Phase 1 Pharmacokinetic Study of Tapentadol Prolonged-Release 250 Milligram (mg) Formulation in Healthy Participants

An Open-Label, Sequential Treatment Study to Assess the Single and Multiple Dose Pharmacokinetics of a New Tapentadol Prolonged-Release 250 mg Formulation in Healthy Subjects

The purpose of this study is to evaluate pharmacokinetics (explores what the body does to the drug), safety and tolerability of single and multiple-dose of tapentadol in healthy participants.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Tapentadol

Detailed Description

This is an open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), single-center, Phase 1 and, single and multiple-dose study of tapentadol tamper resistant prolonged-release formulation (TRF) 250 milligram (mg) tablet in healthy participants. The total study duration will be approximately of 29 days per participant. The study consists of 3 parts: Screening (that is, 21 days before study commences on Day 1); Treatment (single-dose of tapentadol on Day 1, and multiple dose from Day 4-6 [followed by washout period of 24 hours]); and End-of-study (Day 8). All the eligible participants will receive single oral dose of tapentadol TRF 250 mg on Day 1 and twice daily from Day 4-6 (total 5 doses). Participants will keep upright position until 4 hours after study drug administration. Study drug will be administered 30 minutes after breakfast in the morning. Blood samples will be collected for evaluation of pharmacokinetics at pre-dose and post-dose of study treatment. Participants' safety will be monitored throughout the study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 18
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Netherlands
  • Utrecht, Netherlands

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 55 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Deemed healthy on the basis of pre-study physical examination, medical history, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), vital signs, and clinical laboratory parameters performed within 2 and 21 days before first study drug administration
• Received a thorough explanation of the optional pharmacogenomic research component of the study and was offered an opportunity to participate by signing the separate pharmacogenomic informed consent document
• Female participants must be postmenopausal (at least 12 months since last menses), surgically sterile, or, if of childbearing potential or sexually active, be practicing an effective method of birth control before entry and throughout the study
• Female participants must have a negative serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (b-hCG) pregnancy test at Screening
• Body mass index between 20 and 28 kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2), inclusive, and body weight not less than 50 kilogram

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with history of seizure disorder or epilepsy mild or moderate traumatic brain injury, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or brain neoplasm within 1 year of Screening, or severe traumatic brain injury
• History of gastrointestinal disease affecting absorption, gastric surgery or history of or current significant medical illness including cardiac arrhythmias (uneven heart beat) or other cardiac disease, hematologic disease, coagulation disorders lipid abnormalities, significant pulmonary disease,diabetes mellitus, renal or hepatic insufficiency, thyroid disease, neurologic or psychiatric (mental disorders) disease, infection, or any other illness that the investigator considers should exclude the participant - History of clinically significant allergies, especially known hypersensitivity or intolerance or contraindications to opioids, opioid antagonists, benzodiazepines, any study drug formulation component, any of the excipients of the formulation, or heparin
• History of, or a reason to believe a participant has a history of lifetime opioid abuse or, drug or alcohol abuse within the past 5 years
• Positive test for drugs of abuse, such as cannabinoids, alcohol, opiates, cocaine, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, or barbiturates at Screening or on Day -1 of the first treatment period

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Tapentadol; Tapentadol tamper resistant prolonged-release formulation (TRF) will be administered as 250 milligram oral tablet once (in the morning, 30 minutes after breakfast) on Day 1 and 6, and twice daily (in the morning, 30 minutes after breakfast and in the evening) on Day 4 and 5.	Drug: Tapentadol; Tapentadol tamper resistant prolonged-release formulation (TRF) will be administered as 250 milligram oral tablet once (in the morning, 30 minutes after breakfast) on Day 1 and 6, and twice daily (in the morning, 30 minutes after breakfast and in the evening) on Day 4 and 5.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of Tapentadol	The Cmax is the maximum plasma concentration.	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Time to Reach Maximum Concentration (tmax) of Tapentadol	The tmax is time to reach the maximum observed serum concentration.	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Area Under the Serum Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Last Quantifiable Time (AUC [0-last]) of Tapentadol	The AUC (0-last) is the area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable time.	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Area Under the Serum Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinite Time (AUC [0-infinity]) of Tapentadol	The AUC (0-infinity) is the area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to infinite time, calculated as the sum of AUC(last) and C(last)/lambda(z), wherein AUC(last) is area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable time; C(last) is the last observed quantifiable concentration; and lambda(z) is elimination rate constant.	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Percentage of AUC (0-infinity) Obtained by Extrapolation	Percentage of AUC (0-infinity) will be obtained by extrapolation and calculated as: difference between AUC (0-infinity) and AUC (0-last)/AUC (0-infinity) multiplied by 100.	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Elimination Half-Life (t [1/2] Lambda) of Tapentadol	Elimination half-life (t [1/2] Lambda) is associated with the terminal slope (lambda [z]) of the semi logarithmic drug concentration-time curve, calculated as 0.693/lambda(z).	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Rate Constant (Lambda[z])	Lambda(z) is first-order rate constant associated with the terminal portion of the curve, determined as the negative slope of the terminal log-linear phase of the drug concentration-time curve .	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Time (t [last])to Reach Last Quantifiable Serum Concentration	The t (last) is the time to last quantifiable serum concentration.	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Maximum Steady-State Serum Concentration (Cmax,ss) of Tapentadol	The Cmax,ss is the observed maximum serum concentration during a dosing interval at steady-state (time at which serum concentration does not change with time).	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Trough Serum Concentration (C trough)	The C trough is the trough serum concentration before each dose of the multiple-dose treatment.	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Time to Reach Maximum Steady-State Serum Concentration (Tmax,ss) of Tapentadol	The Tmax,ss is the time to reach the maximum serum concentration after the fifth dose of the multiple-dose treatment.	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Area Under the Serum Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to tau (AUC [0-tau]) of Tapentadol	The AUC (0-tau) is the area under the serum concentration-time curve during a dosing interval (tau).	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Steady-State Average Serum Concentration (Cavg,ss) of Tapentadol	The Cavg,ss is the average serum concentration at steady-state, calculated as AUC (tau) divided by tau.	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Fluctuation Index (FI)	The FI is percentage fluctuation that is, variation between peak and trough at steady-state, calculated as difference between Cmax and Ctrough divided by Cavg,ss and multiplied by 100.	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4
Accumulation Ratio	Accumulation Ratio calculated for AUC as AUC (x, ss) divided by AUC (x, sd) and for Cmax as C(max,ss) divided by C(max,sd).	Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours post-dose of tapentadol on Day 1 and 6, and pre-dose, 4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 hours post multiple-dose administration of tapentadol on Day 4

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
• Investigators: Study Director: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C Clinical Trial, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• An open-Label, Sequential Treatment Study to Assess the Single- and Multiple-Dose Pharmacokinetics of a new Tapentadol Extended -Release 25-milligram Formulation in Healthy Subjects

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2008
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 1, 2008
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 11, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 11, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): June 13, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): June 13, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 11, 2013
• Last Verified: June 1, 2013

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Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Healthy; Tapentadol
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Adrenergic Agents; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Central Nervous System Depressants; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Analgesics, Opioid; Narcotics; Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; Membrane Transport Modulators; Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; Tapentadol
• Other Study ID Numbers: CR015466; R331333PAI1036