-containing products within 4 weeks before the Screening visit and not able to withhold from smoking during the study.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Subjects indicating pain test intolerability at Screening or achieving pain tolerance at >80% of maximum input intensity for the pain tests.
  • Demonstrated allergic reactions (e.g., food, drug, atopic reactions, or asthmatic episodes) which, in the opinion of the Investigator, interfere with the subject's ability to participate in the trial.
  • Positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibodies (Anti-HBc), hepatitis C antibodies (HCV Ab), or human immunodeficiency virus antibody (HIV Ab) at Screening.
  • Use of prescription, non-prescription medications or herbal preparations containing St. John's Wort, within 14 days or 5 half-lives prior to dosing, whichever is longer. An exception is made for contraceptives and incidental use of paracetamol or ibuprofen, which is allowed up to 48 hours before start of each visit. Other exceptions are allowed only when clearly documented by the investigator.
  • No vitamin, mineral, herbal, and dietary supplements will be permitted within 7 days prior to study drug administrations, or less than 5 half-lives (whichever is longer, and during the course of the study.
  • Any clinically significant lifetime history of suicidal behaviour or ideation and/or poses a current (within the past 12 months) suicide risk, as assessed by scores on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at Screening per Investigator judgment
  • Receipt of blood products within 4 weeks, blood donation or blood loss >250 mL within 8 weeks, or donation of plasma within 1 week of any Study Drug dose administration.
  • Is employed by Tris, Park, the Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR), or the Investigator or study site (permanent, temporary contract worker, or designee responsible for the conduct of the study), or is immediate family* of a Tris, Park, CHDR, Investigator, or study site employee.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Netherlands2 sites
  • Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR)

    Leiden

  • Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC)

    Leiden

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About this study

Official title: Randomized, Double-blind, Four Period, Six-treatment, Double-dummy, Placebo Controlled, Partial-crossover Study to Explore and Compare the Ventilatory Response to Hypercapnia (VRH) of Cebranopadol, Oxycodone, and Placebo in Healthy Subjects

Opioids are potent painkillers but come with serious adverse effects ranging from addiction to potentially lethal respiratory depression via activation of μ-opioid receptors (MOP) at specific sites in the central nervous system. Cebranopadol is a first-in-class investigational drug to treat patients with acute and chronic pain. The molecule dually activates the Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ peptide (NOP) receptor and the classical MOP receptor. This is a unique mechanism of action and has demonstrated efficacy in multiple Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical studies across several nociceptive and neuropathic indications as well as a superior safety profile, low potential for abuse and minimal risk of physical dependence. In animal studies, cebranopadol produced considerably less respiratory depression at comparably analgesic doses of oxycodone and fentanyl and appeared to have a ceiling to its respiratory effects. Preliminary clinical trials have suggested that these results will be similar in humans.

The present study is designed to investigate if: 1) cebranopadol produces less respiratory depression than oxycodone 2) cebranopadol respiratory effects have a ceiling at very high doses and 3) cebranopadol does not produce significant respiratory depression, as measured in this study design with 30 subjects, at any dose in the VRH model.

Read the detailed description

This is a randomized, double blind, four period, six-treatment, double-dummy, placebo controlled, partial-crossover study will investigate the effects of cebranopadol on the ventilatory response to hypercapnia (VRH), nociceptive thresholds and safety.

VRH testing is non-invasive and is an established technique to evaluate respiratory depression following the administration of opioids.

The test will be performed using a rebreathing setup with the subjects comfortably seated or semi-supine in a hospital bed and breathing through a facemask. VRH will be performed at several timepoints post-administration of cebranopadol, oxycodone or placebo in a randomized fashion. At each time point, subjects will be allowed an acclimation period of ambient air to establish regular breathing pattern; immediately followed by rebreathing a hypercapnic gas mixture (7%CO2, in oxygen (50%)), for at least 3 min. Between timepoints, subjects will remove their face masks and breathe ambient air.

Conditions
Pain
Being tested
Cebranopadol 600 µg, Cebranopadol 800 µg, Cebranopadol 1000 µg, Oxycodone 30 mg, Oxycodone 60 mg
Keywords
cebranopadol, pain, respiratory, hypercapnia
Medical subject headings
Pain, Hypercapnia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Cebranopadol 600 µgDrug

    Also called Experimental

    Participants will be administered a single dose of 8 identically appearing capsules containing: 3 oxycodone placebo capsules, 3 cebranopadol 200 µg tablets and 2 cebranopadol placebo tablets

  • Cebranopadol 800 µgDrug

    Also called Experimental

    Participants will be administered a single dose of 8 identically appearing capsules containing: 3 oxycodone placebo capsules, 4 cebranopadol 200 µg tablets and 1 cebranopadol placebo tablet

  • Cebranopadol 1000 µgDrug

    Also called Experimental

    Participants will be administered a single dose of 8 identically appearing capsules containing: 3 oxycodone placebo capsules, and 5 cebranopadol 200 µg tablets

  • Oxycodone 30 mgDrug

    Also called Active Comparator

    Participants will be administered a single dose of 8 identically appearing capsules containing: 3 oxycodone 10 mg capsules, and 5 cebranopadol placebo tablets

  • Oxycodone 60 mgDrug

    Also called Active Comparator

    Participants will be administered a single dose of 8 identically appearing capsules containing: 3 oxycodone 20 mg capsules, and 5 cebranopadol placebo tablets

  • PlaceboDrug

    Also called Placebo comparator

    Participants will be administered a single dose of 8 identically appearing capsules containing: 3 oxycodone placebo capsules, and 5 cebranopadol placebo tablets

Study groups in NCT05491785
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cebranopadol 600 µgExperimental3 x 200 µg cebranopadol tablets
Receives: Drug: Cebranopadol 600 µg
Cebranopadol 800 µgExperimental4 x 200 µg cebranopadol tablets
Receives: Drug: Cebranopadol 800 µg
Cebranopadol 1000 µgExperimental5 x 200 µg cebranopadol tablets
Receives: Drug: Cebranopadol 1000 µg
Oxycodone 30 mgActive comparator3 x 10 mg Oxycodone tablets
Receives: Drug: Oxycodone 30 mg
Oxycodone 60 mgActive comparator3 x 20 mg Oxycodone tablets
Receives: Drug: Oxycodone 60 mg
Cebranopadol placebo tablets/ Oxycodone placebo capsulesPlacebo comparatorCebranopadol placebo tablets/ Oxycodone placebo capsules
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Ventilatory response to hypercapnia (VRH) by maximum decrease in minute ventilation (L)

    Pre-dose to 24 h postdose

    Measured: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Pupil constriction compared to baseline (mm)

    Pre-dose to 24 h postdose

    Measured: 24 hours

  2. Electrical and pressure pain tests

    Pre-dose to 24 h postdose

    Measured: 24 hours

  3. Adverse event reporting

    Pre-dose to 24 h postdose

    Measured: 24 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Aug 2022
  2. Study start29 Jul 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Mar 2023
  4. Study completion2 Jan 2024

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Model description
Randomized, double blind, four- period, six-treatment, double-dummy, placebo controlled, partial-crossover study
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05491785
Sponsor's protocol ID
PARK-104-VRH
Status last verified
May 2024
First submitted
27 Jul 2022
Last updated
9 May 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Dahan A, Boom M, Sarton E, Hay J, Groeneveld GJ, Neukirchen M, Bothmer J, Aarts L, Olofsen E. Respiratory Effects of the Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Peptide and Opioid Receptor Agonist, Cebranopadol, in Healthy Human Volunteers. Anesthesiology. 2017 Apr;126(4):697-707. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001529.

    PubMed 28291085

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Cebranopadol 600 µg, Cebranopadol 800 µg and Cebranopadol 1000 µg in people with Pain, run by Tris Pharma, Inc. at 2 sites in Netherlands.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 22 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Netherlands. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Ventilatory response to hypercapnia (VRH) by maximum decrease in minute ventilation (L) (time frame: 24 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05491785, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 May 2024.

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