Table of contents
- Trial overview
- Who participated
- What was measured
- Study design and phase
- What the trial was designed to learn
Trial overview
The available study investigated Mbf-015 in people with Huntington’s disease.[1] It was a phase 2, open-label, single-centre trial that enrolled 10 participants and was completed.[1]
Who participated
The trial included participants with Huntington’s disease, and the brief summary says the treatment was studied on top of standard of care.[1] This means people were not being taken off their usual care just to join the study.[1]
Study design and phase
This was an interventional study, which means the researchers gave the treatment and then watched what happened.[1] It was open label, so the study team and participants knew the treatment being used.[1] It was also single-centre, meaning it took place at one research site only.[1]
The study was in phase 2, a stage that usually looks closely at safety and early signs of benefit after initial testing.[1] The treatment was given orally, and the study period lasted 28 days with follow-up to day 43.[1]
What was measured
The primary endpoint was safety and tolerability of Mbf-015 from baseline to the end of follow-up at day 43.[1] In simple terms, the study wanted to see whether the treatment could be used without causing major problems and how well people could handle it.[1]
The study also tracked the number and severity of adverse events, which are unwanted medical problems that happen during a trial.[1] Other safety checks included changes in vital signs, physical examination findings, laboratory measurements, ECGs, and the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).[1]
What the trial was designed to learn
Besides safety, the study aimed to assess pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary efficacy.[1] Pharmacokinetics means how the body handles a treatment, while pharmacodynamics means what the treatment does in the body.[1] Preliminary efficacy means early signs that the treatment may help, but not proof of benefit yet.[1]
Because this was a small phase 2 study, the main value of the trial was to build early knowledge about Mbf-015 in Huntington’s disease rather than to give a final answer about effectiveness.[1]
References
[1] 2023-505241-10-00. A phase IIa, open label, single centre study to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and preliminary efficacy of orally dosed MBF-015 in Huntington’s disease patients.



