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Pharmacokinetics Study Comparing Topical Diclofenac/Menthol Gels With Voltaren Gel and Oral Diclofenac Sodium

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Pain
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02201238
Lead Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Brief Summary

This research study is being conducted to characterize the pharmacokinetic properties of a new topical medication (MFC51123) that contains two active ingredients (diclofenac and menthol) in two formulation packages. One formulation package is in the form of a gel in aluminum tube and the other one in the form of a gel in roll-on applicator bottle. Additionally, as a comparison, the pharmacokinetic properties of a marketed diclofenac gel and an oral diclofenac treatment will also be characterized. This topical diclofenac/menthol gel has being developed to treat mild to moderate pain and inflammation, such as acute sport injuries, sprains and strains. The rationale for conducting the study is to prove that repeated topical treatment of the new diclofenac + menthol formulation in either of the two packages does not result in unsafe systemic exposure.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
18
Inclusion Criteria
  • Participants aged 18 to 50 years
  • Body mass index between 19-28 (kg/m2)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant or lactating females
  • Participants having intolerance or hypersensitivity to study material
  • Participants having positive results for HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C
  • Participants having skin lesion at site of application
  • Participants having history of alcohol or drug abuse

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Diclofenac sodium/menthol gel (in tube)Diclofenac sodium1% diclofenac sodium plus 3% menthol gel (in 30g aluminium tube). Dose given- 4g applied topically to a 400cm2 (20cm x 20cm) area of the skin, four times daily for three consecutive days with 5h between adjacent doses on the same day
Diclofenac sodium/menthol gel (in tube)Menthol1% diclofenac sodium plus 3% menthol gel (in 30g aluminium tube). Dose given- 4g applied topically to a 400cm2 (20cm x 20cm) area of the skin, four times daily for three consecutive days with 5h between adjacent doses on the same day
Diclofenac sodium tabletsDiclofenac sodium50mg diclofenac sodium tablets administered orally, three times daily for three consecutive days with 6h between adjacent doses on the same day
Voltaren gelDiclofenac sodiumVoltaren gel supplied in 100g aluminium tube. Dose given- 4g applied topically to a 400cm2 (20cm x 20cm) area of the skin, four times daily for three consecutive days with 5h between adjacent doses on the same day
Diclofenac sodium/menthol gel (in roll-on device)Diclofenac sodium1% diclofenac sodium plus 3% menthol gel (in roll-on applicator device supplied in 30g plastic bottles). Dose given- 4g applied topically to a 400cm2 (20cm x 20cm) area of the skin, four times daily for three consecutive days with 5h between adjacent doses on the same day
Diclofenac sodium/menthol gel (in roll-on device)Menthol1% diclofenac sodium plus 3% menthol gel (in roll-on applicator device supplied in 30g plastic bottles). Dose given- 4g applied topically to a 400cm2 (20cm x 20cm) area of the skin, four times daily for three consecutive days with 5h between adjacent doses on the same day
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in tube/AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of area under the plasma concentration time curve from 48-72 hrs (AUC48-72 hrs) of Diclofenac gel in tube and AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

Cmax of Diclofenac gel in tube/Cmax of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of Diclofenac gel in tube and Cmax of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

Cmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Cmax of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of Cmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Cmax of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in tube/AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 days

Ratio of AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in tube and AUC48-72 hrs of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from Voltaren gel

Tmax of Diclofenac gel in tube/Tmax of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 days

Ratio of Tmax of Diclofenac gel in tube and Tmax of Voltaren during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from Voltaren gel

Tmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Tmax of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 days

Ratio of Tmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Tmax of Voltaren during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from Voltaren gel

Tmax of Diclofenac gel in tube/Tmax of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) of Diclofenac gel in tube and Tmax of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

Cmin of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Cmin of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 days

Ratio of Cmin of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Cmin of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from Voltaren gel

Cmin of Diclofenac gel in tube/Cmin of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of minimum plasma concentration (Cmin) of Diclofenac gel in tube and Cmin of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

Cmin of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Cmin of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of Cmin of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Cmin of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

Tmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Tmax of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of Tmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Tmax of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

Cmax of Diclofenac gel in tube/Cmax of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 days

Ratio of Cmax of Diclofenac gel in tube and Cmax of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from Voltaren gel

Cmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Cmax of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 days

Ratio of Cmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Cmax of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from Voltaren gel

Cmin of Diclofenac gel in tube/Cmin of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 days

Ratio of Cmin of Diclofenac gel in tube and Cmin of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from Voltaren gel

Cmax of Menthol in gel/Cmax of Menthol reported in literature20 days

Ratio of Cmax of Menthol in tube and Cmax of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure to menthol from gel tube as compared to that reported in literature

AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 days

Ratio of AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and AUC48-72 hrs of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from Voltaren gel

Tmax of Menthol in gel/Tmax of Menthol reported in literature20 days

Ratio of Tmax of Menthol in tube and Tmax of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure to menthol from gel tube as compared to that reported in literature

Cmax of Menthol in roll-on device/Cmax of Menthol reported in literature20 days

Ratio of Cmax of Menthol in roll-on device and Cmax of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure of menthol from roll-on device as compared to that reported in literature

Cmin of Menthol in gel/Cmin of Menthol reported in literature20 days

Ratio of Cmin of Menthol in tube and Cmin of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure to menthol from gel tube as compared to that reported in literature

T1/2 of Menthol in roll-on device/T1/2 of Menthol reported in literature20 days

Ratio of T1/2 of Menthol in roll-on device and T1/2 of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure of menthol from roll-on device as compared to that reported in literature

AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol in gel/AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol reported in literature20 days

Ratio of AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol in gel and AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure to menthol from gel tube as compared to that reported in literature

Cmax of Voltaren gel/Cmax of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of Cmax of Voltaren gel and Cmax of oral Diclofenac will assess systemic exposure of Voltaren gel as compared to oral Diclofenac

T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in tube/T1/2 of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 days

Ratio of T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in tube and T1/2 of Voltaren gel will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel tube as compared to that from Voltaren gel

T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/T1/2 of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 days

Ratio of T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and T1/2 of Voltaren gel will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from Voltaren gel

Adverse event monitoring27 days
Cmin of Menthol in roll-on device/Cmin of Menthol reported in literature20 days

Ratio of Cmin of Menthol in roll-on device and Cmin of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure of menthol from roll-on device as compared to that reported in literature

Tmax of Menthol in roll-on device/Tmax of Menthol reported in literature20 days

Ratio of Tmax of Menthol in roll-on device and Tmax of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure of menthol from roll-on device as compared to that reported in literature

AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol in roll-on device/AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol reported in literature20 days

Ratio of AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol in roll-on device and AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure of menthol from roll-on device as compared to that reported in literature

T1/2 of Menthol in gel/T1/2 of Menthol reported in literature20 days

Ratio of half time elimination (T1/2) of Menthol in tube and T1/2 of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure to menthol from gel tube as compared to that reporetd in literature

AUC48-72 hrs of Voltaren gel/AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of AUC48-72 hrs of Voltaren gel and AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac will assess systemic exposure of Voltaren gel as compared to oral Diclofenac

T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in tube/T1/2 of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in tube and T1/2 of oral Diclofenac will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/T1/2 of oral Diclofenac20 days

Ratio of T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and T1/2 of oral Diclofenac will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

GSK Investigational Site

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Buffalo, New York, United States

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