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CompletedNCT06453265Updated Dec 18, 2025

A Study to Assess the Abuse Potential of Intranasal Cebranopadol

A Phase 1 interventional study of Cebranopadol- 600 ug and Cebranopadol- 800ug in Abuse, Drug, sponsored by Tris Pharma, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-12-18.

Sponsored by Tris Pharma, Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Nov 2024, 1 year 11 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
48
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study to Assess the Abuse Potential of Intranasal Cebranopadol Compared to Oxycodone and Placebo in Healthy, Nondependent Recreational Opioid Users.

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This study will be conducted to examine the intranasal abuse potential of cebranopadol compared with oxycodone HCl IR and placebo in recreational opioid users with intranasal experience, a Dose Escalation Phase (Part A) will first be conducted to determine a safe dose for evaluation in the Main Study (Part B).

The Dose Selection Phase (Part A) will consist of 3 phases: Screening, Treatment and Follow-up. Subjects will participate in an outpatient medical screening visit, a 4-day treatment visit and a follow-up phone call.

The Main Study (Part B) will consist of 4 phases: Screening, Qualification, Treatment and Follow-up. Subjects will participate in an outpatient screening visit, a 4-day Qualification Phase, a 30-day Treatment Phase and a follow-up phone call.

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Conditions studied

  • Abuse, Drug

Keywords

  • Human Abuse Potential
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In context

Substance-Related Disorders

2,124 studies on the registry are indexed under Substance-Related Disorders; 393 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 48 is below the median of 108 across 1,727 interventional studies indexed under Substance-Related Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Tris Pharma, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 22 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 13 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 4 (31%) 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 55 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Experienced opioid user who meets the following criteria: (1) has used opioids for nontherapeutic purposes (i.e., for psychoactive effects) on at least 10 occasions in the year prior to Screening; (2) has used opioids at least once in the 12 weeks prior to Screening; and (3) self-reported intranasal use of drugs of abuse on at least 3 occasions in the year prior to Screening.
  • Subjects must be in good health as determined by medical history, physical examination, 12-lead ECG and vital signs measures (pulse rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry) at Screening.
  • Subjects must be willing to comply with the requirements and restrictions of the study.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Drug or alcohol dependence in the 12 months prior to Screening (except nicotine), as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), or any self-reported dependence or "addiction" within the subject's lifetime (except nicotine or caffeine).
  • Subjects who have ever been in treatment for substance use disorder(s) (except smoking cessation).
  • History or presence of any clinically significant cardiac, psychiatric, endocrine, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary, neurologic, dermatologic, renal or other disease at Screening, which, in the opinion of the investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the subject or the validity of the study results.
  • Clinically significant abnormalities in the intranasal cavity (including a deviated septum, perforated nasal septum, rhinorrhea, or excessive sneezing) or any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the study procedures, data integrity or would compromise the safety of the subject. Subjects with nasal piercings/nose rings will be required to remove them for the duration of their inpatient stay.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
48 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Dose Selection- 600ug (Part A)

    Cebranopadol 600 ug single dose

    Drug: Cebranopadol- 600 ug

  • Experimental
    Dose Selection - 800 ug (Part A)

    Cebraopadol 800 ug single dose

    Drug: Cebranopadol- 800ug

  • Experimental
    Dose Selection- 1000 ug (Part A)

    Cebranopadol 1000 ug single dose

    Drug: Cebranopadol- 1000ug

  • Active comparator
    Qualification Phase - Oxycodone (Part B)

    Oxycodone 40mg

    Drug: Qualification

  • Placebo comparator
    Qualification Phase - Placebo (Part B)

    Matching Placebo

    Drug: Qualification

  • Experimental
    Treatment Phase A- (Part B)

    -Treatment A: Cebranopadol

    Drug: Treatment A:

  • Active comparator
    Treatment Phase B- (Part B)

    \- Treatment B: Oxycodone HCl IR 40 mg

    Drug: Treatment B

  • Placebo comparator
    Treatment Phase C (Part B)

    \- Treatment C: Placebo

    Drug: Treatment C

Interventions

  • DrugCebranopadol- 600 ug

    Dose ascending cohorts \- Cebranopadol 600 ug single dose

  • DrugCebranopadol- 800ug

    Dose ascending cohorts \- Cebraopadol 800 ug single dose

  • DrugCebranopadol- 1000ug

    Dose ascending cohorts \- Cebranopadol 1000 ug single dose

  • DrugTreatment A:

    Cebranopadol, dose determined in Part A

  • DrugTreatment B

    Oxycodone HCl IR 40 mg

  • DrugTreatment C

    Placebo

  • DrugQualification

    Oxycodone 40mg

  • DrugQualification

    Matching Placebo

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Drug Liking VAS Emax

    The primary pharmacodynamic endpoint (Drug Liking VAS Emax) will be evaluated with a linear mixed-effects model, containing treatment, period, sequence and first-order carryover as fixed effects and subject nested within sequence as random effect, using the Modified Completer Population

    Time frame: 48 hrs of Tmax for each treatment

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ohio Clinical Trials, Inc.
    Columbus, Ohio 43212, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 18, 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
NCT06453265
Lead sponsor
Tris Pharma, Inc.
Collaborators
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 11, 2024
Start date
Jun 28, 2024
Primary completion
Nov 6, 2024
Completion
Nov 6, 2024
Last update
Dec 18, 2025

Study contacts

Angela Eakin, MD
principal investigator · Ohio Clinical Trials

Oversight

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