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Bio-availability Comparison of Three Formulations of Certolizumab Pegol in Healthy Volunteers

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Bioavailability Study on Healthy Volunteers
Interventions
Biological: Certolizumab pegol
Registration Number
NCT00813774
Lead Sponsor
UCB Pharma
Brief Summary

To compare the bioavailability of a single dose of certolizumab pegol solutions given subcutaneously either by one of the three formulations and to investigate safety and tolerability.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
149
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy male and female volunteers aged between 18 and 55
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 30 kg/m2 with normal laboratory data
  • negative for Tuberculosis test
  • normal Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • adequate contraception for females
  • given informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any significant abnormality in medical history, physical examination, laboratory testing
  • Intake of concomitant medication
  • smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day
  • alcohol or drug abuse
  • pregnancy or breast feeding
  • history of tuberculosis
  • participation in another trial within 3 months prior to this study
  • previous administration of certolizumab pegol

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ReferenceCertolizumab pegolLyophilized formulation (reference)
LiquidCertolizumab pegolLiquid Formulation (test)
Pre-filled SyringeCertolizumab pegolPre-filled syringe (test)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve from time 0 to infinity (AUC)PK samples: from pre-dose to Week 12
Area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve from time 0 to the last quantifiable point (AUC(0-t),)PK samples: from pre-dose to Week 12
Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)PK samples: from pre-dose to Week 12
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Apparent terminal elimination rate constant (λz)PK samples: from pre-dose to Week 12
Apparent terminal elimination half-life (t1/2)PK samples: from pre-dose to Week 12
Time corresponding to Cmax (tmax)PK samples: from pre-dose to Week 12
Apparent Total body clearance (CL/F)PK samples: from pre-dose to Week 12
Apparent Volume of distribution (Vz/F)PK samples: from pre-dose to Week 12
Number of subjects with anti-certolizumab pegol antibody plasma level >2.4 units/mLPK samples; from pre-dose to Week 12
Time point where log-linear elimination phase begins (TLIN )PK samples: from pre-dose to Week 12
Lowest quantifiable concentration time (LQCT)PK samples: from pre-dose to Week 12
Extrapolated portion of the AUC (AUC_ext )PK samples; from pre-dose to Week 12
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