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NCT Number: NCT00952887

A Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of ACE-031 in Healthy Postmenopausal Women

The purpose of this study is to establish safe dose levels of ACE-031 in healthy postmenopausal women following multiple dose administration. This study will also evaluate if ACE-031 has an effect on muscle.

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Key information

Age range

45 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Acceleron Investigative Site, Montreal, Canada

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Postmenopausal
  • Body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 18.5 to < 32.

Exclusion criteria

  • History of malignancy, except excised or treated basal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma in-situ, or ≤ 2 squamous cell carcinomas
  • History of clinically significant cardiac, endocrinologic, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary, neurologic, dermatologic, psychiatric, renal, and/or other major disease.
  • History of opportunistic infection (e.g. invasive candidiasis or pneumocystis pneumonia) within 6 months prior to screening or serious local infection (e.g., cellulitis, abscess) or systemic infection (e.g., septicemia) within 3 months prior to screening.
  • Surgery within 3 months prior to Day 1 (other than minor cosmetic or dental procedures).
  • Fever or symptomatic viral or bacterial infection within 7 days prior to Day 1.
  • Donation or significant loss of blood within 2 months prior to Day 1.
  • Hormone replacement therapy within 3 months prior to Day 1.
  • Treatment with erythropoiesis stimulating agents (Epogen, Procrit, Aranesp, etc) within 2 months prior to Day 1.
  • Systemic glucocorticoid therapy within 6 months prior to Day 1.
  • Treatment with another investigational drug or approved therapy for investigational use within 1 month prior to Day 1.
  • Previous treatment with ACE-031.

Treatment and study plan

ACE-031

Biological

Either 2 or 3 subcutaneous doses of ACE-031 over a period of one month, or 7 subcutaneous doses of ACE-031 over a period of 3 months.

Other names: ActRIIB-IgG1

Placebo

Biological

Either 2 or 3 subcutaneous doses of placebo over a period of one month, or 7 subcutaneous doses of placebo over a period of 3 months.

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of multiple, escalating doses of ACE-031 in healthy postmenopausal women

    Time frame: 6.5 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. To estimate the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of multiple, escalating doses of ACE-031

    Time frame: 6.5 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Acceleron Pharma, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ USA

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple-Dose, Dose-Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Effects of ACE-031 (ActRIIB-IgG1) in Healthy Postmenopausal Women

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Aug 6, 2009
Registry last updated
Mar 23, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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