Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 to 45

HEC169584 capsule safety and how the body processes it in healthy adults

Official title: A Phase I Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics of Single and Multiple Doses of HEC169584 Capsules and the Effect of Food on Its Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Subjects

Run by Sunshine Lake Pharma Co., Ltd. · NCT07099118 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial will test the safety, tolerability, and how the body absorbs and processes HEC169584 capsules in healthy adults aged 18–45.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 45 Years
SexAll
Enrollment96 (estimated)
SponsorSunshine Lake Pharma Co., Ltd.
Industry-sponsored
Locations1 site (Beijing, Beijing Municipality)
StatusRecruiting
StartedSeptember 3, 2025
Main results expectedDecember 30, 2026
Study endsMarch 6, 2027
Registry record updatedSeptember 4, 2026
Trial IDNCT07099118 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal participants are healthy men and women aged 18–45 who can give informed consent, meet BMI and weight criteria (BMI 18.0–28.0 kg/m² for SAD and 18.0–30.0 kg/m² for MAD), have acceptable vital signs and lab results, and (for MAD) have LDL-C between 2.6 and 4.1 mmol/L.

Probably not a fit

People with symptomatic NASH, major medical problems, abnormal screening labs/ECG/chest X-ray, or who fall outside the specified age, BMI, or LDL-C ranges are unlikely to receive benefit from participating in this healthy-volunteer trial.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation protocol with single-ascending-dose (SAD), food-effect (FE), and multiple-ascending-dose (MAD) parts in healthy volunteers. Participants undergo screening, are admitted the day before dosing, and provide serial blood, urine, and (if needed) fecal samples for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic measurements. Safety monitoring includes vital signs, physical exams, clinical labs, ECGs, and chest X-rays, with dose escalation guided by interim safety and PK data. Randomization allocates subjects within each dose cohort to HEC169584 capsules or matched placebo under blinded conditions.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If results are favorable, this work could enable further development of HEC169584 as a potential future treatment option for conditions like non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by establishing safe dosing and PK/PD profiles.

How similar studies have gone: The SAD/MAD and food-effect design is a standard and well-established approach that has supported development of many drugs, but HEC169584 itself is novel and unproven in humans beyond this phase 1 evaluation.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects should understand and abide by the research procedures, volunteer to participate, and sign the informed consent form.
2. When signing the informed consent form, subjects should be between 18 and 45 years old (including the boundary values), and both genders are eligible.
3. Male subjects should weigh ≥ 50.0 kg, and female subjects should weigh ≥ 45.0 kg. For the single - dose trial, the body mass index \[BMI = weight (kg) / height² (m²)\] should be within the range of 18.0 - 28.0 kg/m² (including the boundary values). For the multiple - dose trial, the BMI should be within the range of 18.0 - 30.0 kg/m² (including the boundary values).
4. Subjects enrolled in the MAD (Multiple - Ascending - Dose) trial should also meet the requirement that 2.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL) ≤ LDL - C \< 4.1 mmol/L (160 mg/dL).
5. The results of vital signs, physical examinations, clinical laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, chest X - rays (posteroanterior view), abdominal color Doppler ultrasounds, etc. should be normal, or if judged as abnormal by the investigator, they should be of no clinical significance.
6. Subjects (including their partners) should voluntarily adopt effective contraceptive measures from the screening stage until 3 months after the last drug administration, and should have no plans for sperm or egg donation.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects had clinically significant diseases as follows (including but not limited to gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, neurological, hematological, endocrine, neoplastic, pulmonary, immunological, mental, or cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases) before screening.
2. Subjects with allergic constitution (allergic to multiple drugs or foods).
3. Subjects who smoked more than 5 cigarettes per day on average within 3 months before screening, or smoked within 48 hours before taking the investigational product, or could not stop using any tobacco products during the trial.
4. Subjects had a history of dysphagia before screening, or had a history of gastrointestinal, hepatic, or renal diseases or surgeries that potentially affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of the investigational product (except uncomplicated appendectomy and hernia repair).
5. Subjects had a history of alcoholism within 1 year before screening (consuming 14 units of alcohol per week: 1 unit = 285 mL of beer, or 25 mL of spirits, or 100 mL of wine), or had a positive alcohol breath test during the screening period.
6. Subjects had a history of drug abuse or used drugs within 2 years before screening, or had a positive urine drug screening during the screening period.
7. Subjects donated blood or lost blood ≥ 400 mL within 3 months before screening, or planned to donate blood within 1 month after the end of the trial.
8. Subjects had a history of thyroid diseases, or the thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH) index in the thyroid function test during the screening period was beyond the normal range.
9. Subjects had a corrected QT interval (QTcF = QT/RR0.33 calculated by the Fridericia formula) of the 12 - lead electrocardiogram \> 450 ms during screening.
10. Subjects had a glomerular filtration rate \< 90 mL/min (the glomerular filtration rate is calculated using the simplified MDRD formula: for men, eGFR = 186 × creatinine (mg/dL)-1.154 × age - 0.203; for women, eGFR = 186 × creatinine (mg/dL)-1.154 × age - 0.203 × 0.742). Note: The unit of creatinine in the formula is mg/dL. When calculating, the creatinine result in μmol/L needs to be converted to mg/dL, and 1 μmol/L = 0.01131 mg/dL.
11. Subjects received vaccination within 1 month before screening, or planned to receive vaccination during the trial.
12. Subjects took inhibitors and/or inducers of CYP3A4, CYP2C8, P - gp, or BCRP within 4 weeks before screening.
13. Subjects took any prescription drugs, over - the - counter drugs, any vitamin products, or Chinese herbal medicines within 14 days before screening.
14. Subjects consumed foods or beverages containing chocolate, caffeine, xanthine, alcohol, or grapefruit within 48 hours before the first drug administration.
15. Subjects developed an acute illness or had concomitant medications from the screening stage to before the first drug administration.
16. Subjects had a history of fainting at the sight of needles or blood, could not tolerate intravenous puncture for blood collection, or had difficulty in blood collection.
17. Lactating or pregnant women, or women of child - bearing potential with a positive pregnancy test.
18. Subjects participated in other clinical trials within 3 months before screening (if the subject withdrew from the study before treatment, that is, was not randomized or did not receive treatment, they can be enrolled in this study).
19. Subjects tested positive for any one of hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C virus antibody, human immunodeficiency virus antibody, or treponema pallidum antibody.
20. Subjects had special dietary requirements and could not accept the unified diet.
21. Subjects with other factors that, in the investigator's opinion, make them inappropriate to participate in this trial.

Where it's running

  • No. 49, Huayuan North Road, Haidian District, Beijing Municipality
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
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