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Evaluation of food effect on the pharmacokinetics of sustained release metformin in healthy Indian volunteers

GSK study ID
116519
Clinicaltrials.gov ID
EudraCT ID
Not applicable
EU CT Number
Not applicable
Trial status
Study complete
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Trial overview

Official title: The effect of food on the pharmacokinetics of metformin given either as metformin hydrochloride SR 1000mg tablet or as a fixed dose combination of metformin hydrochloride SR 1000mg/glimepiride 2mg tablet in healthy Indian volunteers.
Trial description: Metformin hydrochloride in its immediate release (IR) form has been successfully used for decades in the treatment of type 2 diabetes; however the IR formulation may be associated with gastrointestinal side effects (especially nausea, diarrhea) in 20-30% patients, which can limit the tolerated dose, reduce adherence and result in discontinuation of therapy. Metformin hydrochloride extended release formulations have been developed to overcome these problems. In India, extended release formulations of metformin hydrochloride include metformin SR 1000mg tablet and combination of metformin hydrochloride SR 1000mg/glimepiride 2mg tablet. In the combination tablet, only metformin hydrochloride is in the extended release form. In view of the fact that extended release metformin hydrochloride is usually recommended with a meal, that food is known to affect the pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters of metformin and that there is a potential for dose dumping with extended release formulations that may lead to side effects similar to IR formulations, a study to estimate the magnitude of the food effect for these formulations in fed state compared to the fasting state is warranted. This study will be a randomized, single-center, open-label, single-dose, three-period, 6 sequence crossover study in 30 healthy adult volunteers to estimate the bioavailability of metformin from metformin hydrochloride 1000mg SR tablet given in fasting condition relative to metformin hydrochloride 1000mg SR tablet and a fixed dose combination of metformin hydrochloride 1000mg SR /glimepiride 2mg tablet, each given in fed condition. The safety and tolerability profile of metformin SR 1000mg tablet and metformin hydrochloride SR 1000mg/glimepiride 2mg tablet will also be evaluated in this study. The primary PK endpoints will be Cmax and AUC (0-∞). The secondary PK endpoints will include AUC (0-t), Tmax , T lag, Kel and t1/2. Safety endpoints will include vital signs, ECG, physical examination, clinical laboratory tests and adverse event reporting.
Primary purpose:
Other
Trial design:
Crossover Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Allocation:
Randomized
Primary outcomes:

Maximum observed concentration (Cmax)

Timeframe: 0.0 (pre-dose) and 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24 and 30 hours after dosing

Area under concentration-time curve from time zero (pre-dose) extrapolated to infinite time [AUC (0-infinity)]

Timeframe: 0.0 (pre-dose) and 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24 and 30 hours after dosing

Secondary outcomes:

AUC from time zero (pre-dose) to last time of quantifiable concentration within a participant across all treatments [AUC (0-t)]

Timeframe: 0.0 (pre-dose) and 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24 and 30 hours after dosing

Time of occurrence of Cmax (Tmax)

Timeframe: 0.0 (pre-dose) and 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24 and 30 hours after dosing

PK lag time (Tlag)

Timeframe: 0.0 (pre-dose) and 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24 and 30 hours after dosing

Elimination constant (Kel)

Timeframe: 0.0 (pre-dose) and 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24 and 30 hours after dosing

Terminal phase half life (t1/2)

Timeframe: 0.0 (pre-dose) and 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24 and 30 hours after dosing

Number of participants with adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)

Timeframe: Up to approximately 24 days (during treatment and washout) after initiation of study

Interventions:
  • Drug: Metformin hydrochloride prolonged release
  • Drug: Metformin hydrochloride sustained release/Glimepiride
  • Enrollment:
    30
    Primary completion date:
    2012-21-02
    Observational study model:
    Not applicable
    Time perspective:
    Not applicable
    Clinical publications:
    LIESEL DSILVA, JONATHAN PALMER, VISHWANATH SUDERSHAN, SANMAN GHORPADE, SADHNA JOGLEKAR . Effect of food on the absorption of metformin from sustained release metformin hydrochloride formulations in healthy Indian volunteers. Asian J Pharmaceut Clin Res. 2013;6(1):95-99.
    Medical condition
    Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
    Product
    metformin
    Collaborators
    Not applicable
    Study date(s)
    January 2012 to February 2012
    Type
    Interventional
    Phase
    Not applicable

    Participation criteria

    Sex
    Male
    Age
    18 - 50 years
    Accepts healthy volunteers
    Yes
    • 1.Healthy as determined by a responsible and experienced physician, based on a medical evaluation including medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, 12 lead ECG and chest-x-ray. A subject with a clinical abnormality or laboratory parameters outside the reference range for the population being studied may be included only if the Medical Investigator agrees that the finding is unlikely to introduce additional risk factors and will not interfere with the study procedures.
    • 2.Males between 18 and 50 years of age (both inclusive), who are willing to participate in the study and provide a written signed and dated informed consent.
    • 1.A positive pre-study urine drug screen.
    • 2.A positive test for HIV antibody.

    Trial location(s)

    This study does not involve prospective enrollment of participants.

    Study documents

    Scientific result summary
    Available language(s): English
    Protocol
    Available language(s): English

    If you wish to request for full study report, please contact - [email protected]

    Results overview

    Results posted on ClinicalTrials.gov

    Recruitment status
    Study complete
    Actual primary completion date
    2012-21-02
    Actual study completion date
    2012-21-02

    Plain language summaries

    Plain language summaries of clinical trial results for Phase 2-4 clinical trials that were initiated on or after January 2022 will be posted by GSK within one year following study completion.

    Additional information about the trial

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