New pill could ease rare bone disease
NCT ID NCT07179640
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests an oral drug called ALE1 for hypophosphatasia (HPP), a rare genetic bone disease. The study will first check safety and how the drug moves through the body in healthy volunteers, then in adult HPP patients. It is a small, placebo-controlled study to find the right dose and see if the drug is safe enough to test further.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ALE1 (an oral drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new oral treatment option for hypophosphatasia, potentially reducing the need for enzyme replacement therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1/2a trial with only 120 participants, focused on safety and dosing. It is too soon to know if ALE1 will be effective or safe long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria Part 1: 1. Participants are overtly healthy as determined by a medical evaluation 2. No concurrent medical conditions or significant medical history, in the opinion of the investigator. Key Inclusion Criteria Part 2: 1\. Documented ALPL gene variant Key Exclusion Criteria Part 1: 1\. History of conditions affecting bone or mineral metabolism Key Exclusion Criteria Part 2: 1. Previous treatment with an enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) or any advanced therapeutic agent (e.g., gene therapy) for the treatment of hypophosphatasia (HPP) or any treatment for osteoporotic diseases 2. Previous exposure to any medication or investigational agent potentially affecting bone structure, muscle volume, muscle strength, or muscle or nerve function 3. Diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism 4. Diagnosis of hypoparathyroidism, unless secondary to HPP 5. New fracture within 12 weeks before first dosing
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fortrea Clinical Research Unit
RECRUITINGLeeds, United Kingdom
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New Zealand Clinical Research
RECRUITINGGrafton, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
RECRUITINGWürzburg, 97074, Germany
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