Tobacco Studies

Evaluating alternative tobacco products

Tobacco

Evaluating Alternative Tobacco Products

With over 20 years of experience conducting comprehensive Phase I-IIa clinical studies, Frontage Clinical Services has full-service capabilities to execute a broad range of study types (e.g. PK, confinement, and ambulatory). Because of our extensive experience with a wide variety of drug delivery systems, we are well-positioned to conduct tobacco-focused clinical research studies with endpoints including nicotine PK analysis, abuse liability, and analysis of biomarkers of potential harm.

frontage laboratories tobacco research
3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine
C10H14N2
Nicotine

 

Frontage Full-Service Approach

Our modern 36,000 sq. ft. facility lo­cated in Secaucus, NJ includes a purpose-built, 160-bed clinic within multiple units, and specialized smoking and vaping rooms. We have a secure limited-access dedicated storage facility for investigational products, with video monitoring and restricted key card entry throughout the facility. Our staff includes 2 full-time board-certified physicians serving as Investigators, and a laboratory manager, project manager, and technical advisor with tobacco clinical research experience.

Negative Pressure Room frontage laboratories tobacco
Negative Pressure Room located in Secaucus, New Jersey

 

What Sets Us Apart

Our clinical services facility includes two separate specialized smoking/vaping rooms with the following:

  • Air handling units utilizing displacement ventilation
  • Convective air flows from floor to ceiling
  • Adjoining dispensing rooms and processing laboratories
  • Accommodations for up to 40 subjects at one time
  • Furniture containing non-absorbent fabric for easy cleaning

Recruitment Capabilities For Tobacco Studies

Our clinical services facility is in an ethnically diverse region in northern New Jersey:

  • Less than 7 miles from NYC, with access to over 3 million healthy adult volunteers who self-report as smokers
  • Proximity to extensive mass transit and major airports
  • Located in the medical center hub, giving access to a large pool of trained medical staff.

Bioanalysis And Research Services

Tobacco-Specific Assays: We are developing a variety of assays tailored to meet your needs in matrices such as human serum, plasma, and urine.

If you are interested in Tobacco Specific Biomarkers, please contact us.