A Study of Baricitinib and Birth Control Pills in Healthy Females

The Effects of Multiple Doses of Baricitinib on the Pharmacokinetics of a Single Dose of an Oral Contraceptive in Healthy Female Subjects

The main purpose of this study is to find out how the body absorbs and breaks down a common birth control pill called Microgynon when it is given with the study drug called baricitinib. Safety and the body's ability to tolerate baricitinib and Microgynon will also be studied. The study will last approximately 6 weeks for each participant.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy Volunteers
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Baricitinib; Drug: Microgynon

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • West Yorkshire
    • Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, LS2 9LH
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Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Premenopausal females currently successfully using non-hormonal methods of contraception including tubular ligation, cervical vault cap, diaphragm, or non-hormonal coil with spermicide will be required in addition to use a second approved method of contraception for the duration of the study [that is (i.e.), a male sexual partner who agrees to use a male condom with spermicide; a sterile sexual partner; or abstinence (participants reporting abstinence who become sexually active while on the study must agree to use other additional barrier methods of contraception)]. The pregnancy test result must be negative at screening and at each check-in visit. Participants must have a regular menstrual cycle of approximately 28 days duration for at least 4 previous cycles prior to screening
• Postmenopausal females, or women not of child-bearing potential due to surgical sterilization (at least 3 months after surgical hysterectomy, or at least 3 months after bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral tubal occlusion with or without hysterectomy) confirmed by medical history, or menopause. Menopausal women include women with spontaneous amenorrhea for at least 12 months or amenorrhea not induced by a medical condition such as anorexia nervosa and/or not taking medications during that time of amenorrhea [example (e.g.), oral contraceptives (OCs), hormones, gonadotropin releasing hormone, anti-estrogens, selective estrogen receptor modulators, or chemotherapy]. Postmenopausal status should be confirmed by a serum follicle-stimulating hormone level at screening greater than 40 international units per liter (IU/L)
• Have a body mass index of 18 to 30 kilograms per square meter (kg/m^2), inclusive

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have a positive pregnancy test or are lactating
• Are currently enrolled in, have completed or discontinued within the last 90 days from a clinical trial involving a study drug; or are concurrently enrolled in any other type of medical research judged not to be scientifically or medically compatible with this study
• Are persons who have previously completed or withdrawn from this study or any other study investigating baricitinib, and have previously received the study drug
• Have known allergies to baricitinib or Microgynon (containing ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) or related compounds
• Have used or intend to use drugs or substances that are known to be inducers or inhibitors of cytochrome P450 3A (eg, St. John's wort, rifampin, ketoconazole) within 30 days prior to the first dose
• Have taken OCs within 3 months, implanted contraceptives within 6 months, injectable contraceptives within 12 months, or topical controlled delivery contraceptives (patch) or hormonal coils within 3 months prior to the study
• Have a history or presence of any thromboembolic disease, recurrent jaundice, acute or chronic liver disease, hormonally-induced migraines, undiagnosed vaginal bleeding, significant hyperlipidemia, and mammary, endometrial, or hepatic carcinoma (known or suspected)
• Smokes more than 10 cigarettes per day

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• 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: Baricitinib + Microgynon; Microgynon [30 micrograms (µg) ethinyl estradiol and 150 µg levonorgestrel] administered orally, once daily (QD), on Days 1 and 29. Baricitinib, 10 milligrams (mg), administered orally QD on Days 23 through 30.	Drug: Baricitinib; Administered orally; Other Names: LY3009104; Drug: Microgynon; Administered orally

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Pharmacokinetics (PK): Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of Ethinyl Estradiol	Days 1 and 29: predose and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 24 and 48 hours post dose
PK: Cmax of Levonorgestrel	Days 1 and 29: predose and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 24 and 48 hours post dose
PK: Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinity [AUC(0-∞)] of Ethinyl Estradiol	Days 1 and 29: predose and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 24 and 48 hours post dose
PK: AUC(0-∞) of Levonorgestrel	Days 1 and 29: predose and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 24 and 48 hours post dose

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 8, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 8, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): July 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 6, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 15, 2017
• Last Verified: May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Contraceptive Agents, Hormonal; Contraceptive Agents; Reproductive Control Agents; Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; Contraceptives, Oral; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic; Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; Contraceptives, Postcoital, Synthetic; Contraceptives, Postcoital; Contraceptives, Postcoital, Hormonal; Ethinyl estradiol, levonorgestrel drug combination; Ethinyl Estradiol-Norgestrel Combination
• Other Study ID Numbers: 14601; I4V-MC-JAGD (Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company)