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Effect of Food on the Pharmacokinetics of Meloxicam in Healthy Volunteers

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Drug: Meloxicam, low dose
Drug: Meloxicam, medium dose
Drug: Meloxicam, high dose
Registration Number
NCT02181309
Lead Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Brief Summary

Study to investigate dose-proportionality over the dosage range 7.5 mg to 22.5 mg, and to assess the effect of food on the pharmacokinetics of meloxicam after a single p.o. administration of 22.5 mg meloxicam oral suspension.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy male or female subjects as determined by results of screening
  • Age range from 21 to 50 years
  • Broca index +/- 20%
  • Written informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and local legislation
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any finding of the medical examination (including blood pressure, pulse rate and ECG and laboratory value) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance
  • Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunologic, hormonal disorders
  • Surgery of the gastro-intestinal tract (except appendectomy)
  • Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders
  • History of orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells and blackouts
  • Chronic or relevant acute infections
  • History of allergy/hypersensitivity (including drug allergy) which is deemed relevant to the trial as judged by the investigator
  • Intake of drugs with a long half-life (>24 hours) within at least 1 month or less than ten half-lives of the respective drug prior to administration
  • Use of any drugs which might influence the results of the trial (≤ one week prior to administration or during trial)
  • Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within 2 months prior to administration or during trial
  • Smoker (> 10 cigarettes or 3 cigars or 3 pipes/day)
  • Inability to refrain from smoking on study days
  • Alcohol abuse (> 60 g/day)
  • Drug abuse
  • Blood donation (≥ 100 mL within 4 weeks prior to administration or during the trial)
  • Excessive physical activities (within the last week before the study)
  • Any laboratory value outside the reference range or clinical relevance
  • History of haemorrhagic diatheses
  • History of gastrointestinal ulcer, perforation or bleeding
  • History of bronchial asthma

For female subjects:

  • Pregnancy
  • Positive pregnancy test
  • No adequate contraception e.g. sterilisation, intrauterine pessary, oral contraceptives
  • Inability to maintain this adequate contraception during the whole study period
  • Lactating

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Meloxicam low dose, fastedMeloxicam, low dose-
Meloxicam medium dose, fastedMeloxicam, medium dose-
Meloxicam high dose, fedMeloxicam, high dose-
Meloxicam high dose, fastedMeloxicam, high dose-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Maximum drug plasma concentration (Cmax)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Total area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time to administration to infinity (AUC0-infinity)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to maximum concentration (Tmax)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Total clearance, divided by f (CL/f)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Apparent volume of distribution during the terminal phase, divided by f (Vz/f)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Apparent terminal elimination rate constant (λz)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Apparent terminal half-life (t1/2)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Mean total residence time (MRTtot)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Total area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve from time of administration to the last quantifiable drug (AUC0-tf)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Number of patients with adverse eventsup to 67 days
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