This study is to compare the pharmacokinetics (how the body absorbs, breaks down and eliminates drug from your body) of nalmefene when given as a single dose intranasally (IN;into the nose), as a single dose in each nostril and as two doses in one nostrils; and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of nalmefene IN.
Open-label, randomized, 3-period, 3-treatment, 6-sequence, ranodmised crossover study in 24 healthy volunteers. Subjects will be assigned to each of the 6 possible sequences. Each subject will receive 3 intranasal (IN) nalmefene doses: * 3mg IN dose (one 0.1mL spray of a 30mg/mL solution in one nostril) * 6mg IN dose (one 0.1mL spray of a 30mg/mL solution in each nostril) * 6mg IN dose (two 0.1mL sprays of a 30mg/mL solution in one nostril) There will be a 6 day washout period between doses. Screening can occur up to 28 days before admission, subjects will then stay in the inpatient facility for 16 days to complete the treatment phase of the study and will be discharged following completion of the discharge procedures at the end of the last period. Subjects will be called 3 to 5 days after discharge to inquire concerning Adverse Events (AEs) and concomitant medications since discharge.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
30 mg/mL solution
WorldWide Clinical Trials
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax)
Maximum concentration of plasma nalmefene comparing 1 dose of IN in one nostril to 2 doses of IN in 1 nostril to 1 dose of IN in each nostril
Time frame: 48 hours
Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax)
Time to maximum concentration of plasma nalmefene comparing 1 dose of IN in one nostril to 2 doses of IN in 1 nostril to 1 dose of IN in each nostril
Time frame: 48 hours
Area Under the Curve (AUC)
Area under the curve of plasma nalmefene comparing 1 dose of IN in one nostril to 2 doses of IN in 1 nostril to 1 dose of IN in each nostril
Time frame: 48 hours
Half-life (t1/2)
Half life of plasma nalmefene comparing 1 dose of IN in one nostril to 2 doses of IN in 1 nostril to 1 dose of IN in each nostril
Time frame: 48 hours
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