Trial Outcomes & Findings for Reduced Exposure Study Using THS 2.2 Menthol With 5 Days in a Confinement Setting and 85 Days in an Ambulatory Setting (NCT NCT01970995)

NCT ID: NCT01970995

Last Updated: 2020-03-23

Results Overview

Concentrations measured at Day 5 in urine, adjusted for creatinine. Geometric Least Squares (LS) means are provided as descriptive statistics.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

160 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

5 days

Results posted on

2020-03-23

Participant Flow

Study initiated (first subject screened): 01 August 2013 At admission (Day -2), all the subjects performed a product trial of the THS 2.2 Menthol. During the baseline period, they continued smoking their single preferred brand of mCC. Then, on Day 0, they were randomized to one of the 3 study arms (mTHS 2.2, mCC or SA) in a 2:1:1 ratio.

Enrolled and randomized population = 160 subjects * 78 subjects in mTHS 2.2 * 42 subjects in mCC * 40 subjects in SA Number of subjects enrolled but NOT randomized (who tried the mTHS 2.2 at Day -2) = 0

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2)
Ad libitum use of THS 2.2 Menthol for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC)
Ad libitum use of subject's own preferred brand of mCC for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Smoking Abstinence (SA)
Abstinence from smoking for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Confinement Period (Population at Day 5)
STARTED
78
42
40
Confinement Period (Population at Day 5)
COMPLETED
77
41
39
Confinement Period (Population at Day 5)
NOT COMPLETED
1
1
1
End of Study (Population at Day 90)
STARTED
77
41
39
End of Study (Population at Day 90)
COMPLETED
76
41
38
End of Study (Population at Day 90)
NOT COMPLETED
1
0
1

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2)
Ad libitum use of THS 2.2 Menthol for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC)
Ad libitum use of subject's own preferred brand of mCC for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Smoking Abstinence (SA)
Abstinence from smoking for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Confinement Period (Population at Day 5)
Withdrawal by Subject
1
1
1
End of Study (Population at Day 90)
Withdrawal by Subject
1
0
1

Baseline Characteristics

Reduced Exposure Study Using THS 2.2 Menthol With 5 Days in a Confinement Setting and 85 Days in an Ambulatory Setting

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2)
n=78 Participants
Ad libitum use of THS 2.2 Menthol for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC)
n=42 Participants
Ad libitum use of subject's own preferred brand of mCC for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Smoking Abstinence (SA)
n=40 Participants
Abstinence from smoking for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Total
n=160 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
37.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.58 • n=93 Participants
37.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.23 • n=4 Participants
37.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.96 • n=27 Participants
37.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.54 • n=483 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
33 Participants
n=93 Participants
17 Participants
n=4 Participants
18 Participants
n=27 Participants
68 Participants
n=483 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
45 Participants
n=93 Participants
25 Participants
n=4 Participants
22 Participants
n=27 Participants
92 Participants
n=483 Participants
Daily mCC consumption at Screening
10 to 19 cig/day
40 participants
n=93 Participants
23 participants
n=4 Participants
21 participants
n=27 Participants
84 participants
n=483 Participants
Daily mCC consumption at Screening
> 19 cig/day
38 participants
n=93 Participants
19 participants
n=4 Participants
19 participants
n=27 Participants
76 participants
n=483 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 5 days

Population: The analysis was performed on the Per Protocol set (PP) which included all randomized subjects who had no major protocol deviation impacting the evaluability during the confinement period.

Concentrations measured at Day 5 in urine, adjusted for creatinine. Geometric Least Squares (LS) means are provided as descriptive statistics.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2)
n=76 Participants
Ad libitum use of THS 2.2 Menthol for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC)
n=42 Participants
Ad libitum use of subject's own preferred brand of mCC for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Smoking Abstinence (SA)
n=39 Participants
Abstinence from smoking for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Concentration of Monohydroxybutenyl Mercapturic Acid (MHBMA)
83.21 pg/mg creat
Interval 73.51 to 94.19
617.04 pg/mg creat
Interval 521.87 to 729.55
83.57 pg/mg creat
Interval 70.32 to 99.32

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 5 days

Population: The analysis was performed on the Per Protocol set (PP) which included all randomized subjects who had no major protocol deviation impacting the evaluability during the confinement period.

Concentrations measured at Day 5 in urine, adjusted for creatinine. Geometric Least Squares (LS) means are provided as descriptive statistics.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2)
n=76 Participants
Ad libitum use of THS 2.2 Menthol for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC)
n=42 Participants
Ad libitum use of subject's own preferred brand of mCC for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Smoking Abstinence (SA)
n=39 Participants
Abstinence from smoking for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Concentration of 3-hydroxypropylmercapturic Acid (3-HPMA)
304.56 ng/mg creat
Interval 283.22 to 327.5
601.11 ng/mg creat
Interval 545.07 to 662.91
183.61 ng/mg creat
Interval 165.93 to 203.18

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 5 days

Population: The analysis was performed on the Per Protocol set (PP) which included all randomized subjects who had no major protocol deviation impacting the evaluability during the confinement period.

Concentrations measured at Day 5 in urine, adjusted for creatinine. Geometric Least Squares (LS) means are provided as descriptive statistics.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2)
n=76 Participants
Ad libitum use of THS 2.2 Menthol for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC)
n=42 Participants
Ad libitum use of subject's own preferred brand of mCC for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Smoking Abstinence (SA)
n=39 Participants
Abstinence from smoking for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Concentration of S-phenylmercapturic Acid (S-PMA)
119.18 pg/mg creat
Interval 107.73 to 131.85
1086.89 pg/mg creat
Interval 948.47 to 1245.51
104.83 pg/mg creat
Interval 91.07 to 120.66

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 5 days

Population: The analysis was performed on the Per Protocol set (PP) which included all randomized subjects who had no major protocol deviation impacting the evaluability during the confinement period.

% COHb blood measurements performed in the evening of Day 5, expressed as % of saturation of hemoglobin. Geometric Least Squares means are provided as descriptive statistics.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2)
n=76 Participants
Ad libitum use of THS 2.2 Menthol for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC)
n=42 Participants
Ad libitum use of subject's own preferred brand of mCC for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Smoking Abstinence (SA)
n=39 Participants
Abstinence from smoking for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Levels of Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb)
2.47 % of saturation of hemoglobin
Interval 2.37 to 2.57
5.49 % of saturation of hemoglobin
Interval 5.21 to 5.79
2.49 % of saturation of hemoglobin
Interval 2.35 to 2.63

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 90 days

Population: The analysis was performed on the Per Protocol set (PP) which included all randomized subjects who had no major protocol deviation impacting the evaluability during the period Day 60 to Day 90.

Concentrations measured at Day 90 in urine, adjusted for creatinine. Geometric Least Squares (LS) means are provided as descriptive statistics.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2)
n=70 Participants
Ad libitum use of THS 2.2 Menthol for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC)
n=41 Participants
Ad libitum use of subject's own preferred brand of mCC for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Smoking Abstinence (SA)
n=37 Participants
Abstinence from smoking for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Concentration of Total 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3- Pyridyl)-1-butanol) (Total NNAL)
22.48 pg/mg creat
Interval 18.82 to 26.84
96.65 pg/mg creat
Interval 76.63 to 121.9
14.90 pg/mg creat
Interval 11.67 to 19.02

Adverse Events

THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 16 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 4 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Smoking Abstinence (SA)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 4 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2)
n=78 participants at risk
Ad libitum use of THS 2.2 Menthol for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC)
n=42 participants at risk
Ad libitum use of subject's own preferred brand of mCC for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Smoking Abstinence (SA)
n=40 participants at risk
Abstinence from smoking for 5 days in a confinement setting and 85 days in an ambulatory setting
Investigations
Haemoglobin decreased
14.1%
11/78 • Number of events 13 • From the informed consent form signature until the end of the safety follow-up period, up to 150 days (including a screening period of up to 28 days, a 9-day confinement period followed by a 85-day ambulatory setting, and by a 28-day safety follow-up period (28 days after discharge of the subject or early discontinuation)).
The safety was assessed in the safety population, consisting of 160 subjects: 160 randomized subjects (78 in mTHS 2.2, 42 in mCC and 40 in SA) and no subject exposed to mTHS 2.2 from the product trial on Day -2 but not randomized.
7.1%
3/42 • Number of events 5 • From the informed consent form signature until the end of the safety follow-up period, up to 150 days (including a screening period of up to 28 days, a 9-day confinement period followed by a 85-day ambulatory setting, and by a 28-day safety follow-up period (28 days after discharge of the subject or early discontinuation)).
The safety was assessed in the safety population, consisting of 160 subjects: 160 randomized subjects (78 in mTHS 2.2, 42 in mCC and 40 in SA) and no subject exposed to mTHS 2.2 from the product trial on Day -2 but not randomized.
7.5%
3/40 • Number of events 4 • From the informed consent form signature until the end of the safety follow-up period, up to 150 days (including a screening period of up to 28 days, a 9-day confinement period followed by a 85-day ambulatory setting, and by a 28-day safety follow-up period (28 days after discharge of the subject or early discontinuation)).
The safety was assessed in the safety population, consisting of 160 subjects: 160 randomized subjects (78 in mTHS 2.2, 42 in mCC and 40 in SA) and no subject exposed to mTHS 2.2 from the product trial on Day -2 but not randomized.
Investigations
Neutrophil count decreased
6.4%
5/78 • Number of events 5 • From the informed consent form signature until the end of the safety follow-up period, up to 150 days (including a screening period of up to 28 days, a 9-day confinement period followed by a 85-day ambulatory setting, and by a 28-day safety follow-up period (28 days after discharge of the subject or early discontinuation)).
The safety was assessed in the safety population, consisting of 160 subjects: 160 randomized subjects (78 in mTHS 2.2, 42 in mCC and 40 in SA) and no subject exposed to mTHS 2.2 from the product trial on Day -2 but not randomized.
2.4%
1/42 • Number of events 1 • From the informed consent form signature until the end of the safety follow-up period, up to 150 days (including a screening period of up to 28 days, a 9-day confinement period followed by a 85-day ambulatory setting, and by a 28-day safety follow-up period (28 days after discharge of the subject or early discontinuation)).
The safety was assessed in the safety population, consisting of 160 subjects: 160 randomized subjects (78 in mTHS 2.2, 42 in mCC and 40 in SA) and no subject exposed to mTHS 2.2 from the product trial on Day -2 but not randomized.
5.0%
2/40 • Number of events 2 • From the informed consent form signature until the end of the safety follow-up period, up to 150 days (including a screening period of up to 28 days, a 9-day confinement period followed by a 85-day ambulatory setting, and by a 28-day safety follow-up period (28 days after discharge of the subject or early discontinuation)).
The safety was assessed in the safety population, consisting of 160 subjects: 160 randomized subjects (78 in mTHS 2.2, 42 in mCC and 40 in SA) and no subject exposed to mTHS 2.2 from the product trial on Day -2 but not randomized.

Additional Information

Christelle HAZIZA, PhD

Philip Morris Products S.A.

Phone: +41 (58) 242 2625

Results disclosure agreements

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