- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02233959
Palatability of a Novel Oral Formulation of Prednsione
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Missouri
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
- Children's Mercy Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- age 18 to 32 years, male and female who are healthy at the time of study
- can demonstrate holding 10 mL of apple juice in mouth for 5 seconds without swallowing and then expectorate contents into a cup
- demonstrate ability to complete study questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of smoking or using any tobacco products
- previous history of taste disturbance
- any condition or dietary habit known to interfere with the sense of smell and taste
- any structural or functional abnormality of the upper gastrointestinal tract
- ingestion of any medication or nutritional supplement (with exception of acetaminophen tablets or capsules) in a 48 hour period prior to study
- history of any significant illness within the two weeks prior to study
- history of autonomic dysfunction, bronchospastic disease or atopic allergy
- known hypersensitivity (ie., allergic reaction) to any drug, food coloring agent or artificial sweetener
- any history of participating in a clinical trial of a drug or device within a 30 day period from the time of study
- brushing of the teeth, usage of mouthwash, and or oral ingestion of any substance within two hours of receipt of the initial test article and
- inability to speak and/or read English at a grade 10 level
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Cohort
- Time Perspectives: Prospective
Cohorts and Interventions
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Healthy Adults
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Palatability of a new oral formulation of prednisone
Time Frame: Immediately
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We will create optimized shelf-stable prednisone microcapsules designed for complete taste-masking followed by immediate release in the stomach. Release characteristics of the TP will be compared to a pharmaceutical grade formulation of prednisone. Milestone: Microencapsulated prednisone that: (i) shows less than 10% coefficient of variance (CV) in the in vitro release profile between fresh and 4-week, 40°C stability-exposed samples while maintaining (ii) maximum of 5% total drug release during the initial 2 minutes and (iii) >90% release within 30 minutes. N.B. This Specific Aim will be accomplished in the laboratories of Orbis Biosciences, Inc. Upon meeting all milestones associated with this SA, Orbis Biosciences will produce, in accordance with Good Laboratory and Manufacturing Principles, a single batch of TP suitable for use in accomplish SA2. |
Immediately
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
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Evaluation of the TP for the organoleptic properties of taste, mouth-feel and aroma in healthy adults compared to the reference product (RP).
Time Frame: Immediately
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We will use a randomized cross-over design and a 9-Point Hedonic bipolar scale of scoring to compare the product appearance, smell, taste, mouth feel and after taste for three treatment groups: (i) Orbis's prednisone-loaded microcapsules (TP), developed in SA1, (ii) TP placebo microcapsules (i.e., delivery system not containing any active pharmaceutical ingredient or API), and (iii) the RP (Prednisone oral liquid, USP).
We will suspend the microcapsules in a non-flavored suspension medium immediately before administration to healthy adults.
The hypothesis associated with this SA is that microencapsulated prednisone (TP) will demonstrate significant improvement in organoleptic properties as compared to the RP.
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Immediately
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Gregory L Kearns, Pharm D. PhD, Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- Orbis Palatability
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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