Recruiting
Phase 1

ASCT-83

Sponsor:

Alcamena Stem Cell Therapeutics

Code:

NCT07363395

Conditions

Neuropathic Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 64

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

ASCT-83

Placebo

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if ASCT-83 is safe and well-tolerated and measure how ASCT-83 is absorbed, distributed, and eliminated from the body over time. The study will be conducted in healthy adults.

The main questions this study will answer are:

  • Is ASCT-83 safe at clinical doses?
  • Does ASCT-83 have side effects at clinical doses?
  • How is ASCT-83 absorbed, distributed, and eliminated from the body? Researchers will compare ASCT-83 to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug).

The study has two parts: participants in Part 1 will receive only one dose of ASCT-83 or placebo participants in Part 2 will receive one dose of ASCT-83 or placebo a day for 7 days. Participants will visit the clinic to take ASCT-83 or placebo, to receive health checkups and undergo health tests. Participants in Part 1 will spend 5 days/4 nights in the clinic, participants in Part 2 will spend 11 days/10 nights in the clinic. In addition, there will be up to 3 outpatient visits.

The results of this study will help determine safe dose levels and support the design of future clinical trials.

Conditions

Neuropathic Pain

Study ID

NCT07363395

Start date

Jan 6, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Dec 1, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 64

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

To participate in the study, you must:

  • be medically healthy based on medical history, physical exam, labs, and ECG
  • be 18-64 years (inclusive)
  • at screening, have a body mass index (BMI) > 19 to < 35 kg/m²
  • be willing and able to understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent
  • Female participants of childbearing potential (women who can become pregnant) must:

1. agree to follow the study contraceptive requirements from screening through 28 days after the final dose of study drug.
2. agree to undergo pregnancy testing, including a negative pregnancy test at screening and at admission.
3. agree not to donate ova (eggs) from screening through 28 days after the final dose of study drug.
  • Male participants must:

1. have a vasectomy greater than 6 months prior to screening or be willing to follow the contraceptive requirements from screening through 90 days after final study drug administration
2. agree to be willing to abstain from sperm donation from screening through 90 days after final study drug administration

Exclusion Criteria:

You cannot participate in the study if you:

  • are a study site staff, Alcamena employee or immediate family member, or have participated in another clinical trial within 30 days or 5 half-lives of a prior investigational product.
  • have evidence of liver disease or abnormal liver tests (ALT/AST, Alk Phos, GGT, or bilirubin > ULN); positive hepatitis B or C serology (people with Gilbert syndrome may be included).
  • have a history of kidney disease, protein in the urine or reduced kidney function based on screening blood tests.
  • have a history of cancer with active disease, suspected relapse, treatment within 6 months, or ongoing therapy affecting immune, liver, or kidney function.
  • have a history of heart disease, including abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, long QT syndrome, or abnormal heart rhythm findings on screening ECG, or a family history of sudden unexplained death.
  • are currently receiving medications that affect or suppress the immune system, including steroids given by any route.
  • have a known autoimmune condition (such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, or vitiligo), even if it is not being treated.
  • have a positive HIV test at screening or a history of immune deficiency.
  • have abnormal blood tests suggesting ongoing inflammation
  • have an active infection or is currently being treated for an infection.
  • have a skin condition that could interfere with study skin assessments (such as psoriasis).
  • are allergic or sensitive to the study drug or its ingredients.
  • have a history of alcohol or drug abuse or addiction within the past five years, have a positive drug or alcohol test at screening, or have smoked within one month before screening.
  • have a serious mental health condition, such as major depression, schizophrenia, severe anxiety, eating disorders, severe attention deficit disorder, personality disorders, or suicidal thoughts or behavior within the past five years that could affect safety or study participation.
  • have low blood pressure upon standing, defined as a significant drop in blood pressure when moving from lying down to standing during screening or baseline testing.
  • have abnormally low white blood cell counts or neutrophil counts, unless this finding is due to a known benign condition such as benign ethnic neutropenia.

Study Design

Enrollment

72 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

placebo comparator: SAD-Placebo

One dose of placebo solution administered as two subcutaneous injections of 1.5 ml (second injection within 10 minutes of the first)

experimental: SAD, ASCT-83 dose 1

Total dose: 0.5 mg ASCT-83. Administration: two 1.5 mL subcutaneous injections of 0.17 mg/mL (second injection within 10 minutes of the first)

experimental: SAD, ASCT-83 dose 2

Total dose: 1 mg ASCT-83. Administration: two 1.5 mL subcutaneous injections of 0.33 mg/mL (second injection within 10 minutes of the first)

experimental: SAD-ASCT dose 3

Total dose: 2 mg ASCT-83. Administration: two 1.5 mL subcutaneous injections of 0.67 mg/mL (second injection within 10 minutes of the first)

experimental: SAD-ASCT dose 4

Total dose: 4 mg ASCT-83. Administration: two 1.5 mL subcutaneous injections of 1.33 mg/mL (second injection within 10 minutes of the first)

experimental: SAD, ASCT-83 dose 5

Total dose: 7.5 mg ASCT-83. Administration: two 1.5 mL subcutaneous injections of 2.5 mg/mL (second injection within 10 minutes of the first)

experimental: SAD, ASCT-83 dose 6

Total dose: 10 mg ASCT-83. Administration: two 1.5 mL subcutaneous injections of 3.33 mg/mL (second injection within 10 minutes of the first)

placebo comparator: MAD-Placebo

Two daily subcutaneous injections of 1.5 ml placebo for 7 days, with the two daily injections given max 10 minutes apart.

experimental: MAD, ASCT-83 dose 1

Two daily subcutaneous injections of 1.5 ml of ASCT-83 for 7 days, with the two daily injections given max 10 minutes apart. Dose to be determined.

experimental: MAD, ASCT-83 dose 2

Two daily subcutaneous injections of 1.5 ml of ASCT-83 for 7 days, with the two daily injections given max 10 minutes apart. Dose to be determined.

experimental: MAD, ASCT-83 dose 3

Two daily subcutaneous injections of 1.5 ml of ASCT-83 for 7 days, with the two daily injections given max 10 minutes apart. Dose to be determined.

Interventions

ASCT-83

ASCT-83 is a 23-amino acid, macrocyclic peptide with a molecular weight of approximately 3 kilodaltons under development for the treatment of neuropathic pain (NeP).

ASCT-83 25 mg/mL sterile solution for injection consists of 25 mg of ASCT-83 drug substance dissolved in 1 mL of histidine buffer. The product also contains mannitol to adjust the osmolarity of the final product. The product is stored at -20°C prior to dilution to achieve the target dose.

Placebo

Placebo solution contaninig the same histidine buffer and mannitol concentrations as ASCT-83, with polyoxyl 35 castor oil (0.1% w/v) added to match the appearance of the active solution.

Primary outcome measure

  • Incidence, severity and dose relationships of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and non-TEAEs, Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), premature treatment and study discontinuation due to Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Single dose part of the study: from enrollment to 30-32 days after the end of treatment. Multiple dose part of the study: from enrollment to 36-38 days after the end of treatment. ]
  • Incidence and severity of changes in clinical safety parameters, including vital signs (including body weight), laboratory (including markers of inflammation), ECG results, and skin assessments (including injection site reactions). [ Time Frame: Single dose part of the study: from enrollment to 30-32 days after the end of treatment. Multiple dose part of the study: from enrollment to 36-38 days after the end of treatment. ]
  • Incidence of suicidality [ Time Frame: Single dose part of the study: from enrollment to 30-32 days after the end of treatment. Multiple dose part of the study: from enrollment to 36-38 days after the end of treatment. ]
  • Incidence and type of abnormal skin assessments, including injection-site reactions. [ Time Frame: Single dose part of the study: from enrollment to 30-32 days after the end of treatment. Multiple dose part of the study: from enrollment to 36-38 days after the end of treatment. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Nucleus Network Minneapolis Clinic

Recruiting

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55114-5000

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Trisha Shamp

More Information

Sponsor

Alcamena Stem Cell Therapeutics

Last update posted

Jun 16, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Nerve Regeneration
  • Analgesic
  • CTDSP1 Inhibitor
  • REST (RE1-silencing transcription factor)
  • Macrocyclic Peptide
  • Target Engagement
  • First-in-Human (FIH)
  • SAD/MAD
  • Healthy Volunteers
  • Pharmacokinetics (PK)
  • Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN)
  • Peripheral Nerve Injury (PNI)

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Alcamena Stem Cell Therapeutics on 2026-06-16.