Status:

COMPLETED

Comparative Bioavailability Study of Extended-release and Immediate-release Trazodone in Healthy Adult Volunteers

Lead Sponsor:

Labopharm Inc.

Collaborating Sponsors:

Algorithme Pharma Inc

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to compare the pharmacokinetic profiles of extended-release and immediate-release trazodone formulations

Detailed Description

The bioavailability of once-daily trazodone extended-release 300 mg caplets (test product) and trazodone immediate-release 100 mg tablets administered q8h (reference product) will be compared in healt...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Availability for entire study period and willingness to adhere to protocol requirements as evidenced by signed informed consent
  • Male or female volunteer, aged between 18 and 45 years inclusively
  • BMI ≥20 and \<30 kg/m2
  • Minimum body weight: 60 kg
  • Clinical laboratory values within normal range, or without clinical significance
  • Healthy according to medical history, clinical laboratory results and physical examination
  • Nonsmoker or ex-smoker

Exclusion

  • Significant history of hypersensitivity to trazodone or any related products, or severe hypersensitivity reactions to any drugs
  • Presence or history of significant gastrointestinal, liver or kidney disease, or any other conditions known to interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs or known to potentiate or predispose to undesired effects
  • Presence of significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, neurological, psychiatric, endocrine, immunologic, or dermatologic disease
  • Suicidal tendency, history of or disposition to seizures, state of confusion, clinically relevant psychiatric disease
  • Use of MAO inhibitors within 28 days of day 1 of the study
  • Presence of significant heart disease or disorder according to ECG
  • Seated systolic blood pressure lower than 90 or over 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure lower than 50 or over 90 mmHg at screening
  • Maintenance therapy with any drug, or significant history of drug dependency or alcohol abuse (\>3 units of alcohol per day, intake of excessive alcohol, acute or chronic)
  • Any clinically significant illness in the previous 28 days before day 1 of this study
  • Use of any enzyme-modifying drugs, including strong inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes (such as cimetidine, fluoxetine, quinidine, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, fluconazole, ketoconazole, diltiazem, and HIV antivirals) and strong inducers of CYP enzymes (such as barbiturates, carbamazepine, glucocorticoids, phenytoin, and rifampin), in the previous 28 days before day 1 of this study
  • Females who are pregnant according to a positive serum pregnancy test, or are lactating
  • Females of childbearing potential who refuse to use an acceptable method of contraception from the screening visit and throughout the study
  • Volunteers who took an investigational product (in another clinical trial) or donated 50 mL or more of blood in the previous 28 days before day 1 of this study
  • Poor motivation, intellectual problems likely to limit the validity of consent to participate in the study or limit the ability to comply with the protocol requirements or inability to cooperate adequately, inability to understand and to observe the instructions of the physician
  • Donation of 500 mL or more of blood (Canadian Blood Services, Hema-Quebec, clinical studies, etc) in the previous 56 days before day 1 of the study
  • Positive urine screening for drugs of abuse
  • Any history of tuberculosis and/or prophylaxis for tuberculosis
  • Positive results to HIV, HBsAg, or anti-HCV tests

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00839072

Start Date

February 1 2009

End Date

March 1 2009

Last Update

April 27 2012

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Algorithme Pharma Inc.

Laval, Quebec, Canada, H7V 4B3