A Phase 1 interventional study of Sublingual sildenafil and Oral sildenafil in Erectile Dysfunction, sponsored by N4 Pharma UK Ltd.. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-07-10.
Sponsored by N4 Pharma UK Ltd. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other
The study will assess a new biphasic release sildenafil formulation (N4S001), developed by N4 Pharma. The N4S001 tablet contains a total of 100 mg sildenafil.
The N4S001 tablet is designed to provide a faster onset of release and a longer therapeutic window compared to currently marketed sildenafil products.
This is a single centre, open-label, four-arm crossover study in up to 12 healthy male volunteers.
The following treatments will be dosed:
Assessment Visit 1: N4S001 tablet containing 100 mg sildenafil (fasted)
Assessment Visit 2: N4S001 tablet containing 100 mg sildenafil (fed)
Assessment Visit 3: Viagra film-coated tablet containing 50 mg sildenafil (fasted)
Assessment Visit 4: Viagra film-coated tablet containing 50 mg sildenafil (fed)
The immediate release layer of each N4S001 tablet will be radiolabelled to contain 4 MBq (megabecquerel) 99mTc at time of dose.
A pharmacoscintigraphic clinical study will be undertaken to quantify the scintigraphic kinetics and extent of dispersion of the immediate release portion of the N4S001 tablet in the oral cavity, and to measure sildenafil and its main metabolite, N-desmethyl sildenafil, in the blood plasma. The study will comprise an open-label, four-treatment crossover study in up to 12 healthy male volunteers. All subjects will receive four treatments throughout the study. The initial fast onset release portion of each N4S001 tablet will be radiolabelled to enable the dispersion characteristics of this part of the formulation to be investigated in-vivo. The immediate release portion of the N4S001 tablet will be radiolabelled to contain approximately 4 MBq technetium-99m (99mTc) at time of dose (TOD). Blood samples will be taken at pre-defined times to allow pharmacokinetic (PK) evaluation of drug absorption of the N4S001 tablet and of the reference product, Viagra 50 mg film coated tablets. Blood pressure will be recorded at set time intervals to assess the effects of the N4S001 tablet against the reference product. Subjects will also assess the taste acceptability of the N4S001 tablet using a 7-point categorical scale and oral examinations will be completed to assess any local oral effects of N4S001.
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This study's enrollment of 12 is below the median of 72 across 542 interventional studies indexed under Erectile Dysfunction.
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Subjects receive a single dose of 100 mg sildenafil
Drug: Sublingual sildenafil
Subjects receive a single dose of 50 mg sildenafil (Viagra)
Drug: Oral sildenafil
Subjects receive a single dose of 100 mg sildenafil
Drug: Sublingual sildenafil
Subjects receive a single dose of 50 mg sildenafil (Viagra)
Drug: Oral sildenafil
100 mg biphasic sildenafil tablet
Also known as: N4S001
50 mg oral sildenafil (Viagra)
Also known as: Viagra
Sildenafil plasma concentrations
Measure sildenafil and its main metabolite in plasma and compare pharmacokinetic profiles with that of a marketed sildenafil product in fed and fasted states
Time frame: 24 hours
Extent of dispersion
Quantification of extent of dispersion of the immediate release portion of the radiolabelled N4S001 tablet in the oral cavity using gamma scintigraphy
Time frame: 1 hour
Visualisation of kinetics
Quantification the kinetics in the oral cavity of the immediate release portion of the radiolabelled N4S001 tablet using gamma scintigraphy
Time frame: 1 hour
Change in oral examination findings post-dose
Assess changes in the oral cavity following dosing of the N4S001 tablet
Time frame: 1 hour
Blood pressure
Systolic \& diastolic measurements will be used to assess the effects of the N4S001 tablet compared with the marketed sildenafil product
Time frame: 24 hours
Heart Rate
Measurements will be used to assess the effects of the N4S001 tablet compared with the marketed sildenafil product
Time frame: 24 hours
Questionnaire
Assessment of taste acceptability using a 7-point categorical scale
Time frame: 1 hour
Plan to share: No
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