Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
The objective of this study was to establish the relative bioavailability of a new soft gelatin capsule (SGC) formulation of BI 201335 NA compared to the current solution formulation (powder in bottle, PIB) for two doses (40 mg, 240 mg) in a parallel, two-way cross-over study design.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy males and females according to the following criteria: Based upon a complete medical history, including the physical examination, vital signs (blood pressure (BP), pulse rate (PR)), 12-lead ECG (electrocardiogram), clinical laboratory tests * Age ≥18 and Age ≤50 years * Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥18.5 and BMI ≤29.9 kg/m2 * Signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the study in accordance with GCP (Good Clinical Practice) and the local legislation
Exclusion criteria
* Any finding from the medical examination (including BP, PR and ECG) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance, as assessed by the investigator * Any evidence of a clinically relevant concomitant disease * Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders * Surgery of the gastrointestinal tract (except appendectomy) * Chronic or relevant acute infections * History of relevant allergy/hypersensitivity (including allergy to drug or its excipients) * Concomitant drugs that in the opinion of the investigator (in consultation with the BI medical monitor or pharmacokinetics), would have interfered with the adsorption, distribution or metabolism of BI 201335 * Use of drugs which might reasonably influence the results of the trial or that prolong the QT/QTc (corrected QT interval) interval within 30 days prior to screening until trial completion * Use of any investigational drug within 30 days prior to enrolment; or the planned usage of any investigational drug during the course of the current study * Smoking (\>10 cigarettes or \>3 cigars or \>3 pipes/day) * Inability to abstain from alcohol from Day -14 to day 22 * Drug abuse * Blood donation (more than 100 mL within four weeks prior to administration or during the trial) * Excessive physical activities (within one week prior to administration or during the trial) * Any laboratory value outside the reference range that is of clinical relevance at screening, according to the judgement of the investigator * A marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (e.g., repeated demonstration of a QTc interval \>450 ms) * Infected with hepatitis A, hepatitis B or hepatitis C viruses (defined as either being hepatitis A antibody positive, hepatitis B surface antigen or HBV DNA positive, or hepatitis C antibody positive) * Positive ELISA for HIV-1 (Human immunodeficiency virus) or HIV-2 * For female subjects: * Pregnancy or planning to become pregnant within 2 months of study completion * Positive pregnancy test * No adequate contraception, e.g. sterilisation, IUD (intrauterine device), have not been using a barrier method of contraception for at least 3 months prior to participation in the study * Are not willing or are unable to use a reliable method of barrier contraception (such as diaphragm with spermicidal cream/jelly or condoms with spermicidal foam), during and up to 2 months after completion/termination of the trial * Lactation period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| AUC0-∞ (area under the concentration-time curve of the analyte in plasma over the time interval from 0 extrapolated to infinity) | Before and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours after administration of study drug |
| Cmax (measured maximum concentration of the analyte in plasma) | Before and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours after administration of study drug |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| t1/2 (terminal half-life of the analyte in plasma) | Before and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours after administration of study drug |
| CL/F (apparent clearance of the analyte in the plasma after oral administration) | Before and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours after administration of study drug |
| λz (terminal elimination rate constant in plasma) | Before and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours after administration of study drug |
| MRTpo (mean residence time of the analyte in the body after oral administration) | Before and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours after administration of study drug |
| tmax (time from dosing to the maximum concentration of the analyte in plasma) | Before and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours after administration of study drug |
| C24 (measured concentration of the analyte in plasma 24 hours after oral administration) | Before and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours after administration of study drug |
| Number of patients with clinically significant changes in vital signs | Baseline, days 1-6 of each treatment period and day 22 |
| Number of patients with abnormal changes in laboratory parameters | Baseline, days 1 and 3-6 of each treatment period and day 22 |
| Number of patients with adverse events | up to 29 days |
| Vz/F (apparent volume of distribution during the terminal phase λz following an oral dose) | Before and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours after administration of study drug |
| AUC0-tz (area under the concentration-time curve of the analyte in plasma over the time interval from 0 to the time of the last quantifiable data point) | Before and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours after administration of study drug |