A Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Single and Multiple Doses of EDP-978 in Healthy Adults

April 17, 2026 updated by: Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sponsor-Open, Placebo-Controlled, First-In-Human, Phase 1 Study of Orally Administered EDP-978 to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Single Ascending Doses, Multiple Ascending Doses, and the Effect of Food on EDP-978 Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Adult Participants

This study is a randomized, double-blind, sponsor-open, placebo-controlled study. It will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of orally administered single and multiple doses of EDP-978 in healthy adult subjects.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
98

Phase

Phase

The stage of a clinical trial studying a drug or biological product, based on definitions developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The phase is based on the study's objective, the number of participants, and other characteristics. There are five phases: Early Phase 1 (formerly listed as Phase 0), Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. Not Applicable is used to describe trials without FDA-defined phases, including trials of devices or behavioral interventions.
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

The name and contact information for the person who can answer enrollment questions for a clinical study. Each location where the study is being conducted may also have a specific contact, who may be better able to answer those questions.
  • Name: Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc
  • Phone Number: (617) 607-0800
  • Email: emartin@enanta.com

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • An informed consent document signed and dated by the subject.
  • Healthy male and female subjects of any ethnic origin between the ages of 18 and 65 years, inclusive.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinically relevant evidence or history of illness or disease.
  • Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV) at screening and infection with SARS-CoV-2 at the Day -1 visit
  • Pregnant or nursing females.
  • History of febrile illness within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug or subjects with evidence of active infection.
  • A positive urine drug screen at screening or Day -1.
  • Current tobacco smokers or use of tobacco within 3 months prior to screening.
  • Any condition possibly affecting drug absorption (e.g., gastrectomy, cholecystectomy).
  • History of regular alcohol consumption.
  • Receipt of any vaccine, an investigational agent or biological product within 28 days or 5 times the t½, whichever one is longer, prior to first dose.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: EDP-978 SAD Cohorts
EDP-978 Dose 1, Dose 2, Dose 3, Dose 4, Dose 5, Dose 6 and Dose 7, orally daily in one single administration
Drug: EDP-978
Oral administration
Experimental: EDP-978 MAD Cohorts
EDP-978 Dose 1, Dose 2, Dose 3, Dose 4 and Dose 5 orally, once daily for 14 days
Drug: EDP-978
Oral administration
Placebo Comparator: EDP-978 SAD Placebo Cohorts
Matching placebo, orally, once daily in one single administration
Drug: Placebo
Placebo to match EDP-978, oral administration
Placebo Comparator: EDP-978 MAD Placebo Cohorts
Matching placebo, orally, once daily for 14 days
Drug: Placebo
Placebo to match EDP-978, oral administration

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Safety measured by adverse events
Time Frame: Up to 8 Days in SAD Cohorts
Up to 8 Days in SAD Cohorts
Safety measured by adverse events
Time Frame: Up to 28 Days in MAD Cohorts
Up to 28 Days in MAD Cohorts

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cmax of EDP-978
Time Frame: Up to 5 Days in SAD Cohorts
Up to 5 Days in SAD Cohorts
AUC of EDP-978
Time Frame: Up to 5 Days in SAD Cohorts
Up to 5 Days in SAD Cohorts
Cmax of EDP-978
Time Frame: Up to 18 Days in MAD Cohorts
Up to 18 Days in MAD Cohorts
AUC of EDP-978
Time Frame: Up to 18 Days in MAD Cohorts
Up to 18 Days in MAD Cohorts
Cmax of EDP-938 (FE)
Time Frame: Up to 12 Days in FE SAD Cohort
Food effects on plasma PK parameters of EDP-978
Up to 12 Days in FE SAD Cohort
AUC of EDP-938 (FE)
Time Frame: Up to 12 Days in FE SAD Cohort
Food effects on plasma PK parameters of EDP-978
Up to 12 Days in FE SAD Cohort

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
April 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
November 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
November 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submitted a study record to ClinicalTrials.gov. There is typically a delay of a few days between the first submitted date and the record's availability on ClinicalTrials.gov (the first posted date).
April 13, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
April 17, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
April 21, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
April 21, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
April 17, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
April 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • EDP 978-001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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