Healthy volunteers test new gout drug combo in early safety trial
NCT ID NCT06435442
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study tested the safety and how the body processes a new drug called epaminurad, alone and with naproxen, in 57 healthy adults. The goal was to check for drug interactions and measure drug levels in the blood. Since it involved only healthy people, it does not test whether the drug works for any disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Epaminurad (also called URC102) and naproxen
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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57 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age: 19\~50 2. Weight: between 50.0 kg\~90.0 kg, Body Mass Index(BMI): 18.0 kg/m\^2 or heavier and below 30.0 kg/m\^2 3. Part 1: Korean/ Part 2: Caucasian Exclusion Criteria: 1. Medical history- chronic liver disease, acute gout attack, uric acid stone, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia or lipid abnormality 2. Clinical examination- eGFR (CKD-EPI) \< 90mL/min/1.73m\^2, Serum uric acid \< 3 mg/dL or \> 7 mg/dL, AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT) \> upper limit of normal ranges X 1.5, Total bilirubin, γ-GTP \> upper limit of normal ranges X 1.5, CK \> upper limit of normal ranges X 2, Positive serologic results Cystatin C \> 1.26mg/L (man), \> 1.19 mg/L (woman)
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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