Drug - Drug Interaction Study Between Quinine Sulfate and Theophylline

A Pharmacokinetic Drug-Drug Interaction Study to Evaluate the Effect of Steady-State Quinine Sulfate on the Pharmacokinetics of Single-Dose Theophylline in Healthy Adult Males

In a prior in vitro study using human hepatocytes quinine was shown to induce the activity of Cytochrome p450 CYP 1A2. The present study will evaluate the extent to which quinine sulfate-related induction of this enzyme effects the pharmacokinetics of theophylline, a sensitive probe drug for the activity of CYP 1A2. It will also evaluate the effect of single-dose theophylline on the pharmacokinetics of steady-state quinine sulfate.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pharmacokinetics
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Theophylline 300mg; Drug: Quinine 648 mg; Drug: Theophylline 300 mg

Detailed Description

This study will evaluate the effect of steady-state quinine sulfate on the pharmacokinetics of single dose theophylline and the effect of single dose theophylline on the pharmacokinetics of steady-state quinine sulfate in healthy adult males under fasting conditions. In this non-blinded, crossover study 24 normal, healthy, non-smoking, non-obese male volunteers will serve as their own controls in two cohorts, one consisting of 8 subjects and one consisting of 16 subjects. On Day 1 after a minimum overnight fast of 10 hours, the 8 study participants in cohort 1 will receive a single oral dose of theophylline (300 mg as an immediate-release oral solution 80 mg/ 15 ml concentration). After a 4 day washout period, the 8 subjects will receive a 648 mg dose of quinine sulfate (2 x 324 mg capsules) every 8 hours (dosing at 7 am, 3 pm and 11 pm daily) beginning with the 3 pm dose on Day 5 and continuing through the morning dose on Day 12. The 8 subjects will be co-administered single oral doses of theophylline (300 mg as an immediate-release oral solution 80 mg/ 15 ml concentration) and quinine sulfate (2 x 324 mg capsules) at 7 am on Day 12. Cohort 2 will be dosed on the basis of safety findings in Cohort 1. If ≥ 50% of the volunteers in cohort 1 do not tolerate the 648 mg dose of quinine sulfate, the second cohort of 16 volunteers will receive a dose of quinine sulfate reduced from 648 mg to 324 mg every 8 hours. In each cohort serial pharmacokinetic blood samples will be drawn at times sufficient to adequately define the pharmacokinetics of theophylline and quinine. Blood samples for the measurement of theophylline plasma concentrations will be collected on Days 1 and 12 prior to dosing and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours post-dose. Blood samples for the measurement of quinine sulfate plasma concentrations will be collected on Day 11 prior to the morning dose and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hours post dose and on Day 12 prior to dosing and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6 and 8 hours post-dose. A further goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of this regimen in healthy volunteers. Subjects will be monitored throughout participation in the study for adverse reactions to the study drug and/or procedures. Vital signs (sitting blood pressure and pulse) will be measured prior to the morning dose and at 1, 2 and 4 hours after administration of the morning dose on Days 1, 11 and 12. On Day 5, sitting blood pressure and pulse will be measured prior to the afternoon dose and at 1, 2 and 4 hours after administration of the afternoon dose. ECGs will be collected pre-dose and at 4 hours after the morning dose on study Days 1, 5, 11 and 12. All adverse events whether elicited by query, spontaneously reported or observed by clinic staff will be evaluated by the investigator and reported in the subject's case report form.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • North Dakota
    • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58104
      • PRACS Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years to 43 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Medically healthy non-smoking, non-obese (≥ 55kg and within 15% of ideal body weight) adult male volunteers 18-45 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects with history or presence of glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, myasthenia gravis, optic neuritis, glaucoma or significant cardiovascular disease (including hypotension, bradycardia or EKG abnormalities), pulmonary, hepatic, gallbladder or biliary tract, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurologic, psychiatric disease or an active sexually transmitted disease
• Subjects with significant blood loss in the prior 56 days, plasma donation within 7 days , hemoglobin <12.0 g/dl or who have participated in another clinical trial within the prior 30 days
• Subjects with recent (2-year) history or evidence of alcoholism or drug abuse
• Subjects who have used any drugs or substances known to inhibit or induce cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes and/or P-glycoprotein within 30 days prior to the first dose and throughout the study
• Subjects who test positive at screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), or hepatitis C virus (HCV).
• Subjects who are pregnant or lactating or have hypersensitivity to quinine sulfate, mefloquine, quinidine or hypersensitivity to theophylline or aminophylline.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Theophylline alone; baseline theophylline pharmacokinetics	Drug: Theophylline 300mg; Single doses of theophylline 300 mg as an immediate-release oral solution 80mg/15ml concentration administered alone at 7 am on Day 1 after an overnight fast of at least 10 hours and along with quinine sulfate (2 x 324 mg capsules) at 7am on Day 12 after an overnight fast of at least 10 hours.
Active Comparator: Quinine alone; baseline quinine pharmacokinetics at steady state	Drug: Quinine 648 mg; 648 mg quinine sulfate(2 x 324 mg capsules) initiated at 3pm on Day 5 and taken every 8 hours through Day 11 and co-administered with theophylline 300 mg as an immediate-release oral solution 80 mg/15 ml concentration at 7am on Day 12.
Experimental: Theophylline with steady state quinine; Theophylline pharmacokinetics in the presence of steady state quinine and quinine pharmacokinetics in the presence of theophylline.	Drug: Quinine 648 mg; 648 mg quinine sulfate(2 x 324 mg capsules) initiated at 3pm on Day 5 and taken every 8 hours through Day 11 and co-administered with theophylline 300 mg as an immediate-release oral solution 80 mg/15 ml concentration at 7am on Day 12.; Drug: Theophylline 300 mg; Single doses of theophylline 300 mg as an immediate-release oral solution 80mg/15ml concentration administered alone at 7 am on Day 1 after an overnight fast of at least 10 hours and along with quinine sulfate (2 x 324 mg capsules) at 7am on Day 12 after an overnight fast of at least 10 hours.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maximum Plasma Concentration(Cmax)	The maximum or peak concentration that the drug reaches in the plasma.	Serial pharmacokinetic blood samples for theophylline collected on Days 1 and 12 before dosing and for 48 hours post-dose. Serial pharmacokinetic blood samples for quinine collected on Days 11 and 12 before dosing and for 8 hours after the morning dose.
Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 to Time t [AUC(0-t)]	The area under the plasma concentration versus time curve beginning from the first dose (time 0) to the last measurable concentration (time t), as calculated by the linear trapezoidal method.	Serial pharmacokinetic blood samples for theophylline collected on Days 1 and 12 before dosing and for 48 hours post-dose. Serial pharmacokinetic blood samples for quinine collected on Days 11 and 12 before dosing and for 8 hours after the morning dose.
Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From Time 0 Extrapolated to Infinity [AUC(0-∞)].	The area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from time 0 to infinity. AUC(0-∞)was calculated as the sum of the AUC(0-t) plus the ratio of the last measurable plasma concentration to the elimination rate constant.	Serial pharmacokinetic blood samples for theophylline collected on Days 1 and 12 before dosing and for 48 hours post-dose.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Electrocardiogram (ECG) Evaluation of the Maximum QT Interval Corrected for Heartrate (QTc), Quinine Study Day 11.	The QT interval assesses cardiac repolarization and risk for arrhythmias. It is a measure of the time between the start of the Q wave and the end of the T wave in the heart's electrical cycle. QTc is the QT interval corrected for heartrate.	5 hours - measured 1 hour pre-dose and then at 4 hours after the morning dose on Day 11
Electrocardiogram (ECG) Evaluation of the Maximum QT Interval Corrected for Heartrate (QTc), Theophylline Co-administered With Quinine, Study Day 12.	The QT interval assesses cardiac repolarization and risk for arrhythmias. It is a measure of the time between the start of the Q wave and the end of the T wave in the heart's electrical cycle. QTc is the QT interval corrected for heartrate.	5 hours - measured 1 hour pre-dose and then at 4 hours post-dose on Day 12

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
• Investigators: Study Chair: Matthew Davis, MD, Mutual Pharmaceutical; Principal Investigator: Barrie March, MD, PRACS Institute

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2007
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 22, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 23, 2008
• First Posted (Estimate): October 24, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 28, 2009
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 20, 2009
• Last Verified: October 1, 2009

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Terms related to this study

• Keywords: adult; male; humans; drug interactions; theophylline; quinine sulfate; cytochrome p450
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Vasodilator Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Autonomic Agents; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Enzyme Inhibitors; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Purinergic Antagonists; Purinergic Agents; Bronchodilator Agents; Anti-Asthmatic Agents; Respiratory System Agents; Antiprotozoal Agents; Antiparasitic Agents; Neuromuscular Agents; Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; Purinergic P1 Receptor Antagonists; Antimalarials; Muscle Relaxants, Central; Theophylline; Quinine
• Other Study ID Numbers: MPC-001-07-1002; R07-0738