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CompletedNCT04282746Updated Apr 27, 2025

A Study of Sublingually Administered (S)-Ketamine Oral Solution in Healthy Participants

A Phase 1 interventional study of JNJ-54135419 in Healthy, sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC. Completed at 1 site in Belgium. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-27.

Sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
17
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to characterize the plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) profile following the single ascending dose (SAD) levels of an (S)-ketamine oral solution for sublingual administration in healthy participants.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Janssen Research & Development, LLC is the lead sponsor of 912 studies on the registry; 76 are open to participants now.

Of its 278 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 131 (47%) have results posted.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Body mass index (BMI) between 20.0 and 28.0 kilogram per meter square kg/m\^2 inclusive (BMI = weight/height\^2) with a minimum weight of 60 kilogram (kg) and a maximum of 100 kg
  • Participant must be healthy based on clinical laboratory tests performed at screening. If the results of the serum chemistry panel, hematology or urinalysis are outside the normal reference ranges, retesting of an abnormal lab value that may lead to exclusion will be allowed once during the screening phase
  • Non-smoker (not smoked for 3 months prior to screening)
  • A woman must have a negative serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test prior to dosing on Day 1
  • A woman must agree not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) for the purposes of assisted reproduction during the study and for at least 1 month after the last study drug administration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cardiac arrhythmias or other cardiac disease, hematological disease, hypertension, lipid abnormalities, respiratory disease, diabetes mellitus, renal or hepatic insufficiency, thyroid disease, Parkinson's disease, infection, glaucoma, epilepsy or any other illness that the Investigator considers should exclude the participant
  • Positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies at screening visit
  • Drinks, on average, more than 5 cups of tea/coffee/cocoa or 8 cans of cola per day
  • Clinically significant acute illness within 7 days prior to study drug administration
  • Donation of 1 or more units (approximately 450 milliliter [mL]) of blood or acute loss of an equivalent amount of blood within 90 days prior to study drug administration
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
17 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    JNJ-54135419

    Participants will receive a single oral dose of JNJ-54135419-AAA oral solution for sublingual administration in 1 of 3 serial dose escalating cohorts in fasted conditions.

    Drug: JNJ-54135419

Interventions

  • DrugJNJ-54135419

    Single dose of JNJ-54135419 oral solution will be administered sublingually.

    Also known as: (S)-ketamine

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Plasma Concentrations of (S)-ketamine

    Observed plasma concentrations of (S)-ketamine will be reported.

    Time frame: Predose, 1 minute (min), 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 30 min, 40 min, 1 hour (h), 1.5h, 2h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 12h and 24h postdose

  2. Plasma Concentrations of Nor-(S)-ketamine

    Observed plasma concentrations of nor-(S)-ketamine will be reported.

    Time frame: Predose, 1 minute (min), 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 30 min, 40 min, 1 hour (h), 1.5h, 2h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 12h and 24h postdose

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with Vital Sign Abnormalities

    Number of participants with vital signs (heart rate \[HR\], systolic blood pressure \[SBP\], diastolic blood pressure \[DBP\]) abnormalities will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to 4 Weeks

  2. Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs)

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment.

    Time frame: Up to 4 Weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • SGS Life Science Services
    Antwerpen, 2060, Belgium
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — The data sharing policy of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson \& Johnson is available at www.janssen.com/clinical-trials/transparency. As noted on this site, requests for access to the study data can be submitted through Yale Open Data Access (YODA) Project site at yoda.yale.edu

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 Apr 27, 2025, 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
NCT04282746
Lead sponsor
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 25, 2020
Start date
Feb 18, 2020
Primary completion
Aug 11, 2020
Completion
Aug 17, 2020
Last update
Apr 27, 2025

Study contacts

Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial
study director · Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Oversight

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