A Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Intranasally Administered Esketamine in Healthy Participants

August 6, 2013 updated by: Janssen Research & Development, LLC

A Single-Dose Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Intranasally Administered Esketamine in Healthy Subjects

The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (what the body does to the medication) of intranasally (through the nose) administered esketamine in healthy participants.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a single-center study with 3 cohorts (groups). Approximately 58 participants will be enrolled in this study. In Cohort 1, approximately 16 participants will be enrolled for up to 78 days and they will receive 4 different single-dose regimens (Treatment A, B, C and D) of intranasal spray of esketamine solution in a crossover manner (participants will be switched from one single-dose regimen to another) and in an open label manner (both the investigator and the participant know the intervention received by the participant). In Cohort 2, approximately 14 participants will be enrolled for up to 35 days and they will receive 1 regimen of intranasal esketamine (Treatment D) in an open label manner. In Cohort 3, approximately 28 participants will be enrolled and they will be randomly assigned to receive either Treatment E (intranasal esketamine spray) or Treatment F (intranasal placebo spray) in a double blind manner (both the investigator and the participant do not know the intervention received by the participant). Safety evaluations will include assessment of adverse events, targeted nasal examinations, laboratory tests, electrocardiogram, physical examination, pulse oximetery, and vital signs.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

58

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 55 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Blood pressure between 90 and 145 mmHg systolic and no higher than 90 mmHg diastolic
  • A 12-lead electrocardiogram consistent with normal cardiac conduction and function
  • Agree to protocol-defined method of contraception
  • Comfortable with self-administration of intranasal medication

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of or current clinically significant medical illness including cardiac arrhythmias or other cardiac disease; hematologic disease; coagulation disorders; significant pulmonary disease, including bronchospastic respiratory disease; diabetes mellitus; renal or hepatic insufficiency; thyroid disease; neurologic or psychiatric disease, asthma
  • Clinically significant abnormal values for hematology, clinical chemistry, or urinalysis at screening or at admission to the study center
  • Clinically significant abnormal physical examination, vital signs or 12 lead electrocardiogram at screening or at admission to the study center
  • Known allergy to heparin or history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cohort 1: Treatment A
Participants will receive 1 spray of esketamine solution in each nostril once (total dose: 28 mg).
Drug: Esketamine
1 spray of 14 percent of esketamine solution (14 mg of esketamine per 100 microlitre) will be administered intranasally by nasal spray pump in each nostril once (Treatment A-total dose: 28 mg), twice with 5 minutes interval (Treatment B-total dose: 56 mg), thrice with 5 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment C-total dose: 84 mg), thrice with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment D-total dose: 84 mg) and 4 times with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment E-total dose: 112 mg). Treatment A, B, C, D will be administered in Cohort 1; Treatment D will be administered in Cohort 2; and Treatment E will be administered in Cohort 3.
Experimental: Cohort 1: Treatment B
Participants will receive 1 spray of esketamine solution in each nostril twice, with 5 minutes interval (total dose: 56 mg).
Drug: Esketamine
1 spray of 14 percent of esketamine solution (14 mg of esketamine per 100 microlitre) will be administered intranasally by nasal spray pump in each nostril once (Treatment A-total dose: 28 mg), twice with 5 minutes interval (Treatment B-total dose: 56 mg), thrice with 5 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment C-total dose: 84 mg), thrice with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment D-total dose: 84 mg) and 4 times with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment E-total dose: 112 mg). Treatment A, B, C, D will be administered in Cohort 1; Treatment D will be administered in Cohort 2; and Treatment E will be administered in Cohort 3.
Experimental: Cohort 1: Treatment C
Participants will receive 1 spray of esketamine solution in each nostril thrice, with 5 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (total dose 84 mg).
Drug: Esketamine
1 spray of 14 percent of esketamine solution (14 mg of esketamine per 100 microlitre) will be administered intranasally by nasal spray pump in each nostril once (Treatment A-total dose: 28 mg), twice with 5 minutes interval (Treatment B-total dose: 56 mg), thrice with 5 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment C-total dose: 84 mg), thrice with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment D-total dose: 84 mg) and 4 times with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment E-total dose: 112 mg). Treatment A, B, C, D will be administered in Cohort 1; Treatment D will be administered in Cohort 2; and Treatment E will be administered in Cohort 3.
Experimental: Cohort 1: Treatment D
Participants will receive 1 spray of esketamine solution in each nostril thrice, with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (total dose 84 mg).
Drug: Esketamine
1 spray of 14 percent of esketamine solution (14 mg of esketamine per 100 microlitre) will be administered intranasally by nasal spray pump in each nostril once (Treatment A-total dose: 28 mg), twice with 5 minutes interval (Treatment B-total dose: 56 mg), thrice with 5 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment C-total dose: 84 mg), thrice with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment D-total dose: 84 mg) and 4 times with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment E-total dose: 112 mg). Treatment A, B, C, D will be administered in Cohort 1; Treatment D will be administered in Cohort 2; and Treatment E will be administered in Cohort 3.
Experimental: Cohort 2: Treatment D
Participants will receive 1 spray of esketamine solution in each nostril thrice, with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (total dose 84 mg).
Drug: Esketamine
1 spray of 14 percent of esketamine solution (14 mg of esketamine per 100 microlitre) will be administered intranasally by nasal spray pump in each nostril once (Treatment A-total dose: 28 mg), twice with 5 minutes interval (Treatment B-total dose: 56 mg), thrice with 5 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment C-total dose: 84 mg), thrice with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment D-total dose: 84 mg) and 4 times with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment E-total dose: 112 mg). Treatment A, B, C, D will be administered in Cohort 1; Treatment D will be administered in Cohort 2; and Treatment E will be administered in Cohort 3.
Experimental: Cohort 3: Treatment E
Participants will receive 1 spray of esketamine solution in each nostril, 4 times with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (total dose: 112 mg). Single dose of oral placebo will be administered 5 minutes before the first intranasal spray of esketamine solution.
Drug: Esketamine
1 spray of 14 percent of esketamine solution (14 mg of esketamine per 100 microlitre) will be administered intranasally by nasal spray pump in each nostril once (Treatment A-total dose: 28 mg), twice with 5 minutes interval (Treatment B-total dose: 56 mg), thrice with 5 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment C-total dose: 84 mg), thrice with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment D-total dose: 84 mg) and 4 times with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (Treatment E-total dose: 112 mg). Treatment A, B, C, D will be administered in Cohort 1; Treatment D will be administered in Cohort 2; and Treatment E will be administered in Cohort 3.
Drug: Placebo
Single dose of oral placebo will be administered 5 minutes before the first intranasal spray of esketamine solution in the Treatment E of Cohort 3. Placebo solution (solution of water for injection with denatonium benzoate) will be administered intranasally solution by nasal spray pump in the Treatment F of Cohort 3.
Experimental: Cohort 3: Treatment F
Participants will receive 1 spray of placebo solution in each nostril, 4 times with 10 minutes interval between each repeated sprays (total dose: 112 mg). Single 0.25-mg oral dose of triazolam will be administered 5 minutes before the first intranasal spray of placebo solution.
Drug: Placebo
Single dose of oral placebo will be administered 5 minutes before the first intranasal spray of esketamine solution in the Treatment E of Cohort 3. Placebo solution (solution of water for injection with denatonium benzoate) will be administered intranasally solution by nasal spray pump in the Treatment F of Cohort 3.
Drug: Triazolam
Single 0.25-mg oral dose of triazolam will be administered 5 minutes before the first intranasal spray of placebo solution in the Treatment F of Cohort 3.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Maximum plasma concentration during a dosing interval (Cmax) of esketamine
Time Frame: Predose, 7 minutes, 12 minutes, 22 minutes, 32 minutes, 40 minutes, 50 minutes, 1 hour, 1.25 hours, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 9 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours
Predose, 7 minutes, 12 minutes, 22 minutes, 32 minutes, 40 minutes, 50 minutes, 1 hour, 1.25 hours, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 9 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours
Time to reach the maximum plasma concentration (tmax) of esketamine
Time Frame: Predose, 7 minutes, 12 minutes, 22 minutes, 32 minutes, 40 minutes, 50 minutes, 1 hour, 1.25 hours, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 9 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours
Predose, 7 minutes, 12 minutes, 22 minutes, 32 minutes, 40 minutes, 50 minutes, 1 hour, 1.25 hours, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 9 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to time of the last quantifiable concentration (AUClast) of esketamine
Time Frame: Predose, 7 minutes, 12 minutes, 22 minutes, 32 minutes, 40 minutes, 50 minutes, 1 hour, 1.25 hours, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 9 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours
Predose, 7 minutes, 12 minutes, 22 minutes, 32 minutes, 40 minutes, 50 minutes, 1 hour, 1.25 hours, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 9 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of participants with adverse events
Time Frame: Up to 78 days
Up to 78 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Janssen Research & Development, LLC

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 28, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

January 31, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 9, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2013

Last Verified

August 1, 2013

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CR100942
  • ESKETINTRD1001 (Other Identifier: Janssen Research & Development, LLC)
  • 2012-004374-25 (EudraCT Number)

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