If you are a healthy male or female aged between 18 and 65, then you may be eligible to participate in a study investigating a new drug being developed for the treatment of a skin condition called atopic dermatitis (AD).
Study Payment* £1,925 – £5,300.
*Terms & Conditions apply.

Study Information
Simbec-Orion Clinical Pharmacology will soon be running a three-part study to investigate the study drug, SYX-5219.
The objectives of this study are to determine the safety, tolerability and levels of SYX-5219 in the blood and urine when SYX-5219 is given in different conditions e.g., following administration of different dose strengths, single and multiple doses, in the presence and absence of food and in the intended patient population. As well as evaluating the above, the study will also investigate and explore the effect of SYX-5219 on certain aspects of ECG (electrocardiogram) parameters, and the effect on the levels of cholesterol.
SYX-5219 is being developed as a potential treatment for a condition known as atopic dermatitis (AD); a skin condition often referred to as eczema which causes inflammation, redness and irritation of the skin. Currently, there are limited treatment options available for this condition (particularly for moderate to severe AD) which are considered long term and effective and there are no known cures. Therefore, there is an unmet need to develop potential new treatments which could be more effective.
This study will be split into three separate parts (Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3), and you will only participate in one part of the study (Part 1 and Part 2 for healthy volunteers only).
Part 1 Standard Group
The purpose of Part 1 is to evaluate the study objectives when SYX-5219 is administered as a single dose at increasing dose strengths.
Part 1 will consist of up to 8 groups of up to 8 participants: each group will evaluate a different dose of SYX-5219 starting at the lowest dose and gradually increasing in each group. This is known as a single ascending dose (SAD) study. Each group will receive SYX-5219 or a placebo (which contains no active drug) in the form of oral capsule(s) which participants will swallow.
Screening Visit
Day -35 to Day -2
Treatment Period
Day -1 to 4
Return Visits
Day 5 & Day 6
Post Study Follow Up Visit
Day 11
Part 1 Food Effect Group
The purpose of Part 1 is to evaluate the study objectives when SYX-5219 is administered as a single dose at increasing dose strengths.
In addition, one group in Part 1 will investigate the effect of food on SYX-5219 by comparing the effects after taking a single dose of SYX-5219 following an overnight fast with the effects when SYX-5219 is given after eating a high fat meal.
Screening Visit
Day -35 to Day -2
Treatment Period 1
Day -1 to 4
Return Visits
Day 5 & Day 6
Washout Period
minimum of 10 days
Treatment Period 2
Day -1 to 4
Return Visits
Day 5 & Day 6
Post Study Follow Up Visit
Day 11
Part 2
The purpose of Part 2 is to evaluate the study objectives when SYX-5219 is administered as multiple doses (currently planned as once daily) for a period of up to 14 days at increasing dose strengths.
Part 2 will consist of up to 5 planned groups of up to 8 participants: each group will evaluate a different dose of SYX-5219 based upon doses which have been evaluated in Part 1 of the study (where single doses at different dose strengths were given). This is known as a multiple ascending dose (MAD) study. Each group will receive SYX-5219 or a placebo (which contains no active drug) in the form of oral capsule(s) which participants will swallow
Screening Visit
Day -35 to Day -2
Treatment Period
Days -1 to 16
Return Visits
Day 18 & Day 19
Post Study Follow Up Visit
Day 28