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Pharmacokinetics Study Comparing Topical Diclofenac/Menthol Gels With Voltaren Gel and Oral Diclofenac Sodium

A Pharmacokinetics Study Comparing Systemic Exposure of Topical Diclofenac/Menthol Gels Versus Voltaren Gel and Oral Diclofenac Sodium in Healthy Volunteers at Steady State

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02201238
Enrollment
18
Registered
2014-07-28
Start date
2014-10-01
Completion date
2014-11-21
Last updated
2017-06-29

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Conditions

Pain

Brief summary

This research study is being conducted to characterize the pharmacokinetic properties of a new topical medication (MFC51123) that contains two active ingredients (diclofenac and menthol) in two formulation packages. One formulation package is in the form of a gel in aluminum tube and the other one in the form of a gel in roll-on applicator bottle. Additionally, as a comparison, the pharmacokinetic properties of a marketed diclofenac gel and an oral diclofenac treatment will also be characterized. This topical diclofenac/menthol gel has being developed to treat mild to moderate pain and inflammation, such as acute sport injuries, sprains and strains. The rationale for conducting the study is to prove that repeated topical treatment of the new diclofenac + menthol formulation in either of the two packages does not result in unsafe systemic exposure.

Interventions

DRUGDiclofenac sodium

Diclofenac sodium

Menthol

Sponsors

GlaxoSmithKline
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participants aged 18 to 50 years * Body mass index between 19-28 (kg/m2)

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant or lactating females * Participants having intolerance or hypersensitivity to study material * Participants having positive results for HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C * Participants having skin lesion at site of application * Participants having history of alcohol or drug abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in tube/AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of area under the plasma concentration time curve from 48-72 hrs (AUC48-72 hrs) of Diclofenac gel in tube and AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from oral Diclofenac
Cmax of Diclofenac gel in tube/Cmax of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of Diclofenac gel in tube and Cmax of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from oral Diclofenac
AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from oral Diclofenac
Cmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Cmax of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of Cmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Cmax of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cmax of Diclofenac gel in tube/Cmax of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 daysRatio of Cmax of Diclofenac gel in tube and Cmax of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from Voltaren gel
Cmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Cmax of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 daysRatio of Cmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Cmax of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from Voltaren gel
Cmin of Diclofenac gel in tube/Cmin of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 daysRatio of Cmin of Diclofenac gel in tube and Cmin of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from Voltaren gel
Cmin of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Cmin of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 daysRatio of Cmin of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Cmin of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from Voltaren gel
AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in tube/AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 daysRatio of AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in tube and AUC48-72 hrs of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from Voltaren gel
AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 daysRatio of AUC48-72 hrs of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and AUC48-72 hrs of Voltaren gel during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from Voltaren gel
Tmax of Diclofenac gel in tube/Tmax of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 daysRatio of Tmax of Diclofenac gel in tube and Tmax of Voltaren during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from Voltaren gel
Tmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Tmax of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 daysRatio of Tmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Tmax of Voltaren during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from Voltaren gel
Cmax of Menthol in gel/Cmax of Menthol reported in literature20 daysRatio of Cmax of Menthol in tube and Cmax of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure to menthol from gel tube as compared to that reported in literature
Cmax of Menthol in roll-on device/Cmax of Menthol reported in literature20 daysRatio of Cmax of Menthol in roll-on device and Cmax of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure of menthol from roll-on device as compared to that reported in literature
Cmin of Menthol in gel/Cmin of Menthol reported in literature20 daysRatio of Cmin of Menthol in tube and Cmin of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure to menthol from gel tube as compared to that reported in literature
Cmin of Menthol in roll-on device/Cmin of Menthol reported in literature20 daysRatio of Cmin of Menthol in roll-on device and Cmin of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure of menthol from roll-on device as compared to that reported in literature
Cmin of Diclofenac gel in tube/Cmin of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of minimum plasma concentration (Cmin) of Diclofenac gel in tube and Cmin of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from oral Diclofenac
Tmax of Menthol in roll-on device/Tmax of Menthol reported in literature20 daysRatio of Tmax of Menthol in roll-on device and Tmax of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure of menthol from roll-on device as compared to that reported in literature
T1/2 of Menthol in gel/T1/2 of Menthol reported in literature20 daysRatio of half time elimination (T1/2) of Menthol in tube and T1/2 of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure to menthol from gel tube as compared to that reporetd in literature
T1/2 of Menthol in roll-on device/T1/2 of Menthol reported in literature20 daysRatio of T1/2 of Menthol in roll-on device and T1/2 of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure of menthol from roll-on device as compared to that reported in literature
AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol in gel/AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol reported in literature20 daysRatio of AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol in gel and AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure to menthol from gel tube as compared to that reported in literature
AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol in roll-on device/AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol reported in literature20 daysRatio of AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol in roll-on device and AUC48-72 hrs of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure of menthol from roll-on device as compared to that reported in literature
AUC48-72 hrs of Voltaren gel/AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of AUC48-72 hrs of Voltaren gel and AUC48-72 hrs of oral Diclofenac will assess systemic exposure of Voltaren gel as compared to oral Diclofenac
Cmax of Voltaren gel/Cmax of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of Cmax of Voltaren gel and Cmax of oral Diclofenac will assess systemic exposure of Voltaren gel as compared to oral Diclofenac
T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in tube/T1/2 of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in tube and T1/2 of oral Diclofenac will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from oral Diclofenac
T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/T1/2 of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and T1/2 of oral Diclofenac will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from oral Diclofenac
T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in tube/T1/2 of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 daysRatio of T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in tube and T1/2 of Voltaren gel will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel tube as compared to that from Voltaren gel
T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/T1/2 of Diclofenac in Voltaren gel20 daysRatio of T1/2 of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and T1/2 of Voltaren gel will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from Voltaren gel
Adverse event monitoring27 days
Tmax of Menthol in gel/Tmax of Menthol reported in literature20 daysRatio of Tmax of Menthol in tube and Tmax of Menthol reported in literature will assess systemic exposure to menthol from gel tube as compared to that reported in literature
Tmax of Diclofenac gel in tube/Tmax of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) of Diclofenac gel in tube and Tmax of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from gel as compared to that from oral Diclofenac
Cmin of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Cmin of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of Cmin of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Cmin of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from oral Diclofenac
Tmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device/Tmax of oral Diclofenac20 daysRatio of Tmax of Diclofenac gel in roll-on device and Tmax of oral Diclofenac during the final 24 hours of dosing at steady state will assess systemic exposure to Diclofenac from roll-on device as compared to that from oral Diclofenac

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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