Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Metformin and Metformin Extended Release (ER)

January 26, 2018 updated by: Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V.

Gastric Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of an Extended Release Metformin and an Immediate Release Metformin

The purpose of this study is to determine the gastric tolerability and the pharmacokinetics of an extended release metformin compared with an immediate release metformin in healthy subjects.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

24

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Nuevo León
      • Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 64460
        • Pharmacology and toxicology department, UANL

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 35 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Mexican healthy subjects with normal clinical laboratory test results and imaging (hematology, blood chemistry, urine test, VDRL, Hepatitis B, HIV, chest radiography and electrocardiogram)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Familiar or personal history of diabetes
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse within the 2 years prior to the study
  • A smoking habit greater than 10 cigarettes per day
  • History of allergy to the study drugs
  • Intercurrent disease
  • Intercurrent treatment with any drug

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: metformin ER
Extended Release Metformin
850mg daily for 30 days
Other Names:
  • predial plus
Active Comparator: metformin
Immediate release metformin
850 mg daily for 30 days
Other Names:
  • extended release predial plus

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Plasmatic drug concentration
Time Frame: 48 hours (7.5, 15,30,45,60,75,90,120,150,180,205,240,360,480,600,720,1440,2880 min and days : 3,5,7,14,21,28,30,35)
48 hours (7.5, 15,30,45,60,75,90,120,150,180,205,240,360,480,600,720,1440,2880 min and days : 3,5,7,14,21,28,30,35)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Lanza score
Time Frame: 30 days (0 and 30)
30 days (0 and 30)
plasmatic glucose
Time Frame: 30 days (0, 6, 12 and 18 hours and days: 2,5,7,14,21,28,30 and 35)
30 days (0, 6, 12 and 18 hours and days: 2,5,7,14,21,28,30 and 35)
Glycated hemoglobin
Time Frame: 30 days (days: 0, 14 and 30)
30 days (days: 0, 14 and 30)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Oscar Torres, Ph D, UANL, Pharmacology and toxicology department
  • Study Director: Jorge A Gonzalez, Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V.

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 15, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 16, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

July 17, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 30, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2018

Last Verified

January 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Met-LP 1007/06

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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