Naloxone nasal spray vs. injection: new study aims to improve overdose rescue
NCT ID NCT06306391
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed Phase 1 trial in 8 healthy volunteers compared how naloxone works when given as a nasal spray versus an injection. Researchers measured drug levels in the blood and effects on heart rate and blood pressure. The goal was to improve computer models that predict how nasal naloxone reaches the brain, which could help refine overdose treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- naloxone
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve computer models that predict how well nasal naloxone works, potentially leading to better overdose treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study in healthy people, not in an overdose situation. The results may not translate to real-world emergency use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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8 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Healthy male or female volunteers according to physical examination, vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature), ECG and safety laboratory parameters and results should be within normal ranges or considered as non-clinically relevant by the investigator. 2. Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 55 years. 3. Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18 and ≤ 30. 4. Able/willing to be compliant with the study restrictions. 5. Able to read Spanish and adhere to study requirements. 6. Signed informed consent prior to any study-mandated procedure. Exclusion Criteria: 1. \- Life-time substance use disorders (SUD) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). 2. \- Consumption of prescribed opiates (in the last 6 months). 3. \- Smoking. 4. \- History of or ongoing clinically relevant diseases or conditions. 5. \- Being under any administrative or legal supervision. 6. \- Pregnancy and breastfeeding 7. \- Positive blood or urine test for drugs of abuse or alcohol breath test prior to study drug administration. 8. \- Life-time history of mental diseases. 9. \- History of anxiety or depression not completely recovered within 12 months prior to study drug administration, as assessed by the Dual Diagnosis Screening Interview (DDSI). 10. \- Any other clinically relevant disease or condition that in the judgment of the investigator might interfere with the subject's ability to comply with study procedures or requirements and/or bias the interpretation of the study results and/or jeopardize the subject's safety. 11. \- Ongoing gastrointestinal diseases or history of gastrointestinal surgery affecting absorption. 12. \- Subjects with a clinically significant disease within one month prior to study drug administration. 13. \- Any clinically relevant findings in physical examination, vital signs, 12-lead ECG and safety laboratory parameters. 14. \- Positive hepatitis or HIV test. 15. \- Known hypersensitivity to any drug or drug excipients. 16. \- Use of drugs known to induce or inhibit hepatic drug metabolism (e.g., cimetidine) within one month prior to study administration or during the study and use of citrus juice during the study. 17. \- Any prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) product including herbal, homeopathic, vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements within one week prior to study drug administration. 18. \- Intake of foods or beverages containing xanthine (more than 5 units of coffee, tea or cola drinks per day). 19. \- Donation of blood or plasma within one month prior to study drug administration or transfusion of blood or plasma for medical/surgical reasons or intention to donate blood or plasma within one month after study drug administration. 20. \- History of inadequate venous access and/or experience of difficulty donating blood. * Subject included in a clinical study within 3 months prior to study drug administration.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital del Mar Research Institute
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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