New drug EDI048 takes on stomach bug in human trial
NCT ID NCT07249463
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called EDI048 for cryptosporidiosis, a diarrheal disease caused by a parasite. Healthy adults will be deliberately infected with the parasite and then given either EDI048 or a placebo to see if the drug reduces diarrhea severity. The goal is to gather evidence that could lead to a treatment for children, who are most affected by this infection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EDI048 (an experimental oral drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment for cryptosporidiosis, especially for children who currently lack effective options.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial in only 96 healthy adults, not patients. The drug may not work as well in real-world settings or in children, and side effects are still being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study. * Ability to communicate well with the Investigator, and to understand and comply with the requirements of the study. * Male and female participants must be between 18 to 50 years of age and in good health as determined by medical history, physical examination, vital signs, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests at Screening and Baseline. * Demonstrate thorough understanding of cryptosporidiosis and measures to prevent secondary spread via education provided at screening. * Must have a body mass index (BMI) within the range of 18-32 kg/m2. BMI = Body weight (kg) / \[Height (m)\]2 * Have not received ABO809 or EDI048 in prior clinical trials. Exclusion Criteria: * History of Cryptosporidium infection. * Current (based on screening laboratory tests) or history of infectious diarrhea associated with international travel in the last 12 months or C. difficile infection within 6 months prior to Screening. * Employment as a healthcare worker with direct patient care, in a daycare center (e.g., for children or the elderly), or direct food handler (individuals who work directly with food in commercial establishments). * Participants who share a home with any of the following: * a pregnant woman, * a person \<4 years old or \>65 years old, * a person who is infirmed, * a person who is immunocompromised (for reasons including corticosteroid therapy, HIV infection, cancer chemotherapy, or other chronic debilitating disease). * Residents of dormitories with shared bathrooms would also be excluded. * Any significant medical history including, but not limited to, conditions of the cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, reproductive, immune or other systems. * Use of investigational drugs within 5 half-lives of the drug or its major metabolites or 30 days of enrollment (Day 1), whichever is longer. * Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception throughout the trial; pregnant or nursing (lactating) women.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cinn Children Hosp Medical Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3039, United States
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Pharmaron Inc
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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