Clinical trial NCT00603980
Conditions: Abuse Liability of Staccato Alprazolam
Sponsor: Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Start date: 2008-01-01; Completion date: 2009-01-01
Enrollment: 31 participants; Allocation: RANDOMIZED; Intervention model: CROSSOVER

Brief summary:
Compare the abuse liabilities of Staccato Alprazolam, oral immediate-release alprazolam, and Staccato Placebo.

Detailed description:
The Phase 1 clinical study compared the abuse liabilities of Staccato Alprazolam, oral immediate-release alprazolam, and Staccato Placebo in 14 subjects with a history of sedative abuse. Subjects who met the inclusion/exclusion criteria received 2 mg of oral alprazolam and matching placebo over 2 sessions. Those who demonstrated greater liking for alprazolam versus placebo were eligible to participate in the study.

Arms: arm 1: Sequence 1: Q, 1, 2, 7, 3, 6, 4, 5; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 2: Sequence Q, 2: 2, 3, 1, 4, 7, 5, 6; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 3: Sequence 3: Q, 3, 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 7; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 4: Sequence 4: Q, 4, 5, 3, 6, 2, 7, 1; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 5: Sequence 5: Q, 5, 6, 4, 7, 3, 1, 2; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 6: Sequence 6: Q, 6, 7, 5, 1, 4, 2, 3; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 7: Sequence 7: Q, 7, 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 8: Sequence 8: Q, 5, 4, 6, 3, 7, 2, 1; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 9: Sequence 9: Q, 6, 5, 7, 4, 1, 3, 2; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 10: Sequence 10: Q, 7, 6, 1, 5, 2, 4, 3; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 11: Sequence 11: Q, 1, 7, 2, 6, 3, 5, 4; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 12: Sequence 12: Q, 2, 1, 3, 7, 4, 6, 5; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 11=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 13: Sequence 13: Q, 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 7, 6; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 1=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg arm 14: Sequence 14: Q, 4, 3, 5, 2, 6, 1, 7; where Q=Qualifying sessions (2 mg oral alprazolam and placebo in random order), 11=placebo, 2=oral alprazolam 1 mg, 3= oral alprazolam 2 mg, 4= oral alprazolam 4 mg, 5= inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg, 6= inhaled alprazolam 1 mg, 7= inhaled alprazolam 2 mg
Interventions: intervention 1: Inhaled placebo + oral placebo intervention 2: Inhaled alprazolam 0.5 mg intervention 3: Inhaled alprazolam 1 mg intervention 4: Inhaled alprazolam 2 mg intervention 5: Oral alprazolam 1 mg intervention 6: Oral alprazolam 2 mg intervention 7: Oral alprazolam 4 m intervention 8: Oral alprazolam 2 mg qualifying session intervention 9: Oral placebo qualifying session
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Inhaled Staccato placebo + oral placebo intervention 2: Inhaled Staccato alprazolam 0.5 mg + oral placebo intervention 3: Inhaled Staccato alprazolam 1 mg + oral placebo intervention 4: Inhaled Staccato alprazolam 2 mg + oral placebo intervention 5: Oral alprazolam 1 mg + Inhaled placebo intervention 6: Oral alprazolam 2 mg + Inhaled placebo intervention 7: Oral alprazolam 4 mg + Inhaled placebo intervention 8: Qualifying session (2 mg oral alprazolam) intervention 9: Qualifying control session (oral placebo)

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