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NCT Number: NCT07581431

A Phase 1, Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of ISM8969

This is a single center, phase 1, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled sequential study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of single and multiple ascending oral doses of ISM8969 in healthy adults and elderly participants and obese adult participants at risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Nucleus Network Pty Ltd.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Location status: Recruiting

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Participants must meet all the following criteria to be included in the study:

Inclusion criteria

1~4 are only for the healthy participants in the SAD and MAD study:

  • Male or female participants, including adult participants (≥18 and <65 years of age) for the SAD cohorts 1-6 and MAD cohorts 1-3, and elderly participants (≥65 and ≤80 years of age) for MAD cohort 4.
  • Body mass index (BMI) >18.5 and <30.0 kg/m2 and body weight ≥50.0 kg for males and ≥45.0 kg for females.
  • Non-smokers (no use of tobacco or nicotine products within 1 month prior to screening).
  • Healthy as defined the current protocol.

Inclusion criteria

5~9 are only for the obese participants at risk of cardiovascular disease in MAD study):

  • Male or female, ≥18 and ≤65 years of age.
  • 30.0 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 42.0 kg/m2.
  • No change in body weight or self-reported change of less than 5.0% within 3 months before screening.
  • Presence of 1 or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia. If present, must be controlled with stable medication dose/therapy (defined as a stable medication dose/therapy for 3 months or longer).
  • hsCRP ≥3 mg/L.

Exclusion criteria

Participants for whom any of the following applies will be excluded from the study:

  • Columbia suicide severity rating scale (C-SSRS) score above Type 1 ideation.
  • Positive serology test results for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigen and antibody, treponema pallidum antibody or QuantiFERON®-TB test at screening.
  • Positive pregnancy test or lactating female participant.
  • History of any central nervous system (CNS) disorder or history of seizure of any cause.
  • Clinically significant 12-lead ECG, physical examination, vital signs or laboratory abnormalities at screening, including but not limited to defined in the protocol.
  • History of significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease within 6 months before screening, including but not limited to defined in the protocol.
  • History of an active or untreated malignancy or are in remission from a clinically significant malignancy (other than basal- or squamous-cell skin cancer, or in situ carcinomas of the cervix) for less than 5 years; or there is a potential malignancy during screening.
  • Participation in a clinical research study involving the administration of an investigational or marketed drug or device within 30 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to the first dosing, administration of a biological product in the context of a clinical research study within 90 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to the first dosing, or concomitant participation in an investigational study involving no drug or device administration.
  • Presence of contraindication to lumbar puncture or lumbar catheter as judged by Investigator.

Treatment and study plan

ISM8969 tablets or placebo

Drug

Administration: Oral

Primary outcomes

  1. The incidence of Adverse Events (AEs) after single or multiple doses of ISM8969 tablets.

    Time frame: Up to 14 days after last dose.

    To evaluate the safety and tolerability of ISM8969.

  2. Number of Participants with Clinical Laboratory Abnormalities, and Abnormalities in Vital Signs, Physical Examinations,12-lead ECG

    Time frame: Up to 14 days after last dose.

    Vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and oral temperature), physical examinations, 12-lead ECG(heart rate , PR interval, QT interval, RR interval, QTcF and QRS),and clinical laboratory tests (hematology, biochemistry, coagulation and urinalysis, etc.)

  3. C-SSRS Score(Type 1 to Type 5)

    Time frame: Up to 14 days after last dose.

    The C-SSRS(Columbia Suicidality Severity Rating Scale) is a suicidal ideation and behavior rating scale to evaluate suicide risk, higher C-SSRS scores mean a worse outcome.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Maximal observed plasma concentration (Cmax).

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 14 after dose.

    To characterize plasma PK of ISM8969 after the first dose and at steady state.

  2. Time when the maximal concentration is observed (Tmax).

    Time frame: Day 1 and day 14 after dose.

    To characterize plasma PK of ISM8969 after the first dose and at steady state.

  3. Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to the last observed concentration (AUC0-t).

    Time frame: Day 3 and Day 17 after dose.

    To characterize plasma PK of ISM8969 after the first dose and at steady state.

  4. Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity (extrapolated)(AUC0-inf).

    Time frame: Day 3 and Day 17 after dose.

    To characterize plasma PK of ISM8969 after single and multiple dose administration.

  5. Terminal elimination half-life(T½).

    Time frame: Day 3 and Day 17 after dose.

    To characterize plasma PK of ISM8969 after single and multiple dose administration.

  6. Apparent clearance (CL/F).

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 14 after dose.

    To characterize plasma PK of ISM8969 after single and multiple dose administration.

  7. Apparent volume of distribution (V/F).

    Time frame: Day 1 and day 14 after dose.

    To characterize plasma PK of ISM8969 after single and multiple dose administration.

  8. Maximal observed cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) concentration (Cmax,csf).

    Time frame: Day 14 after dose.

    To characterize cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) PK of ISM8969 at steady state.

  9. Minimal observed concentration at steady-state (Cmin,ss).

    Time frame: Day 14 before the last dose.

    To characterize plasma PK of ISM8969.

  10. Minimal observed cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) concentration at steady-state (Cmin,ss).

    Time frame: Day 14 before the last dose.

    To characterize PK of ISM8969 in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

  11. Accumulation ratio (Day 14 : Day 1) (Racc).

    Time frame: Day 14 after dose.

    To characterize the PK of ISM8969.

  12. Change from baseline in the concentration of blood high sensitivity C-reactive protein(hsCRP).

    Time frame: Day 14 after dose.

    Concentration of hsCRP will be measured and reported.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

InSilico Medicine Hong Kong Limited

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Single and Multiple Ascending Oral Doses of ISM8969 in Healthy Adult and Elderly Participants and Obese Adult Participants at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
May 12, 2026
Registry last updated
Jun 22, 2026

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