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Relative Bioavailability Study

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Healthy Volunteers
Interventions
Drug: Riociguat(Adempas,BAY63-2521)
Registration Number
NCT02159313
Lead Sponsor
Bayer
Brief Summary

To investigate relative bioavailability of crushed tablets suspended in apple sauce or water

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy male subject
  • Age: 18 to 45 years (inclusive) at the first screening examination
  • Ethnicity: white
  • Body mass index (BMI): >18 and <29.9 kg/m2
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Incompletely cured pre-existing diseases for which it can be assumed that the absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination, or effects of the study drug will not be normal
  • History of coronary artery disease
  • Symptomatic postural hypotension (e.g. dizziness, lightheadedness)
  • History of bronchial asthma or any other airway disease
  • Smoking (former smokers who have stopped smoking at least 3 months before the first study drug administration may be included)
  • Clinically relevant findings in the ECG such as a second- or third-degree atrioventricular block, prolongation of the QRS complex over 120 ms or of the QTc interval (QT interval corrected for heart rate) over 450 ms
  • Systolic blood pressure below 100 or above 145 mmHg
  • Diastolic blood pressure below 50 or above 95 mmHg
  • Heart rate below 45 or above 95 beats per minute
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BAY63-2521 with Non sparkling waterRiociguat(Adempas,BAY63-2521)Single dose of a whole 2.5 mg riociguat tablet (fasted) with 240 mL of non-sparkling water at room temperature
BAY63-2521 after breakfastRiociguat(Adempas,BAY63-2521)Single dose of a whole 2.5 mg riociguat tablet taken within 5 minutes after the last bite of a continental breakfast (fed) with 240 mL of non-sparkling water at room temperature
BAY63-2521 with waterRiociguat(Adempas,BAY63-2521)Single dose of a crushed 2.5 mg riociguat tablet suspended in a glass with 25 mL water, to be drunk and flushed twice with 25 mL water in the same glass (fasted)
BAY63-2521 with applesauceRiociguat(Adempas,BAY63-2521)Single dose of a crushed 2.5 mg riociguat tablet suspended in 50 mL applesauce, to be eaten with a spoon (fasted)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pharmacokinetics of riociguat in plasma by maximal concentration (Cmax)Multiple time ponits up to day 3
Pharmacokinetics of riociguat in plasma by Area under the plasma concentration time curve (AUC)Multiple time points up to day 3
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants with adverse events as a measure of safety and tolerabilityUp to 12 weeks
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