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This is an explorative, open-label, randomised, 3-way cross-over study to assess pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), safety and tolerability, nicotine extraction, palatability and subjective effects after single use of nicotine pouches in daily nicotine users.
This is an explorative, open-label, randomised, 3-way cross-over, single use study, designed to assess the nicotine exposure from new nicotine pouch products.
A cross-over design was chosen to yield a more efficient comparison of the IPs than a parallel study design, i.e., fewer subjects are required since each subject will serve as its own control. To avoid carryover effects, subjects will abstain from oral tobacco/nicotine products as well as smoking (cigarettes or e-cigarettes) for at least 12 hours prior to each IP use (Visit 2-4).
Randomisation will be used to minimise bias in the assignment of subjects to an IP administration sequence and to increase the likelihood that known and unknown subject attributes (e.g., demographic and baseline characteristics) are evenly balanced.
The main purpose of this study is to understand the PK as well as to analyse the nicotine content left in pouch after use of Ampli01 and compare with a reference product. This will give consumers a better understanding of the behaviour of the product with the aim to be a potential satisfactory alternative to cigarette smoking. In addition, the safety profile, PD and subjective effects will be investigated and evaluated.
In summary, this study will provide critical data to assess PK, safety and formulation optimization to be able to provide consumers with a high-quality product. In addition, this study will contribute to the overall knowledge about nicotine pouches that can be of scientific value to improve public health strategies and regulations.
The study will include 12 randomised and evaluable subjects. The subjects are healthy male or female oral tobacco/nicotine pouch users aged 25 to 55 years, inclusive, who have used oral tobacco/nicotine products for ≥1 year, with a minimum daily consumption of 5 or more pouches (pouch strength 3-9 mg/pouch). Each subject will participate in the study for up to approximately 6 weeks, including the up to 28-day screening period.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Ampli-01, 3 mg, nicotine pouch | Experimental | Subjects will report to the study site for a screening visit followed by 3 visits with a single IP use (Visits 2 to 4) on separate days.There will be at least 1 day between Visits 2, 3 and 4, respectively, where the subjects are allowed ad libitum use of their own nicotine product of choice. Each visit will last one day. |
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| Ampli-01, 6 mg, nicotine pouch | Experimental | Subjects will report to the study site for a screening visit followed by 3 visits with a single IP use (Visits 2 to 4) on separate days.There will be at least 1 day between Visits 2, 3 and 4, respectively, where the subjects are allowed ad libitum use of their own nicotine product of choice. Each visit will last one day. |
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| ZYN Cool Mint Mini Dry, 6 mg nicotine /pouch | Active Comparator | Subjects will report to the study site for a screening visit followed by 3 visits with a single IP use (Visits 2 to 4) on separate days.There will be at least 1 day between Visits 2, 3 and 4, respectively, where the subjects are allowed ad libitum use of their own nicotine product of choice. Each visit will last one day. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Test product 1 - Test product 2 - Comparator product | Other | Each subject will be randomised to 1 of 6 IP use sequences The IPs will be administered as single pouches in a pre-determined randomised order. Test product 1 - Ampli-01 3 mg, nicotine pouch Test product 2 - Ampli-01 6 mg, nicotine pouch Comparator product - ZYN Cool Mint Mini Dry 6 mg nicotine /pouch Single 30-minutes IP use on 3 occasions (Visits 2 to 4). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| AUC from timepoint 0 to infinity (AUCinf), | Non-adjusted and baseline-adjusted PK parameters for nicotine including area under the curve (AUC) from timepoint 0 to infinity (AUCinf). | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day): Pre-use and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes, 1 hour and 30 minutes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours post-IP use on visit 2, 3 and 4. |
| AUC from timepoint 0 to timepoint t (AUC0-t) | Non-adjusted and baseline-adjusted PK parameters for nicotine including AUC from timepoint 0 to timepoint t (AUC0-t). | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day): Pre-use and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes, 1 hour and 30 minutes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours post-IP use on visit 2, 3 and 4. |
| AUC from timepoint 0 to 30 minutes (AUC0-30min) | Non-adjusted and baseline-adjusted PK parameters for nicotine including AUC from timepoint 0 to 30 minutes (AUC0-30min). | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day): Pre-use and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes, 1 hour and 30 minutes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours post-IP use on visit 2, 3 and 4. |
| AUC from timepoint 0 to 60 minutes (AUC0-60min) | Non-adjusted and baseline-adjusted PK parameters for nicotine including AUC from timepoint 0 to 60 minutes (AUC0-60min). | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day): Pre-use and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes, 1 hour and 30 minutes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours post-IP use on visit 2, 3 and 4. |
| Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) | Non-adjusted and baseline-adjusted PK parameters for nicotine including maximum plasma concentration (Cmax). | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day): Pre-use and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes, 1 hour and 30 minutes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours post-IP use on visit 2, 3 and 4. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| In vivo extracted amount (mg/unit) of nicotine | In vivo extracted amount (mg/unit) of nicotine, for each investigational product (IP). | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day). |
| In vivo extracted fraction (%) of nicotine |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Willing and able to give written informed consent for participation in the study.
Subjects who have used oral tobacco/nicotine products for ≥1 year, with a minimum daily consumption of 5 or more pouches with a pouch strength of 3-9 mg nicotine/pouch. Concomitant occasional use of other nicotine products (e.g., smoking, vaping) is allowed, as judged by the Investigator at the time of the screening visit.
Healthy male or female subject aged 25 to 55 years, inclusive, at the time of the screening visit.
Female subjects of childbearing potential must be willing to use a sufficient contraceptive method for the duration of the study, this includes mechanical barrier (e.g., a male condom or a female diaphragm), combined [oestrogen and progestogen containing] hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation [oral, intravaginal, transdermal], progestogen-only hormonal anticonception associated with inhibition of ovulation [oral, injectable, implantable], intra uterine device (IUD) or intra uterine system (IUS). Sexual abstinence is allowed when this is the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject.
Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 18.5 and ≤ 32.0 kg/m2 and a minimum weight of ≥ 50 kg.
Medically healthy subject without abnormal clinically significant medical history, physical findings, vital signs, ECG and laboratory values at the time of the screening visit, as judged by the Investigator.
Positive urine cotinine test (≥200 ng/mL) at the screening visit.
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Anna Franzén, PhD | Contact | +46 (0)72 890 67 77 | anna.franzen@emplicure.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Erik Rein-Hedin, MD | Clinical Trial Consultants AB (CTC) | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Clinical Trial Consultants AB (CTC) | Recruiting | Uppsala | SE-752 37 | Sweden |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014029 | Tobacco Use Disorder |
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| D019966 | Substance-Related Disorders |
| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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Each subject will be randomised to 1 of 6 IP use sequences The IPs will be administered as single pouches in a pre-determined randomised order.
Test product 1 - Ampli-01 3 mg, nicotine pouch Test product 2 - Ampli-01 6 mg, nicotine pouch Comparator product - ZYN Cool Mint Mini Dry 6 mg nicotine /pouch Single 30-minutes IP use on 3 occasions (Visits 2 to 4).
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| Time to Cmax (Tmax) | Non-adjusted and baseline-adjusted PK parameters for nicotine including time to Cmax (Tmax). | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day): Pre-use and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes, 1 hour and 30 minutes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours post-IP use on visit 2, 3 and 4. |
| Terminal elimination half-life (T1/2) | Non-adjusted and baseline-adjusted PK parameters for nicotine including terminal elimination half-life (T1/2). | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day): Pre-use and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes, 1 hour and 30 minutes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours post-IP use on visit 2, 3 and 4. |
In vivo extracted fraction (%) of nicotine, for each investigational product (IP).
| Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day). |
| Highest recorded increase (Emax) in pulse rate from baseline. | Highest recorded increase (Emax) in pulse rate from baseline. Change from baseline. | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day): Pre-use and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes, 1 hour and 30 minutes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours post-IP use on visit 2, 3 and 4. |
| Mean score for each palatability question 30 minutes after start of IP use. | Mean score for each palatability question 30 minutes after start of IP use. | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day): 30 minutes post-IP use on visit 2, 3 and 4. |
| Urge-to-use | Urge-to-use, product-liking, intent-to-use-again and onset-of-effect 30 minutes after start of IP use. Change from baseline for urge-to-use 30 minutes, 1 hour and 2 hours after start of IP use. | Visit 2-4 (1 visit = 1 day) : Pre-use and at 30, 60 minutes and 2 hours, post-IP use on visit 2, 3 and 4. |
| Adverse events (AEs). | Frequency, seriousness and intensity of adverse events (AEs). | Visit 2-4:All AEs (including SAEs) will be collected from the start of the first IP use until the last visit. |