Drug interaction study: does rifampicin change levels of experimental medicine BI 425809?
NCT ID NCT03082183
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed Phase 1 trial enrolled 16 healthy men to see how the antibiotic rifampicin affects the levels of an experimental drug called BI 425809 (iclepertin) in the blood. Participants took BI 425809 alone and then again after several days of rifampicin. The study measured drug concentrations to understand any interaction, which helps guide future dosing in patient trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Rifampicin and BI 425809 (iclepertin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help determine the right dose of BI 425809 when taken with rifampicin, supporting future trials for conditions like cognitive impairment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study in healthy volunteers, not patients. It only looks at drug levels, not whether the drug works for any disease. Results may not apply to people with medical conditions.
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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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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2017
- Finished
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Jun 2017
- 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 subjects according to the assessment of the investigator, based on a complete medical history including a physical examination, vital signs (Blood Pressure (BP), Pulse Rate (PR)), 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory tests * Age of 18 to 55 years (incl.) * 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), Pulse 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 of 90 to 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure outside the range of 50 to 90 mmHg, or pulse rate outside the range of 50 to 90 bpm * 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 * Cholecystectomy and/or surgery of the gastrointestinal tract that could interfere with the pharmacokinetics of the trial medication (except appendectomy and simple hernia repair) * Diseases of the central nervous system (including but not limited to any kind of seizures or stroke), and other relevant neurological or psychiatric disorders * History of relevant orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells, or blackouts * Chronic or relevant acute infections * History of relevant allergy or hypersensitivity (including allergy to the trial medication or its excipients) * Use of drugs within 30 days prior to administration of trial medication if that might reasonably influence the results of the trial (incl. QT/QTc interval prolongation) * Participation in another trial where an investigational drug has been administered within 60 days prior to planned administration of trial medication, or current participation in another trial involving administration of investigational drug * Smoker (more than 10 cigarettes or 3 cigars or 3 pipes per day) * Inability to refrain from smoking on specified trial days * Alcohol abuse (consumption of more than 20 g per day) * Drug abuse or positive drug screening * Blood donation of more than 100 mL within 30 days prior to administration of trial medication or intended donation during the trial * Intention to perform excessive physical activities within one week prior to administration of trial medication or during the trial * Inability to comply with dietary regimen of trial site * Subject is assessed as unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator, for instance, because considered not able to understand and comply with study requirements, or has a condition that would not allow safe participation in the study In addition, the following trial-specific exclusion criteria apply: * History of relevant liver diseases such as disturbance of liver function, jaundice, drug induced liver injury, Dubin-Johnson syndrome, Rotor syndrome, or liver tumours * Thrombocytes below lower limit of normal or liver enzymes (Alanine transaminase (ALT), Aspartate transaminase (AST), Gamma-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), Alkaline phosphatase (AP)) above upper limit of normal at the screening examination
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Humanpharmakologisches Zentrum Biberach
Biberach, 88397, Germany
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