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Pharmacokinetics of Salmeterol Via HandiHaler® in Healthy Male Volunteers

Registration Number
NCT02254187
Lead Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate if the systemic drug exposure of at least 25 μg and perhaps 50 μg salmeterol presented as inhalation powder in PE capsules and administered via HandiHaler® 2 does not exceed that of 50 μg Serevent® Diskus® and to investigate safety and tolerability of salmeterol presented as inhalation powder in PE capsules and administered via HandiHaler® 2

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Healthy male based upon a complete medical history, including the physical examination, regarding vital signs ((Blood Pressure (BP), Pulse Rate (PR)), 12-lead ECG measurement, and clinical laboratory tests. There is no finding deviating from normal and of clinical relevance. There is no evidence of a clinically relevant concomitant disease.
  2. Age ≥21 and ≤50 years
  3. BMI ≥18.5 and <30 kg/m2 (Body Mass Index)
  4. Signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the study in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the local legislation
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Exclusion Criteria
  1. Any finding of the medical examination (including BP, PR, and ECG measurements) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance

  2. Evidence of a clinically relevant concomitant disease

  3. Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders

  4. Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders

  5. History of relevant orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells or blackouts

  6. Chronic or relevant acute infections

  7. History of relevant allergy/hypersensitivity (including allergy to the drug or its excipients) as judged clinically relevant by the investigator

  8. Intake of drugs with a long half-life (>24 hours) within at least 1 month or less than 10 half-lives of the respective drug prior to randomization

  9. Use of drugs which might reasonably influence the results of the trial based on the knowledge at the time of protocol preparation within 10 days prior to randomization

  10. Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within 2 months prior to randomization

  11. Smoker (>10 cigarettes or >3 cigars or >3 pipes/day)

  12. Inability to refrain from smoking on trial days as judged by the investigator

  13. Alcohol abuse (more than 60 g alcohol a day)

  14. Drug abuse

  15. Blood donation (more than 100 mL blood within 4 weeks prior to randomization or during the trial)

  16. Excessive physical activities within 1 week prior to randomization or during the trial

  17. Any laboratory value outside the reference range that is of clinical relevance

  18. Inability to comply with dietary regimen of the study centre

    The following exclusion criteria are specific for this study due to the known class side effect profile of ß2-mimetics:

  19. Asthma or history of pulmonary hyperreactivity

  20. Hyperthyrosis

  21. Allergic rhinitis in need of treatment

  22. Clinically relevant cardiac arrhythmia

  23. Paroxysmal tachycardia (>100 beats per minute)

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Salmeterol capsule via Handihaler - lowSalmeterol capsule - low-
Salmeterol via Serevent® Diskus®Salmeterol via Serevent® Diskus®-
Salmeterol capsule via Handihaler - highSalmeterol capsule - high-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
AUC0-∞ (area under the concentration-time curve of salmeterol in blood plasma over the time interval from 0 extrapolated to infinity)up to 8 hours after drug administration
Cmax (maximum measured concentration of salmeterol in blood plasma)up to 8 hours after drug administration
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients with abnormal changes in laboratory parametersup to 14 days following the last drug administration
Number of patients with clinically significant changes in vital signsup to 14 days following the last drug administration

Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate

Assessment of tolerability by investigator on a 4-point scale14 days following the last drug administration
AUC0-tz (area under the concentration-time curve of salmeterol in plasma over the time interval from 0 to the time of the last quantifiable data point)up to 8 hours after drug administration
Number of patients with clinically significant changes in 12-lead ECG parametersup to 14 days following the last drug administration
Number of patients with adverse eventsup to 14 days following the last drug administration
t½ (terminal half-life of salmeterol in plasma)up to 8 hours after drug administration
AUCt1-t2 (area under the concentration time curve of salmeterol in plasma over the time interval t1 to t2)up to 8 hours after drug administration
tmax (time from dosing to the maximum concentration of salmeterol in plasma)up to 8 hours after drug administration
MRTih (mean residence time of salmeterol in the body after inhalational administration)up to 8 hours after drug administration
λz (terminal rate constant in plasma)up to 8 hours after drug administration
CL/F (apparent clearance of salmeterol in the plasma after extravascular administration)up to 8 hours after drug administration
Vz/F (apparent volume of distribution during the terminal phase (λz) following an extravascular dose)up to 8 hours after drug administration
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