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A study to examine health effect indicators when a smoker switches to using a tobacco heating product

A randomised, controlled study to evaluate the effects of switching from cigarette smoking to using a Tobacco Heating Product on health effect indicators in healthy subjects

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN81075760
Enrollment
510
Registered
2018-01-31
Start date
2018-02-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-09-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cigarette smoking Not Applicable

Interventions

Current interventions as of 05/03/2019: Three separate populations: 1. Continue to smoke / THP population Arm A – conventional cigarettes

Sponsors

British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 05/03/2019: 1. Males or non-pregnant, non-lactating females, between 23 and 55 years of age, inclusive. Age verification will be performed by checking government issued identification (e.g. passport or driving licence) during Screening 2. Body mass index (BMI) between 17.6 and 32.0 kg/m2, inclusive, body weight exceeding 50 kg (males) or 40 kg (females) 3. Subjects will be in good health, as judged by the Investigator or their appropriately qualified designee based on: medical history, physical examination, vital signs assessment (blood pressure 200 ng/mL and an exhaled breath CO level = 7 ppm at Screening 11. Subjects in Arm A who continue to smoke will be willing to use factory-manufactured non-mentholated cigarettes and/or roll your own cigarettes. 12. Subjects in Arms B will be willing to use the study product (THP) provided to them during the study 13. Subjects in Arm D will be willing to abstain from smoking and using NGPs Arm E: 14. Subjects will have never smoked (<100 cigarettes in their life and none within 30 days prior to Screening) and will continue to not smoke or use any form of tobacco or nicotine-containing product (including THPs) for the duration of the study. Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Males or non-pregnant, non-lactating females, between 23 and 55 years of age, inclusive 2. Body mass index (BMI) between 17.6 and 32.0 kg/m2, inclusive, body weight exceeding 50 kg (males) or 40 kg (females) 3. Subjects will be in good health, as judged by the Investigator or their appropriately qualified designee based on: medical history, physical examination, vital signs assessment (blood pressure <140 mmHg systolic

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 05/03/2019: 1. Male subjects who do not agree, or whose partners of childbearing potential do not agree, to use a barrier method of contraception (i.e. a condom with spermicide) or to refrain from donating sperm from Visit 1 until the end of the Follow-up Visit 2. Female subjects of childbearing potential who do not agree to use a highly effective method of birth control in conjunction with male barrier method contraception (i.e. a condom with spermicide) from the time of signing the ICF until the end of the Follow-up Visit 3. Female subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding. This will be confirmed at Screening and Visit 1. Any female subject who becomes pregnant during this study will be withdrawn 4. Subjects who have donated: =400 mL of blood within 12 weeks (male) or 16 weeks (female) prior to Visit 1, plasma in the 2 weeks prior to Visit 1, platelets in the 6 weeks prior to Visit 1 5. Subjects who have an acute illness (e.g. upper respiratory tract infection) requiring treatment within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 (subjects who had viral infections that resolved =2 weeks prior to Visit 1 will be admissible to this study) 6. Subjects who have a significant history of alcoholism or drug/chemical abuse within 24 months prior to Screening, as determined by the Investigator 7. Subjects who have a positive urine drugs of abuse screen (confirmed by repeat) at Screening or Visit 1 or a positive alcohol breath test (confirmed by repeat) at Screening or Visit 1 8. Subjects who are carriers of the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C antibody or have a positive result for the test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies 9. Subjects who have used prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) bronchodilator medication (e.g. inhaled or oral ß-adrenergic agonists) to treat a chronic condition within the 12 months prior to Visit 1 10. Subjects who have received any medications or substances (other than tobacco) which interfere with the cyclooxygenase pathway (e.g. anti-inflammatory drugs including aspirin and ibuprofen) within 14 days prior to Visit 1, are known to be strong inducers or inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes within 14 days or 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer) prior to Visit 1 11. Subjects who perform strenuous physical activity (exceeding the subject’s normal activity levels) within 7 days prior to Screening or Visit 1 12. Subjects who are unable to communicate effectively with the Investigator/study staff (i.e. language problem, poor mental development, or impaired cerebral function) 13. Subjects who are unwilling or unable to comply with the study restrictions and requirements 14. Employees and immediate relatives of the tobacco industry and the clinical site 15. Subjects who are still participating in another clinical study (e.g. attending follow-up visits) or who have participated in a clinical study involving administration of an investigational drug (new chemical entity) in the past 3 months prior to first product use 16. Subjects who have any clinically relevant abnormal findings on the physical examination, medical history, ECG, lung function tests (post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC < 0.7 and FEV1

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Measured using 24-hour urine ambulatory collection at visits 1, 2 ,3, 4, 7, 10, 13: 1. Total 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (Total NNAL) 2. 8-epi-prostaglandin F2a Type III (8-Epi-PGF2a Type III) Physiological measures, measured at visits 1, 2 ,3, 4, 7, 10, 13: 1. Augmentation Index (AIx)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 05/03/2019: Measured from 24-hour urine ambulatory collection at visits 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 13: 1. Total nicotine equivalents (nicotine, cotinine, 3-hydroxycotinine and their glucuronide conjugates) (TNeq) 2. Total N-nitrosonornicotine (Total NNN) 3. 3-hydroxypropylmercapturic acid (3-HPMA) 4. 3-hydroxy-1-methylpropylmercapturic acid (HMPMA) 5. S-phenylmercapturic acid (S-PMA) 6. Monohydroxybutenyl-mercapturic acid (MHBMA) 7. 2-cyanoethylmercapturic acid (CEMA) 8. 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP) 9. 2-hydroxyethylmercapturic acid (HEMA) 10. 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 (11-dTX B2) 11. 4-hydroxy-nonenal + metabolites (4-HNE) 12. Creatinine 13. 4-aminobiphenyl (4-ABP) 14. 2-aminonaphthalene (2-AN) 15. ortho-toluidine (o-Tol) Measured from blood samples: 1. N-(2-cyanoethyl)valine (HB [haemoglobin] adduct; CEVal) measured at visits 1, 2 ,3, 4, 7, 10, 13 2. White blood cell count (WBC count) measured at visits 1, 2 ,3, 4, 7, 10, 13 3. Monocyte chemotactic protein 1/C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (MCP 1/CCL2) measured at visits 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 4. Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (s-ICAM1) measured at visits 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 5. Fibrinogen (Fib) measured at visits 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 6. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) measured at visits 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 7. Homocysteine (HMCys) measured at visits 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 8. Glucose (Gluc) measured at visits 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 9. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) measured at visits 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 10. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) measured at visits 1, 4, 7, 1

Countries

England, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Wales

Contacts

Public ContactNathan Gale
nathan_gale@bat.com+44 (0)23 8058 8091

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 3, 2026