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CompletedNCT03822546Updated Jan 30, 2019

A Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetic Profiles of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes With Nicotine Salt Formulations

An interventional study of Conventional cigarette and myblu 25 mg freebase in Healthy Volunteers, sponsored by Fontem Ventures BV. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 25 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-01-30.

Sponsored by Fontem Ventures BV · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 8 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2018, registered Dec 2018).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
25 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study evaluated the pharmacokinetic profiles and subjective effects of nicotine from two e-cigarette device platforms with varying concentrations of nicotine lactate (nicotine salt) e-liquid relative to conventional cigarettes. It was designed as a randomized, open-label, cross-over clinical study conducted in 15 healthy US adult smokers.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Volunteers
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In context

Lead sponsor

Fontem Ventures BV is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
25 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Having smoked ≥10 manufactured cigarettes per day for at least the last year
  • Expired carbon monoxide level of >10 ppm at screening
  • Tested positive for urinary cotinine (≥500 ng/mL)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known or suspected hypersensitivity to any component of the e-liquid formulations
  • Taking or receiving prescription smoking cessation medicines
  • Willing or considering to stop smoking
  • Smokers who draw smoke into their mouth and throat but do not inhale
  • Relevant illness history
  • Body mass index (BMI) of less than 18 kg/m2 or greater than 40 kg/m2
  • Breastfeeding women
  • Women of child-bearing potential who were not using an accepted method of contraception
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
15 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Conventional cigarette

    The subject's preferred brand of commercially available conventional cigarette

    Other: Conventional cigarette

  • Active comparator
    myblu 25 mg freebase

    myblu pod-system containing 25 mg nicotine ('freebase') tobacco flavour

    Other: myblu 25 mg freebase

  • Active comparator
    myblu 16 mg nicotine salt

    myblu pod-system containing 16 mg nicotine salt tobacco flavour

    Other: myblu 16 mg nicotine salt

  • Active comparator
    myblu 25 mg nicotine salt

    myblu pod-system containing 25 mg nicotine salt tobacco flavour

    Other: myblu 25 mg nicotine salt

  • Active comparator
    myblu 40 mg nicotine salt

    myblu pod-system containing 40 mg nicotine salt tobacco flavour

    Other: myblu 40 mg nicotine salt

  • Active comparator
    blu PRO 48 mg nicotine salt

    blu PRO open-system containing 48 mg nicotine salt tobacco flavour

    Other: blu PRO 48 mg nicotine salt

Interventions

  • OtherConventional cigarette

    Subject's own conventional cigarette brand smoked with puffs taken at 30 seconds intervals

  • Othermyblu 25 mg freebase

    E-cigarette used for 10 inhalations every 30 seconds

  • Othermyblu 16 mg nicotine salt

    E-cigarette used for 10 inhalations every 30 seconds

  • Othermyblu 25 mg nicotine salt

    E-cigarette used for 10 inhalations every 30 seconds

  • Othermyblu 40 mg nicotine salt

    E-cigarette used for 10 inhalations every 30 seconds

  • Otherblu PRO 48 mg nicotine salt

    E-cigarette used for 10 inhalations every 30 seconds

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Nicotine pharmacokinetics Cmax

    Mean maximum plasma nicotine concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: 30 minutes following the start of product use (12 measurements over the period)

  2. Nicotine pharmacokinetics Tmax

    Median time to maximum plasma nicotine concentration (Tmax)

    Time frame: 30 minutes following the start of product use (12 measurements over the period)

  3. Nicotine pharmacokinetics AUC0-30

    Mean area under the plasma nicotine concertation-time curve, from time zero to 30 minutes (AUC0-30)

    Time frame: 30 minutes following the start of product use (12 measurements over the period)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Subjective effects questionnaire

    Likert-type scale with responses ranging from 1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely). The following questions were asked: Did it make you dizzy? Did it make you nauseous? Did you enjoy it? Did it relieve the urge to smoke? Was it enough nicotine? Was it too much nicotine?

    Time frame: 20 minutes after the start of product use

  2. Incidence and nature of any adverse events (AE)

    Incidence and nature of any adverse events (AE) (Safety and Tolerability)

    Time frame: Through study completion, 6 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Celerion
    Lincoln, Nebraska 68502, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 30, 2019, 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
NCT03822546
Lead sponsor
Fontem Ventures BV
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 30, 2019
Start date
Apr 1, 2018
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2018
Completion
Apr 30, 2018
Last update
Jan 30, 2019

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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