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Status unknownNCT04272255Updated Feb 17, 2020

Nasal Gel Under Military Operational Conditions for the Prevention of Nausea Associated With Motion Sickness

A Phase 3 interventional study of scopolamine HBr and Transdermal Scopolamine in Motion Sickness, sponsored by Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc.. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 59 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-02-17.

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

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Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
300
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 59 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This multi-site Phase 3 clinical trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and open label active-controlled study to identify the safety and efficacy of a repeated-dose regimen of DPI-386 nasal gel (intranasal scopolamine gel) for the prevention and treatment of motion sickness. The study will be conducted aboard Navy fleet or Marine ships undergoing military operations to obtain data in an operationally relevant real world environment.

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The study will have three arms: DPI-386 nasal gel, placebo nasal gel, and Transderm Scop® (1.5 mg/72 hours; transdermal scopolamine patch [TDS], the current standard of care for the treatment of motion sickness). The study will include 100 subjects per arm, for a total of 300 subjects (n=300). Multiple ships and ships' crews will be used, until the required enrollment is completed. The DPI-386 Nasal Gel and placebo nasal gel arms will be double-blinded, whereas the TDS arm will remain unblinded. Both DPI-386 Nasal Gel and placebo nasal gel will be administered twice daily over the six consecutive Treatment Days. The two daily doses of DPI-386 Nasal Gel or placebo nasal gel will be separated by a minimum of six hours ± 15 minutes, and will occur during the subject's on-duty period. The TDS patch will be administered on Treatment Days 1 and 4.

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Conditions studied

  • 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 planned enrollment of 300 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
18 Years to 59 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Provision of signed and dated ICD.
  2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.
  3. Male or female, aged 18 to 59 (inclusive).
  4. Active duty military or reserves on active status. All potential subjects must be able to provide a current military ID to be viewed by PI or qualified designee prior to signing the ICD.
  5. At least minimally susceptible to provocative motion as evidenced by a minimum score of 3.0 on the Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (MSSQ).
  6. In good general health as evidenced by medical history with no recent history or current diagnosis of clinical problems as recommended by the PI or qualified designee.
  7. Ability to take intranasal medication and willingness to adhere to the study schedule and time constraints.
  8. For females of : willingness to provide a urine sample for the hCG pregnancy test. Test must be negative.
  9. Agreement to adhere to the following lifestyle compliance considerations:

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

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnancy, lactation, or positive urine pregnancy test at screening.
  2. Known allergic reactions to scopolamine or other anticholinergics.
  3. Currently prescribed any of the following medication types: belladonna alkaloids, antihistamines (including meclizine), tricyclic antidepressants, and muscle relaxants.
  4. Hospitalization or significant surgery requiring hospital admittance within the past six months.
  5. Treatment with another drug or other intervention within the past 30 days.
  6. Having donated blood or plasma or suffered significant blood loss within the past 30 days.
  7. Having any of the following medical conditions within the last two years or deemed by the PI or qualified designee as being exclusionary:

    1. Significant gastrointestinal disorder, asthma, or seizure disorders.
    2. History of vestibular disorders.
    3. History of narrow-angle glaucoma.
    4. History of urinary retention problems.
    5. History of alcohol or drug abuse.
    6. Nasal, nasal sinus, or nasal mucosa surgery.
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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    DPI-386 nasal gel

    DPI-386 Nasal Gel is formulated to contain 0.2 mg scopolamine HBr per 0.1 g dose, with each dose therefore described as "0.2 mg / 0.1 g"

    Drug: scopolamine HBr

  • Placebo comparator
    placebo nasal gel

    Placebo nasal gel product is the same but does not contain scopolamine HBr

    Drug: scopolamine HBr

  • Experimental
    Transderm Scop®

    TDS patch delivers 1.5 mg of scopolamine over a 72-hour period. TDS arm will apply two TDS patches over the six treatment days.

    Drug: Transdermal Scopolamine

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of DPI-386 Nasal Gel

    Compare the efficacy of DPI-386 Nasal Gel (0.2 mg scopolamine HBr per dose, maximum of two doses per day, for a maximum of six doses over three consecutive days) with that of the TDS patch and placebo nasal gel in the prevention and treatment of nausea associated with motion sickness. The efficacy endpoint will be determined by comparing the Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire (MSAQ) scores over the treatment period across all three treatment arm. Sixteen symptoms are listed, with symptoms differentiated along four dimensions: gastrointestinal, central, peripheral, and sopite-related. Each symptom is scored from 1 to 9 in severity and scores then calculated. All 16 items were collected from the general public instead of experts, allowing for a more accurate wording of the symptomology experienced by persons outside of hysiological sciences.

    Time frame: 3 days

  2. Safety of DPI-386 Nasal Gel in terms of cognitive effects

    Compare the safety of DPI-386 Nasal Gel with that of the TDS patch and placebo nasal gel, with an emphasis on cognitive effects by incidence of treatment related adverse events.

    Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of DPI-386 and severe nausea

    Compare the efficacies of DPI-386 Nasal Gel, TDS patch, and placebo nasal gel in severity of nausea. Respondents specify their degree of nausea by indicating a point along a continuous 100mm 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. Severity of nausea will measured by the Nausea Assessment (Visual Analog Scale) (VAS)) over the treatment period.

    Time frame: 3 days

  2. Safety of DPI-386 Nasal Gel in terms of cognition

    Compare the safety of DPI-386 Nasal Gel with that of TDS patch and placebo nasal gel in terms of cognition as measured by the Psychomotor Vigilance Tests (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.

    Time frame: 24 hours

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • NAMRU-D
    Dayton, Ohio 45433, United States
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 17, 2020, 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
NCT04272255
Lead sponsor
Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 17, 2020
Start date
Apr 22, 2019
Primary completion
Jun 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 17, 2020

Study contacts

David Helton
study director · Repurposed Therapuetics, Inc.

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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