Safety Study of an Oral Vitamin D Analog in Postmenopausal Women
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Determine the safety of 2MD, a vitamin D analog, when administered orally once daily for 28 days in healthy normal postmenopausal women.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 1 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
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Drug: Placebo
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Active Comparator: Calcitriol
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Drug: Calcitriol
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Experimental: 50 ng 2MD
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Drug: 2MD
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Experimental: 110 ng 2MD
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Drug: 2MD
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Experimental: 170 ng 2MD
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Drug: 2MD
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Experimental: 220 ng 2MD
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Drug: 2MD
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Experimental: 440 ng 2MD
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Drug: 2MD
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change from baseline in total serum calcium [Days 0 (pre-dose), 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21, 27, 28 and 2 weeks after last dose]
- Change from baseline in levels of 2MD in the blood [1, 2, 3, 12, 18 and 24 h after the initial dose on Day 0 and after the final dose on Day 27]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Normal healthy postmenopausal women, ≥ 60 but ≤ 80 years of age, or between 45 and 60 years of age who have been amenorrheic for at least 2 years plus have a serum FSH level of > 30 IU/L, or women with a documented bilateral oophorectomy at least 2 years prior to study start.
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Within ±30% of their ideal body weight for height and body frame.
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Demonstrated ability to understand and willingness to sign an Informed Consent Form.
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24-hour urinary Ca ≤250 mg/day and a urinary Ca:Cr ≤0.35.
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Negative urine test for selected drugs of abuse.
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Willing to maintain a total calcium intake between 700 and 1000 mg/day.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Any acute or chronic condition that would limit the subject's ability to complete the study.
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Active clinical manifestations of significant metabolic, hematological, pulmonary, hepatic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal (including malabsorption), neurological, renal, urological or psychiatric disorders.
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History or presence of any diseases known or believed to influence calcium absorption or metabolism.
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History of renal calculi.
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History of an eating disorder.
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History of stomach or intestinal surgery.
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History of hypersensitivity or allergies to any vitamin D derivative.
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History or presence of an abnormal ECG.
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Use of any medications or products affecting vitamin D metabolism within 6 months prior to study entry.
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Use of any medications or products affecting calcium balance or bone turnover within 6 months prior to study entry.
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Participation in any other investigational study drug trial in which receipt of investigational study drug occurred within 60 days prior to study entry.
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Use of vitamin and/or mineral supplements >1X RDI within 4 weeks prior to study entry, unless deemed acceptable by Investigator.
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Poor peripheral venous access.
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Receipt of blood products within 2 months prior to study entry.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2MD-3H-1B/C