Brain drug levels measured in healthy volunteers
NCT ID NCT02362516
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study tested the drug Iclepertin (BI 425809) in 25 healthy men to see how much of it reaches the brain and how it affects certain brain chemicals. Participants took multiple doses of the tablet, and researchers measured drug levels in blood and spinal fluid. The main goals were to understand the drug's safety and how it behaves in the body, not to treat 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
- BI 425809 (Iclepertin) tablet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help determine the right dose for future studies of Iclepertin in conditions like Alzheimer's or schizophrenia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 study in only 25 healthy men, so it cannot prove the drug works for any disease. Side effects are possible but not yet well understood.
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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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2015
- Finished
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Jun 2015
- 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 55 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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: * Healthy male according to the investigator's assessment, based on a complete medical history including a physical examination, vital signs (blood pressure (BP), puls rate (PR)), 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory tests * Age of 18 to 55 years (incl.) * Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18.5 to 29.9 kg/m2 (incl.) * Signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the study in accordance with good clinical practice (GCP) and local legislation Exclusion criteria: * Any finding in the medical examination (including blood pressure (BP), puls rate (PR) or electrocardiogram (ECG)) is deviating from normal and judged as clinically relevant by the investigator * Repeated measurement of systolic blood pressure outside the range and considered as clinical relevant by investigator * Any laboratory value outside the reference range that the investigator considers to be of clinical relevance * Any evidence of a concomitant disease judged as clinically relevant by the investigator * Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders * Surgery of the gastrointestinal tract that could interfere with kinetics of the trial medication * Diseases of the central nervous system (including but not limited to any kind of seizures or stroke), and other relevant neurological or psychiatric disorders Further exclusion criteria may apply
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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1346.3.32001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Antwerp, Belgium
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