a clinical study to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of oral srt2104 capsules administered to healthy elderly subjects for 28 days

Conditions: Atrophy, Muscular

Summary: the primary objective is to determine the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of srt2104 in healthy elderly subjects following single and 28 days dosing. the secondary objectives of the study are: 1. to contrast changes in leg muscle function following repeat doses of srt2104 or placebo: endurance exercise tolerance 31p mrs measures of mitochondrial oxidative capacity in the gastrocnemius muscle 2. to test for a change in the ratio of visceral to subcutaneous body fat following repeat doses of srt2104 relative to placebo using mri 3. to estimate any changes in insulin sensitivity (using mogtt) following repeat doses of srt2104 or placebo 4. to test for dose-related effects on the exploratory pharmacodynamic measures above

this is a double-blind, randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled study of healthy 60-80 year old community-dwelling male and female subjects. the study consists of 8 outpatient clinic visits, 2 inpatient clinic visits and 8 telephone contacts (including the pre-screening call to determine a subject's interest in participation). subjects will undergo a preliminary telephone pre-screening assessment to determine their interest in participating in the study. once interest has been confirmed, subjects will sign an informed consent and undergo screening procedures. subjects meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be enrolled in the study and randomized to receive either 0.5 g/day of srt2104, 2.0 g/day of srt2104 or placebo once daily for up to 28 consecutive days. after the completion of the screening assessments and confirmation of eligibility, subjects will return to the site on day -9 and will undergo a practice endurance testing session. in addition, on day -9 subjects will be given a pedometer which they will be asked to wear while awake for 7 consecutive days from day -8 and 7 consecutive days from day 20 to estimate daily physical mobility levels in the home environment. subjects will return to the site on days -1 and 27 for safety assessments, mri/mrs assessments and exercise endurance tests. on days 1 and 28 subjects will be admitted overnight as inpatients. pk samples will be collected through 24 hours post-dose on days 2 and 29. during the dosing period safety visits will be performed on approximately days 7, 14, and 21. additional telephone safety assessments will be made approximately on days 3, 5, 10, 17, 20 and 24. the end of dosing follow-up visit will be performed approximately 35 days following the first dose of srt2104 or placebo. an additional follow up safety telephone call will be made to each subject 30 days following their final dose of srt2104 and/or placebo. the end of the study is defined as the last subject's last assessment (i.e. day 58, the date of the last subject communication). subjects will be instructed to self administer test material at home on study days 3-27. all study visits are outpatient visits except for day 1 and day 28. subjects will stay overnight at the site the evening of day 1 and day 28. on day 2 and day 29 subjects will be discharged home following the completion of study assessments and when considered clinically appropriate by the study physician.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * independently ambulatory, healthy male and female subjects within the age range of 60 to 80 years (inclusive) at the time of screening * all female subjects must be of non-childbearing potential. for the purposes of this study, women need to be amenorrheic for at least 12 consecutive months, at least 6 weeks postsurgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy) or post tubal ligation. menopausal status will be confirmed by demonstrating levels of follicle stimulating hormone (fsh) 40 - 138 miu/ml and oestradiol \<20 pg/ml at entry. in the event a subject's menopause status has been clearly established (for example, the subject indicates she has been amenorrheic for 10 years), but fsh and/or oestradiol levels are not consistent with a post-menopausal condition, determination of subject eligibility will be at the discretion of the principal investigator with agreement of the independent medical monitor * all male subjects must agree with their partners to use double-barrier birth control or abstinence while participating in the study and for 12 weeks following the last dose of study drug * willingness to provide written informed consent to participate in the study * body mass index (bmi) 18-30 kg/m\^2 (inclusive) * no prior history of hiv 1 or 2 * no prior history of disease markers for hepatitis b \& c virus * absence of significant disease or clinically significant abnormal laboratory values on the laboratory evaluations, medical history or physical examination during screening; normal end organ function at the discretion of the principal investigator * have a normal 12-lead ecg or one with changes considered to be clinically insignificant on medical review. qtcf must be \<430msec for males and \<450msec for females * resting supine bp \<160/90 mmhg. * comprehension of the nature and purpose of the study and compliance with the requirement of the entire protocol * able to communicate in person and by telephone in a manner that allows all protocol procedures to be carried out safety and reliably in the opinion of the investigative site staff * able to take 8 capsules of study medication exclusion criteria: * limitation to free passive or active movement of leg or foot by pain, prior injury, or developmental abnormality * any major illness in the past three months or any ongoing chronic medical illness which in the opinion of the pi or medical monitor could risk subject safety or interpretation of the results * ongoing or chronic history of renal or liver impairment, defined as serum creatinine clearance level less than 80ml/min as determined by cockcroft-gault formula (adjusted for ideal body weight), and greater than two times the upper limit of normal for liver enzymes, respectively * subjects with a cpk\> upper limit of normal. cpk values that are marginally above the upper limit of normal may be retested at the discretion of the principal investigator in conjunction with the sponsor's approval * history, within 3 years, of drug abuse (including but not limited to anxiolytics or pain medication) * history of alcoholism (more than two years), drinkers of more than three units per day (one unit of alcohol is equivalent to one small glass of wine, half pint of beer or one measure of spirit) * participation in any clinical trial with an investigative medicinal product within the past three months prior to the first dose in the current study * exposure to more than three new chemical entities within 12 months prior to the first dose in the current study * history of difficulty in donating blood or accessibility of veins in left or right arm * donation of blood (one unit or 350 ml) within three months prior to receiving the first dose of test material * history of sensitivity to any of the study medications, or components thereof or a history of drug or other allergy that, in the opinion of the investigator or medical monitor, contraindicates their participation * ongoing, or history of endocrine, inflammatory, cardiovascular (in particular cardiac hypertrophy or cardiac dysrrhythmia, cardiac failure or history of prolonged qt interval), gastro-intestinal (except for appendectomy), neurological, psychiatric or metabolic disease which in the opinion of the investigator or medical monitor could risk subject safety or interpretation of the results * active neoplastic disease or history of neoplastic disease (except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin) * contraindications to mri including, but not limited to: intracranial aneurism clips (except sugita), history of metal lathe work or possibility of intra-orbital metal fragments, pacemakers and non-mr compatible heart valves or other non-mr compatible implants, history of claustrophobia or subject feels unable to lie still on their back for a period of 1 hour in the mri scanner * subjects receiving steroids, estrogens insulin or creatine will be excluded. other concomitant medications and herbal products administered in a stable dose for at least 3 months may be permitted at the discretion of the principal investigator * subjects who spend less than 1 hour per week walking outside the home and subjects who participate in light sports and exercise for more than 6 hours per week * a positive pre-study drug/alcohol screen * ongoing, or history of type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus or mogtt results at screening that in the opinion of the pi indicates diabetes or pre-diabetes