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A Study Testing the Effect and Safety of Casopitant (GW679769) While Taking Warfarin in Healthy Human Volunteers

Information source: GlaxoSmithKline
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Healthy

Intervention: Casopitant (GW679769) oral tablets (Drug); Warfarin oral tablets (Drug)

Phase: Phase 1

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: GlaxoSmithKline

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
GSK Clinical Trials, MD, Study Chair, Affiliation: GlaxoSmithKline

Summary

GW679769 may affect liver enzymes that metabolize warfarin. This study is designed to test the extent of the GW679769 affect on Warfarin levels in humans.

Clinical Details

Official title: An Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Steady-State Warfarin When Co-Administered With Repeat Doses of Casopitant [GW679769] in Healthy Adult Subjects.

Study design: Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics Study

Primary outcome:

Plasma levels of Warfarin at Period 1: Day 9 to 14, Period 2: Day 2 & 3 and Day 5 to 16.

Plasma levels of casopitant at Period 2: Day 2 & 3 and Day 5 to 16.

Secondary outcome: Clinical lab tests monitoring of International Normalized Ratio (INR) adverse events vital signs 12 lead ECGs liver function tests

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: 65 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion criteria:

- Healthy subjects

- non-smoking

- Females cannot be able to have children

- Must be able to swallow and retain oral medication

- Understand and sign the written consent

- comply with the requirements and restrictions involved in an overnight 30 day

confinement in a healthcare setting

Exclusion criteria:

- cannot participate if subject has a clinically relevant abnormality, medical

condition, or circumstance that makes them unsuitable for the study per the study doctor.

- blood donation in excess of 1 pint within 56 days before dosing of medication

- iron deficiency

- history of drug or alcohol abuse or dependency within the past 6 months

- subjects cannot use any nicotine-containing products within the last 6 months

- positive for HIV, Hepatitis B or C

- use of prescription or non-prescription drug(s), herbal or dietary supplements or

vitamins with 14 days prior to first dose of study medication

- consumption of any food or drink containing grapefruit, Seville oranges, kumquats,

pomelos (or their juices) within 7 days of the first dose of study medication

- history of bleeding disorders or excessive bleeding

- female who has a positive pregnancy test

- female who is lactating

Locations and Contacts

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Gainesville, Florida 32605, United States

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Buffalo, New York 14209, United States

Additional Information

Starting date: November 2006
Last updated: September 7, 2007

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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