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Nitazoxanide Pharmacokinetic Parameters in Hepatic Impaired Patients

An Open-label, Phase 1, Multiple-dose Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics of Nitazoxanide 500 mg Twice Daily for 7 Days in Adult Subjects With Moderate and Severe Hepatic Impairment and Adult Healthy Control Subjects

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05116826
Enrollment
25
Registered
2021-11-11
Start date
2021-11-05
Completion date
2022-04-13
Last updated
2022-10-14

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Conditions

Liver Diseases, Moderate Hepatic Impairment, Severe Hepatic Impairment

Keywords

Pharmacokinetics, Healthy Volunteer, Liver Disease, Hepatic Impairment, Antiparasitic, Antiprotozoal

Brief summary

This study is being conducted to evaluate the major Nitazoxanide (NTZ) active metabolite in adult participants with hepatic impairment and healthy adults.

Detailed description

This study is being conducted to assess the effect of hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics of the major Nitazoxanide active metabolite in hepatic impaired (moderate and severe according to Child-Pugh categories) and healthy control adults following repeated oral dose administration of NTZ 500 mg twice a day for 7 days.

Interventions

DRUGNitazoxanide

500 mg Twice Daily for 7 days

Sponsors

Genfit
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Males or females, between 18 and 75 years of age, inclusive; 2. With a minimum body weight of 50 kg and within a BMI range of 18.0 to 40.0 kg/m\^2, inclusive; 3. Females participating in this study must be of non-childbearing potential or must be using highly effective contraception for the full duration of the study; 4. Negative human immunodeficiency virus antibody screens at Screening; 5. Matched to participants with moderate and/or severe hepatic impairment in age (± 10 years), BMI (± 20 percentage) and sex; 6. Participants who have chronic (≥ 6 months) moderate or severe hepatic insufficiency (of any etiology) that has been clinically stable (no acute episodes of illness due to deterioration in hepatic function) for at least 1 month prior to Screening and must also remain stable throughout the Screening period. Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria may apply

Exclusion criteria

1. A positive alcohol test result at Check-In Visit; 2. A history of alcohol abuse in the prior 2 years; 3. Positive urine screen for drugs of abuse at Screening or Check-In; 4. Strenuous exercise within 72 hours prior to Check-In Visit; 5. Blood donation or loss of blood (excluding volume drawn at screening or menses) of 50 mL to 499 mL of blood within 30 days, or more than 499 mL within 56 days prior to the dosing; 6. History of a major surgical procedure within 30 days prior to Screening; 7. History of stomach or intestinal surgery or resection that would potentially alter absorption and/or excretion of orally administered drugs except that appendectomy and hernia repair will be allowed. Bariatric surgery will not be allowed; 8. Presence or history of malignancy within the prior 3 years, with the exception of treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma; 9. Poor peripheral venous access; 10. Receipt of blood products within 2 months prior to Check-In Visit; 11. Significant history or clinical manifestation of any metabolic (including thyroid), allergic, dermatological, hepatic, renal, hematological, pulmonary, cardiovascular (including any prior history of cardiomyopathy or cardiac failure), gastrointestinal (GI), neurological, or psychiatric disorder; 12. Positive serologic test for hepatitis B surface antigen or for hepatitis C virus antibody at Screening; 13. Frequent headaches (\> twice a month) and/or migraines, recurrent nausea and/or vomiting, diarrhea; 14. Participants with symptomatic hypotension at Screening, whatever the decrease of blood pressure, or asymptomatic postural hypotension; 15. History of unstable diabetes mellitus; 16. Participants who have a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and/or have undergone portacaval shunting; 17. Participant has shown evidence of hepatorenal syndrome or has creatinine clearance ≤ 60 mL/min; 18. Participants has required treatment for GI bleeding within the 6 months prior to Check-In Visit; 19. Recent history of paracentesis (\< 1 months prior to Check-In Visit); 20. Participants with Wilson's disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, glycogen storage diseases, or galactosemia; 21. Participants with anemia secondary to hepatic disease, unless hemoglobin is ≥ 8.5 g/dL and anemia symptoms are not clinically significant. Participants must have ≥ 30,000 platelets at screening and at Check-In Visit. Other protocol-defined

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area under the plasma concentration time curve (AUC) from time zero to 12h (AUC0-12)Day 1: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10 and 12 hours post dose Day 7: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10; 12; 14; 16; 18; 24; and 48 hours post doseIn participants with moderate and severe hepatic impairment compared to healthy volunteers
AUC from time zero to the time of the last quantifiable concentration (AUC0-t)Day 1: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10 and 12 hours post dose Day 7: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10; 12; 14; 16; 18; 24; and 48 hours post doseIn participants with moderate and severe hepatic impairment compared to healthy volunteers
Maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax),Day 1: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10 and 12 hours post dose Day 7: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10; 12; 14; 16; 18; 24; and 48 hours post doseIn participants with moderate and severe hepatic impairment compared to healthy volunteers

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Plasma pharmacokinetics: time of the maximum observed plasma concentration (Tmax), apparent plasma terminal elimination half life (t1/2), AUC from time zero to infinity (AUC0-∞), trough concentration (Ctrough) and percentage of extrapolated (%AUCextrap)Day 1: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10 and 12 hours post dose Day 7: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10; 12; 14; 16; 18; 24; and 48 hours post doseFor NTZ and its major active metabolite
Plasma and urine pharmacokinetics: After the single oral administration of NTZ 500 mg: Cmax, AUC0-12, AUC0-t, AUC0-∞ , Tmax, t1/2, %AUCextrap, Ae0-∞, Ae0-t and CLR.Plasma:Day 1: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10, 12 h post dose Day 7: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10; 12; 14; 16; 18; 24; and 48 h post dose Urine:Day-1: pre-dose, Day 1: 24 hours urine collection post-dose; Day 7: 48 hours urine collectionFor the NTZ major active metabolites
Plasma pharmacokinetics: Tmax, AUC0-12, AUC0-t, AUC0-∞, Cmax, t1/2, %AUCextrap and Ctrough.Day 1: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10 and 12 hours post dose Day 7: pre-dose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10; 12; 14; 16; 18; 24; and 48 hours post doseFor the NTZ major active metabolite
Urine pharmacokinetics: amount of drug excreted (Ae), cumulative amount of drug excreted (Ae0-t), and renal clearance (CLR)Day-1: pre-dose, Day 1: 0-4 h, 4-8 h, 8-12, 12-24 h post-dose; Day 7: 0-4 h, 4-8 h, 8-12 h, 12-24 h, 24-48 h post-doseFor the NTZ major active metabolites

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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