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NCT Number: NCT01238627

Bioequivalence Between Two Oral Nicotine Sublingual Tablets, 2 mg and 4 mg

The purpose of this study is to assess the bioequivalence between two oral nicotine sublingual tablets, 2 mg and 4 mg.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

McNeil AB Clinical Pharmacology R&D

Lund, SE-222 20, Sweden

About this study

The study is a single-dose, randomized, 2 x two-way cross-over study. The investigational products will be given as single doses at separate visits. Periods without Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), lasting for at least 36 hours, will separate treatment visits. Blood will be sampled at each treatment visit for pharmacokinetic analyses pre-dose, and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 45 minutes, as well as 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10 hours after start of product administration. The time until complete product dissolution will be recorded. Subjects will also be monitored to capture any adverse events that may occur. The trial is open in the sense that subjects and study personnel will be aware of what product is administered at a given visit. However, the treatment labels will not be known by the people performing bioanalysis or analyzing pharmacokinetic data.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy subjects, smoking at least 10 cigarettes daily during at least one year preceding inclusion and Body Mass Index (BMI) between 17.5 and 30.0 kg/m2.
  • Female participants of child-bearing potential are required to use a medically acceptable means of birth control.
  • A personally signed and dated informed consent document, indicating that the subject has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnancy, lactation or intended pregnancy.
  • Treatment with an investigational product or donation or loss of blood within 3 months preceding the first dose of study medication.

Treatment and study plan

Nicotine Sublingual Tablet Mint (NSTM)

Drug

A single dose of an experimental NSTM, with a 36-hour washout between visits

Other names: Not marketed

Marketed Nicotine Tablet

Drug

A single dose of a marketed Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), with a 36-hour washout between visits

Other names: Nicorette® Microtab

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: During 10 hours post-dose

    Cmax, which is the maximum observed plasma concentration after a dose is administered, measured in nanograms/milliliter (ng/mL)

  2. Area Under the Curve (AUC)(0-t)

    Time frame: During 10 hours post-dose

    Bioavailability within the Set Period [AUC(0-t)] is the area under the plasma concentration verses time curve from start of drug administration until the time of the last measurable plasma concentration, calculated as hour * nanograms (ng) per milliliter (mL).

  3. AUC(0-∞)

    Time frame: 10 hours post-dose

    AUC (0-∞) is the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from time zero (pre-dose) to extrapolated infinite time. It is obtained from calculating AUC (0-t) plus AUC (t-∞).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Product Dissolution Time

    Time frame: During 10 hours post-dose

    Product Dissolution Time is the time from administration until the investigational products were completely dissolved.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

McNeil AB

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Bioequivalence Between Two Oral Nicotine Sublingual Tablets, 2 mg and 4 mg - A Study in Healthy Smokers

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Nov 10, 2010
Registry last updated
Jul 10, 2012

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