Healthy Volunteer
Conditions
Brief summary
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of RO5024048. Japanese and Caucasian healthy volunteers will be randomized to receive either single oral doses of RO5024048 or placebo. Follow-up is 7-10 days.
Interventions
single oral dose
single oral dose
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy male and female adults, 20 to 55 years of age, inclusive * Body mass index (BMI) 18 - 30 kg/m2 inclusive * Non-smoker, or previous smoker who discontinued smoking \>/= 6 month prior to study entry * Japanese subjects must be first generation: born in Japan, not having lived outside Japan \>5 years, able to trace maternal and paternal Japanese ancestry * Female subjects of childbearing potential and male subjects and their partners of childbearing potential must agree to use two forms of contraception * Agree to abstain from alcohol consumption and from strenuous exercise up to 3 days before dosing and throughout study (including the follow-up visit)
Exclusion criteria
* Positive pregnancy test * Males whose female partner is pregnant or trying to become pregnant * Positive urine test for drugs of abuse * Positive for alcohol * Positive result on hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV test * Clinically significant disease or abnormalities in laboratory parameters * Participation in an investigational drug, biologic or device study within 3 months before study drug administration * Donation or loss of any blood over 450 mL within 3 months before study drug administration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pharmacokinetics of RO4995855 (parent of the prodrug RO5024048) and its metabolite(s) | Day 1 to Day 4 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Safety and tolerability: Adverse events, laboratory parameters, ECG | Day 1 to Day 10 |
Countries
United States