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Coffee Interaction With the Antihypertensive Drug Felodipine

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Food-Drug Interactions
Interventions
Other: Black Coffee
Other: Water
Other: Grapefruit Juice
Registration Number
NCT02232269
Lead Sponsor
Lawson Health Research Institute
Brief Summary

Coffee is a globally popular beverage. More than half of the United States population spends an estimated $ 40 billion on the purchase of coffee each year. Personal consumption habits can vary. For example, the frequency of ingestion ranged from 59% for every day to 8% for less than one day per week consumption in one survey. In the case of occasional consumption, coffee can markedly elevate blood pressure in normotensive and hypertensive individuals. This pressor effect can occur with a caffeine dose of 200 - 250 mg, which can be found 2 - 3 cups of coffee. A major active constituent in coffee is caffeine, which is the most widely used pharmacological substance in the world.

Drug therapy plays a major role in the management of hypertension. However, the interaction between coffee or caffeine and blood pressure lowering drugs has been assessed in only three clinical studies that were reported more than three decades ago.

We conducted a comprehensive interaction study involving a commonly ingested amount of a particular Colombian coffee and felodipine in healthy middle-aged men and women. Peripheral (brachial) and central (aortic) hemodynamics and caffeine and felodipine pharmacokinetics were evaluated.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
13
Inclusion Criteria
  • healthy (normal physical exam, blood clinical chemistry)
  • willingly signs ethics approved informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria
  • history of cardiac, renal, hepatic or gastrointestinal disease or substance abuse
  • significant illness within 2 weeks of starting study
  • history of allergy to felodipine , tablet ingredients or dihydropyridines
  • routinely taking prescription or OTC drugs or natural health products
  • received an investigational drug withing the previous 4 weeks
  • females who are pregnant or breast-feeding

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Black CoffeeBlack CoffeeBlack Coffee, 300 ml, 0 and 1 hour
Black Coffee plus FelodipineBlack CoffeeBlack Coffee, 300 ml, 0 and 1 hour Felodipine extended-release tablet ,10 mg, single dose, 8 hours
Water plus FelodipineWaterFelodipine extended-release tablet ,10 mg, single dose, 8 hours
Grapefruit Juice plus FelodipineGrapefruit JuiceGrapefruit Juice, 300 ml, 0 and 1 hour Felodipine extended-release tablet ,10 mg, single dose, 8 hours
Grapefruit Juice plus FelodipineFelodipineGrapefruit Juice, 300 ml, 0 and 1 hour Felodipine extended-release tablet ,10 mg, single dose, 8 hours
Water plus FelodipineFelodipineFelodipine extended-release tablet ,10 mg, single dose, 8 hours
Black Coffee plus FelodipineFelodipineBlack Coffee, 300 ml, 0 and 1 hour Felodipine extended-release tablet ,10 mg, single dose, 8 hours
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The effect of felodipine on coffee-mediated increases in peripheral and central blood pressure .Change from Baseline to 8 hours Post Dose

Peripheral (brachial systolic and diastolic blood pressure) and central (aortic systolic blood pressure) measurements were the mean of at least 3 readings after 5 minutes of sitting at rest. The respective instruments used were BpTRU™ Vital Signs Monitor (BpTRU Medical Devices, Coquitlam BC, Canada) and SphygmoCor® CP Pulse Wave Analysis System - Research (AtCor Medical, Inc., Itasca, IL USA).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The effect of coffee on the oral pharmacokinetics of felodipine.Change from Baseline to 8 hours Post Dose

Area Under Curve (AUC) Time Frame: predose, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 hours post-dose

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Victoria Clinical Trials Centre

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London, Ontario, Canada

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