Safety and Efficacy of HB-1 for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorHB BioTech, LLC

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of HB-1, versus placebo in male and female adult patients aged 18 to 65 years, inclusive, with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Male or female aged 18 to 65 years old, inclusive, at the time of informed consent.

Meets DSM-V Criteria for PTSD.

Minimum CAPS-5 score of at least 26 (based on the optimal diagnostic correspondence in the definitive CAPS-5 psychometric validation study).

Clinically stable on current medication and/or therapy regimen for at least 2 months, as determined by Investigator.

Disqualifiers

Any ongoing concomitant disease, condition, or treatment that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the Investigator or Sponsor, pose an unacceptable risk to the participant in the study or interfere with the interpretation of study data.

Ongoing treatment with benzodiazepines (e.g. alprazolam, diazepam, clonazepam, lorazepam) or opiates (e.g., codeine, morphine) as assessed by clinical interview and urine toxicology testing.

Ongoing treatment with any medication that has a clinically significant drug-drug interaction with either telmisartan or verapamil, per the verapamil SR and telmisartan FDA labels and per standard drug interaction compendia. These include but are not limited to: Inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 (including certain β-hydroxy β-methylglutaryl-CoA [HMG-CoA] reductase inhibitors), Ivabradine, Antihypertensive Agents (including Beta Blockers), Antiarrhythmic Agents, Lithium, Carbamazepine, Rifampin, Phenobarbital, cyclosporin, theophylline, Inhalation Anesthetics, Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, Telithromycin, mTOR inhibitors as well as strong P-glycoprotein inhibitors (e.g., macrolides, ritonavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, cyclosporin, ritonavir, and ivermectin).

Diagnosis of Severe Substance Use Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Bipolar I, Bipolar II disorder, or Psychotic disorder (per SCID-V) or Borderline Personality Disorder (per Short-Bord).

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • HB-1
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators