An Open-Label Evaluation of the Independent Effects of Coadministration of a High-Fat Meal and Naltrexone Blockade on the Pharmacokinetic Profile of Dilaudid OROS (Hydromorphone HCI) 16mg

An Open-Label Evaluation of the Independent Effect of Coadministration of a High Fat Meal and Naltrexone Blockade on the Pharmacokinetic Profile of Dilaudid OROS (Hydromorphone HCL) 16 mg

The purpose of this study was to compare the pharmacokinetic (the way a drug enters and leaves the blood and tissues over time) profile of Dilaudid OROS 16mg (Dilaudid Slow Release; hydromorphone HCL) administered under fasting conditions, following a high-fat breakfast meal. The study also examined the effect of naltrexone blockade on the pharmacokinetic profile of Dilaudid SR.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Analgesia
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Hydromorphone HCL 16mg; Dilaudid SR 16mg; Naltrexone (opioid antagonist) 50mg.

Detailed Description

This was a randomized (patients are assigned different treatments based on chance), open-label, three-way crossover study, performed in normal, healthy adults. Each patient received orally administered treatments (a different treatment during each dosing phase): Treatment A: single dose of Dilaudid SR 16 mg administered under fasting conditions without the naltrexone block;Treatment B: single dose of Dilaudid SR 16 mg administered under fed conditions without the naltrexone block, Treatment C: single dose of Dilaudid SR 16 mg administered under fasting conditions with naltrexone HCL 50mg block (3 oral doses of 50mg each administered 12 hours prior to , at the time of, and 12 hours after Dilaudid SR 16mg administration). There was a 7-day washout period between dosing phases.

Venous blood sampling times were 0 (prior to dosing),2,4,6,8,10,12,16,20,24,30,36,42,and 48 hours after each Dilaudid SR administration. LC/MS/MS (Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy/Mass Spectroscopy)techniques were employed for the analysis of plasma for hydromorphone concentration. Each patient randomly received orally-administered treatments of single dose of Dilaudid SR 16mg; under fasting conditions without the naltrexone block; under fed conditions without naltrexone block; under fasting conditions with naltrexone 50mg block (3 oral doses of 50mg naltrexone HCL each administered 12 hours prior to, at the time of, and 12 hours after hydromorphone administration); 7-day washout period between dosing phases.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Phase 1

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients were non-smoking, healthy volunteers with body weights between 135 and 220 pounds and within + - 10% of their recommended weight range for their height and body frame according to the 1984 Metropolitan Height and Weight Tables
• A negative baseline urine drug screen for cannabinoids, opiates, cocaine, ethanol and barbiturates.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients intolerant of or hypersensitive to hydromorphone or naltrexone
• Patients with any gastrointestinal disorder that may affect the absorption of orally administered drugs
• Patient with depressed respiratory function
• Patient with impaired renal or hepatic function
• Patients with dependence to opiates
• Pregnant or breast feeding
• Female Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test each week prior to administration of study drug and required to be following a medically recognized contraceptive program prior to and during the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The primary endpoints for the statistical evaluations of the study drug were: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve from 0 to Infinity and Peak Plasma Concentration.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Secondary endpoints were the parameters for the study drug: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve from 0 to Time t, Time to Peak Plasma Concentration and Terminal Half Life).

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Alza Corporation, DE, USA

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Sathyan G, Xu E, Thipphawong J, Gupta SK. Pharmacokinetic profile of a 24-hour controlled-release OROS formulation of hydromorphone in the presence and absence of food. BMC Clin Pharmacol. 2007 Feb 2;7:2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6904-7-2.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 1997

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 10, 2006
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 10, 2006
• First Posted (Estimate): November 14, 2006

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): April 27, 2010
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 26, 2010
• Last Verified: April 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Analgesia
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Central Nervous System Depressants; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Analgesics, Opioid; Narcotics; Alcohol Deterrents; Naltrexone; Hydromorphone; Narcotic Antagonists
• Other Study ID Numbers: CR011608