Tiny study compares pill vs nasal spray drug absorption
NCT ID NCT06074016
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study looked at how the migraine drug zolmitriptan behaves in the body when given as a pill or a nasal spray. Eight healthy adults took both forms, and researchers measured drug levels, heart rate, and blood pressure over 24 hours. The goal was to better understand the drug's effects, not to treat any disease.
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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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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2023
- 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: * Healthy male or female volunteers by physical examination, vital signs, ECG, and safety laboratory parameters and results must be within normal ranges or considered not clinically relevant by the investigator. * Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 55 years. * Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18 and ≤ 30. * Able/willing to accept restrictions regarding diet, physical exercise, and consumption of alcohol and/or xanthine-containing items when outside the Clinical Research Unit (CRU) * Able to read Spanish and adhere to study requirements. * Informed consent signed before any procedure required by the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Smoking. * History or clinically relevant diseases. * Be under administrative or legal supervision. * Pregnancy and breastfeeding. * Positive blood or urine drug of abuse test or breathalyzer prior to study drug administration. * Any history, disease, disorder, condition, anomaly or clinical finding that is relevant in the judgment of the investigator that may interfere with the study. * Known hypersensitivity to any drug or excipient of the drug. * Use of medications, inhibitors, any prescription or over-the-counter products, including herbs, homeopathy, vitamins, minerals, and nutritional supplements, before or during the study, that may interfere with the conduct and results of the study. * Donation or transfusion of blood or plasma before, during or after study drug administration. * History of inadequate venous access and/or experience of difficulty donating blood. * Not being able/unwilling to accept restrictions regarding diet, physical exercise and consumption of alcohol and/or articles containing xanthine when outside the CRU. * Subject included in a clinical study in the 3 months prior to the study drug administration.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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