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INTRODUCTION
You have been invited to take part in a research study that will test a drug that has not
been given to humans before and is not yet licenced or approved. This study will be
the first time this drug will be given to humans. The study is organised and funded by
Initiator Pharma (the ‘Sponsor’) and will be run by MAC Clinical Research.
Before you decide, you need to understand why the research is being done, what it
would involve for you, how your information will be used and the possible benefits,
risks and discomforts. The study doctor or one of their team will go through this
information sheet with you and answer any questions you may have. This process is
called ‘informed consent’.
Please take time to read the following information carefully. You may talk to your own
family doctor or family/relatives/friends about the study, if you wish.
Part 1 - tells you the purpose of this study and what will happen to you if you
take part.
Part 2 - gives you more detailed information about the conduct of the study.
Please ask us if there is anything that is not clear.
This information sheet may contain words you do not understand. Please ask the study
doctor or study staff to explain any words or information that you do not clearly
understand or if you would like more information.
Part 1
group in Part B, 6 participants will receive study drug and 2 participants will receive
placebo; that is, a 1 in 4 chance of receiving placebo.
Part A Only
During Part A only, in each of the 8 groups, 2 subjects will be dosed first as the
‘sentinel’ group, approximately 24 hours later, the rest of the group will be dosed. In
Groups 3 to 8 only, following the sentinel participants, the remaining 6 participants will
be dosed in subgroups (a maximum of 4 participants per subgroup), such that one
subgroup will be dosed first, and the next subgroup of will be dosed a minimum of 24
hours later.
The first group of 5 participants (Group 1) will receive a dose of 0.01 mg of the study
drug, and the second group of 5 participants (Group 2) will receive a maximum dose
of 0.05 mg of the study drug. The third group of 8 participants (Group 3) will receive a
maximum dose of 0.2 mg of study drug. After each group of participants are dosed,
the study drug data will be reviewed by a safety committee before the next group of
subjects is dosed, if thought safe to do so. The doses that are received by the
remaining 5 groups of 8 participants (Group 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) will be decided based on
the study drug data from the first 3 groups and subsequent groups, however the
highest dose administered during this study will not exceed 20 mg, which is well below
the dose which caused any side effects in animals. You will be informed of the dose
you will receive prior to study drug administration.
Part B Only
During Part B only, the dose of the study drug you will receive will be decided based
upon the study drug data from Part A. However, this dose will not exceed the highest
dose administered in Part A.
The study drug is ‘investigational’, which means that it has not yet been approved for
marketing by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in
the UK, or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA.
The information about you will be kept anonymous. Information may be used in reports
of the study or for scientific presentations. The Sponsor may also use the information
from this study for future medical research.
WHY HAVE I BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE?
You have been invited to take part in this study because you are a healthy male.
Moreover, you are likely to match all the other characteristics required to enter the
study. This study will be divided into 2 parts. Part A will be conducted in 58 healthy
male participants aged between 18 to 59 years of age, split into 6 groups of 8
participants per group. Part B will be conducted in 8 healthy elderly male subjects aged
between 60 to 80 years of age, in 1 group. The study assessments and visits will be
the same for both Part A and Part B.
For each group of participants, reserve participants will be screened and available to
replace participants on the day of dosing (Day 1), if needed.
A summary of the study and assessments at each study visit is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1
A detailed description of the visits, and assessments conducted during the visits, are
described below.
Visit 1 Screening (Day -28 to Day -2) Part A and B
Details The visit will last approximately 3 hours. This visit can occur up to 27 days before
Visit 2.
If you want to take part in the study and you have given your written informed consent,
several screening assessments will be performed by your study doctor and the staff.
These screening assessments at the beginning of the study are done to see if you are
eligible and safe to be included in the study. Further details are provided below.
Screening
Procedures • Provide written informed consent.
• Social questions – asking about age, sex, ethnic origin (demographic data).
• Medical history (asking about current or previous illnesses and any previous
medications taken).
• Drugs of abuse test - your urine will be collected and tested for the use of opioids
(medications used for pain relief), cannabis-like substances and other drugs of
abuse as the use of these substances can influence the effect of the study
treatments and put you in danger.
• Alcohol breath test
• International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) Questionnaire – this questionnaire
will contain questions about your erectile function. You will be asked to fill in this
questionnaire and the answers will be reviewed by a study doctor.
• Blood and urine testing (clinical laboratory evaluations) including tests to check
your liver and kidneys and other body systems are working normally. Your samples
(from which your identity cannot be directly determined) will be transferred to The
Doctors Laboratory (TDL) for analyses such as the numbers of red and white blood
cells as well as several liver and kidney function tests. The results will be available
within a few days and your study doctor will inform you if any abnormalities are
found.
• Checks for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C. It is
important to know if you have been exposed to some specific viruses; for this
reason, serology screening tests will be performed, which will be a test to find out
whether you have been exposed to the HIV virus, hepatitis B or hepatitis C. All of
this information will be confidential, and no other person or body will be informed
about the test results unless this is explicitly requested, and permission is given by
you. If the test does not identify any exposure to the HIV virus, hepatitis B or
hepatitis C you will continue the screening process as usual. If the test shows
evidence of exposure to the HIV virus, hepatitis B or hepatitis C, you will not be
able to continue with the screening process and you will be invited to meet our
doctor. During this meeting with our doctor, you will be advised to seek counselling
and follow-up at the Sexual Health Clinic of the Manchester Foundation Trust, or a
Sexual Health Clinic convenient to your location, where the test will be repeated.
We can help you arrange this but it is entirely up to you to avail yourself to this offer.
If you decline to do so, this will be documented and kept confidential. It is important
to let the Sexual Health Clinic know about the test result in order to get the
necessary ongoing care. If you choose for any reason not to follow-up with the
Sexual Health Clinic about the test results, it may still become necessary for us to
inform them as you could potentially be putting others’ health at risk. Again, you
will be informed about this before doing so and a record will be maintained.
• Blood pressure, oral body temperature and heart rate measurements (vital signs)
will be measured when you are standing and lying down.
• Recording of the electrical activity of your heart (ECG). The ECG is painless and
looks at how your heart is beating and checks for any irregularities. Ten stickers
with wires are temporarily applied to your chest, arms and legs and the electricity
linked to heart beats can be detected. You may be asked to shave your chest.
ECG will be done several times in a row to collect information to average. The ECG
may be repeated for clarification purposes if any irregularities are observed.
• Physical examination (a medical check-up by the study doctor) including height and
weight and examination of your genitals.
• Your GP will be informed of your participation in this study. Your GP will also be
contacted (with your permission) and asked to supply your medical history.
Additional After your screening visit, a doctor will look at the results of all these tests and then
Information decide if it is okay for you to take part in the Study. If it is, you will be asked to return
to the Unit for Visit 2.
It is possible that you cannot participate in this study due to results from questions or
tests performed during the screening assessment. This may not mean you are
unhealthy, just that some of the findings make you less suitable for this particular
study.
be administered with approximately 240 mL of room temperature water, which you will
be required to drink.
At the end of the study period, provided you are well and all your test results are
appropriate, you may go home. If a doctor thinks it is necessary, you may be asked
to remain in the Unit for further observation until any symptoms or test results have
returned to normal.
Samples
During this study, an approximate blood volume of 132 mL will be taken from you
during the course of the study (approximately 23 teaspoons).
Sample to measure levels of the study drug. Blood/ Your samples (from which
This sample will be taken to measure the Urine your identity cannot be
amount of drug in the body. directly determined) will be
transferred to a local
laboratory for analyses.
Your samples will be kept
for a maximum of 18
months.
Sample for clinical laboratory evaluations. Blood/ Your samples (from which
This sample will be taken to check you are Urine your identity cannot be
healthy. directly determined) will be
transferred to a local
laboratory for analyses.
Your samples will be kept
for approximately 3 months.
Medications
During every visit your study doctor or a member of the clinical team will ask you
whether you have taken any medications since the last visit. Certain medications are
allowed during the study, e.g. paracetamol (up to 2 g/day) for headaches up to 48
hours before dosing with the study drug. Other treatments are not allowed, as they
may affect your safety or the interpretation of the study results. Your study doctor will
check this and will explain what is allowed and what is not allowed.
General condition and complaints
On each visit you will be asked about your general condition and any complaints you
might experience (for example possible side effects of the study medication). If your
complaints warrant further investigation, additional tests will be done and additional
visits (so called “unscheduled visits”) might also be planned by your study doctor.
Please report all unusual experiences, since they may be important.
If you decide to withdraw before the scheduled end of the study, you will be requested
to return to the Unit for a Follow-up visit for final study assessments to be carried out.
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO IF I PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY?
Use of the Rigiscan monitor (Groups 3 to 8 only in Part A and all participants in
Part B)
During the study, if you are in Groups 3 to 8 in Part A, or are a participant in Part B
you will be asked to self-apply the Rigiscan monitor as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3.
Figure 2 Figure 3
The Unit staff will instruct you how to do this properly, in addition to explaining any
restrictions during this assessment. The Rigiscan monitor is normally worn for 10
hours at a time, however during this study you will have to wear the Rigiscan monitor
for a period of 12 hours for research purposes.
Contraception
It is not known if the study drug will affect sperm or semen and therefore you must
agree to use contraception in the form of a male condom from the time of dosing until
90 days afterwards. In addition, if you have a female partner of child-bearing potential,
she must be also be using one of the following forms of highly effective contraception
from 1 week before screening until 90 days after dosing:
• Taking hormonal contraceptives
• Using an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine hormone-releasing system
(IUS)
• Surgical sterilisation
If you have had a vasectomy, this would be an acceptable second form of
contraception (in addition to wearing a condom).
This must be continued for at least 90 days after dosing with the study drug.
Additionally, you must not donate sperm from the time of dosing until 90 days after.
If your female partner does become pregnant during the course of the study, we would
ask you to tell your study doctor immediately, so we can help decide upon appropriate
action. Arrangements will be offered to monitor the health of both your partner and
your unborn baby.
The Sponsor may also request your consent to collect information about your partner’s
health and that of the baby.
Donation of blood or plasma
You must not donate blood or plasma for 4 weeks before dosing, until 4 weeks after.
Study visits
You will be asked to attend all scheduled study visits.
Administration of study medication
Study drug will be administered during the visit on Day 1 (Visit 2).
Illness during study
Throughout the study, you should notify your study doctor of any illnesses, ill effects
or abnormalities you may suffer, whether or not you think they are related to the study.
Also, please tell your study doctor about medication you are taking, either bought by
yourself or on prescription from your own family doctor/general practitioner.
Participation and discontinuation
As explained above, you are free to withdraw your participation in the study at any
time without any consequences for you. In order to help the study produce relevant
and adequate results that will contribute to the development of new treatments, we
ask you to first discuss such an intention with your study doctor. Should you withdraw
from the study then the information may still be processed along with any other data
collected while in the study, but no new data will be added to the database and if you
wish you may ask for your previously retained samples to be destroyed, to prevent
further analysis.
either your heart rate or blood pressure changes significantly, the study doctor
will take the appropriate steps to monitor these effects.
• Due to the information available in drugs of this class, there is a risk that it may
be addictive in humans when given as repeated doses, however this was not
seen in animal studies. The study drug will only be given once and at smaller
doses than in animal studies, therefore it is not anticipated to be addictive.
• In animal studies, there were symptoms of overactivity noted which could result
in restlessness or insomnia (difficulty sleeping) in humans, these effects were
not noted at the doses that will be given in this study and you will be carefully
monitored for these side effects throughout the study.
• Feelings of nausea or sickness can sometimes occur following administration
of drugs of this class. You will be carefully monitored for these side effects
throughout the study.
• As the study drug is intended to treat ED, it is anticipated that side effects could
include spontaneous erections as was seen in animal studies. While there are
no risks or pain associated with this, there could be a remote chance that the
study drug could cause priapism, which is a persistent and painful erection of
the penis. You will be monitored for these side effects closely throughout the
study and if this occurs, there are things that the Study Doctor can suggest that
you do to help resolve it without treatment such as:
o having a warm shower,
o drinking lots of water,
o going for a gentle walk,
o trying exercises such as squats or running on the spot.
• If the erection occurs for more than 2 hours you will be transferred to an
emergency unit.
You will be carefully monitored during your time on the study, although this does not
mean these could not happen. As with any drug, side effects that were not previously
described may occur. You may also have an allergic reaction to the study drug. It is
important that you report to your doctor all symptoms and adverse events that you
may experience, as soon as they appear, whether or not you think they are related to
the study drug.
Although all possible precautions are taken to prevent serious adverse events (side
effects), if such a side effect occurs, you may need to be admitted into hospital.
Depending on the type of side effect, a medical specialist may be asked to take over
your care.
WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF TAKING PART?
It is not anticipated that there will be any therapeutic benefit to you, but you are
contributing to the scientific knowledge which may lead to expansion of the treatment
options for people with ED.
This completes Part 1.
If the information in Part 1 has interested you and you are considering taking part,
please read the additional information in Part 2 before making any decision.
PART 2
Your data may be stored for 15 years or more after the study has been completed,
according to regulatory requirements. You will have the right to access and control the
use of your medical records, together with your doctor, as allowed by national law.
However, the study treatment will need to remain unknown until the study data
analysis is completed.
You can obtain information on which treatment you have received after analysis and
reporting of the study results. However, to ensure scientific integrity of the study, you
agree that you may not be able to obtain this information until after the study has been
completed. This may be many months after you have finished the study.
If you have any concerns or questions regarding the handling of your data, please
contact the Data Protection Officer employed by MAC Clinical Research:
Dr Steve Higham (The Data Protection Officer)
MAC Clinical Research
Kaman Court,
1 Faraday Way,
Blackpool,
Lancashire,
FY2 0JH, UK
Committee, to protect your interests. This study has been reviewed and given
favourable opinion by a recognised UK Research Ethics Committee.
FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONTACT DETAILS
Thank you for reading this information sheet. Remember, you do not have to take part
in this research if you do not want to and you can stop taking part at any time.
If there is anything you do not understand or if you have other questions, please ask
your study doctor or nurse at the next available opportunity.
Contact details:
Study Doctor:
Name: Dr. Peter Dewland
Address: MAC Clinical Research,
Neuroscience Centre of Excellence,
Citylabs
Nelson Street
Manchester
M13 9NQ
United Kingdom
Telephone number: 0161 275 9966
Please call the above number within office hours (08:30 to 16:30) to speak to a study
doctor, or the same number outside office hours in an emergency to be redirected to
the on-call doctor.
If you have any further questions about your rights as a participant in the study, or
wish to make a formal complaint, you can contact the following independent contact:
Roger Cope, Head of Quality Assurance: 0161 275 9966
All spoken and written information and discussions about this study will be in a
language that you understand.
Do not sign the consent form unless you have had the chance to ask any questions
that you may have and have received satisfactory answers. If you agree to take part
in this study, you will receive a signed and dated copy of this information sheet and
consent form for your records. Thank you for taking the time to read this information.
CONFIDENTIAL
Protocol
IPED2015CS01
Number:
Principal
Dr. Peter Dewland
Investigator:
Subject Number:
Subject Initials
I agree that I have been fully informed about all aspect of the trial
including information relating to confidentiality of my personal
information and have been given ample time and opportunity to
enquire about details of the trial and decide whether or not to
participate.
I will let the study doctor know if I have any changes in medication,
am injured, develop any illness, my partner becomes pregnant, or
if I plan to have an elective surgery or medical treatment procedure
during the study.
Written ICF:
PARTICIPANT:
Printed Name:
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Signature:
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