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CompletedNCT03988530Updated May 6, 2023

Prevention and Treatment of Nausea Associated With Motion Sickness in Senior Subjects

A Phase 3 interventional study of Scopolamine and Placebo Nasal Gel in Motion Sickness, sponsored by Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 55 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-06.

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

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Nov 2020, 5 years 11 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
98
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
55 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of the Safety, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of DPI 386 Nasal Gel for the Prevention and Treatment of Nausea Associated with Motion Sickness in Senior Subjects With Open-Label Follow-Up

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This Phase 3 clinical trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with open-label follow-up to identify the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of a repeated-dose regimen of DPI 386 nasal gel (intranasal scopolamine gel) for the prevention and treatment of nausea associated with motion sickness. The study will have two arms: DPI-386 nasal gel and placebo nasal gel for Treatment Day 1. Treatment Day 1 will include 50 subjects per arm, for a total of 100 subjects (n=100). All 100 subjects from Treatment Day 1 will receive open-label DPI-386 Nasal Gel for Treatment Days 2-4 (50 of these were originally randomized to receive placebo prior to receipt of the investigational product.).

Treatment Day 1 will be conducted aboard an ocean-going vessel to obtain data in an operationally relevant real world environment and within 30 days of Treatment Day 1, Treatment Days 2-4 will take place at the clinical site.

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Conditions studied

  • Motion Sickness

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Keywords

  • Anticholinergic
  • Scopolamine
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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 98 is above 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
55 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Provision of a signed and dated Form (ICF).
  2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.
  3. Male or female, aged 55 and over.
  4. In good general health as evidenced by medical history with no recent history or current diagnosis of uncontrolled clinical problems as assessed by the Principal Investigator (PI) or qualified designee.
  5. Ability to take intranasal medication and willingness to adhere to the study schedule and time constraints.
  6. Agreement to adhere to the following lifestyle compliance considerations:

    • Refrain from consumption of grapefruit and any substance containing grapefruit for seven days prior to, during, and for seven days after the three Treatment Days.
    • Abstain from alcohol for 24 hours prior to first dose of study medication and during the three Treatment Days.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known allergic reactions to scopolamine or other anticholinergics.
  2. Currently prescribed any of the following medication types and used within the specified below:

    • any form of scopolamine (including Transderm Scop®) (washout 5 days)
    • belladonna alkaloids (washout 2 weeks),
    • antihistamines (including meclizine) (washout 2 weeks),
    • tricyclic antidepressants (washout 2 weeks),
    • muscle relaxants (washout 4 days) and
    • nasal decongestants (washout 4 days)
  3. Hospitalization or significant surgery requiring hospital admittance within the past six months.
  4. Treatment with another drug or other intervention within the past 30 days.
  5. Having donated blood or plasma or suffered significant blood loss within the past 30 days.
  6. Having any of the following medical conditions within the last two years or if any of the following medical conditions were experienced more than two years ago and are deemed by the PI or qualified designee:

    • Significant gastrointestinal disorder, asthma, or seizure disorders.
    • History of cardiovascular disease.
    • History of vestibular disorders.
    • History of narrow-angle glaucoma.
    • History of urinary retention problems.
    • History of alcohol or drug abuse.
    • Nasal, nasal sinus, or nasal mucosa surgery.
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Washout period

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
98 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    DPI-386 Nasal Gel

    DPI-386 Nasal Gel (0.2 mg / 0.12 g)

    Drug: Scopolamine

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo Nasal Gel

    placebo nasal gel (0.12 g)

    Other: Placebo Nasal Gel

Interventions

  • Subjects will self-administer DPI-386 Nasal Gel (0.2 mg / 0.12 g) or placebo nasal gel (0.12 g) on Treatment Day 1, and on Treatment Days 2 -4 all subjects will self administer DPI-386 Nasal Gel (0.2 mg / 0.12 g).

    Also known as: DPI-386 Nasal Gel

  • OtherPlacebo Nasal Gel

    Placebo Nasal Gel (0.12g) twice a day on Treatment Day 1.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The efficacy endpoint is incidence of subjects who developed motion sickness and requested further treatment (i.e., subjects who received rescue medication).

    The efficacy endpoint is incidence of subjects who developed motion sickness and requested further treatment (i.e., subjects who received rescue medication) during an 8 hour voyage on Treatment Day 1.

    Time frame: During voyage on Treatment Day 1.

  2. Safety of DPI-386 Nasal Gel compared to placebo nasal gel with an emphasis on cognitive adverse events.

    Safety endpoint is the incidence of adverse events.

    Time frame: During all four Treatment Days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Severity of nausea as measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) over the treatment period.

    Respondents specify their degree of nausea by indicating a point along a continuous 100 mm line between two end-points; left one is for "No nausea" and the right one for "Very severe nausea". Scoring is based on the length from left point and a higher score means more severe degree of nausea (Spinks \& Wasiak, 2011).

    Time frame: During Treatment Day 1 voyage.

  2. Safety in terms of cognition as measured by the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT).

    The PVT is a neurocognitive assessment that measures alertness and tests sustained attention and reaction time. It was originally developed for sleep studies, and involves simple reaction time testing by requiring the participant to push a button as soon as the stimulus (a light) appears. After a response, the reaction time (in ms) is displayed. The inter-stimulus interval varies from two to 10 seconds, so it is not predictable, and the entire task takes 10 minutes (Dorrian, Rogers, \& Dinges, 2005). There are also shorter versions which have been validated as reasonable substitutes for the 10 minute version, such as the five minute (Lamond, Dawson, \& Roach, 2005)) and three minute versions (Grant, et al., (2017).

    Time frame: During Treatment Day 1 voyage

  3. Describe the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a multi-dose schedule of DPI-386 Nasal Gel.

    PK parameters to be measured by Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: At time points -60, 30, 90, 120, 180, 330, 390, 450, 480 and 600 minutes during Treatment Days 2-4.

  4. Describe the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a multi-dose schedule of DPI-386 Nasal Gel.

    PK parameters to be measured by Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax).

    Time frame: At time points -60, 30, 90, 120, 180, 330, 390, 450, 480 and 600 minutes during Treatment Days 2-4.

  5. Describe the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a multi-dose schedule of DPI-386 Nasal Gel.

    PK parameters to be measured by Area Under the Curve (AUC)

    Time frame: At time points -60, 30, 90, 120, 180, 330, 390, 450, 480 and 600 minutes during Treatment Days 2-4.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Collaborative Neuroscience Network, LLC
    Long Beach, California 90806, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Publication

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jun 2019 to primary completion in Nov 2020, 17 months.

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Registered
Jun 6, 2019
First posted
Jun 17, 2019
StartActual
Jun 7, 2019
Primary completionActual
Nov 23, 2020
CompletionActual
Nov 23, 2020
Last update
May 6, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
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Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 6, 2023, 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
NCT03988530
Lead sponsor
Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 17, 2019
Start date
Jun 7, 2019
Primary completion
Nov 23, 2020
Completion
Nov 23, 2020
Last update
May 6, 2023

Study contacts

David R Helton
study director · Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc.

Oversight

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