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Repeated Dose Study for the Investigation of Heritability of and Genetic Influences on Drug Pharmacokinetics

Open Label Repeated Dose Study for the Evaluation of Heritability of and Genetic Influences on Drug Pharmacokinetics (TWINS II)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01845194
Enrollment
117
Registered
2013-05-03
Start date
2009-12-31
Completion date
2013-10-31
Last updated
2014-04-21

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Conditions

Drug Biotransformation, Membrane Transport

Keywords

pharmacokinetic, heritability, drug membrane transport, drug biotransformation

Brief summary

This human pharmacokinetic study investigates, whether processes of drug metabolism and transport are determined by genetic or hereditary factors. Therefore, approved drugs are applied to twins and metabolism and transport processes are investigated.

Interventions

Treatment period 2: 5 mg Codeine once

DRUGMidazolam

Treatment period 1: 0.2 mg Midazolam 3x Treatment period 2: 1 mg Midazolam once

DRUGPravastatin

Treatment period 2: 5 mg Pravastatin once

Treatment period 1: 2.5 mg Torsemide 3x Treatment period 2: 0.25 mg Torsemide once

Treatment period 1: 50 mg Talinolol 3x Treatment period 2: 2.5 mg Talinolol once

DRUGCaffeine

Treatment period 1: 50 mg Caffeine 3x

DRUGMetoprolol

Treatment period 1: 5 mg Metoprolol 3x

Sponsors

Institut fuer anwendungsorientierte Forschung und klinische Studien GmbH
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Written informed consent obtained prior to study entry including informed consent for genetic research * Both genders (male and female) * Healthy adults aged ≥18 to \< 65 years * Body weight of subjects of both genders not less than 50 kg and not more than 120 kg. BMI not less than 18 kg/m² and not greater than 33 kg/m² * Willingness to meet the study instructions and to co-operate with the study personal * No clinically relevant pathological findings in any of the investigations at the Screening visit. Minor deviations of laboratory values from the normal range may be accepted, if judged by the investigator to have no clinical relevance * Female subjects will only be included if they have negative serum pregnancy test during screening and the willingness not to become pregnant during the entire study period by practicing reliable methods of contraception as specified in the respective protocol section. * Dizygotic twins will only be included if both siblings are of the same gender, either male or female and triplets, quadruplets or other multiplets if at least two siblings are of the same gender * Smokers will only be included if both siblings are smoking to a similar extend (+/- 10 cigarettes per day)

Exclusion criteria

* Involvement in the planning and conduct of the study (applies to staff directly employed at the study site / department) * Participation in a clinical study during the last 30 days or use of any other investigational or non-registered drug or vaccine during the study period or within 30 days preceding the first dose of study drugs * Blood, plasma or thrombozyte donation during the last 30 days prior to application of the test drugs * Age \< 18 years or \> 65 years * Known pregnancy or lactation period * Any relevant pathological findings in any of the investigations at the screening visit including significant abnormalities as result of the medical-screening-laboratory-analysis, especially of the liver and kidney related parameters. * Any disease affecting liver or kidney or impairment of the liver or kidney-function * Any cardiac disease in which use of beta-blockers or caffeine might be contraindicated. * Bronchogenic asthma requiring constant drug treatment (stages 2 to 4 asthma) * Known Raynaud's syndrome * Any major acute disease or fever (Temp. \> 37.5 C) * Any major gastrointestinal disease and any gastrointestinal disorder that is expected to significantly interfere with the pharmacokinetics of the study drug * Gastrointestinal surgery which may interfere with the pharmacokinetics of the study drug (except appendectomy or herniotomy) * Taking any medication within 7 days before or during the trial with the following exceptions: Single doses of mild analgesics (e.g. aspirin, paracetamol, ibuprofen) may have been taken except for the time from 6 hours prior to taking the test drug until 24 hours after taking the test drug. Oral contraceptive drug used will be documented but will not be an exclusion criterion. Other medication might be allowed on single case basis if considered necessary for the subject's safety and well-being. * History of alcohol and/or drug addiction and/or any abusive use of medicaments and/or positive drug screen * Any other findings that could compromise the safety of the participant or the quality of the study-results * History of severe hypersensitivity reactions and anaphylaxis * If hypersensitivity or allergic reactions to one of the IMPs is known so enrolment is possible but application of the concerned IMP must not be allowed in all siblings (e.g. allergy to sulphonamide prohibits specifically the application of torsemide) * Clinically significant diseases as judged by the investigator * Body temperature \> 37.5°C prior to drug application * Known infection with HIV, Hepatitis B (HBsAg) or Hepatitis C * Inability or unwillingness to avoid any intake of alcohol from 48h prior to until 72hours after IMP application * Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test during screening and/or treatment) * Lactation or unreliable contraception in female subjects with child-bearing potential * Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent and to abide by the requirements of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
plasma drug concentrationsup to 24 h after drug applicationUp to 8 (± 60 min.) hour after each application of combined drugs (treatment period 1 and treatment period 2) blood and urine collection is continuously performed and drug concentrations as specified in the sections study arms and interventions are measured. This is repeated once 24 hours after each drug application.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
PK and metabolic ratiosup to 24 h after drug applicationPK and metabolic ratios (MR, ratio between parent compound and metabolite) of the test substrates as specified in the sections study arms and interventions are measured.
variants in known genetic traitsup to 24 h after drug applicationNew variants in known genetic traits are investigated and new genetic traits are identified.
design applicability54 months after study startTo evaluate the applicability of the repeated measure design for other, non drug-related genetic traits, such as blood coagulation pathways.

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 11, 2026