ACY-6 Oral Administration of Acyline (ACY-6)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00471185 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: May 9, 2007
Last Update Posted
: December 3, 2010
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In this study, we propose oral dosing of GIPET enhanced oral acyline (MER-104) to determine if this potentially useful compound is safe and effective at suppression of gonadotropins after oral dosing in man.
Hypothesis: A single dose of Acyline will suppress gonadotropins, and testosterone, estradiol and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) for 24 hours in man, and the magnitude and duration of the suppression will increase with increasing doses of Acyline.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Contraception | Drug: Acyline | Phase 1 |
The purpose of this study is to test how the body responds to a new oral form of acyline and to also look at the safety of oral acyline.
Acyline temporarily blocks the production of the hormone testosterone in normal men. It has been given to over 100 men in an injection form. This study will be testing acyline in a pill form. This is the first time the pill form has been tested in humans.
This study may help develop an oral form of a testosterone-blocker, which may be useful in the treatment of diseases such as prostate cancer, premature puberty and possibly in a male contraceptive.
This study requires three 12-hour blood draw periods for pharmacokinetics (PK) testing. PK testing looks to see how much study drug is in the blood. This gives information about how the body handles and gets rid of the study drug.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 9 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Oral Administration of the GnRH Antagonist Acyline in Normal Men |
Study Start Date : | June 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2007 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: A
Subjects will receive progressively increasing doses of 10, 20 and 40 mg of oral acyline, on 3 occasions, each separated by 1 week
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Drug: Acyline
10, 20 and 40 mg of Oral acyline, given on 3 occasions, separated by 1 week.
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- To evaluate the suppressive effects of GIPET-enhanced oral Acyline on pituitary gonadotropin and testosterone secretion in normal men and to assess any potential side effects of GIPET enhanced oral Acyline [ Time Frame: 28-days ]
- To define the pharmacokinetics of GIPET enhanced oral Acyline [ Time Frame: 28-days ]
- Assess any potential side effects of GIPET enhanced oral Acyline [ Time Frame: 28-days ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 50 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males between 18-50 years of Age in good health
Exclusion Criteria:
- Men in poor health, significant chronic or acute medical illness, known history of alcohol, illicit drug or anabolic steroid abuse

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00471185
United States, Washington | |
University of Washington | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195 |
Principal Investigator: | John K Amory | University of Washington |
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Responsible Party: | John K Amory, MD, MPH, University of Washington |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00471185 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
31511-W 07-4947-W 02 ( Other Identifier: UW Human Subjects Division ) |
First Posted: | May 9, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 3, 2010 |
Last Verified: | December 2010 |
Keywords provided by University of Washington:
Male Contraception Acyline |