Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN) in Healthy Adults.

A Single-centre Trial to Investigate the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Orally Administered Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN, 400mg) Over 29 Days of Supplementation in Healthy Adults.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety, pharmacokinetic profile, and effects of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN-C) in healthy adults, 18-65 years of age. The effects will be studied over the course of 30 days in a repeated-dose study through the collection of blood and urine samples, and administration of surveys and questionnaires.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy Volunteers
• Intervention / Treatment: Dietary supplement: Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN-C)

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2B7
      • Vitalabs Clinic

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Naturally post-menopausal women with amenorrhea for 1 year will be eligible.
• Females of childbearing potential should be either sexually inactive (abstinent) for 60 days prior to the first dose of the study, throughout the study and for 30 days after completion of the study, or be using an acceptable methods of birth control.
• BMI between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m2; with a stable weight over the last 3 months (±2 kg).
• Having given written informed consent to participate in the research trial.
• Agrees to maintain current dietary habits and level of physical activity for the trial duration, except as directed by the Nutritionist Agrees to follow dietary guidelines, consume standardized meals, and abide by dietary guidelines for dinner prior to specified visits (as outlined by Nutritionist at screening)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known or suspected allergy to any of the ingredients in the investigational product or standardized meals.
• Active infection, or history of infection and/or antibiotic use 2 weeks prior to the screening visit as assessed by Investigator.
• Presenting, in the opinion of the Investigator, a clinically significant abnormality with regard to the clinical examination and/or clinical chemistry screening parameters.
• Have a history of, or present with, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, or inflammatory disease, as assessed by Investigator.
• Has consumed multivitamins or supplements (such as St. John's Wort) within 1 month prior to the study, or unwilling to discontinue use for the duration of the study
• History of cancer in the last 5 years, or currently has cancer, as assessed by Investigator.
• Has a history of, or current neurological (neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy) or psychiatric pathology that may impact the participant's ability to comply with the requirements of the protocol, as assessed by Investigator.
• Presenting with immune suppression (e.g. autoimmune disease, HIV), as assessed by Investigator.
• Has undergone surgery in the last 3 months, or has surgery planned during the trial period, as assessed by Investigator.
• Uses concomitant medications including natural health products (excluding contraceptives and PRN or other medications, which in the Investigator's opinion, do not affect the trial outcomes or participant safety).
• Currently following a regimented or restricted diet which in the opinion of the Nutritionist and/or PI would negatively affect the study outcome or participants' ability to comply with study requirements, or has in the 3 months prior to enrollment.
• Plans to change dietary habits and/or activity level during the trial period.
• Frequent consumption of alcohol (> 2 standard servings of alcohol/day on average).
• History of (assessed by PI) or current tobacco use (verified by positive cotinine urinalysis)
• Positive urinalysis for drugs of abuse (amphetamines, Cannabinoids, Cocaine and Opiates)
• Presenting a niacin deficiency, as assessed by Nutritionist's dietary assessment at screening, and Investigator's physical examination.
• Has difficulty swallowing capsules.
• Inability to provide blood and/or urine samples.
• Positive pregnancy test, intent to get pregnant, or breastfeeding.
• Any other condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could impair the Investigator's ability to complete the study outcomes and participant safety. Participating simultaneously in another clinical research protocol or having participated in another research study for which the exclusion period would not be completed

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: NMN-C; Healthy individuals receiving NMN-C	Dietary supplement: Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN-C); Daily supplementation with NMN-C at 400 mg for 29 days in total

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Safety as measured by subject incident of treatment-emergent adverse events	Subject incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events	between Day 1 and Day 30
Safety as measured by subject incident of treatment-emergent clinically significant changes in vital signs	Subject incidence of treatment-emergent clinically significant changes in vital signs (body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure)	between Day 1 and Day 30
Safety as measured by subject incident of treatment-emergent clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory safety tests.	Subject incidence of treatment-emergent clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory safety tests (Complete blood count, C reactive protein, AST, ALT, bilirubin, GGT, Alkaline phosphatase, creatinine, creatine kinase, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride)	between Day 1 and Day 30

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from baseline in NAD+ and NMN concentrations in whole blood	NAD+ and NMN will be assessed in blood at the following time points : t=0 hours (pre-dose), t=0.25 hours, t=0.5 hours, t=1 hours, t=2 hours, t=4 hours, t=8 hours and t=12 hours after dosing	Pre-dose and at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 hour post-dose on Day 1
Change from baseline in NAD+ and NMN concentrations in whole blood	NAD+ and NMN will be assessed in blood	Day 1, Day 2, Day 8, Day 15, Day 22, Day 29, Day 30
Change from baseline in NAD+ metabolites concentrations in plasma	MeNAM and NAM will be assessed in plasma at the following time points : t=0 hours (pre-dose), t=0.25 hours, t=0.5 hours, t=1 hours, t=2 hours, t=4 hours, t=8 hours and t=12 hours after dosing	Pre-dose and at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 hour post-dose on Day 1
Change from baseline in NAD+ metabolites concentrations in plasma	MeNAM and NAM will be assessed in plasma	Day 1, Day 2, Day 8, Day 15, Day 22, Day 29, Day 30
Change from baseline in NAD+ metabolites concentrations in urine	MeNAM and Me-2-PY will be assessed in urine at the following time points : t=0 hours (pre-dose), t=0.25 hours, t=0.5 hours, t=1 hours, t=2 hours, t=4 hours, t=8 hours and t=12 hours after dosing	Pre-dose and at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 hour post-dose on Day 1
Change from baseline in NAD+ metabolites concentrations in urine	MeNAM and Me-2-PY will be assessed in urine	Day 1, Day 2, Day 8, Day 15, Day 22, Day 29, Day 30
Change from baseline in NAD+ and NMN concentrations in whole blood	NAD+ and NMN will be assessed in blood at the following time points : t=0 hours (pre-dose), t=0.25 hours, t=0.5 hours, t=1 hours, t=2 hours, t=4 hours, t=8 hours and t=12 hours after dosing	Pre-dose and at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 hour post-dose on Day 29
Change from baseline in NAD+ metabolites concentrations in plasma	MeNAM and NAM will be assessed in plasma at the following time points : t=0 hours (pre-dose), t=0.25 hours, t=0.5 hours, t=1 hours, t=2 hours, t=4 hours, t=8 hours and t=12 hours after dosing	Pre-dose and at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 hour post-dose on Day 29
Change from baseline in NAD+ metabolites concentrations in urine	MeNAM and Me-2-PY will be assessed in urine at the following time points : t=0 hours (pre-dose), t=0.25 hours, t=0.5 hours, t=1 hours, t=2 hours, t=4 hours, t=8 hours and t=12 hours after dosing	Pre-dose and at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 hour post-dose on Day 29
Changes in body weight		Day 1, Day 29
Tolerance	The number of participants with Adverse Events	Day 1, Day 2, Day 8, Day 15, Day 22, Day 29, Day 30
Changes in Quality of life	the mean changes in the the generic Quality of Life Self-Assessment Questionnaire SF-36 questionnaire score (The SF-36 questionnaire is scaled from a 0 to 100. The lower the score the more disability)	Day 1, Day 29
Changes in Sleep quality	the mean changes in the Sleep Quality Scale (SQS) score (SQS is providing an overall score ranging from 0 to 84, where lower scores denote a healthier sleep quality)	Day 1, Day 29
Changes in Fatigue state	the mean changes in the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) score (MFI-20 is providing an overall score ranging from 20 to 100 (a higher score indicates a higher level of fatigue).	Day 1, Day 29
Change in blood lipid profile from baseline during the intervention period	Total cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol, LDL-Cholesterol, Triglyceride concentrations will be evaluated	Day 1, Day 29
Change in blood glucose (fasting) from baseline during the intervention period	the McNair Cognitive Difficulty Self Questionnaire	Day 1, Day 29
Change from baseline in homocysteine concentrations	homocysteine level will be evaluated in plasma	Day 1, Day 29

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Seneque SA
• Collaborators: Dicentra Inc.; LGD

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 5, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 10, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 1, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): June 2, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 30, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 28, 2023
• Last Verified: March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: safety; pharmacokinetics
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Vasodilator Agents; Antimetabolites; Micronutrients; Hypolipidemic Agents; Lipid Regulating Agents; Vitamins; Vitamin B Complex; Nicotinic Acids; Niacinamide; Niacin
• Other Study ID Numbers: 20-NNHSP-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No