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Pharmacokinetics and Tolerability of Meloxicam Injected Intramuscularly vs. Tablet in Healthy Subjects

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02183090
Lead Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Brief Summary

Study to investigate the pharmacokinetics and tolerability of an intramuscular 15 mg meloxicam injection in comparison to the 15 mg oral tablet

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy subjects as determined by results of screening
  • Written informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and local legislation
  • Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 50 years
  • Broca > - 20% and < + 20%
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any findings of the medical examination (including laboratory, blood pressure, pulse rate and electrocardiogram (ECG)) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance

  • Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders

  • Surgery of the gastro-intestinal tract ( except appendectomy)

  • Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders

  • Chronic or relevant acute infections

  • Hypersensitivity to meloxicam and/or non-steroidal antirheumatic agents

  • Intake of drugs with a long half-life (>24 hours) (≤ 1 month prior to administration or during the trial)

  • Use of any drugs which might influence the results of the trial (≤ 10 days prior to administration or during the trial)

  • Participation in another trial with an investigational drug (≤ 2 months prior to administration or during the trial)

  • Smoker (>= 10 cigarettes or >= 3 cigars or >= 3 pipes/day)

  • Inability to refrain from smoking on study days

  • Known alcohol abuse

  • Known drug abuse

  • Blood donation (≤ 1 month prior to administration)

  • Excessive physical activities (≤ 5 days prior to administration)

  • History of hemorrhagic diatheses

  • History of gastro-intestinal ulcer, perforation or bleeding

  • History of bronchial asthma

  • For female subjects:

    • Pregnancy
    • Positive pregnancy test
    • No adequate contraception e.g. sterilization, IUD (intrauterine device), oral contraceptives
    • Inability to maintain this adequate contraception during the whole study period
    • Lactation period

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Meloxicam ampouleMeloxicam ampoule-
Meloxicam tabletMeloxicam tablet-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
tmax (Time to achieve Cmax)up to 96 hours after drug administration
AUC0-inf (total area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Cmax (Maximum drug plasma concentration)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
t1/2 (apparent terminal elimination half-life)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Change from baseline in laboratory parametersBaseline, days 1-2 and 5 of each treatment period
λz (apparent terminal elimination rate constant)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Vz/f (Apparent volume of distribution during the terminal phase λz following extravascular administration)up to 96 hours after drug administration
Change from baseline in vital signs (pulse rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure)Baseline, days 1-5 of each treatment period
Number of patients with adverse eventsup to 72 hours after day 5 of each treatment period
Tolerability of the intramuscular injectionbefore and 4 and 24 hours after application of study drug
AUC0-t (Total area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve from time of administration to the time of the last quantifiable drug concentration)up to 96 hours after drug administration
MRTtot (Mean residence time)up to 96 hours after drug administration
CL/f (Apparent clearance of the analyte in plasma at steady state after extravascular multiple dose administration)up to 96 hours after drug administration
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