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A Study of Tirzepatide Administered by Two Different Devices in Healthy Participants

A Study to Compare the Pharmacokinetics of Tirzepatide Administered Subcutaneously by an Autoinjector Versus Prefilled Syringe in Healthy Subjects

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04004988
Enrollment
47
Registered
2019-07-02
Start date
2019-08-19
Completion date
2019-12-16
Last updated
2023-04-18

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the amount of tirzepatide that gets into the blood stream and how long it takes the body to get rid of it, when given as a solution formulation via an autoinjector versus a conventional prefilled syringe. The tolerability of tirzepatide will also be evaluated and information about any adverse effects experienced will be collected. Screening is required within 28 days prior to the start of the study. For each participant, the total duration of the clinical trial will be about 14 weeks, including screening.

Interventions

DRUGTirzepatide

Administered SC

PFS used to administer tirzepatide

AI used to administer tirzepatide

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy males or females of nonchildbearing potential as determined by medical history, physical examination, and other screening procedures * Are between the body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 and 32.0 kilograms per meter squared (kg/m²), inclusive, at screening * Are agreeable to receiving study treatment by injections under the skin

Exclusion criteria

* Have known allergies to tirzepatide or related compounds * Have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 * Have a history or presence of pancreatitis (history of chronic pancreatitis or idiopathic acute pancreatitis), elevation in serum amylase or lipase or GI disorder (eg, relevant esophageal reflux or gall bladder disease) or any GI disease which impacts gastric emptying (eg, gastric bypass surgery, pyloric stenosis, with the exception of appendectomy) or could be aggravated by glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogs or dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitors * Have a prior history of malignant disease(s) in the past 5 years prior to screening * Smoke more than the equivalent of 10 cigarettes per day * Is a known user of drugs of abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of Tirzepatide From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC0toinf)Predose, 8hours(h), 12h, 24h, 36h, 48h, 72h, 96h, 120h, 144h, 168h, 336h , 480h, 864h postdosePharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of Tirzepatide from Time Zero to Infinity (AUC0toinf) was reported.
PK: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of TirzepatidePredose, 8hours(h), 12h, 24h, 36h, 48h, 72h, 96h, 120h, 144h, 168h, 336h , 480h, 864h postdosePK: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide was reported

Countries

Singapore

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
All Participants
Participants received 5mg of tirzepatide by SC injection administered by autoinjector or prefilled syringe on day 1 of each period as per the dosing sequence.
47
Total47

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Period 1Adverse Event12
Period 1Physician Decision20
Period 1Withdrawal by Subject01

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAll Participants
Age, Continuous44.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.8
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
47 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
47 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Singapore
47 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
37 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 420 / 44
other
Total, other adverse events
40 / 4242 / 44
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 421 / 44

Outcome results

Primary

Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of Tirzepatide From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC0toinf)

Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of Tirzepatide from Time Zero to Infinity (AUC0toinf) was reported.

Time frame: Predose, 8hours(h), 12h, 24h, 36h, 48h, 72h, 96h, 120h, 144h, 168h, 336h , 480h, 864h postdose

Population: All randomized participants who received at least one dose of study drug and had evaluable PK samples.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
5 mg Tirzepatide AIPharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of Tirzepatide From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC0toinf)101000 Nanogram*hour per milliliter (ng*h/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 18
5 mg Tirzepatide PFSPharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of Tirzepatide From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC0toinf)104000 Nanogram*hour per milliliter (ng*h/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 18
Primary

PK: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide

PK: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide was reported

Time frame: Predose, 8hours(h), 12h, 24h, 36h, 48h, 72h, 96h, 120h, 144h, 168h, 336h , 480h, 864h postdose

Population: All randomized participants who received at least one dose of study drug and had evaluable PK samples.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
5 mg Tirzepatide AIPK: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide530 Nanogram per Milliliter (ng/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 25
5 mg Tirzepatide PFSPK: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide556 Nanogram per Milliliter (ng/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 22

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