A Comparitive Bioavailability Study of Metformin Hydrochloride Liquid 500mg/ 5 mL Under Fasting Conditions and After Low and High Fat Meal - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
Information provided by:	Ranbaxy Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00778349

Purpose

To assess the food effect on pharmacokinetic profile of metformin liquid 100 mg/mL of Ranbaxy Laboratories in healthy, adult, human subjecis following a dose administration of 10 mL (1000 mg) under fasting conditions, after a Iow fat meal and after a high fat meal

Condition	Intervention
Healthy	Drug: Metformin solution 100 mg/mL

Drug Information available for: Metformin Metformin hydrochloride

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Crossover Assignment, Bio-availability Study
Official Title:	A Randomized, Three-Treatment, Three-Period, Six-Sequence, Single-Dose, Crossover Pharmacokinetic Study on Metformin Hydrochloride Solution 100 mg/mL of Ranbaxy Laboratories Comparing the Pharmacokinetic Profile of Metformin Under Fasting Condition, After a Low Fat Meal and After a High Fat Meal in Healthy, Adult, Human Male Subjects.

Further study details as provided by Ranbaxy Inc.:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Bioavailability [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	34
Study Start Date:	April 2002
Study Completion Date:	July 2002
Primary Completion Date:	May 2002 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental Metformin solution 100 mg/mL under fasting condition	Drug: Metformin solution 100 mg/mL
2: Experimental Metformin solution 100 mg/mL, after low fat meal	Drug: Metformin solution 100 mg/mL
3: Experimental Metformin solution 100 mg/mL, after high fat meal	Drug: Metformin solution 100 mg/mL

Detailed Description:

This study was an open label, randomized, three-treatment, three-period, six-sequence, single-dose, crossover pharmacokinetic study planned on 36 healthy, adult, human subjects under fasting conditions. However 34 subjects were enrolled and 33 subjects completed all the periods of the study. All periods were separated by a washout of seven days As per protocol (Appendix 1), enough healthy, adult, human subjects were to be enrolled in the study to allow the dosing of 36 subjects in the first period. 34 subjects were enrolled and 33 subjects completed all the periods of study

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 45 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Be in the age range of 18.45 years.
Be neither overweight nor underweight for his/her height as per the Life Insurance Corporation of India height/weight chart for non-medical cases.
Have voluntarily given written informed consent to participate in this study.
Be of normal health as determined by medical history and physical
Examination of the subjects performed .within 28 days prior to the commencement of the study.
If female and:

Of childbearing potential, is practicing an acceptable method of birth control for the duration of the study as judged by the investigator(s), such as condoms, foams, jellies, diaphragm, intrauterine device (IUD), or abstinence; or~ Is postmenopausal for at least 1 year; or Is surgically sterile bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy).

Exclusion Criteria:

History of allergy to metformin and other related antidiabetic biguanide preparations.
Any evidence of organ dysfunction or any clinically significant deviation from the normal, in physical or clinical determinations.
Presence of disease markers of HIV 1 and 2, Hepatitis B and C viruses and syphilis infection.
Female volunteers demonstrating a positive pregnancy screen.
Female volunteers who are currently breastfeeding.
Presence of values' which are clinically significantly different from normal reference ranges for hemoglobin, total white blood cells count, differential WBC count and platelet count
Positive for urinary screen testing of drugs of abuse (opiates and cannabinoids
Presence of values which are significantly different from normal.reference ranges (as defined in Appendix 5) for se- rum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), serum alanine aminotranferase (ALT), serum alkaline phosphatase, serum billrubin, plasma glucose and serum cholesterol
Clinically abnormal chemical and microscopic examination of urine defined as presence of RBC, WBC (>4/HPF), epithelial cells (>4/HPF), glucose, (positive) and protein (positive).
History of serious gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological or hematological disease, diabetes or glaucoma.
History of any psychiatric illness. which may impair the ability to provide written informed consent.
Regular smokers who smoke more than 10 cigarettes daily or have difficulty abstaining from smoking for the duration of each study period.
History of drug dependence or excessive alcohol intake on a habitual basis of more than 2 units of alcoholic beverages per day (1 'unit equivalent to half pint of beer or 1 glass of wine or 1 measure of spirit) or have difficulty in abstaining for the duration of each study period.
Use of any enzyme modifying drugs within 30 days prior to Day I of this study

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Responsible Party:	Ranbaxy Research Labs ( Dr. Tausif monif )
Study ID Numbers:	04/METFO-500/02
Study First Received:	October 22, 2008
Last Updated:	October 22, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00778349
Health Authority:	India: Drugs Controller General of India

Keywords provided by Ranbaxy Inc.:

Bioavailability Metformin solution 100 mg/mL

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Metformin
Healthy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009