New azithromycin gel shows promise in early absorption study
NCT ID NCT05796362
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how a new gel version of the antibiotic azithromycin is absorbed by the body compared to the standard pill. Eighteen healthy adults took the drug in different forms (oral gel, rectal gel, and standard pill) on separate days. The goal was to measure drug levels in the blood and check for any immediate side effects.
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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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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 45 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: * Normal, healthy, adult subjects, 18 to 45 years of age, weight of 45 to 100 kg, and body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 to 30.0 kg/m2. * Normal hematological, hepatic and renal function as defined by the testing laboratory's normal ranges, and the inclusion of healthy subjects with out-of-range values that fall within a certain range that have no clinical significance for healthy volunteer expansion. * Willing to use two forms of contraceptive measures or abstinence for the entire duration of the trial. Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in an investigational drug or device study within 90 days prior to study drug dosing, i.e., there must be at least 90 days in between the last dose on a prior study and dose administration on this trial. * Use of tobacco products within the past one year. * Concomitant disease or condition, including laboratory abnormality, which may interfere with the conduct of the study, or which would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study, including, but not limited to coronary heart disease, diabetes, and adrenal-cortical insufficiency, cancer, alcohol dependency or abuse, drug dependency or abuse, or psychiatric disease. * Current or past medical condition that might significantly affect the pharmacokinetics of azithromycin. * Known hypersensitivity to azithromycin, erythromycin, any macrolide or ketolide drug. * Have history of cholestatic jaundice/hepatic dysfunction associated with prior use of azithromycin.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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