New pain pill AFA-281 takes first step in human safety trial
NCT ID NCT05547503
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tested the safety and tolerability of a new drug called AFA-281 in 64 healthy volunteers. Participants received either a single dose or multiple doses over 14-21 days. The goal was to check for side effects and measure how the drug behaves in the body, not to treat pain. Results will help decide if further studies in people with pain are warranted.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AFA-281
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could pave the way for further studies testing AFA-281 as a potential treatment for nerve or inflammatory pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial in healthy volunteers, not patients. It only checks safety and how the drug moves through the body, not whether it works for pain. Many early-stage drugs fail in later trials.
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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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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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May 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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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: * Participants must be in good general health with no significant medical history and have no clinically significant abnormalities on physical examination at screening and/or before administration of the initial dose of study drug. * Participants must have a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.0 and 30.0 kg/m2 inclusive. * Participants must have clinical laboratory values within normal range as specified by the testing laboratory, unless deemed not clinically significant by the Investigator or delegate. * Participants must have an ECG without clinically significant pathologic abnormalities. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with significant medical history or clinically significant abnormalities * Participants with clinically significantly pathologic abnormalities * Participants with ECG abnormalities
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CenExcel CNS
Los Alamitos, California, 90720, United States
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