Clinical trial NCT04107779: Changes in Biomarkers of Cigarette Smoke Exposure After Switching Either Exclusively or Partly to JUUL ENDS
Official title: A Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Group Study in Adult Smokers to Evaluate Changes in Biomarkers of Cigarette Smoke Exposure After Switching Either Exclusively or Partly to Using JUUL Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems With Two Different Nicotine Concentrations
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Electronic Cigarette Use
Cigarette Use, Electronic
Tobacco Use
Tobacco Smoking
Keywords: Electronic Nicotine Delivery System
Combustible Cigarettes
Nicotine
Lead sponsor: Juul Labs, Inc.
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2019-09-27
Enrollment: 279
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 21
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel-Group
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: A Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Group Study in Adult Smokers to Evaluate Changes in Biomarkers of Cigarette Smoke Exposure After Switching Either Exclusively or Partly to using JUUL Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems With Two Different Nicotine Concentrations

Detailed description: Previous studies and data reported in the literature support that Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) have less toxicant exposure. This study will serve as a clinical evaluation of exclusive-use of selected JUUL ENDS in 2 different nicotine concentrations (5%, 3%), with the purpose of gaining data to support the hypothesis that exclusive-use of JUUL ENDS over the course of 6 days will result in a significant reduction in toxicant exposure compared to combustible cigarettes.

This will be a randomized, open label, parallel group study in adult smokers to be conducted at up to 5 sites in the United States. Changes in Biomarkers of Exposure (BoEs) from baseline when using four JUUL ENDS with 2 different nicotine concentrations (5%, 3%) relative to Usual Brand (UB) of combustible cigarettes and a study group abstaining from any tobacco/nicotine product use will be assessed in this study. JUUL ENDS will be used either exclusively or partially (dual-use), with subjects in the dual-use group using both JUUL 5% ENDS (choice of Virginia Tobacco (VT), Mint, Menthol or Mango flavors) and UB of combustible cigarettes.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult, male or female smoker, 21 to 65 years of age, inclusive, at Screening.
* Has been a smoker for at least 12 months prior to Screening. Brief periods of non-smoking (e.g., up to \~7 consecutive days due to illness, trying to quit, participation in a study where smoking was prohibited) during the 12 months prior to Screening will be permitted at the discretion of the Investigator.
* Currently smokes an average of 10 or more king size or 100s manufactured combustible cigarettes per day, as reported at Screening.
* Cigarettes are the only tobacco product used within (≤) 30 days prior to Screening.
* Has a positive urine cotinine (≥ 200 ng/mL) at Screening.
* Has an exhaled CO \> 10 ppm at Screening.
* A female subject of childbearing potential must have been using 1 of the following forms of contraception and agree to continue using it through completion of the study:

  * hormonal (e.g., oral, vaginal ring, transdermal patch, implant, or injection) consistently for at least 3 months prior to Day -2 (Check-in);
  * double barrier method (e.g., condom with spermicide, diaphragm with spermicide) consistently for at least 14 days prior to Day -2 (Check-in);
  * intrauterine device for at least 3 months prior to Day -2 (Check-in);
  * a partner who has been vasectomized for at least 6 months prior to Day -2 (Check-in);
  * abstinence beginning at least 14 days prior to Day -2 (Check-in).
* A female subject of non-childbearing potential must have undergone one of the following sterilization procedures at least 6 months prior to Day -2 (Check-in):

  * hysteroscopic sterilization;
  * bilateral tubal ligation or bilateral salpingectomy;
  * hysterectomy;
  * bilateral oophorectomy;
  * Or be postmenopausal with amenorrhea for at least 1 year prior to Day -2 (Check-in) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels consistent with postmenopausal status.
* Is willing to comply with the requirements of the study, including a willingness to exclusively use the JUUL products or stop smoking for the duration of the study.
* Provides voluntary consent to participate in this study documented on the signed informed consent form (ICF).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Has a history or presence of clinically significant gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, neurologic, hematologic, endocrine, oncologic, urologic, pulmonary, immunologic, psychiatric, or cardiovascular disease, or any other condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the subject or impact the validity of the study results.
* Has a clinically significant abnormal finding on the physical examination, medical history, vital signs, ECG, or clinical laboratory results, in the opinion of the Investigator.
* Has a positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), or hepatitis C virus (HCV).
* Has had an acute illness (e.g., upper respiratory infection, viral infection) requiring treatment (including over-the-counter (OTC) remedies) within 14 days prior to Day -2 (Check-in).
* Has a fever (\> 100.5°F) at Screening or Day -2 (Check-in).
* Has used prescription or OTC bronchodilator medication (e.g. inhaled or oral βadrenergic agonists) to treat a chronic condition within the 12 months prior to admission;
* Currently has or recently had a bladder or urinary tract infection within 30 days prior to Check-In (Day -2).
* Has a body mass index (BMI) \> 40 kg/m2 or \< 18 kg/m2 at Screening.
* Has a history of drug or alcohol abuse within 24 months prior to Day -2 (Check-in), as determined by the Investigator
* Has diabetes mellitus, asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
* Has a systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg or \> 150 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure \< 40 mmHg or \> 95 mmHg, or heart rate \< 40 bpm or \> 99 bpm at Screening.
* Has a post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio \< 0.7 and FEV1 \< 80% of predicted at Screening.
* Has a post-bronchodilator FEV1 increase \> 12% and \> 200 mL from pre- to post-bronchodilator at Screening.
* Has experienced an allergic reaction following previous e-cigarette use or with exposure to any primary components of the JUUL liquids (benzoic acid, propylene glycol and glycerol).
* Has an estimated creatinine clearance \< 70 mL/minute (using the Cockcroft-Gault equation) at Screening.
* Has a positive urine screen for drugs of abuse or positive urine/breath screen for alcohol at Screening or Day -2 (Check-in).
* If female, the subject is pregnant, lactating, or intends to become pregnant during the time period from Screening through the end of study.
* Has used medications known to interact with cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2A6 (including, but not limited to, amiodarone, amlodipine, amobarbital, buprenorphine, clofibrate, clotrimazole, desipramine, disulfiram, entacapone, fenofibrate, isoniazid, ketoconazole, letrozole, methimazole, methoxsalen, metyrapone, miconazole, modafinil, orphenadrine, pentobarbital, phenobarbital, pilocarpine, primidone, propoxyphene, quinidine, rifampicin, rifampin, secobarbital, selegiline, sulconazole, tioconazole, tranylcypromine) within 14 days or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is longer, prior to Day -2 (Check-in).
* Has used nicotine-containing products other than manufactured cigarettes (e.g., ENDS, roll-your-own cigarettes, bidis, snuff, nicotine inhaler, pipe, cigar, chewing tobacco, hookah/shisha, nicotine patch, nicotine spray, nicotine lozenge, or nicotine gum) within 30 days prior to Day -2 (Check-in), except as required per protocol (e.g., the brief product trial at Screening).
* Has a prior history of JUUL product use within (≤) 30 days prior to Screening.
* Has used any prescription smoking cessation treatments, including, but not limited to, varenicline (Chantix®) or buproprion (Zyban®) within 3 months prior to Day -2 (Check-in).
* Is a self-reported puffer (i.e., adult smokers who draw smoke from the cigarette into the mouth and throat but do not inhale).
* Is planning to quit smoking during the study or within 3 months following Day 1, or is postponing a quit attempt in order to participate in the study.
* Negative response (i.e., unwilling to use or unable to tolerate \[e.g., experiences Adverse Events during the product trial that will prevent the subjects from continuing to use the JUUL product as judged by the Investigator\]) to any of the JUUL products at Screening.
* Has donated plasma within 7 days prior to Day -2 (Check-in).
* Has donated blood or blood products (with the exception of plasma as noted above), has had significant blood loss, or received whole blood or a blood product transfusion within 3 months prior to Day -2 (Check-in).
* Has taken any multivitamin, fish oil or biotin supplements within 48 hours prior to Check-in (Day -2).
* Has consumed any cured meats (e.g., bacon, ham, sausage, corned beef, jerky) or meats cooked at high temperatures (e.g., grilled, fried, smoked or barbecued) within 2 days prior to Check-in (Day -2).
* Has consumed any grapefruit (including grapefruit juice) eggplant or cruciferous vegetables (e.g., cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts and similar green leaf vegetables) within 48 hours prior to Check-in (Day -2).
* Has participated in a previous clinical study for an investigational drug, device, biologic, or tobacco product within 30 days prior to Day -2 (Check-in).
* Is or has a first-degree relative (i.e., parent, sibling, child) who is a current employee of any of the study sites.
* Is or has a first-degree relative (i.e., parent, sibling, child) who is a current employee, shareholder, or is member of the board of directors of JUUL Labs Inc.
* Has previously taken part in, been withdrawn from, or has completed this study.
* Has previously been diagnosed with any form of cancer, except for basal cell or squamous epithelial carcinomas of the skin that have been resected at least 1 year prior to Screening.
* In the opinion of the Investigator, the subject should not participate in this study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Primary biomarkers of tobacco exposure measured in urine
timeFrame: 6 days
measure: Primary biomarker of tobacco exposure measured in blood
timeFrame: 6 days
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Secondary biomarkers of tobacco exposure measured in urine
timeFrame: 6 days
measure: Subjective product assessments as measured by the Modified Product Evaluation Scale
timeFrame: 6 days
measure: Product liking as measured by the Product-Liking Questionnaire visual analog scale
timeFrame: 6 days
measure: Urge to smoke as measured by the Urge to Smoke a Cigarette Questionnaire visual analog scale
timeFrame: 6 days
measure: Likelihood of future product use as measured by the Future Intent to Use the Product Questionnaire visual analog scale
timeFrame: 6 days
measure: Daily JUUL product consumption
timeFrame: 6 days
measure: Daily combustible cigarette consumption
timeFrame: 6 days
measure: Incidence of adverse events
timeFrame: 6 days
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Little Rock
country: United States
facility: Woodland International Research Group
state: Arkansas
city: Rogers
country: United States
facility: Woodland Research Northwest
state: Arkansas
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: St. Louis Clinical Trials
state: Missouri
city: Dayton
country: United States
facility: Midwest Clinical Research Center
state: Ohio
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: Endeavor Clinical Trials
state: Texas
Study officials:
affiliation: Juul Labs, Inc.
name: Mark Rubinstein, MD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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