Phenylephrine Pediatric Pharmacokinetic Study

Condition(s) targeted: Rhinitis

Intervention: phenylephrine HCl (Drug)

Phase: Phase 1

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products Worldwide

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Dolly Parasrampuria, PhD, Study Director, Affiliation: McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC

Overall contact:
Joyce L Hauze, MBA, CCRA, Phone: 973-385-6104, Email: jhauze@its.jnj.com

To characterize the pharmacokinetics of phenylephrine in two pediatric populations: children, ages 2 to <12 years, and adolescents, ages 12 to <18 years.

Official title: An Open-Label, Single-Dose Study Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics of Phenylephrine in Children and Adolescents

Study design: Basic Science, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Single Group Assignment, Pharmacokinetics Study

Primary outcome: Pharmacokinetic Parameters

Secondary outcome:

For children 5 years and older and adolescents, the total amount of phenylephrine and its metabolites excreted, percent of the administered dose will be estimated from the urine samples along with the formation clearance of each metabolite.

Safety Assessments will consist of monitoring and recording all non-serious Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), their frequency, severity, seriousness, and relationship to the investigational product.

Detailed description: This study has an open-label, single-dose classical pharmacokinetic design with no comparator treatment or group. At least twenty-four (24) children, ages 2 to <12 years, and twelve (12) adolescents, ages 12 to <18 years, with nasal symptoms due to hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies will complete the study. To ensure that younger children are represented, at least 35% (8) of the 24 children enrolled will range from 2 to <6 years of age.

Minimum age: 2 Years. Maximum age: 17 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male and female children and adolescents, ages 2 to < 18 years, with a minimum weight

of 24 pounds will be eligible to participate. In addition, each subject will be > 5th percentile and < 95th percentile for weight based on age and gender.

- Subjects will have a body mass index (BMI) > 5th percentile and less than or equal to

the 90th percentile for age and gender.

- Subjects who have a history of allergic rhinitis and who are experiencing nasal

symptoms associated with hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies will be included.

- Subjects and parents or legally authorized representatives who, in the investigator's

view, are likely to be compliant and complete the study will be eligible to participate.

- Post menarchal female subjects must have a negative urine pregnancy test at screening

and at Visit 2 on Day 1 before study medication is administered.

- Post menarchal female subjects must have practiced abstinence or use an effective form

of birth control (e. g., intrauterine device, oral contraceptives, contraceptive implants or injections, diaphragm with spermicide, cervical cap, or consort use of condom) for at least three months before being enrolled in the study.

- Parents or legally authorized representatives have signed and dated an IRB-approved

consent form for the subject to participate in the study indicating that the subject (and/or a legally acceptable representative) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study.

- Subjects, ages 6 to < 18 years, who have provided written assent to participate in the

study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Evidence or history of clinically significant hematological, renal, endocrine,

pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, psychiatric, or neurologic disease.

- Findings from the medical history or physical examination with vital sign measurements

that are not within the range of clinical acceptability.

- Have a known sensitivity or allergy to phenylephrine or EMLA cream.

- Took any prescription or nonprescription medication (except vitamins and/or fluoride

supplements) within seven days before the study's start date.

- Drank any fruit juices (i. e., apple, orange, or grapefruit) within two days prior to

the study start.

- Use of any monoamine oxidase inhibitor within two weeks prior to the dose of

phenylephrine.

- Participated in, or completed, another clinical trial within seven weeks before the

study's start date.

- Have a history of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use (older children and adolescents).

- Have a history of hepatitis B, a previous positive test for hepatitis B surface

antigen, or a previous positive hepatitis C antibody.

- Have a history of HIV infection or previous demonstration of HIV antibodies.

- Pregnant or nursing females; females of childbearing potential who are unwilling or

unable to use an acceptable method of nonhormonal contraception from at least three months prior to the first dose of study medication until completion of follow-up procedures.

- Relationship to persons involved directly with the conduct of the study (ie, principal

investigator; subinvestigators; study coordinators; other study personnel; employees or contractors of the sponsor or its subsidiaries; and the families of each).

Joyce L Hauze, MBA, CCRA, Phone: 973-385-6104, Email: jhauze@its.jnj.com

West Coast Clinical Trials, Cypress, California 90630, United States; Recruiting
Apinya Vutikullird, Dr., Principal Investigator

Starting date: September 2008
Ending date: November 2008
Last updated: September 26, 2008