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Clinical Trial ● Currently Recruiting Phase I NCT07304843

A Two-part Study to Investigate the Effects in Adults of Two Doses of Golexanolone in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) With Fatigue and Cognitive Dysfunction

A Two-part Study to Investigate the Effects in Adults of Two Doses of Golexanolone in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) With Fatigue and Cognitive Dysfunction — Recruiting…

📅 14 May 2026 ⏱ 2 min read
Currently Recruiting
This trial is actively seeking participants in the UK. Discuss eligibility with your patient before referring.
Status
Currently Recruiting
Phase
Phase I
NCT ID
NCT07304843
Sponsor
Umecrine Cognition AB
Start
2023-04-14
ClinicaliQ Trial Snapshot
  • A Two-part Study to Investigate the Effects in Adults of Two Doses of Golexanolone in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) With Fatigue and Cognitive Dysfunction — Recruiting • Phase I • Respiratory / COPD / Asthma • NCT07304843.
  • What is being tested: Golexanolone, a neuroactive steroid, at two dose levels versus placebo to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy in adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).
  • Patient eligibility overview: Adults with PBC diagnosis (non-cirrhotic or Child-Pugh class A/B cirrhosis) who experience fatigue and cognitive dysfunction as key symptoms, recruited in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled two-part study design.
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What This Trial Is Studying

The present phase 1b/2 randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-part study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic characteristics and preliminary efficacy of two dose levels of golexanolone compared with placebo among subjects with a history of non-cirrhotic or Child-Pugh class A cirrhotic Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) with clinically significant fatigue and cognitive symptoms on stable background standard of care (SoC) PBC medication. The objectives of this research study are to assess the safety and tolerability as well the pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics of golexanolone administered 40 mg BID for 5 days…

Eligibility Snapshot
  • : * Male and female subjects age ≥ 18 years * Diagnosis of PBC based on the presence of ≥2 of 3 key disease characteristics * Clinically significant fatigue defined for the purposes of this study as a PBC-40 fatigue domain score of ≥29 at screening * Clinically significant cognitive symptoms, defined for the purposes of this study as a PBC-40 cognitive domain ≥16 at screening * Stable PBC SoC therapy (if any),for at least 3 months prior to randomisation * For all women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) a negative pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine dip-stick pregnancy test at baseline, prior to first dose of IMP * WOCBP must be willing to use a contraceptive method with a failure rate of < 1% and agree to continue use of this method for the duration of the study and thereafter for 1 month after the last dosing of the IMP * Females of non-childbearing potential must have documented tubal ligation or hysterectomy; or be post-menopausal * Fertile male subjects must be willing to use condom and assure that their female partner will use contraceptive methods with a failure rate of < 1% * Willing and able to…

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