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Abuse Potential of Single Doses of Lorcaserin in Healthy Recreational Polydrug Users

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Placebo- and Active-Controlled Crossover Study to Evaluate the Abuse Potential of Single Doses of Lorcaserin in Healthy Recreational Polydrug Users

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00828659
Enrollment
35
Registered
2009-01-26
Start date
2008-12-31
Completion date
2009-04-30
Last updated
2019-09-12

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Conditions

Drug Abuse, Healthy

Keywords

Abuse potential

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the abuse potential of lorcaserin in healthy recreational polydrug users.

Interventions

DRUGLorcaserin Dose #3
DRUGPlacebo
DRUGActive Comparator #2
DRUGActive Comparator #3
DRUGLorcaserin Dose #1
DRUGLorcaserin Dose #2

Sponsors

Eisai Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Healthy male or female subjects 18 to 55 years of age, inclusive. 2. 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. 3. Free from any clinically significant medical or psychiatric abnormality 4. Recreational polydrug user with a history of psychedelic and depressant drug use,and at least one occasion of use in the past 3 months. 5. Female subjects must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and urine pregnancy test at each admission. 6. 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. 7. 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

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the abuse potential of lorcaserin

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of lorcaserin

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026