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4 mg Nicotine Polacrilex Gum and Swedish Portion Snus (SMWS06)

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Contract Research Organization el AB

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 2
Phase 1

Conditions

Smokers
Healthy Subjects

Treatments

Drug: Nicotine

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fifteen healthy smokers are given single doses of General Onyx 1 g portion snus and General White 1g portion snus, respectively, and one piece of Nicorette 4 mg chewing gum. Serial blood samples are drawn before (0), 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 30, 45, 60 minutes, 1.5, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours after administration for determination of nicotine. Mean + SD extracted dose of nicotine from each preparation will be estimated. The percentage extracted of the nicotine content will be calculated. Cmax and Tmax will be estimated. A comparison to Nicorette 4 mg chewing gum will be made. The dose absorbed into the systemic blood circulation (AUC) in relation to the dose following the 4 mg Nicorette chewing gum will be calculated. Self-reports of subjective effects will be obtained up to 30 minutes after the test product is administered using a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) anchored with "not at all" to "extremely". Study hypothesis is that Cmax and AUC of Nicorette 4 mg chewing gum and Swedish snus are similar.

Full description

Fifteen healthy smokers are given single doses of General Onyx 1 g portion snus and General White 1g portion snus, respectively, and one piece of Nicorette 4 mg chewing gum. Serial blood samples are drawn before (0), 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 30, 45, 60 minutes, 1.5, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours after administration for determination of nicotine. Mean + SD extracted dose of nicotine from each preparation will be estimated. The percentage extracted of the nicotine content will be calculated. Cmax and Tmax will be estimated. A comparison to Nicorette 4 mg chewing gum will be made. The dose absorbed into the systemic blood circulation (AUC) in relation to the dose following the 4 mg Nicorette chewing gum will be calculated. Self-reports of subjective effects will be obtained up to 30 minutes after the test product is administered using a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) anchored with "not at all" to "extremely".

The subjects are male and female smokers, smoking a minimum of 7 cigarettes per day. They should have no history of cardiac, kidney or hepatic disease, alcohol abuse or drug dependence. A physical examination including ECG and blood pressure should give no evidence of disease. No abnormalities should be found in a routine laboratory screening.

The subjects are requested not to smoke or to use any other form of nicotine containing products from 8 p.m. the day before each session until the last blood sample in each session. Previous experience has shown that subjects that have abstained from smoking for 12 hours have a plasma nicotine value of <4 ng/ml. A value >4 ng/ml prior to start of administration should lead to exclusion from statistical analysis. The subjects must be fasting overnight from 12 p.m. the day before each session. No food and drink are allowed from 15 minutes prior to and until 60 minutes after drug administration.

Enrollment

15 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 50 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy volunteer, smoking >7 cigarettes per day. No use of smokeless tobacco and nicotine containing products is allowed. Fasting overnight.

Exclusion criteria

  • Use of smokeless tobacco and nicotine containing products is not allowed from 8 p.m. the day before trial day. Subjects tested with Smokelyzer for exhaled carbon monoxide.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

15 participants in 3 patient groups

Swedish Snus Type 1
Active Comparator group
Description:
The subject keeps one pouch of snus still between the upper lip and the gum for 30 minutes. Amount of nicotine extracted, plasma nicotine concentration at 30 minutes (C30), Tmax, Cmax, AUCinf and heart rate for each treatment.
Treatment:
Drug: Nicotine
Drug: Nicotine
Swedish Snus Type 2
Active Comparator group
Description:
The subject keeps one pouch of snus still between the upper lip and the gum for 30 minutes. Amount of nicotine extracted, plasma nicotine concentration at 30 minutes (C30), Tmax, Cmax, AUCinf and heart rate for each treatment.
Treatment:
Drug: Nicotine
Drug: Nicotine
4 mg Nicorette chewing gum
Active Comparator group
Description:
Nicorette is chewed according to instructions in package insert over 30 minutes.
Treatment:
Drug: Nicotine
Drug: Nicotine

Trial contacts and locations

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