A Study to Evaluate the Effect of BMS-986278 on Cardiac Repolarization in Healthy Participants

March 16, 2026 updated by: Bristol-Myers Squibb

A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-blind, Positive-controlled, Placebo-controlled, 4-Period Crossover, Thorough QT/QTc Study to Evaluate the Effect of Multiple Doses of BMS-986278 on Cardiac Repolarization in Healthy Participants

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of BMS-986278 on the cardiac repolarization in healthy participants.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

32

Phase

  • 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

  • Name: First line of the email MUST contain NCT # and Site #.

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: BMS Clinical Trials Contact Center www.BMSClinicalTrials.com
  • Phone Number: 855-907-3286
  • Email: Clinical.Trials@bms.com

Study Locations

    • Texas
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78217
        • Recruiting
        • Worldwide Clinical Trials
        • Contact:
          • Alan Hand, Site 0001
          • Phone Number: 210-635-1515

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

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  • Female individuals not of childbearing potential and males.
  • Healthy as determined by medical history, physical examination, vital signs, 12-lead ECG, and clinical laboratory assessments.
  • 18 to 55 years of age, inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent with a BMI 18.0 to 32.0 kg/m2, inclusive.
  • Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.

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: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment B
Specified dose on specified days
Specified dose on specified days
Experimental: Treatment A
Specified dose on specified days
Placebo Comparator: Treatment C
Specified dose on specified days
Experimental: Treatment D
Specified dose on specified days
Specified dose on specified days

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change from baseline Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTcF) (ΔQTcF)
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Placebo-corrected change from baseline QTcF (ΔΔQTcF)
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Placebo-corrected change from baseline QTcF (ΔΔQTcF)
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Change from baseline heart rate (HR)
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Placebo-corrected change from baseline HR
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Change from baseline PR interval
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Placebo-corrected change from baseline PR interval
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Change from baseline QRS interval
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Placebo-corrected change from baseline QRS interval
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Number of participants with categorical outliers for QTcF
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Number of participants with categorical outliers for HR
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Number of participants with categorical outliers for PR interval
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Number of participants with categorical outliers for QRS interval
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Number of participants with treatment-emergent changes of electrocardiogram (ECG) morphology
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Change from baseline QTcF (ΔQTcF)
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Number of participants with non-serious adverse events (AEs)
Time Frame: Up to approximately 17 weeks
Up to approximately 17 weeks
Number of participants with Serious AEs (SAEs)
Time Frame: Up to approximately 17 weeks
Up to approximately 17 weeks
Number of participants with AEs leading to study intervention discontinuation
Time Frame: Up to approximately 17 weeks
Up to approximately 17 weeks
Number of participants with vital sign abnormalities
Time Frame: Up to approximately 17 weeks
Up to approximately 17 weeks
Number of participants with clinical laboratory assessment abnormalities
Time Frame: Up to approximately 17 weeks
Up to approximately 17 weeks
Number of participants with 12-lead ECG abnormalities
Time Frame: Up to approximately 17 weeks
Up to approximately 17 weeks
Number of participants with physical examination abnormalities
Time Frame: Up to approximately 17 weeks
Up to approximately 17 weeks
Maximum observed concentration (Cmax)
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Time of maximum observed concentration (Tmax)
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13
Area under the concentration-time curve in 1 dosing interval (AUC[TAU])
Time Frame: Up to Day 13
Up to Day 13

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Director: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

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)

February 19, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 15, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 15, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 12, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

February 20, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 17, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

BMS will provide access to individual anonymized participant data upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria. Additional information regarding Bristol Myer Squibb's data sharing policy and process can be found at https://www.bms.com/researchers-and-partners/clinical-trials-and-research.html

IPD Sharing Time Frame

See Plan Description

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

See Plan Description

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • CSR

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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