New liquid sildenafil: does food change how it works?
NCT ID NCT06872866
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tests whether taking a new liquid form of sildenafil (Hezkue Turbo®) with food changes how the body absorbs it compared to taking it on an empty stomach. Twelve healthy men aged 20 to 70 will each receive a 100 mg dose under both conditions. The goal is to see if food affects the drug's levels in the blood and to check for side effects like dizziness or headache.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sildenafil (oral liquid suspension)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that Hezkue Turbo® works similarly whether taken with or without food, offering more flexibility for users.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small Phase 1 study in only 12 healthy men, not people with erectile dysfunction. Results may not predict real-world effectiveness or safety.
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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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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
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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20 to 70 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: * The participant must be informed of the nature of the study and voluntarily agree to participate by signing an informed consent form prior to any study-specific procedures. * Participants must be healthy male volunteers aged 20 to 70 years (inclusive) at the time of dosing. * Participants must have a body mass index between 18.0 and 29.9 kg/m² (inclusive) and a body weight of 50 to 100 kg (inclusive). * Participants must be judged by the Investigator or designee to be in good general health, as documented by medical history, physical examination, clinical laboratory tests, vital signs, and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG). Any deviations from normal ranges must be assessed and deemed not clinically significant by the Investigator or designee. * Participants must have a creatinine clearance (CrCl) value greater than 80 mL/min, as calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation. * Participants must agree to practice an acceptable method of contraception as outlined in the protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Unwillingness or inability to follow the procedures specified by the protocol. * Participant received any investigational drug/product within 30 days prior to the first dose. * History of significant renal, hepatic, cardiovascular (including orthostatic hypotension), psychiatric, neoplastic, inflammatory, infectious, diabetes mellitus, or other disease which, in the opinion of the Investigator, represents a safety risk for taking part in the study. * Presence of any clinically significant results from laboratory tests, vital signs assessments, and electrocardiograms, as judged by the Investigator and/or designee. * Any degree of hepatic impairment based on liver function testing (abnormal ALT, AST, bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, prothrombin time and international normalized ratio during screening). * Demonstrates a reactive screen for hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C antibody, or HIV antibody. * Reports a clinically significant illness during the 28 days prior to first dose (as determined by the Investigator and/or designee). * Subjects with known hypersensitivity to sildenafil or any component in the study medication, such as peppermint oil. * Reports a history of clinically significant allergies including food or drug allergies as judged by the Investigator. * History of drug abuse within the previous year, or a positive drug screen (amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, Cocaine, Opiates, Phencyclidine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)) at screening and/or Day -1. * Regular alcohol consumption of \>15 units per week, with one unit being equivalent to 330 mL of beer or 125 mL of wine or 25 mL to 40 mL of ≥ 40% spirits, or a positive alcohol breathalyzer test at screening and/or Day -1. * Reports use of CYP enzyme inhibitors within 14 days prior to Period 1 dosing. * Reports use of CYP enzyme inducers or St. John's Wort within 28 days prior to Period 1 dosing. * Use of prescription or non-prescription drugs, including individual vitamins, herbal and dietary supplements within seven days or five half-lives, whichever is longer, unless in the opinion of the Investigator and Sponsor's medical monitor the medication is not expected to interfere with the study procedures or compromise subject safety (occasional use of acetaminophen, naproxen, and ibuprofen are allowed). * Blood donation or significant blood loss within 3 months before screening. All volunteers will be advised not to donate blood for 30 days after completing the study. * Reports donating plasma within 14 days prior to first dose. All volunteers will be advised not to donate plasma for 30 days after completing the study. * Demonstrates, in the opinion of study staff, inadequate veins or veins unsuitable for repeated venipuncture (e.g., veins difficult to locate, access, or puncture; veins with a tendency to rupture during or after puncture). * Reports difficulty fasting or consuming standardized meals. * Reports intolerance to fatty foods or cannot consume a high-calorie and high-fat breakfast. * Subjects who have difficulty swallowing. * Regular use of tobacco (\>4 cigarettes per day) or nicotine-containing products within four weeks before screening, or urinary cotinine level indicative of active smoking at screening and/or Day -1 * Major surgery within three months or minor surgery within one month before screening as per the Principal Investigator (PI) judgment. * If, in the opinion of the PI, the subject is not suitable for the study. * Subject administered COVID-19 vaccine within three days prior to each check-in. * Subjects with retainers, braces, dentures, partial dentures, and/or tongue piercing. * Subjects using the following within 14 days of first dose: * Nitric oxide donors, such as organic nitrates or organic nitrites in any form * Antihypertensive medications * PDE5 inhibitors (e.g., sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil) Subjects with known hypertension or blood pressure and heart rate outside of the following ranges: * Systolic blood pressure: 90 - 140 mmHg * Diastolic blood pressure: 50 - 90 mmHg * Heart rate at screening: 50 - 100 beats per minute * Institutionalized volunteers. * Reports use of any hormone replacement therapy within 6 months prior to first dose. * Use of any products containing Seville oranges, grapefruit and pomelo within seven days prior to first dose and for the duration of the study. * Ingestion of any caffeine/xanthine containing products (coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate, energy drinks, etc.), foods containing poppy seeds within 48 hours prior to first dose and for the duration of the study. * Ingestion of any beverages containing more than 5% fruit juice (fruit drinks, fruit punches, fruit cocktails, fruit-ades, or other products containing 5% or less of fruit juice will be allowed) within 48 hours prior to first dose and for the duration of the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aspargo Labs
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10004, United States
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