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Evaluation of Safety and Tolerability of Libella Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Aging: AAV- hTERT

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04133649
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified December 2019 by Libella Gene Therapeutics.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : October 21, 2019
Last Update Posted : December 10, 2019
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Libella Gene Therapeutics

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

Using gene therapy to express active telomerase (hTERT) in humans has the potential to treat many of the age related diseases, including Aging itself.

This study will entail treating subjects with hTERT delivered via transduction using AAV. The goal is to extend the telomeres to prevent, delay, or even reverse Aging.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Aging Drug: AAV-hTERT Phase 1

Detailed Description:

Subjects willing to participate who meet with the inclusion - exclusion criteria, will be treated with a single dose of LGT delivered intravascularly (IV).

Baseline will be performed within 8 weeks of beginning the treatment regimen. The treatment regimen will begin with IV delivery of AAV-hTERT, defined as "Day 0." Safety and efficacy analyses will be conducted at Weeks 1, 4, 13, 26, 39, and 52 post-treatment.

Study objectives

Primary: Safety and Tolerability

1. Investigate the safety and tolerability of AAV-hTERT by intravenous (IV) administration.

Secondary: Provisional Efficacy

  1. To determine changes from baseline in hTERT expression, telomerase activity, and telomere length in cells after treatment with AAV-hTERT.
  2. To determine changes from baseline in health and aging-related biomarkers after treatment with AAV-hTERT.
  3. To determine changes from baseline in the immune system after treatment with AAV-hTERT.
  4. To determine changes from baseline in physical function measures after treatment with AAV-hTERT
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 5 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Evaluation of Safety and Tolerability of Libella Gene Therapy (LGT) for the Treatment of Aging: AAV- hTERT
Actual Study Start Date : October 17, 2019
Estimated Primary Completion Date : January 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date : January 2021

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: subjects treated with LGT
Subjects will be treated with a single IV dose of LGT (AAV-hTERT)
 Drug: AAV-hTERT
subjects will receive a single LGT (AAV-hTERT) treatment via IV administration
Other Name: LGT


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    Incidence of serious adverse events and adverse events throughout the study


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. hTERT expression and telomerase activity [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    Change from baseline in telomere length


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   45 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects must meet the following inclusion criteria at the screening visit.

  1. Age of 45 years or older.
  2. Subjects, or their authorized representatives, must be adequately informed and understand the nature and risks of the study and must be able to provide a signature and date in the Informed Consent Form (ICF).
  3. Women must undergo a negative serum pregnancy test at the screening assessment.
  4. Subjects, or their representatives, must be able to communicate effectively with the study staff.
  5. Subjects, or their authorized representatives, must certify that they are able and willing to follow all protocol requirements and study restrictions.

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects are not eligible for the study if they meet any of the following criteria at the screening visit, unless otherwise specified.

  1. Subjects who have a history of allergy, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to any medications, components, or excipients of the investigational product, which cannot be resolved by the staff conducting the study.
  2. Female subjects who are pregnant, expected to become pregnant, or lactating/nursing.
  3. Subjects who are sexually active and who are unwilling or unable to use a method of effective contraception (e.g., hormonal and/or barrier) during their participation in the study.
  4. Subjects who are intolerant of, or do not wish to receive, IV or IT injections.
  5. Subjects who are currently alcoholics and/or use psychoactive substances.
  6. Subjects who cannot tolerate venipuncture and/or venous access.
  7. Subjects who have donated or had a significant loss of whole blood (480 ml or more) within 30 days, or donated plasma or platelets within 14 days prior to screening.
  8. Subjects who have received blood or blood products within 30 days prior to screening.
  9. Subjects who have been treated with another research product 30 days prior to the screening assessment, or plan to participate in another clinical trial, while in this study if in the opinion of the principal investigator, may place the subject at risk due to participation in the study, or may influence the results of the study or the subject's ability to complete the study. If more than 30 days have passed since participation in another clinical trial, the study staff must ensure that the subject has recovered from any adverse event (AE) associated with the research product used.
  10. Subjects who have a history or evidence of active infection or febrile illness within 7 days prior to the screening assessment.

  11. Subjects who have a history of any other clinically significant disease or disorder that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, may place the subject at risk due to participation in the study, or may influence the results of the study or the subject's ability to complete the study.

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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04133649


Contacts
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Contact: Jeff Mathis, PhD 1 785 4100223 jmathis@libellagt.com
Contact: Osvaldo Martinez-Clark 1 786 4717814 ozclark@libellagt.com

Locations
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Colombia
IPS Arcasalud SAS Recruiting
Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca, Colombia, 250251
Contact: Wiston Pernet, MD    57 3006840951    wirapeca@gmail.com   
Sponsors and Collaborators
Libella Gene Therapeutics
Investigators
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Study Chair: Winston Pernet, MD IPS Arcaslud SAS
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Responsible Party: Libella Gene Therapeutics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04133649    
Other Study ID Numbers: LibellaCO-03
First Posted: October 21, 2019    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 10, 2019
Last Verified: December 2019
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Libella Gene Therapeutics:
Aging
Gene therapy
AAV
 hTert
telomere
Telomerase