Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
The trial objectives were to investigate the tolerability and pharmacokinetics of 80 mg telmisartan and 2, 4 or 6 mg lacidipine administered concurrently.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy male caucasian subjects as determined by results of screening * Written informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and local legislation given * Age \>= 18 and \<= 50 years * Broca \>= -20% and \<= + 20%
Exclusion criteria
* Any finding of the medical examination (including blood pressure, pulse rate and Electrocardiogram (ECG) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance * Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders * Surgery of gastrointestinal tract (except appendectomy) * Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurologic disorders * History of 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 as judged by the investigator * Intake of drugs with a long half-life (\> 24 hours) (\<= 1 month prior to administration or during the trial) * Use of any drugs which might influence the results of the trial (\<= 10 days prior to administration or during the trial) * Participation in another trial with an investigational drug (\<= 2 months prior to administration or during the trial) * Smoker (\> 10 cigarettes or \> 3 cigars or \> 3 pipes/day) * Inability to refrain from smoking on study days * Alcohol abuse (\> 60g/day) * Drug abuse * Blood donation \> 100 ml (\<= 4 weeks prior to administration or during the trial) * Excessive physical activities (\<= 10 days prior to administration or during the trial) * Any laboratory value outside the reference range of clinical relevance
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cmax (Maximum measured concentration of the analyte in plasma) | up to 72 hours after drug administration |
| Number of subjects with adverse events | up to 72 hours after drug administration |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CL/F (Apparent clearance of the analyte in plasma following extravascular administration) | up to 72 hours after drug administration |
| Vz/F (Apparent volume of distribution of the analyte during the terminal phase) | up to 72 hours after drug administration |
| MRT (Mean residence time of the analyte in the body) | up to 72 hours after drug administration |
| AUC (Area under the concentration-time curve of the analyte in plasma) | up to 72 hours after drug administration |
| Number of subjects with abnormal changes in laboratory parameters | up to 72 hours after drug administration |
| Number of subjects with clinically significant changes in vital signs | up to 72 hours after drug administration |
| t½ (Terminal half-life of the analyte in plasma) | up to 72 hours after drug administration |
| tmax (Time from dosing to the maximum concentration of the analyte in plasma) | up to 72 hours after drug administration |