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Safety and Pilot Efficacy of AKB-9778 in Subjects With Diabetic Macular Edema
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Aerpio Therapeutics
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Aerpio Therapeutics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01702441
First received: September 24, 2012
Last updated: March 9, 2015
Last verified: March 2015
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pilot efficacy of multiple ascending dose levels of AKB-9778 given as subcutaneous injections daily for 28 days in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME).
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) | Drug: Subcutaneous AKB-9778 | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Phase 1b/2a Open Label, Multiple-Ascending Dose Cohort Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pilot Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamic Effects of 28 Day Repeat Subcutaneous Doses of AKB-9778 in Subjects With Diabetic Macular Edema |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs). [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
- Change from baseline in physical exams. [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
- Change from baseline in vital signs. [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
- Change from baseline in electrocardiograms (ECGs). [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
- Change from baseline in opthalmic exams. [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
- Change from baseline in clinical laboratory assay results. [ Time Frame: 28 days ]Blood chemistry, hematology and urinalysis.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Pharmacokinetics of AKB-9778 [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 14 ]Maximum plasma drug concentration (Cmax). Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC).
- Change from baseline in optical tomography (OCT)-measured retinal thickness. [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
- Change from baseline in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA). [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
| Enrollment: | 24 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2012 |
| Study Completion Date: | December 2014 |
| Primary Completion Date: | September 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: AKB-9778
Up to 4 dose levels of subcutaneous AKB-9778 will be evaluated. Doses will be administered daily for 28 days.
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Drug: Subcutaneous AKB-9778 |
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
The following is an abbreviated list of inclusion criteria:
- Adults between 18 to 80 years of age, inclusive
- Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2)
- Decrease in vision determined to be primarily the result of DME in the study eye
- Definite Retinal thickening due to diffuse DME involving the center of the macula in the study eye
- Mean central subfield thickness of at least 325 µm by OCT in the study eye
- Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letter score BCVA ≤ 70 (20/40) in the study eye
Exclusion Criteria:
The following is an abbreviated list of exclusion criteria:
- Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) ≥ 11.5%
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History of any of the following in the study eye (however, the following are not exclusionary in the fellow eye):
- Panretinal scatter photocoagulation (PRP) or focal laser within 12 weeks prior to Screening
- Prior pars plana vitrectomy within 12 weeks prior to Screening
- Any ocular surgery within 12 weeks prior to Screening
- YAG capsulotomy within 7 days prior to Screening
- Prior intravitreal, subtenon, or periocular steroid therapy within 3 months prior to Screening or prior treatment with intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment within 1 month of Screening
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01702441
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01702441
Locations
| United States, California | |
| Beverly Hills, California, United States | |
| United States, Florida | |
| Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| United States, Maryland | |
| Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
| United States, Massachusetts | |
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| United States, North Carolina | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| United States, Ohio | |
| Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Aerpio Therapeutics
Investigators
| Study Director: | Kevin Peters, MD | Aerpio Therapeutics |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Aerpio Therapeutics |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01702441 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
AKB-9778-CI-2002 |
| Study First Received: | September 24, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | March 9, 2015 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Edema Macular Edema Signs and Symptoms Macular Degeneration |
Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases Eye Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017