Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
Investigate the bioavailability of BI 1356 BS and of metformin after concomitant multiple oral administration of 10 mg BI 1356 BS tablets and 3 x 850 mg metformin in comparison to BI 1356 BS and metformin given alone
Interventions
DRUGMetformin
DRUGBI 1356 BS
Sponsors
Boehringer Ingelheim
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
21 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy males 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 electrocardiogram (ECG), clinical laboratory tests * No finding deviating from normal and of clinical relevance * No evidence of a clinically relevant concomitant disease * Age ≥ 21 and Age ≤ 50 years * BMI (Body Mass Index) ≥ 18.5 and ≤ 29.9 kg/m2 * Ability to give signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the study in accordance with good clinical practice (GCP) and the local legislation
Exclusion criteria
* Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders * Surgery of the gastrointestinal tract (except appendectomy) * Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders * History of relevant orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells or blackouts * Chronic or relevant acute infections * History of allergy/hypersensitivity (including drug allergy) which is deemed relevant to the trial by the investigator * Intake of drugs with a long half-life (\>24 hours) within one month or less than 10 half-lives of the respective drug prior to administration or during the conduct of this trial (review with clinical monitor if there is a question) * Use of drugs which might reasonably influence the results of the trial (based on knowledge at the time of protocol preparation) within 10 days prior to administration or during the conduct of this trial * Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within two months prior to administration or during the conduct of this trial * Smoker (more than 10 cigarettes or 3 cigars or 3 pipes per day) * Inability to refrain from smoking during the conduct of this trial * Alcohol abuse (more than 60 g/day) * Drug abuse * Blood donation (more than 100 mL within four weeks prior to administration or during the conduct of this trial) * Excessive physical activities (within one week prior to administration or during the conduct of this trial) * Any laboratory value outside the normal reference range that is of clinical relevance * Inability to comply with the dietary regimen of the study center * No adequate contraception (condom use plus another form of contraception e.g., spermicide, oral contraceptive taken by female partner, sterilization) during the whole study period from the time of the first intake of study drug until one month after the last intake of drug
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) of the analytes in plasma at different time points | up to 240 hours after start of treatment |
| Maximum concentration (Cmax) of the analytes in plasma at different time points | up to 240 hours after start of treatment |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Terminal rate constant of the analytes in plasma at steady state (λz,ss ) | up to 240 hours after start of treatment |
| Terminal half-life of the analytes in plasma at steady state (t1/2,ss ) | up to 240 hours after start of treatment |
| Mean residence time of the analytes in the body at steady state after oral administration (MRTpo,ss) | up to 240 hours after start of treatment |
| Apparent clearance of the analytes in the plasma at steady state (CL/F,ss) following extravascular multiple dose administration | up to 240 hours after start of treatment |
| Apparent volume of distribution during the terminal phase λz at steady state (Vz/F,ss) following extravascular administration | up to 240 hours after start of treatment |
| Time from last dosing to maximum concentration of the analytes in plasma at steady state (tmax,ss) | up to 240 hours after start of treatment |
| Number of patients with adverse events | up to 60 days |
| Number of patients with clinically abnormal changes in laboratory values | Baseline, up to 14 days after last drug administration |
| Number of patients with clinically relevant changes in vital signs | Baseline, up to 14 days after last drug administration |
| feτ,ss (fraction of the dose excreted unchanged in urine at steady state) | 0-4 h, 4-8 h, 8-12 h and 12-24 hours after drug administration on days 3, 6, 9 |
| CLR,ss (renal clearance of the analyte in plasma at steady state) | 0-4 h, 4-8 h, 8-12 h and 12-24 hours after drug administration on days 3, 6, 9 |
| Measurements of dipeptidylpeptidase 4 (DPP-IV) activity | up to 240 hours after start of treatment |
| Minimum concentration of the analytes in plasma at steady state (Cmin,ss) over a uniform dosing interval τ | up to 240 hours after start of treatment |
Outcome results
None listed