E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
|
E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
|
E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Virus Diseases [C02] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10022000 |
E.1.2 | Term | Influenza |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10021881 - Infections and infestations |
|
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To evaluate the efficacy of REVTx-99 in reducing influenza virus load in the upper airways during infection.
|
|
E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To assess the safety and tolerability of REVTx-99 treatment prophylactically in healthy subjects challenged with Influenza A H3N2 virus. To determine the overall effect of REVTx-99 on measurements of influenza disease severity. |
|
E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Healthy males and females aged 18-55 years inclusive at the point of study screening. 2. Subject must be a non-smoker, non-tobacco user and non-nicotine product user or a former smoker/user (has not smoked, vaped or used tobacco/nicotine products in the 6 months prior to dosing). 3. Subject must have normal pulmonary function as measured by spirometry defined as 1) a forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio ≥0.70 and 2) FEV1 ≥80 % at screening and 3) peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) ≥92% on room air. 4. Subject must have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of ≥18.0kg/M2 and ≤32.0kg/M2. 5. Female subjects must be willing not to become pregnant for at least 8 weeks after last dose of study drug, not be breast feeding. 6. Female subjects must be not pregnant, and one of the following: Of non-childbearing potential (i.e. women who have had a hysterectomy bilateral salpingectomy or bilateral oophorectomy or are post-menopausal, as defined by no menses in ≥1 year), Or, Of childbearing potential but agrees to practice highly effective contraception from screening until 8 weeks after the date of Viral Challenge / last dose of IMP (whichever occurs last). Highly effective methods of contraception include one or more of the regimens as outlined in Section 8.5.1 of the protocol. 7. Male subjects must be surgically sterile or using a medically acceptable contraceptive regimen 8. Subjects in agreement not to use prescription or over-the-counter medications within 14 days prior to receiving study drug or placebo, through to the final follow-up visit, unless approved by the investigator and sponsor medical monitor. 9. Sero-suitability for challenge virus MNT≤20. 10. Negative screen for respiratory pathogens by RT-PCR
|
|
E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Subjects with self-reported of medically documented chronic pulmonary disease (e.g., asthma, COPD). 2. Subjects with self-reported or medically documented history of nasal or allergic disease (Allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma) requiring regular use of medication. A history of resolved childhood asthma before the age of 12 is acceptable. 3. Subjects with self-reported or medically documented craniofacial anomalies or temporal facial muscular paralysis (e.g., Bell’s Palsy) or significant abnormality altering the anatomy of the nose or nasopharynx (including significant nasal polyps). 4. Subjects with significant self-reported or medically documented cardiovascular disease (e.g., cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, cardiac surgery, ischemic heart disease, known anatomic defects). 5. Subjects with self-reported or medically documented immunosuppression, immunodeficiency, autoimmunity (with the exception of atopic dermatitis/eczema) or ongoing malignancy. 6. Subjects with a history of malignancy within 3 years prior to screening. 7. Subjects with self-reported or medically documented neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., cerebral palsy, epilepsy (exception for febrile seizure), stroke, seizures). 8. Subjects with clinically significant abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) and/or parameters, as determined by the Investigator. 9. Incidence or clinical evidence of acute respiratory illness in the 28 days prior to study drug administration. 10. Incidence of a SARS-CoV-2 infection in the past 3 months, defined by a positive test result. 11. Subjects having undergone nasal or sinus surgery in the 6 months prior to study drug administration. 12. Subject has had a new nasal piercing of any kind in the last 6 months prior to study drug administration. 13. Subjects with a history of a previous severe allergic reaction with generalized urticaria, angioedema, or anaphylaxis. 14. Subjects with any clinically significant history of epistaxis (nosebleeds) within the last 12 months and/or history of being hospitalized due to epistaxis on any previous occasion. 15. Receipt of any intranasal medication or nasal topical treatment in the 28 days prior to study drug administration, or plan to use any nasal products during the study. 16. Prior participation in another Human Viral Challenge study with a respiratory virus in the preceding 12 months taken from the date of study drug administration. 17. Subject in receipt of any vaccine in the 14 days prior to study confinement drug administration.
|
|
E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Area under the curve (AUC) of viral load by RT-qPCR from NP swabs
|
|
E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
From Day 1 (pre-virus challenge) to Day 10
|
|
E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
The safety endpoints of this study are as follows: 1.Incidence of treatment-emergent AEs (TEAE), severity, seriousness, and causality 2.Absolute values and change from baseline in routine clinical and laboratory parameters 3.Treatment- related physical examination findings 4.Absolute values and change from baseline in peak flow
The secondary endpoints of this study are as follows: 1.The Area Under the Curve (AUC) of Total Symptom Score 2.Duration of symptoms 3.Peak Symptoms Score 4.Peak Virus load 5.Duration of influenza virus presence 6.Incidence of Mild to Moderate Influenza disease (MMID) 7.Incidence of seroconversion
|
|
E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The safety endpoints: Starting post-dose (Cohort 1)/post-first dose (Cohort 2) to Day 21.
The secondary endpoints: The Area Under the Curve (AUC) of Total Symptom Score, Duration of symptoms, Peak Symptoms Score, Peak Virus load, Duration of influenza virus presence, Incidence of Mild to Moderate Influenza disease (MMID): From Day 1 (pre-virus challenge) to Day 10. Incidence of seroconversion: Assess the effect of REVTx-99 on seroconversion measured by the ratio of Influenza A (H3N2 – challenge strain) virus antibodies at Day 10 and Day 21 versus Day 1 (pre-virus challenge), compared to placebo. |
|
E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | Yes |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
|
|
E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 10 |