TAK-123 tested in healthy volunteers for safety
NCT ID NCT04155567
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study tested a drug called TAK-123 in 10 healthy Japanese men to see how the body absorbs and processes it, and whether it causes any side effects. The drug was given as an infusion, and researchers measured levels of its components in the blood. Since this was a safety and pharmacokinetic study in healthy volunteers, it does not aim 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
- TAK-123 (a combination of phenylacetate and benzoate)
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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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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2019
- 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 45 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: 1. The participant is capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements in the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator. 2. The participant signs and dates a written informed consent form prior to the initiation of any study procedures. 3. The participant is a Japanese healthy adult male. 4. The participant is aged 20 to 45 years inclusive at the time of informed consent. 5. The participant weighs at least 50.0 kilogram (kg), and has a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 25.0 kilogram per square meter (kg/m\^2), inclusive, at Screening. 6. The participant is sterile, vasectomized or agrees to use an appropriate method of contraception throughout the treatment period. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The participant has received any investigational drugs within 90 days before screening for this study (including the cases that at least 5 times the elimination half-lives of any investigational drugs have not yet passed). 2. The participant previously received TAK-123, its ingredients, or related compound before participation in this study except for the cases where benzoic acid is ingested as a food additive. 3. The participant is an employee of the study site, or immediate family member, or is in a dependent relationship with a study site employee who is involved in the conduct of this study (example, spouse, parent, child, sibling) or who may be forced to provide consent. 4. The participants have previous or current history of diseases that may affect the participation in this study or study results, including uncontrolled, clinically relevant neurologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, hematologic, immune, skin disease or psychiatric disorder. 5. The participant has a history of multiple episodes or severe allergies (example, food, drug, latex allergy), or has had an anaphylactic reaction or significant intolerance to prescription drugs, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs or foods. 6. The participant has had an anaphylactic reaction to active ingredients or additives of TAK-123, ondansetron or additives of ondansetron, or salicylic acid associated with the intravenous administration of TAK-123. 7. The participant has a positive urine drug test at the time of screening. 8. The participant has a history of drug abuse (defined as any illicit drug use) or has a history of alcohol dependence within 2 years before the start of screening or is unwilling to agree to abstain from alcohol and drugs throughout the study. 9. The participant consumes 6 or more servings of caffeinated beverages (containing about 720 milligram \[mg\] of caffeine or more) such as coffee, tea, cola, or energy drinks per day. 10. The participant is a smoker who smoked cigarettes or used nicotine-containing products (such as nicotine patch) within 6 months before the study drug administration. 11. The participant has a history of cancer. 12. The participant has a positive test result for any of the following at the time of screening: hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody/antigen, serological test for syphilis. 13. The participant has poor peripheral venous access. 14. The participant has undergone whole blood collection of at least 200 milliliter (mL) within 4 weeks (28 days) or at least 400 mL within 12 weeks (84 days) prior to the start of the study drug administration. 15. The participant has undergone whole blood collection of at least 800 mL in total within 52 weeks (364 days) prior to the start of the study drug administration. 16. The participant has undergone blood component collection within 2 weeks (14 days) prior to the start of the study drug administration. 17. The participant has any clinically relevant abnormality in vital signs or 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) at screening or predose of Day 1. 18. The participant has abnormal laboratory test values at screening indicating clinically relevant underlying disease, or showing alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN). 19. The participant has been on an abnormal diet (example, excessive drinking and eating or starvation condition) during the four weeks (28 days) prior to the start of the study drug administration in the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator. 20. The participant who used or plans to use excluded concomitant medications, supplements, or dietary products during the predefined period in this study. 21. The participant is unlikely to comply with the protocol requirements or is unsuitable as a participant of this study for any other reason in the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sekino Clinical Pharmacology Clinic
Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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