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Caffeine Disposition After Inhalation

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Caffeine
Registration Number
NCT02184104
Lead Sponsor
University of Tennessee
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine how fast caffeine gets into your body with a product called Aeroshot™. Aeroshot™ is a lipstick sized device that you slide open and then put your mouth over the opening and inhale. A fine powder containing 100 mg of caffeine is deposited on your tongue and the inside of your mouth. Caffeine will be absorbed through the membranes in your mouth or swallowed and then absorbed in your stomach. We will compare the absorption of caffeine after using the Aeroshot™ with the absorption after drinking an energy drink by taking 15 blood samples over 8 hours and measuring the caffeine levels in your blood. You will also be asked to fill out some scales to measure the effects you feel after the caffeine dose. We hypothesize that caffeine absorption after inhalation will be faster than after an energy drink.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria
  • healthy volunteer
  • non-smoker
Exclusion Criteria
  • Take chronic medication
  • Co-existing diseases
  • Platelet count less than 100,000/uL (per microliter)
  • Acute or chronic psychiatric condition
  • Consume more than 300 mg of caffeine per day
  • Participated in another study within last 30 days or donated blood in last 6 weeks

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Energy DrinkCaffeineA single 100 mg caffeine dose administered as an oral solution.
AeroshotCaffeineA single 100 mg caffeine dose administered using the Aeroshot device.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Caffeine plasma concentration0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 60 minutes and 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours

These are the collection times of blood samples relative to when the caffeine dose was consumed.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Caffeine effects0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 60 minutes, and 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours

Subjects will complete seven analog scales to assess the effects that they feel after the caffeine dose.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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