Phase 4
N=63
Abuse Potential of HORIZANT With and Without Oxycodone in Healthy, Nondependent Recreational Opioid Users
Abuse Potential
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06247488 ↗Enrolled (actual)
63
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Drug Liking Visual Analog Scale (VAS) — 56.4; 84.9; 59.6; 64.6 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Interventions
- Placebo (Drug); Oxycodone 20 mg (Drug); GE-IR 200 mg (Drug); GE-IR 450 mg (Drug)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Primary completion
- Apr 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Drug Liking Visual Analog Scale (VAS) |
56.4; 84.9; 59.6; 64.6; 84.5; 86.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Overall Drug Liking VAS |
60.3; 85.6; 57.5; 65.2; 82.4; 84.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Take Drug Again VAS |
60.8; 85.9; 56.7; 65.9; 85.2; 85.9 | — |
| SECONDARY High VAS |
8.6; 66.3; 10.5; 20.1; 65.1; 73.2 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the abuse potential of gabapentin enacarbil immediate release capsules taken alone and in combination with oxycodone in healthy adult, non-dependent, recreational opioid users.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form (ICF),
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study,
- Male or female, between 18 and 55 years of age, inclusive,
- Current nondependent, recreational opioid user who has used opioid drugs for recreational (nontherapeutic) purposes (i.e., for psychoactive effects) at least 5 times in the subject's lifetime and at least once in the last 12 weeks,
- Body mass index (BMI) within 18.0 kg/m2 to 36.0 kg/m2, inclusive,
- If female, meets 1 of the following criteria:
- If of childbearing potential agrees to use 1 of the accepted contraceptive regimens from at least 30 days prior to the first study treatment administration, during the study, and for at least 30 days after the last dose of the study treatment. An acceptable method of contraception includes 1 of the following:
- Abstinence from heterosexual intercourse,
- Hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills, injectable/implantable/insertable hormonal birth control products, transdermal patch), or
- Intrauterine device (IUD; with or without hormones). Or
- If of childbearing potential agrees to use a double barrier method (e.g., condom and spermicide) during the study and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study treatment.
Or
- If of non-childbearing potential, defined as surgically sterile (i.e., has undergone complete hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy or tubal ligation) or is in a postmenopausal state (i.e., at least 1 year without menses without an alternative medical condition and confirmed follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) ≥ 40 milli-International unit (mIU)/mL prior to the first study treatment administration),
- If male and engaging in sexual activity that has the risk of pregnancy must agree to use a double barrier method (e.g., condom and spermicide) and agree to not donate sperm during the study and for at least 90 days after the last dose of study treatment, a male who has a pregnant partner shall be excluded,
- Healthy, as determined by no clinically significant findings from medical history, physical examination, 12-lead ECG, vital signs or clinical laboratory (including hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis, and serology [screening visit only]) at screening visit and admission, in the opinion of an investigator.
- Negative COVID-19 test prior to each admission.
Exclusion Criteria
- History of significant hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, neurological, psychiatric, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, ophthalmologic, or dermatologic disease of any etiology (including infections),
- Presence or history of significant gastrointestinal, liver or kidney disease, or surgery that may affect drug bioavailability with the exception that cholecystectomy is permitted at the discretion of an investigator,
- Presence of any significant respiratory illness or presence or history of chronic respiratory disease (e.g., upper respiratory illness, sleep apnea, emphysema, asthma) at screening (subjects with acute respiratory illness may be rescheduled upon resolution at the discretion of an investigator),
- Personal or family history (first degree relatives) of allergy, hypersensitivity, or drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome to gabapentin enacarbil,gabapentin or any drug product including naloxone, opioids (e.g., oxycodone), or related drugs or known excipients of any of the drug products in this study (e.g. lactose),
- History of sensitivity to or poor tolerance of gabapentin enacarbil, gabapentin, pregabalin, naloxone, or oxycodone,
- Female who is lactating at screening,
- Female who is pregnant according to the pregnancy test at screening or prior to the first study treatment administration or planning to become pregnant within 30 days following the last study treatment administration,
- History of substance or alcohol dependence (excluding nicotine
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06247488). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.