Trial Outcomes & Findings for Taste Assessment Study of 2 Atazanavir Powder Formulations in Healthy Subjects (NCT NCT01404572)

NCT ID: NCT01404572

Last Updated: 2013-06-10

Results Overview

Tasting atazanavir (15 mg, administered as a 5 mL oral suspension) was defined as taking the sample into the mouth, swishing it across the tongue for approximately 30 seconds without swallowing, and then spitting it out. Immediately after tasting each treatment, participants scored the treatments for sweetness using a subjective sweet intensity scoring system: 0=not sweet, 1=mildly sweet, 2=moderately sweet, 3=very sweet. Participants were permitted to select a whole or half score number (for example, 1.5) between the minimum score of 0 and the maximum score of 3.0. The higher the score, the greater the sweetness.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE1

Target enrollment

12 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Study Day 1

Results posted on

2013-06-10

Participant Flow

A total of 12 participants were enrolled in this study, and all 12 received study drug within each treatment sequence.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Treatment Sequence A, B, C
Participants in this sequence first tasted (Treatment A) atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, powder for oral use (POU) in the current formulation with 10% aspartame followed by at least a 45-minute washout period. Next, participants tasted (Treatment B) atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the first new POU (POU1) with 4.2% aspartame. Following another at least 45-minute washout period, participants tasted (Treatment C) atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the second new POU formulation (POU2) with 4.2% aspartame plus 0.53% sucralose.
Treatment Sequence B, C, A
Participants in this sequence first tasted (Treatment B) atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the first new POU (POU1) with 4.2% aspartame. Following at least a 45-minute washout period, participants tasted (Treatment C) atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the second new POU formulation (POU2) with 4.2% aspartame plus 0.53% sucralose. Following another 45-minute washout period, participants then tasted (Treatment A) atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, powder for oral use (POU) in the current formulation with 10% aspartame.
Treatment Sequence C, A, B
Participants in this sequence first tasted (Treatment C) atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the second new POU formulation (POU2) with 4.2% aspartame plus 0.53% sucralose followed by at least a 45-minute washout period. Next, participants tasted (Treatment A) atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, powder for oral use (POU) in the current formulation with 10% aspartame. Following another at least 45-minute washout period, participants tasted (Treatment B) atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the first new POU (POU1) with 4.2% aspartame.
Overall Study
STARTED
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4
4
Overall Study
COMPLETED
4
4
4
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Taste Assessment Study of 2 Atazanavir Powder Formulations in Healthy Subjects

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
All Treated
n=12 Participants
All participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the current formulation and 2 new powder for oral use formulations in 3 different sequences
Age Continuous
30.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.56 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
10 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
12 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
10 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
2 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
0 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaska native
0 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiian or other Pacfic Islander
0 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
0 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Day 1

Population: All participants who tasted at least 1 dose of atazanavir

Tasting atazanavir (15 mg, administered as a 5 mL oral suspension) was defined as taking the sample into the mouth, swishing it across the tongue for approximately 30 seconds without swallowing, and then spitting it out. Immediately after tasting each treatment, participants scored the treatments for sweetness using a subjective sweet intensity scoring system: 0=not sweet, 1=mildly sweet, 2=moderately sweet, 3=very sweet. Participants were permitted to select a whole or half score number (for example, 1.5) between the minimum score of 0 and the maximum score of 3.0. The higher the score, the greater the sweetness.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 10% Aspartame
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, powder for oral use (POU) in the current formulation with 10% aspartame (Treatment A).
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the first new POU (POU1) with 4.2% aspartame (Treatment B)
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame + 0.53% Sucralose
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the second new POU formulation (POU2) with 4.2% aspartame plus 0.53% sucralose (Treatment C)
Median Scores on a Subjective Sweet Intensity Scale for Current and New Powder for Oral Use (POU) Formulations of Atazanavir
1.5 Units on a scale
Interval 0.5 to 2.0
1.5 Units on a scale
Interval 0.0 to 2.0
1.0 Units on a scale
Interval 0.0 to 2.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Day 1

Population: All participants who tasted at least 1 dose of atazanavir

Tasting atazanavir (15 mg, administered as a 5 mL oral suspension) was defined as taking the sample into the mouth, swishing it across the tongue for approximately 30 seconds without swallowing, and then spitting it out. Immediately after tasting each treatment, participants scored the treatments for sweetness using a subjective sweet intensity scoring system: 0=not sweet, 1=mildly sweet, 2=moderately sweet, 3=very sweet. Participants were permitted to select a whole or half score number (for example, 1.5) between the minimum score of 0 and the maximum score of 3.0. The higher the score, the greater the sweetness.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 10% Aspartame
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, powder for oral use (POU) in the current formulation with 10% aspartame (Treatment A).
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the first new POU (POU1) with 4.2% aspartame (Treatment B)
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame + 0.53% Sucralose
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the second new POU formulation (POU2) with 4.2% aspartame plus 0.53% sucralose (Treatment C)
Mean Scores on a Subjective Sweet Intensity Scale for Current and New Powder for Oral Use (POU) Formulations of Atazanavir
1.3 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.66
1.4 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.70
1.0 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.62

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Day 1

Population: All participants who tasted at least 1 dose of atazanavir

Overall palatability was scored on a scale of 1 through 5, with 1 being least palatable and 5 being most palatable. Only whole score numbers were accepted.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 10% Aspartame
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, powder for oral use (POU) in the current formulation with 10% aspartame (Treatment A).
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the first new POU (POU1) with 4.2% aspartame (Treatment B)
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame + 0.53% Sucralose
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the second new POU formulation (POU2) with 4.2% aspartame plus 0.53% sucralose (Treatment C)
Median Palatability Score for Current and New Powder for Oral Use Formulations of Atazanavir
3 Units on a scale
Interval 2.0 to 4.0
3 Units on a scale
Interval 1.0 to 4.0
2 Units on a scale
Interval 1.0 to 5.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Day 1

Population: All participants who tasted at least 1 dose of atazanavir

Overall palatability was scored on a scale of 1 through 5, with 1 being least palatable and 5 being most palatable. Only whole score numbers were accepted.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 10% Aspartame
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, powder for oral use (POU) in the current formulation with 10% aspartame (Treatment A).
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the first new POU (POU1) with 4.2% aspartame (Treatment B)
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame + 0.53% Sucralose
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the second new POU formulation (POU2) with 4.2% aspartame plus 0.53% sucralose (Treatment C)
Mean Palatability Score for Current and New Powder for Oral Use (POU) Formulations of Atazanavir
3.0 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.85
2.8 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.11
2.3 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.07

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Day 1

Population: All participants who tasted at least 1 dose of atazanavir. No postdose clinical laboratory assessments were conducted because no participants swallowed any treatment blends.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Day 1

Population: All participants who tasted at least 1 dose of atazanavir. No postdose clinical laboratory assessments were conducted because no participants swallowed any treatment blends.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Day 1

Population: All participants who tasted at least 1 dose of atazanavir

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 10% Aspartame
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, powder for oral use (POU) in the current formulation with 10% aspartame (Treatment A).
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the first new POU (POU1) with 4.2% aspartame (Treatment B)
Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame + 0.53% Sucralose
n=12 Participants
Participants tasted atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, in the second new POU formulation (POU2) with 4.2% aspartame plus 0.53% sucralose (Treatment C)
Number of Participants Who Died and With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Deaths
0 Participants
0 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants Who Died and With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
AEs
0 Participants
0 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants Who Died and With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
SAEs
0 Participants
0 Participants
0 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Day 1

Population: All participants who tasted at least 1 dose of atazanavir. No postdose clinical laboratory assessments were conducted because no participants swallowed any treatment blends.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 10% Aspartame

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Atazanavir, 15 mg/5 mL, With 4.2% Aspartame + 0.53% Sucralose

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

BMS Study Director

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)

Results disclosure agreements

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