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CompletedNCT00381433

Pharmacokinetic Study of a Single Dose of AVI-4065 in Cerebral Spinal Fluid

Pharmacokinetic Study of AVI-4065 in Cerebral Spinal Fluid Among Healthy Adult Males Following Subcutaneous Administration

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12 (planned)
Sponsor
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. · Industry
Sex
Male
Age
18 Years – 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

AVI-4020 Injection, a phosphorodiamidate Morpholino oligomer (PMO), was found to cross the blood-brain barrier during a study of patients with presumptive West Nile virus disease. AVI-4065, which was designed to target HCV, is also a PMO; its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier is unknown. In this study, a single dose of AVI-4065 will be subcutaneously injected, and samples collected to determine if this drug crosses the blood-brain barrier. If it does, then additional investigations could be performed in people with severe forms of HCV disease in which the brain is affected.

Detailed description

AVI-4020 Injection, a phosphorodiamidate Morpholino oligomer (PMO), was found to cross the blood-brain barrier during a study of patients with presumptive West Nile virus disease. AVI-4065, which was designed to target HCV, is also a PMO; its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier is unknown. As the incidence of HCV disease has grown, the knowledge base of this disease has likewise increased. Encephalopathy is a recognized consequence in some patients with HCV infection. In this study, a single dose of AVI-4065 will be subcutaneously injected, and samples collected to determine if this drug crosses the blood-brain barrier. If it does, then additional investigations could be performed in people with HCV disease in which the brain is affected.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGAVI-4065 Injection

Timeline

Start date
2006-09-01
Primary completion
2006-10-01
Completion
2009-06-01
First posted
2006-09-27
Last updated
2009-07-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00381433. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.