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NCT Number: NCT07777549

A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of TRTL-913 in Healthy Volunteers (Part A) and in Adults With Tinnitus (Part B)

This study will consist of two parts. Double blind Part A will assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of 7 days of dosing in healthy adults, while open label Part B will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of a 2-week treatment course in adults with tinnitus.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Part A Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy male or female adults aged 18 to 64 years (or 65 to 80 years for an elderly cohort, if enrolled), as determined by the investigator.
  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent and comply with all study procedures.
  • Body mass index (BMI) 18.0 to 35.0 kilograms per square meter (kg/m^2) and body weight greater than (>) 50 kilogram (kg).
  • Clinically acceptable medical history, physical examination, vital signs, clinical laboratory tests, and 12-lead ECG, as determined by the investigator.
  • QT interval corrected using the Fridericia method (QTcF) of less than or equal to (≤) 450 millisecond (msec) for males or ≤470 msec for females.
  • Nonsmokers or light smokers (<10 cigarettes/week or equivalent vaping) for at least 3 months before dosing and willing to abstain during confinement.
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and agree to use highly effective contraception throughout the required study period.
  • Male participants must agree to use appropriate contraception and refrain from sperm donation for the required study period.

Part B Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female adults aged 18 to 64 years.
  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent and comply with study procedures.
  • Diagnosis of subjective, stable, chronic, non-pulsatile tinnitus.
  • Generally healthy aside from tinnitus, with no clinically significant abnormalities on medical history, physical or neurologic examination, vital signs, laboratory tests, or ECG that would interfere with study participation.
  • BMI 18.0 to 35.0 kg/m^2 and body weight >50 kg.
  • Willing to discontinue prohibited medications and substances before study treatment and throughout study participation.
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and agree to use highly effective contraception throughout the required study period.
  • Male participants must agree to use appropriate contraception and refrain from sperm donation for the required study period.

Exclusion criteria

Part A Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any clinically significant acute or chronic medical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, could affect participant safety or study assessments.
  • Use of prohibited medications, including moderate or strong cytochrome (CY)P450 inhibitors or inducers, or other prohibited foods or supplements before dosing.
  • History of seizures, epilepsy, significant head injury associated with loss of consciousness, or other conditions or medications that increase seizure risk.
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, clinically significant ECG abnormalities, long QT syndrome, torsade de pointes, or a family history of long QT syndrome or sudden cardiac death.
  • Active infection or clinically significant recent illness before screening or dosing.
  • Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
  • Clinically significant hepatic or renal impairment or clinically significant laboratory abnormalities.
  • History of malignancy within the past 10 years (except adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ).
  • Current or recent substance or alcohol use disorder or positive drug or alcohol screening.
  • Current or history of clinically significant psychiatric illness or suicidal ideation or behavior that would increase study risk.
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy during the study.

Part B Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current use of, or plans to initiate, pharmacologic or non-pharmacologic treatment for tinnitus during the study.
  • Regular night-shift work that could interfere with study assessments.
  • Use of prohibited medications, including moderate or strong CYP450 inhibitors or inducers, or other prohibited foods or supplements before dosing.
  • History of seizures, epilepsy, significant head injury associated with loss of consciousness, or other conditions or medications that increase seizure risk.
  • Clinically significant acute or chronic medical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, could affect participant safety or study assessments.
  • Positive test for HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
  • History of malignancy within the past 10 years (except adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ).
  • Current or recent substance or alcohol use disorder or positive drug or alcohol screening.
  • Current or history of clinically significant psychiatric illness or suicidal ideation or behavior that would increase study risk.
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy during the study.

Treatment and study plan

TRTL-913

Drug

Participants will receive TRTL-913 capsules QD.

Placebo

Drug

Participants will receive TRTL-913 matching placebo capsules QD.

Primary outcomes

  1. Part A: Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Up to Day 16

  2. Part B: Number of Participants With TEAEs and SAEs

    Time frame: Up to Day 21

  3. Part A: Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Change From Baseline in Vital Signs, Clinical Laboratory Values, and Electrocardiograms (ECGs)

    Time frame: Up to Day 16

  4. Part B: Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Change From Baseline in Vital Signs, Clinical Laboratory Values, and ECGs

    Time frame: Up to Day 21

  5. Part A: Number of Participants With Suicidal Ideation or Behavior as Assessed by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

    Time frame: Up to Day 16

  6. Part B: Number of Participants With Suicidal Ideation or Behavior as Assessed by the C-SSRS

    Time frame: Up to Day 21

Secondary outcomes

  1. Part A: Plasma Concentrations of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  2. Part A: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  3. Part A: Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  4. Part A: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve (AUC(0-t)) of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  5. Part A: AUC From 0 to 24 Hours (AUC(0-24h)) of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  6. Part A: AUC from time 0 extrapolated to infinity (AUC(0-inf)) of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  7. Part A: Apparent Terminal Elimination Half-Life (t1/2) of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  8. Part A: Apparent Total Plasma Clearance After Oral Administration (CL/F) of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  9. Part A: Apparent Volume of Distribution During Terminal Phase (Vz/F) of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  10. Part A: Accumulation Ratio for AUC (Rac AUC) of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  11. Part A: Accumulation Ratio for Cmax (Rac Cmax) of TRTL-913

    Time frame: From predose on Day 1 through Day 8

  12. Part B: Change From Baseline in Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) Total and Subscale Scores

    Time frame: From Baseline to Day 21

  13. Part B: Change From Baseline in Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) Score

    Time frame: From Baseline to Day 21

  14. Part B: Change From Baseline in the Visual Analog Scale - Loudness (VAS-L) Score

    Time frame: From Baseline to Day 21

  15. Part B: Change From Baseline in Visual Analog Scale - Annoyance (VAS-A) Score

    Time frame: From Baseline to Day 21

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tortugas Neuroscience, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 2a, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple Ascending Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of TRTL-913 in Healthy Adult Volunteers Under Fed Conditions (Part A), and an Open-Label Multiple Ascending Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy in Adults With Tinnitus (Part B)

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 20, 2026
Registry last updated
Aug 20, 2026

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