New pill could stop painful swelling attacks in rare disease
NCT ID NCT04618211
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an oral medication called deucrictibant for quickly relieving swelling and pain attacks in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) types I and II. 74 adults received either one of three doses of the drug or a placebo during an attack. The main goal was to see if symptoms like skin swelling, skin pain, and belly pain improved more with the drug than with placebo within 4 hours.
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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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74 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- 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.
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed and dated informed consent form 2. Diagnosis of HAE type I or II 3. Documented history of HAE attacks: at least three in the last 4 months, or at least two in the last 2 months prior to screening 4. Reliable access and experience to use standard of care acute attack medications Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnancy or breast-feeding 2. Clinically significant abnormal electrocardiogram 3. Any other systemic disease or significant disease or disorder that would interfere with the patient's safety or ability to participate in the study 4. Use of C1-esterase inhibitor, oral kallikrein inhibitors, attenuated androgens, anti-fibrinolytics, or monoclonal HAE therapy within a defined period prior to enrollment 5. Positive serology for HIV or active infection with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus 6. Abnormal hepatic function 7. Abnormal renal function 8. History of alcohol or drug abuse within defined period, or current evidence of substance dependence or abuse 9. History of documented severe hypersensitivity to any medicinal product 10. Participation in any other investigational drug study within defined period
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Birmingham, Alabama, 35209, United States
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Paradise Valley, Arizona, 85253, United States
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San Diego, California, 92122, United States
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Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
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Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Québec, Quebec, Canada
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Brno, Czechia
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Hradec Králové, Czechia
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Grenoble, France
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Montpellier, France
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Paris, France
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Berlin, Germany
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Dresden, Germany
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Frankfurt, Germany
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Mainz, Germany
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Ulm, Germany
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Budapest, Hungary
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Ashkelon, Israel
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Haifa, Israel
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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Monserrato, Italy
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Naples, Italy
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Krakow, Poland
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Barcelona, Spain
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Madrid, Spain
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Brighton, United Kingdom
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London, United Kingdom
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