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TerminatedNCT02155309Updated Jan 17, 2018Results posted

Pharmacokinetic and Efficacy Profile Intranasal Scopolamine Spray

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Scopolamine and Placebo in Motion Sickness, sponsored by Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc.. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 59 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-01-17.

Sponsored by Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc. · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Business reason
Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
63
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 59 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Part 1, the pharmacokinetic (PK) phase, will expand upon the pilot study conducted at Naval Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL) and has the goal of determining bioavailability and time to Cmax in a larger representative sample. Part 2, the efficacy phase, is to determine the efficacy of the aqueous spray solution via exposure to a nausea-inducing stimulus.

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Part 1: The pharmacokinetic (PK) phase Objective: To determine the bioavailability and amount of scopolamine absorbed after administration of 0.2 mg intranasal scopolamine at regular intervals across 8 hours post- dose.

Hypothesis: Detectable levels of Intranasal scopolamine (INSCOP) will be present in subject plasma within 15 minutes post-dose; mean time to Cmax (maximum plasma concentration) will be less than 1.5 hr.

Part 2: The Efficacy phase Objective: To determine the effectiveness, cognitive performance effects, and medication side-effect profile of 0.2 mg intranasal scopolamine spray as a motion sickness (MS) countermeasure.

Hypothesis: The primary hypothesis is that the INSCOP spray will be more efficacious against MS than placebo, without statistically significant cognitive performance side-effects. Specifically, participants will tolerate significantly more provocative head tilts in the INSCOP condition than in the placebo condition.

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Conditions studied

  • Motion Sickness

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Keywords

  • scopolamine
  • motion
  • sickness
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In context

Motion Sickness

50 studies on the registry are indexed under Motion Sickness; 9 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 63 is close to the median of 59 across 44 interventional studies indexed under Motion Sickness.

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Lead sponsor

Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 59 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Males and females, 18 to 59 years old, inclusive, in good general health as determined by physical examination and without laboratory profiles
  • Normal weight for body size, based on Physical Readiness Test Body Composition Assessment (PPRTBCA) table
  • Willing and able to comply with study requirements and restrictions; and read and sign the .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known and/or documented drug allergies, especially to scopolamine
  • Use of an drug within 30 days of starting the study
  • Smoking or use of tobacco products, including "chew" or "snuff", within six months
  • Blood donation or significant blood loss within 30 days of starting the study
  • Significant gastrointestinal disorder, asthma, or seizure disorders
  • History of narrow-angle glaucoma
  • History of urinary retention problems
  • History of alcohol or other drug abuse
  • Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy, or lactation
  • Hematocrit values less than 41% for males and 37% for females
  • Recent nasal, nasal sinus or nasal mucosa surgery
  • Use of prescription, over-the-counter, or herbal medication in past 7 days
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
63 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Scopolamine

    0.2 mg intranasal scopolamine, single dose

    Drug: Scopolamine

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    placebo intranasal (0.1 mg per nostril), single dose

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy: Number of Head Movements During Rotation

    During rotation, efficacy is measured by the number of head movements subjects are able to make (12 per minute). While seated yaw-axis rotating, a pre-recorded computerized voice informed subjects to make paced head tilts of 30 ̊ to the right and left at a rate of 0.125 Hz (right, center, left, and back to center over 16 seconds).

    Time frame: 40 min

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Results

Posted Jan 17, 2018

Participant flow

This study enrolled subjects who were active-duty military or reserves on active duty status between the ages of 18 and 59 from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base located in Dayton, Ohio. The last subjects completed in August 2015.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePK: Scopolamine Only, Open-labelEfficacy: Scopolamine, Then PlaceboEfficacy: Placebo, Then Scopolamine
Started131013
Completed131012
Not completed001
Withdrew: Protocol violation001

Outcome measures

PrimaryEfficacy: Number of Head Movements During Rotation

During rotation, efficacy is measured by the number of head movements subjects are able to make (12 per minute). While seated yaw-axis rotating, a pre-recorded computerized voice informed subjects to make paced head tilts of 30 ̊ to the right and left at a rate of 0.125 Hz (right, center, left, and back to center over 16 seconds).

Time frame:
40 min
Reported as:
Mean · Number of head tilts
Efficacy: Number of Head Movements During Rotation
Number of head tiltsPK: Scopolamine Only, Open-labelEfficacy: Scopolamine and Placebo (Crossover, Double-blind)
Head Tilts: Scopolamine Condition—222.5 ± 105
Head Tilts: Placebo Condition—191.7 ± 95.1

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
PK: Scopolamine Only, Open-label0/13 (0%)0/13 (0%)11/13 (84.6%)
Efficacy: Scopolamine (Crossover, Double-blind)0/23 (0%)0/23 (0%)18/23 (78.3%)
Efficacy: Placebo (Crossover, Double-blind)0/23 (0%)0/23 (0%)19/23 (82.6%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventPK: Scopolamine Only, Open-labelEfficacy: Scopolamine (Crossover, Double-blind)Efficacy: Placebo (Crossover, Double-blind)
Nonserious AEsGeneral disorders11/1318/2319/23

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)PK: Scopolamine Only, Open-labelEfficacy: All Study Participants (Crossover, Double-Blind)Total
<=18 years000
Between 18 and 65 years132336
>=65 years000
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)PK: Scopolamine Only, Open-labelEfficacy: All Study Participants (Crossover, Double-Blind)Total
Mean30.31 ± 12.5930.96 ± 10.8630.72 ± 11.16
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)PK: Scopolamine Only, Open-labelEfficacy: All Study Participants (Crossover, Double-Blind)Total
Female358
Male101727
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)PK: Scopolamine Only, Open-labelEfficacy: All Study Participants (Crossover, Double-Blind)Total
United States132336
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Study locations

1 site
  • Naval Medical Research Unit
    Dayton, Ohio 45433, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Klocker N, Hanschke W, Toussaint S, Verse T. Scopolamine nasal spray in motion sickness: a randomised, controlled, and crossover study for the comparison of two scopolamine nasal sprays with oral dimenhydrinate and placebo. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2001 May;13(2):227-32. doi: 10.1016/s0928-0987(01)00107-5. PubMed 11297908 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 17, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02155309
Lead sponsor
Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 4, 2014
Start date
Jun 2014
Primary completion
Mar 2016
Completion
Mar 2016
Results posted
Jan 17, 2018
Last update
Jan 17, 2018

Study contacts

Willliam J Becker, Phd
principal investigator · Naval Medical Research Unit - Dayton

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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