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Bioequivalence Study of Rotigotine Transdermal Patch With Two Different Formulations in Healthy Japanese Subjects

Single-site, Open-label, Randomized, Cross-over Study in Healthy Japanese Subjects to Evaluate the Bioequivalence of Single Dose Rotigotine Transdermal Patch (2 mg/24 h) Comparing 2 Different Formulations

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01565018
Enrollment
55
Registered
2012-03-28
Start date
2012-03-31
Completion date
2012-07-31
Last updated
2012-07-09

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Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Keywords

Rotigotine, Neupro®, Transdermal Patch, Bioequivalence

Brief summary

To investigate and compare the drug amount delivered to the body after each single administration of Rotigotine patch with 2 different formulations in healthy Japanese subjects.

Interventions

DRUGRotigotine PR 2.1.4

Treatment B: Rotigotine transdermal patch (2 mg/24 h \[10 cm\^2\]). Reference; drug product PR 2.1.4. Single application of 1 patch for 24 hours.

DRUGRotigotine PR 2.2.1

Treatment A: Rotigotine transdermal patch (2 mg/24 h \[10 cm\^2\]). Test; drug product PR 2.2.1. Single application of 1 patch for 24 hours.

Sponsors

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
UCB Pharma
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy Japanese male and female volunteers with the age between 20 and 55 years old

Exclusion criteria

* Subject has participated or is participating in any other clinical studies of investigational drug or another Investigational Medical Product (IMP) within the last 3 months * Subject is not healthy (eg, taking any drug treatments, excessive amount of alcohol, cigarettes, having any medical or emotional/psychological problems, a drug/alcohol abuse, having abnormal safety parameters) * Subject has a QTcB (QT interval corrected for Heart Rate \[HR\] using Bazett´s formula) interval of ≥ 430 ms (≥ 450 ms for females) or any other clinically relevant finding in Electrocardiogram (ECG) at the Eligibility Assessment (EA) * Subject is having clinically relevant allergy or clinically relevant drug hypersensitivity to any components of the Investigational Medical Product (IMP), or/and having an atopic or eczematous Dermatitis, Psoriasis and/or active skin disease * Subject has a recent history (within 2 years) of chronic alcohol or drug abuse and has a history of significant skin hypersensitivity to transdermal products, and of an atopic or eczematous Dermatitis, Psoriasis, and/or active skin disease and have a history of suicide attempt, Epilepsy and/or seizures * Subject has made a blood donation or a comparable blood loss within the last 3 months prior to the Eligibility Assessment (EA) * Subject is pregnant or nursing

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Maximum plasma concentration of unconjugated Rotigotine (Cmax)Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administrationThe value of the maximum plasma concentration is directly obtained from the observed plasma concentration versus time curves.
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero up to the last analytically quantifiable concentration of unconjugated Rotigotine (AUC 0-t)Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero up to the last analytically quantifiable concentration normalized by apparent dose (mg) (AUC(0-t) norm (apparent dose))Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero up to the last analytically quantifiable concentration normalized by body weight (kg) (AUC(0-t) norm (BW))Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero up to infinity normalized by apparent dose (mg) (AUC(0-∞) norm (apparent dose))Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero up to infinity normalized by body weight (kg) (AUC(0-∞) norm (BW))Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Maximum plasma concentration normalized by apparent dose (Cmax,norm (apparent dose))Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Maximum plasma concentration normalized by body weight (Cmax,norm (BW))Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Mean residence time (MRT)Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Rate constant of elimination (λz)Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Terminal half-life (t1/2)Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Relative bioavailability calculated based on maximum plasma concentration (fCmax)Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Relative bioavailability calculated based on the area under the plasma concentration-time curve (fAUC)Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Apparent total body clearance (CL/f)Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Time to reach a maximum plasma concentration of unconjugated Rotigotine after patch application (tmax)Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administration
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero up to infinity (AUC(0-∞))Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples will be taken predose, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 16 h, 24 h (before patch removal in the morning of Day 2), 25 h, 26 h, 28 h, 30 h, 32 h, 36 h, 40 h and 48 h after Rotigotine administrationThe area under the curve extrapolated to infinity is calculated as the sum of AUC(0-t) and a residual part extrapolated to infinite time.

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026