Phase I, Dose-Escalation Study of Dihydromyricetin (DHM) to Treat Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorUniversity of Southern California

About this trial

The current proposal is designed as a first-in-human Phase 1 open-label, dose-escalation study to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics, and the maximum tolerated dose of DHM among healthy volunteers using a purified form of DHM from a local cGMP compliant source (Master Herbs, Inc).

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

No prior medical history of alcohol use disorder or alcohol-associated liver disease

Between 18-60 years old

Disqualifiers

Weight below 50kg.

Advanced liver disease

Other acute liver diseases

HIV co-infection

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Dihydromyricetin

    Drug

    Dose-escalation and lysine preparation

Treatment groups

12 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups
Group A: Cohort 1Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Cohort 2Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Cohort 3Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group D: Cohort 4Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Pharmacokinetic of DHM

serum DHM metabolites will be performed using MRM mass

Time frame
-0.5 (pre-dose), 0 (1st dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 (2nd dose), 10, and 24 hours post-dose.
2

Adverse Events

The National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 3.0 will be used to assess and grade AE severity

Time frame
24 hours post-dose

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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