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AchalasiaPhase 2NCT02931565

Study of IW-1701, A Stimulator of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase (sGC), in Patients With Type I or II Achalasia

A Phase 2 study testing Olinciguat in people with Achalasia, run by Cyclerion Therapeutics at 5 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

The objectives of this study are as follows: In participants with primary Type I or II achalasia, following a single 5-mg dose of olinciguat (IW-1701), To assess the safety and tolerability To determine the effects on measures of esophageal function by high-resolution impedance manometry (HRIM) To determine the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Achalasia
What is being tested?
Olinciguat
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
9 participants
Where
5 sitesUnited States
Study dates
6 Apr 2017to 1 May 2018
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patient has a diagnosis of primary Type I or II achalasia.
  • Patient has no contraindications to the performance of the baseline and postdose HRIM procedures per Investigator discretion.

Who cannot join

  • Patient has had any prior esophageal, periesophageal, or gastric surgery, or treatment with sclerosing agent.
  • More than 1 pneumatic dilation procedure to a diameter of > 2 cm in their lifetime.
  • Pneumatic dilation procedure to a diameter of > 2 cm within 1 year prior to randomization. Prior bougie dilation(s) or pneumatic dilation(s) ≤ 2 cm are allowed.
  • Prior esophageal injection of botulinum toxin (Botox) within 6 months prior to randomization or more than 2 esophageal Botox injection procedures in their lifetime.
  • Patients with malignant or premalignant esophageal lesions.
  • Patient has taken any drug that can affect gastrointestinal (GI) motility in the 72 hours before check-in through discharge from the clinic.
  • Other inclusion and exclusion criteria specified in the protocol.

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 1 country.

5 sites in 1 country

United States5 sites
  • Connecticut Clinical Research Foundation, Gastroenterology Institute

    Bristol, Connecticut, 06010

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • University of Utah School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

  • Washington University in St. Louis - School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Single-dose, Phase 2a Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of IW-1701 in Patients With Achalasia

The objectives of this study are as follows:

In participants with primary Type I or II achalasia, following a single 5-mg dose of olinciguat (IW-1701),

  • To assess the safety and tolerability
  • To determine the effects on measures of esophageal function by high-resolution impedance manometry (HRIM)
  • To determine the pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters
Conditions
Achalasia
Being tested
Olinciguat, Matching Placebo
Medical subject headings
Esophageal Achalasia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • OlinciguatDrug

    Also called IW-1701

    oral tablet

  • Matching PlaceboDrug

    oral tablet

Study groups in NCT02931565
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
IW-1701ExperimentalSingle 5-mg dose of IW-1701 administered orally
Receives: Drug: Olinciguat
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorMatching placebo administered orally
Receives: Drug: Matching Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs), Deaths, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), and Adverse Events Resulting in Study Drug Discontinuation (ADOs)

    An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence, which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with study treatment. An SAE is any AE occurring at any dose that results in any of the following outcomes: death; life-threatening: the patient was at immediate risk of death from the reaction as it occurred; hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly/birth defect; important medical event. Deaths and SAEs include those that occurred on or after the participant signed the informed consent at the Screening Visit through the End-of-Trial Visit. TEAEs are defined as adverse events that occurred on/after administration of the double-blind study drug and within 72 hours after the double-blind study drug administration.

    Measured: Deaths, SAEs, and AEs: from enrollment through end-of-trial visit Day 21 (±7 days). TEAEs: from first dose of study drug through 72 hours postdose.

  2. Change From Baseline in Supine Bolus Flow Time (BFT)

    Supine BFT defined as the median measurement from the 10 available swallows in supine position as measured by high resolution impedance manometry (HRIM), and determined by the central read (seconds; longer times=more severe achalasia). Change=(postdose supine BFT - predose supine BFT).

    Measured: Day 1: predose (baseline) and 3 hours (+15 minutes) postdose

  3. Change From Baseline in Upright BFT

    Upright BFT defined as the median measurement from the 5 available swallows in the upright position as measured by HRIM, and determined by the central read (seconds; longer times=more severe achalasia). Change = (postdose upright BFT - predose upright BFT).

    Measured: Day 1: predose (baseline) and 3 hours (+15 minutes) postdose

  4. Change From Baseline in Supine Integrated Relaxation Pressure (IRP)

    Supine IRP defined as the median measurement from the 10 available swallows in supine position as determined by the central read (mmHg; higher pressure=more severe achalasia), measured by HRIM. Change = (postdose supine IRP - predose supine IRP).

    Measured: Day 1: predose (baseline) and 3 hours (+15 minutes) postdose

  5. Change From Baseline in Upright IRP

    Upright IRP is defined as the median measurement from the 5 available swallows in the supine position as determined by the central read (mmHg; higher pressure=more severe achalasia), measured by HRIM. Change = (postdose upright IRP - predose upright IRP).

    Measured: Day 1: predose (baseline) and 3 hours (+15 minutes) postdose

  6. Change From Baseline in 1 Minute Impedance Bolus Height (IBH)

    1 minute IBH defined by the height in esophagus of 200 mL saline bolus 1 minute post-bolus as measured by HRIM and determined by the central read (cm; greater height=more severe achalasia). Change = (postdose height 1 min IBH - predose height 1 min IBH)

    Measured: Day 1: predose (baseline) and 3 hours (+15 minutes) postdose

  7. Change From Baseline in 2 Minute IBH

    2 minute IBH defined by the height in esophagus of 200 mL saline bolus 2 minutes post-bolus as measured by HRIM and determined by the central read (cm; greater height=more severe achalasia). Change = (postdose height 2 min IBH - predose height 2 min IBH).

    Measured: Day 1: predose (baseline) and 3 hours (+15 minutes) postdose

  8. Change From Baseline in 5 Minute IBH

    5 minute IBH defined by the height in esophagus of 200 mL saline bolus 5 minutes post-bolus as determined by the central read (cm; greater height=more severe achalasia). Change = (postdose height 5 min IBH - predose height 5 min IBH).

    Measured: Day 1: predose (baseline) and 3 hours (+15 minutes) postdose

  9. Area Under the Plasma Concentration Time Curve From Time 0 to the Last Observation (AUClast)

    Measured: Day 1 predose: 0 (≤15 minutes); Day 1 postdose: 0.5 hours (±2 minutes), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 hours (±5 minutes), 12, 17 hours (±15 minutes). Day 2 postdose 24 hours (±30 minutes). End of Treatment Visit: Day 21 (±7 days).

  10. Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

    Measured: Day 1 predose: 0 (≤15 minutes); Day 1 postdose: 0.5 hours (±2 minutes), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 hours (±5 minutes), 12, 17 hours (±15 minutes). Day 2 postdose 24 hours (±30 minutes). End of Treatment Visit: Day 21 (±7 days).

  11. Time of Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax)

    Measured: Day 1 predose: 0 (≤15 minutes); Day 1 postdose: 0.5 hours (±2 minutes), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 hours (±5 minutes), 12, 17 hours (±15 minutes). Day 2 postdose 24 hours (±30 minutes). End of Treatment Visit: Day 21 (±7 days).

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Oct 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start6 Apr 2017
  3. Primary completion1 May 2018
  4. Study completion1 May 2018

Why it stopped: The study was prematurely terminated due to enrollment challenges.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
9 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02931565
Sponsor's protocol ID
C1701-201
Status last verified
Apr 2021
First submitted
11 Oct 2016
Last updated
4 May 2021
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Olinciguat in people with Achalasia, run by Cyclerion Therapeutics at 5 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 May 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 4 May 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs), Deaths, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), and Adverse Events Resulting in Study Drug Discontinuation (ADOs) (time frame: Deaths, SAEs, and AEs: from enrollment through end-of-trial visit Day 21 (±7 days). TEAEs: from first dose of study drug through 72 hours postdose.). The study lists 11 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 May 2021.

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