Breathing problems Respiratory impairment
Conditions
Interventions
Alfentanil and GAL-021
Sponsors
Galleon Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects must be willing to give written informed consent for the trial and able to ad-here to dose and visit schedules. 2. The subject is male >18 to =60 to
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Current diagnosis of psychiatric disease requiring daily medication, including controlled or uncontrolled schizophrenia, current or recently treated depressive disorders, or Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) indicative of suicidal ideation or behavior at screening. 2. Past history of the anxiety disorder including panic attack, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, phobias restricting normal daily function, social anxiety, and paranoia. 3. History of alcohol abuse (more than an average of 2-drinks per day) within the past 2 years. 4. History of smoking within the past year. 5. Failure of the drug of abuse tests at screening or check-in. 6. Positive for HIV, or Hepatitis B or C at screening. 7. Blood donation or blood loss within 60 days of screening or plasma donation within 7 days of screening. 8. Subjects with a history of bleeding disorders or coagulopathies. 9. History of dyspnea, asthma, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep apnea or any other ventilatory / lung disease. 10. Treatment with another investigational drug within 3 months prior to screening or having participated in more than four investigational drug studies within 1 year prior to screening. 11. Inability to perform acceptable, quality spirometry, and FEV1 <80% of predicted for age, sex and height according to ECCS criteria. 12. History of any abuse of or sensitivity (allergies, gastrointestinal adverse effects ) to opioids. 13. History of motion sickness. 14. Subjects with excessive facial hair preventing sealing of the occlusive face mask. 15. Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, will not be able to participate optimally in the study. 16. Any surgical or medical condition which might significantly alter the distribution, me-tabolism or excretion of any drug. The investigator should be guided by evidence of any of the following, and be discussed with the sponsor prior to enrollment into the trial: a. history of pancreatic injury or pancreatitis; b. history or presence of liver disease or liver injury; c. history or presence of impaired renal function as indicated by clinically significant elevation in creatinine, BUN/urea, urinary albumin, or clinically significant urinary cellular constituents; or d. history of urinary obstruction or difficulty in voiding. 17. Subject who has a history of any infectious disease within 4 weeks prior to drug ad-ministration that in the opinion of the investigator, affects the subject*s ability to participate in the trial. 18. Subjects who are part of the study staff personnel or family members of the study staff personnel. 19. Subjects who have demonstrated allergic reactions (e.g., food, drug, atopic reactions or asthmatic episodes) which, in the opinion of the investigator and sponsor, interfere with their ability to participate in the trial. 20. Subjects who have a history of malignancy. 21. Personal or family history of malignant hyperthermia. 22. Personal or family history of arrhythmias or ECG conductance abnormalities. 23. Subjects with a history of daily consumption of caffeine greater than 6 servings (40 mL each) from beverages (e.g., coffee, tea, soft drinks) and food stuffs (e.g., chocolate, ice cream, cookies) (45 gm each ).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Safety: Safety laboratory tests (hematology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis), vital signs, ECG parameters, physical examinations, subject sedation scale, BP, HR, adverse events, and CSSRS. - Respiratory parameters: tidal volume (VT) minute ventilation (VE), respiratory rate (RR), end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2), and transcutaneous hemoglobin saturation (SpO2). - Cardiac parameters: Heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure. - Pain threshold values (part 2 only). - Arterial blood gas values. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PK parameters will include but not limited to Cmax, AUCinf, and Tmax, and if possible, t* for GAL-021 and potentially alfentanil. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed