Recruiting
Phase 2

NLS-133

Sponsor:

Next Life Sciences

Code:

NCT07393334

Conditions

Male Contraception

Semen Volume

Sperm Motility

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18 - 55

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

NLS-133

Placebo

Active Comparator #1

Study Details

Brief summary:

NLS-133-CLIN001 is a Phase 2a study designed to assess the safety, tolerability, and effects of NLS-133 (combination of two FDA-approved agents) compared to an active control (FDA-approved pharmacologic agent) or placebo on semen volume and sperm count in 10 in healthy men. Participants will be randomized in a crossover design to receive a single dose of NLS-133, an active control or placebo either 90 or 180 minutes prior to collection of semen. Sperm parameters measured will be count, motility and morphology. A brief questionnaire will be completed by each subject during each treatment cycle that addresses orgasm and ejaculation quality. Safety monitoring will include adverse event reporting, laboratory assessments, and vital signs.

Conditions

Male Contraception

Semen Volume

Sperm Motility

Study ID

NCT07393334

Start date

Dec 2, 2025

Status verified date

Jan, 2026

Completion date

May, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18 - 55

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male, age 18-55.
2. Normal physical examination and testicular volume >15 cc
3. No significant medical history that would impact the safety of the study.
4. No current use of drugs that comprise NLS-133
5. Normal values on baseline hematology, blood chemistry and liver function tests and serum testosterone.
6. Normal baseline sperm parameters (semen volume >1.4 cc, sperm concentration >15 million/ml, motility >40% and morphology >4%).
7. Willing and able to comply with all study requirements and procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History or evidence of erectile dysfunction.
2. Inability to produce semen samples in clinic setting.
3. Significant chronic or acute medical illness.
4. Previous or current ethanol or illicit drug abuse.
5. Evidence of significant underlying disease (based on results of the physical exam and the routine labs).
6. Known infertility or hypogonadism.
7. Planned or anticipated use of any prohibited medications during participation in the study. These include use of sex hormones for treatment, testosterone, anabolic steroids, retinoic acid (e.g., Accutane®), vitamin A, other drugs known to inhibit spermatogenesis, opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and/or the consumption of >4 alcoholic beverages daily.
8. Presence of moderate-to-severe pulmonary or cardiovascular disease
9. Known active hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or COVID-19 infection.
10. History of malignancy within 5 years before the Screening Visit, except fully treated and resolved non-metastatic squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
11. Known active chronic or acute infection requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiparasitics or antiprotozoals during the Screening period.
12. Any other acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that could increase the risk associated with study participation in the judgment of the investigator would make the participant inappropriate for entry into the study.
13. Participation in another investigational clinical trial within the last 30 days.
14. Participants who live in detention on court order or on regulatory action.
15. Related to sponsor or staff involved in the conduct of the study.

Study Design

Enrollment

10 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

placebo comparator: Placebo

active comparator: Active Control

generic alpha-1-adrenergic receptor antagonist

experimental: NLS-133 (combination of two FDA-approved drugs)

Interventions

NLS-133

NLS-133 is the primary experimental arm of the study

Placebo

Double placebo arm of the study

Active Comparator #1

Active control arm of study

Primary outcome measure

  • Semen volume (mL) [ Time Frame: 90 and 180 minutes for each treatment cycle ]
  • Sperm count (millions/mL) [ Time Frame: 90 and 180 minutes for each treatment cycle ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

John K Amory, MD, MPH, MSc

(206) 616-1727jamory@uw.edu

Locations

Population Center for Research in Human Reproduction and Departments of Medicine, University of Washington

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

Contacts

John K Amory, MD, MPH, MSc

(206) 616-1727jamory@uw.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Next Life Sciences

Last update posted

Feb 6, 2026

Last verified

Jan, 2026

Keywords

  • Effect of NLS-133 on semen volume and semen parameters

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Next Life Sciences on 2026-02-06.