Abuse Potential of Single Doses of Lorcaserin in Healthy Recreational Polydrug Users
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the abuse potential of lorcaserin in healthy recreational polydrug users.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 1 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Placebo Comparator: Placebo
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Drug: Placebo
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| Active Comparator: Active Comparator #1
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Drug: Active Comparator #1
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| Active Comparator: Active Comparator #2
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Drug: Active Comparator #2
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| Active Comparator: Active Comparator #3
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Drug: Active Comparator #3
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| Experimental: Lorcaserin Dose #1
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Drug: Lorcaserin Dose #1
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| Experimental: Lorcaserin Dose #2
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Drug: Lorcaserin Dose #2
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| Experimental: Lorcaserin Dose #3
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Drug: Lorcaserin Dose #3
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- To evaluate the abuse potential of lorcaserin []
Secondary Outcome Measures
- To evaluate the safety and tolerability of lorcaserin []
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA
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Healthy male or female subjects 18 to 55 years of age, inclusive.
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Body mass index (BMI) within the range of 18 to 33 kg/m2, inclusive, and a minimum weight of at least 50 kg at Screening.
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Free from any clinically significant medical or psychiatric abnormality
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Recreational polydrug user with a history of psychedelic and depressant drug use,and at least one occasion of use in the past 3 months.
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Female subjects must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and urine pregnancy test at each admission.
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Female subjects of childbearing potential must be practising abstinence or using and willing to continue using a medically acceptable form of birth control for at least 1 month after the last study drug administration. Male subjects who have female partners of childbearing potential must ensure that their partner use an acceptable method of contraception.
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Willingness to take a drug that might alter perception in a controlled setting.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
A subject will not be considered eligible to participate in this study, if any one of the following exclusion criteria is satisfied:
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A history or presence of drug or alcohol dependence (excluding nicotine and caffeine).
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Use of non-prescription, prescription medication or natural health products (except acetaminophen, vitamin or mineral supplements, acceptable forms of birth control, and hormone replacement) within 7 days prior to first drug administration in the qualification phase and throughout the study.
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Use of SSRIs (e.g. fluoxetine, paroxetine, citalopram) within 14 days prior to first drug administration in the qualification phase and throughout the study.
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History of allergy or hypersensitivity to the study drugs
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Female subjects who are currently pregnant or lactating or who are planning to become pregnant within 30 days of last study drug administration
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Treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days prior to first drug administration during the qualification phase.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Kendle Early Phase, Toronto | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | M5V 2T3 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Eisai Inc.
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- APD356-013