Pharmacokinetics of Salmeterol Via HandiHaler® in Healthy Male Volunteers
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Interventions
- 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
- 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.
- Age ≥21 and ≤50 years
- BMI ≥18.5 and <30 kg/m2 (Body Mass Index)
- 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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Any finding of the medical examination (including BP, PR, and ECG measurements) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance
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Evidence of a clinically relevant concomitant disease
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Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders
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Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders
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History of relevant orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells or blackouts
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Chronic or relevant acute infections
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History of relevant allergy/hypersensitivity (including allergy to the drug or its excipients) as judged clinically relevant by the investigator
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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
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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
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Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within 2 months prior to randomization
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Smoker (>10 cigarettes or >3 cigars or >3 pipes/day)
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Inability to refrain from smoking on trial days as judged by the investigator
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Alcohol abuse (more than 60 g alcohol a day)
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Drug abuse
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Blood donation (more than 100 mL blood within 4 weeks prior to randomization or during the trial)
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Excessive physical activities within 1 week prior to randomization or during the trial
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Any laboratory value outside the reference range that is of clinical relevance
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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:
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Asthma or history of pulmonary hyperreactivity
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Hyperthyrosis
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Allergic rhinitis in need of treatment
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Clinically relevant cardiac arrhythmia
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Paroxysmal tachycardia (>100 beats per minute)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Salmeterol capsule via Handihaler - low Salmeterol capsule - low - Salmeterol via Serevent® Diskus® Salmeterol via Serevent® Diskus® - Salmeterol capsule via Handihaler - high Salmeterol capsule - high -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method Number of patients with abnormal changes in laboratory parameters up to 14 days following the last drug administration Number of patients with clinically significant changes in vital signs up to 14 days following the last drug administration Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate
Assessment of tolerability by investigator on a 4-point scale 14 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 parameters up to 14 days following the last drug administration Number of patients with adverse events up 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