Adult Healthy Volunteers
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary objective is to admix a radiolabel with albuterol sulphate for incorporation into the Handihaler® device for inhalation studies. This will allow for the investigators to determine the regional lung deposition of drug inhaled from the standard Handihaler® device compared to a novel modification of the device to provide more effective dispersion and aerosolization of the coated albuterol powder. The new mechanism of action for proof-of-concept testing consists of a bead (5.1 mm; expanded polystyrene foam) coated with drug powder, as opposed to the standard lactose formulation-filled capsule.
Interventions
DEVICEmodified Handihaler DPI
subjects randomized to receive 1 inhaled dose on 2 separate days, each dose delivered 2-3 days apart. The radiolabeled albuterol drug powder will be dispersed from either the DET bead-HandiHaler prototype or via the established HandiHaler device standard with the lactose-albuterol formulation provided to us by the sponsor.
DEVICEstandard Handihaler DPI
subjects randomized to receive 1 inhaled dose on 2 separate days, each dose delivered 2-3 days apart. The radiolabeled albuterol drug powder will be dispersed from either the DET bead-HandiHaler prototype or via the established HandiHaler device standard with the lactose-albuterol formulation provided to us by the sponsor.
Sponsors
University of Texas at Austin
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* healthy volunteers adults
Exclusion criteria
* chronic illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fractional delivery of dry powder to the lung | 1-5 minutes post inhalation | To compare the in vivo performance,i.e. the fraction of drug loaded in device that is delivered to the lung, of the novel system in comparison with a standard marketed dry powder inhaler (DPI) using radio-imaging techniques. The fraction delivered to the lung will be determined by gamma camera imaging of the lungs following inhalation of the radiolabeled powder from the standard vs. new device. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed