Healthy volunteers test new drug MORF-440 for safety
NCT ID NCT06977880
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tested the safety of a new drug, MORF-440, in 80 healthy adults. Participants received either a single dose or multiple doses to see how the body handles it and if any side effects occur. The goal was not to treat a disease but to gather important safety information for future research.
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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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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18 to 65 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: * Body mass index (BMI) within 18.0 kg/m² to 30.0 kg/m², inclusive * If male, meets one of the following: * can procreate and agree to use one of the accepted to use one of the accepted contraceptive regimens and not to donate sperm from the first study drug administration to at least 90 days after the last drug administration. * is unable to procreate; defined as surgically sterile (i.e., has undergone a vasectomy at least 180 days prior to the first study drug administration) * if female, meets one of the following: * is of childbearing potential and agrees to use an acceptable contraceptive method. * is of non-childbearing potential, defined as either: * Surgically sterile (i.e., has undergone complete hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation) or * is in a postmenopausal state: * At least 1 year without menses and without an alternative medical condition prior to the screening, and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels ≥ 40 mIU/mL at screening or at least 1 year without menses and without an alternative medical condition prior to the screening, follicle stimulating hormone FSH levels \< 40 milli-international units per milliliter (mIU/mL) and estradiol serum level ≤150 picomole/Liter (pmol/L) at screening Exclusion Criteria: * Female who is lactating or who is pregnant according to the pregnancy test at screening or prior to the first study drug administration, or planning to become pregnant during the study period up to 30 days after the last study drug administration * Nicotine intake (e.g., smoking, nicotine patch, nicotine chewing gum, chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes) within 1 month before screening and/or inability to refrain from nicotine from screening until the end of the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Altasciences Company Inc.
Mount Royal, H3p 3p1, Canada
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