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A Study of Sublingually Administered (S)-Ketamine Oral Solution in Healthy Participants

An Open-label, Single Ascending Dose Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Sublingually Administered (S)-Ketamine Oral Solution in Healthy Participants

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04282746
Enrollment
17
Registered
2020-02-25
Start date
2020-02-18
Completion date
2020-08-17
Last updated
2025-04-27

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to characterize the plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) profile following the single ascending dose (SAD) levels of an (S)-ketamine oral solution for sublingual administration in healthy participants.

Interventions

DRUGJNJ-54135419

Single dose of JNJ-54135419 oral solution will be administered sublingually.

Sponsors

Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Body mass index (BMI) between 20.0 and 28.0 kilogram per meter square kg/m\^2 inclusive (BMI = weight/height\^2) with a minimum weight of 60 kilogram (kg) and a maximum of 100 kg * Participant must be healthy based on clinical laboratory tests performed at screening. If the results of the serum chemistry panel, hematology or urinalysis are outside the normal reference ranges, retesting of an abnormal lab value that may lead to exclusion will be allowed once during the screening phase * Non-smoker (not smoked for 3 months prior to screening) * A woman must have a negative serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test prior to dosing on Day 1 * A woman must agree not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) for the purposes of assisted reproduction during the study and for at least 1 month after the last study drug administration

Exclusion criteria

* Cardiac arrhythmias or other cardiac disease, hematological disease, hypertension, lipid abnormalities, respiratory disease, diabetes mellitus, renal or hepatic insufficiency, thyroid disease, Parkinson's disease, infection, glaucoma, epilepsy or any other illness that the Investigator considers should exclude the participant * Positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies at screening visit * Drinks, on average, more than 5 cups of tea/coffee/cocoa or 8 cans of cola per day * Clinically significant acute illness within 7 days prior to study drug administration * Donation of 1 or more units (approximately 450 milliliter \[mL\]) of blood or acute loss of an equivalent amount of blood within 90 days prior to study drug administration

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Plasma Concentrations of (S)-ketaminePredose, 1 minute (min), 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 30 min, 40 min, 1 hour (h), 1.5h, 2h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 12h and 24h postdoseObserved plasma concentrations of (S)-ketamine will be reported.
Plasma Concentrations of Nor-(S)-ketaminePredose, 1 minute (min), 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 30 min, 40 min, 1 hour (h), 1.5h, 2h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 12h and 24h postdoseObserved plasma concentrations of nor-(S)-ketamine will be reported.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants with Vital Sign AbnormalitiesUp to 4 WeeksNumber of participants with vital signs (heart rate \[HR\], systolic blood pressure \[SBP\], diastolic blood pressure \[DBP\]) abnormalities will be reported.
Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs)Up to 4 WeeksAn AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment.

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

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