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A Study to Evaluate the Effects of Single-dose Seltorexant on Electrocardiogram Intervals in Healthy Adult Participants

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo- and Positive-controlled, Single-dose, 4-way Crossover Study to Evaluate the Effects of Seltorexant (JNJ-42847922) on Electrocardiogram Intervals in Healthy Adult Subjects

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03494907
Enrollment
52
Registered
2018-04-11
Start date
2018-04-09
Completion date
2018-08-13
Last updated
2025-04-27

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of single dose seltorexant on QT/QTc intervals and electrocardiogram (ECG) morphology at therapeutic and supratherapeutic exposures in healthy adult participants.

Interventions

Participants will be administered oral dose of seltorexant over-encapsulated tablets on Day 1.

OTHERPlacebo Matched to Seltorexant

Participants will be administered matching placebo to seltorexant tablets on Day 1.

OTHERPlacebo Matched to Moxifloxacin

Participants will be administered oral dose of moxifloxacin placebo tablet on Day 1.

DRUGMoxifloxacin Dose 1

Participants will be administered oral dose 1 of moxifloxacin on Day 1.

Sponsors

Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Have signed informed consent form (ICF) indicating they understand the purpose of and procedures required for the study, including the required pharmacogenomic component (which specifies testing of genes predisposing to long or short QT and related cardiac syndromes), and are willing to participate in the study. Consent for sample storage will be obtained in the ICF * Be Willing to adhere to the prohibitions and restrictions specified in the protocol * A female participant must be either not of childbearing potential (ie, postmenopausal, permanently sterile) or of childbearing potential and practicing a highly effective method of contraception (failure rate of less than \[\<\]1 percent \[%\] per year when used consistently and correctly) * A female participant must agree not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) for the purposes of assisted reproduction during the study and for at least 1 month after the last study drug administration * A male participant, who is sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential and has not had a vasectomy, must agree to use an adequate contraception method as deemed appropriate by the investigator (eg, vasectomy, double-barrier, partner using effective contraception) and to not donate sperm during the study and for 3 months after receiving the last dose of study drug * Must have a blood pressure (after the participant is supine for 5 minutes) between 90 and 140 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) systolic, inclusive, and no higher than 90 mmHg diastolic. Heart rate between 45 and 100 beats per minute (bpm), inclusive

Exclusion criteria

* Clinically significant abnormal values for hematology, serum chemistry (including thyroid stimulating hormone \[TSH\] at screening only) or urinalysis at screening or at admission to the study site * Clinically significant abnormal physical examination, vital signs, or 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) at screening or at admission to the study site as deemed appropriate by the investigator * Received a known inhibitor of CYP3A4 or CYP2C9 activity within 14 days or a period less than 5 times the drugs' half-life; whichever is longer, before the first dose of the study drug is scheduled * Known allergy to the study drug or any of the excipients of the formulation * Received an experimental drug or used an experimental medical device within 1 month or within a period less than 10 times the drug's half-life, whichever is longer, before the first dose of the study drug is scheduled * A woman who is pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change From Baseline in QT/QTc IntervalsBaseline up to Day 3Change from baseline in QT and QTc interval will be assessed. QT interval will be measured in triplicates from 12 lead Holter extracted triplicate ECG recordings and corrected QT (QTc) interval will be calculated based on Fridericia (QTcF), Bazett (QTcB), and/or study specific power (QTcP) equations.
Percentage of Participants with Change from Baseline in T-wave MorphologyBaseline up to Day 3The percentage of participants in each treatment having T-wave morphology changes from baseline that represent the appearance or worsening of the morphological abnormality will be reported.
Percentage of Participants with Change from Baseline in U-wave MorphologyBaseline up to Day 3The percentage of participants with change from baseline with abnormal U-waves morphology that represent the appearance or worsening of the morphological abnormality will be reported.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinite Time (AUC [0-infinity])Pre-dose; 0.33, 0.5, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 48 hours Post-doseThe AUC (0-infinity) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to infinite time, calculated as the sum of AUC (0-last) and C(last)/lambda(z), in which AUC(0-last) is area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to time of the last quantifiable concentration, C(last) is the last observed quantifiable concentration and lambda(z) is elimination rate constant. AUC (0-infinity) will be assessed for seltorexant and its circulating metabolites.
Elimination Half-Life (t1/2)Pre-dose; 0.33, 0.5, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 48 hours Post-doseElimination half-life associated with the terminal slope Lambda (z) of the semi logarithmic drug concentration-time curve, calculated as 0.693/Lambda (z).
Total Apparent Clearance (CL/F)Pre-dose; 0.33, 0.5, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 48 hours Post-doseCL/F for extravascular administration divided by the fraction of dose absorbed, calculated using the observed value of the last non-zero plasma concentration.
Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vd/F)Pre-dose; 0.33, 0.5, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 48 hours Post-doseVd/F is defined as Dose/\[Lambda (z)\*AUC (0-infinity)\].
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)Pre-dose; 0.33, 0.5, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 48 hours Post-doseCmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration of seltorexant and its circulating metabolites.
Metabolite to Parent (M/P) Ratio for AUC[infinity]Pre-dose; 0.33, 0.5, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 48 hours Post-doseM/P Ratio AUC\[infinity\] is the ratio of AUC\[infinity\] of seltorexant to AUC\[infinity\] of seltorexant's metabolites.
Relationship Between the Plasma Concentrations of Seltorexant and Changes in the QT/QTc IntervalUp to Day 3The relationship between change in QT/QTc interval and plasma concentrations from both doses of seltorexant at matching time points will be assessed.
Number of Participants with Adverse Events and Serious Edverse Events as a Measure of Safety and TolerabilityApproximately 11 weeksAn adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. A serious adverse event (SAE) is an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly.
Metabolite to Parent (M/P) Ratio for AUC[last]Pre-dose; 0.33, 0.5, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 48 hours Post-doseM/P Ratio AUC\[last\] is the ratio of AUC\[last\] of seltorexant to AUC\[last\] of seltorexant's metabolites.
Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax)Pre-dose; 0.33, 0.5, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 48 hours Post-doseTmax is the time to reach the maximum observed plasma concentration of seltorexant and its circulating metabolites.
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Last Quantifiable Time (AUC [0-last])Pre-dose; 0.33, 0.5, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 48 hours Post-doseAUC(0-last) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to time of the last quantifiable concentration of seltorexant and its circulating metabolites.

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026