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A Drug-drug Interaction Study to Evaluate the Effect of Rifampicin and Febuxostat on the Pharmacokinetics of Methotrexate in Healthy Subjects

A Drug-drug Interaction Study to Evaluate the Effect of Rifampicin and Febuxostat on the Pharmacokinetics of Methotrexate in Healthy Subjects

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05575297
Enrollment
12
Registered
2022-10-12
Start date
2021-12-20
Completion date
2022-05-09
Last updated
2022-10-12

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Conditions

Drug Interaction

Brief summary

To investigate the effect of rifampicin and febuxostat on pharmacokinetics of methotrexate in healthy volunteers

Interventions

DRUGRifampicin Sodium

Co-administration of methotrexate and rifampicin

Methotrexate oral administration alone

Co-administration of methotrexate and febuxostat

Sponsors

Seoul National University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
19 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age between 19 to 50, healthy male subjects (at screening) * Body weight between 50.0 kg - 90.0 kg, BMI between 18.0 - 30.0 kg/m2 * Subject who totally understand the progress of this clinical trials, make decision by his free will, and signed a consent form to follow the progress

Exclusion criteria

* Subject who has a past or present history of any diseases (eg. liver, kidney, neurology, immunology, pulmonary, endocrine, hematology, oncology, cardiology, mental disorder) * Subject who had GI tract disease (Crohn's disease, ulcer, acute or chronic pancreatitis) or surgery (appendectomy, hernioplasty are excluded) * Serum AST(SGOT), ALT(SGPT), total bilirubin \>1.5 times upper limit of normal range, MDRD eGFR \< 60mL/min/1.73m2, WBC count \< 3,500 /uL, SBP \< 90 mmHg or \> 150 mmHg, DBP \< 50 mmHg or \>100 mmHg * Subject who had galactose intolerance, Lapplactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption * Subject who had received drugs inhibiting or inducing metabolic enzymes/transporters such as barbiturates, statins, digoxin in 3 months * Subject who had taken St.John's wort and food including grapefruit in 2 weeks * Smoking in 3 months * Subject who had whole blood donation in 2 months, or component blood donation in 1 month or transfusion in 1 month currently

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Compare Cmax of methotrexatepre-dose (0h), 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 h post-dose (Period 1, 2, 3, 4 Day 1)Compare the maximum concentration (Cmax), area under the plasma concentration-time curve to last measurable time point (AUClast) and area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 hours to infinite time (AUCinf) of methotrexate
Compare AUClast of methotrexatepre-dose (0h), 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 h post-dose (Period 1, 2, 3, 4 Day 1)Compare the area under the plasma concentration-time curve to from 0 to last measurable time point (AUClast) of methotrexate
Compare AUCinf of methotrexatepre-dose (0h), 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 h post-dose (Period 1, 2, 3, 4 Day 1)Compare area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 hours to infinite time (AUCinf) of methotrexate

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Compare Cmax of 7-hydroxy methotrexatepre-dose (0h), 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 h post-dose (Period 1, 2, 3, 4 Day 1)Compare the maximum concentration (Cmax) of 7-hydroxy methotrexate
Compare AUClast of 7-hydroxy methotrexatepre-dose (0h), 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 h post-dose (Period 1, 2, 3, 4 Day 1)Compare area under the plasma concentration-time curve to last measurable time point (AUClast) of 7-hydroxy methotrexate
Compare AUCinf of 7-hydroxy methotrexatepre-dose (0h), 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 h post-dose (Period 1, 2, 3, 4 Day 1)Compare area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 hours to infinite time (AUCinf) of 7-hydroxy methotrexate

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

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