Schizophrenia
Conditions
Keywords
Schizophrenia
Brief summary
This is a brief inpatient study to determine the safety of a new drug in healthy people.
Detailed description
AVL-3288, a first in class small molecule, selective allosteric modulator of the α7 nAChR, is implicated in the cognitive deficit in patients with neurologic and psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The mechanism of action, the allosteric modulation of α7 nAChR and improvement of cognitive and memory function both in relevant animal models and patients has been clearly described in recent literature. The effect of AVL-3288 strongly supports the rationale for use in schizophrenia given the dose effect relationship, peaking at a low dose in rats (HED 3 mg), in rodent schizophrenia and memory models. Phase I, single-center, inpatient, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose escalating study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profiles of single oral doses of AVL-3288 in healthy subjects. Subjects will be hospitalized in the University of Colorado Clinical Research Center (CTSA) for a 12 hour period after the single dose. Then there will be an ambulatory 24 and 48 hour observation and washout period of 10. Patients will receive an evoked potential measurement, the P50 sensory gating paradigm, and the Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neuropsychological Status.
Interventions
Drug
Identical diluent to that used for AVL-3288
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy volunteer
Exclusion criteria
* Substance use. We do not accept inquiries by email.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) | 48 hours | 0,1,2,3, 4, 6, 8 ,12, 24, 48 hours post dose |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants with adverse events. | 10 days | Corrected QT interval \> 500 ms; hepatic enzyme \> 3 times above the upper limit of normal values; systolic blood pressure \> 200 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure \< 50 mm Hg. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Total Scale T Score | 24 hours | T score on Total Scale of the Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neuropsychological Status, differences between AVL-3288 or placebo arms and pretreatment baseline. |
| P50 Auditory Sensory Gating Ratio | 24 hours | Ratio = (Conditioning P50 amplitude-Test P50 Amplitude)/Conditioning P50 Amplitude, differences between AVL-3288 or placebo arms from baseline. |
Countries
United States