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Phase 1 N=55 Treatment

Human Pharmacology Trial of Calcium-vitamin D3 Tablet in Healthy Participants

Calcium Deficiency · Vitamin D Deficiency

Enrolled (actual)
55
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Amount of Calcium Excreted in Urine From 0 Hours up to 6 Hours Post Dose (Ca2+ Ae0-6h) — 1.07; 0.63 mmol

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Interventions
Calcium 500 mg and Vitamin D3 800 IU (Drug); Low calcium meals (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 45+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Takeda
Primary completion
Aug 2012

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Amount of Calcium Excreted in Urine From 0 Hours up to 6 Hours Post Dose (Ca2+ Ae0-6h)
1.07; 0.63
PRIMARY
Area Under the Curve From 0 to 6 Hours Post Dose of Parathyroid Hormone (PTH AUC0-6h) in Serum
202.02; 278.86
SECONDARY
Amount of Calcium Excreted in Urine From 0 to 6 Hours Post Dose Corected for Creatinine (Ae0-6h/Creatinine)
1.05; 0.69

Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the intestinal absorption of calcium from a newly developed calcium carbonate-vitamin D3 chewable tablet formulation increases the amount of calcium excreted in urine and decreases parathyroid hormone (PTH) in serum as compared to baseline.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Is a healthy postmenopausal woman (last menses at least 2 years before signing informed consent and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) confirming postmenopausal status) or a healthy male aged between 45 to 70 years inclusively
  • Was informed both verbally and in writing about the objectives of the clinical trial, the methods, the anticipated benefits and potential risks and the discomfort to which she/he might be exposed, and had given written consent to participation in the trial prior to any trial-related procedure
  • Is Caucasian
  • Is assessed as healthy based on physical examination, medical history, clinical laboratory, electrocardiogram (ECG), vital signs
  • Is a non-smoker (having abstained from smoking for at least 6 months)
  • Has a body mass index of 19 to 29.4 kg/m^2 (inclusively)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Has a history of clinically significant allergies or idiosyncrasies to calcium or vitamin D3, or any inactive ingredient(s) of these products
  • Is a lactating or pregnant female participant
  • Female participants: Has a positive pregnancy test in serum at screening and in urine on Day -1 Period 1
  • Participant was previously enrolled into the current clinical trial
  • Has participated in the active treatment phase of another clinical trial where a persisting pharmacodynamic (PD) effect of the IMP of that clinical trial cannot be excluded (e.g. patient is well into a treatment free safety follow-up phase); or 10 times the pharmacokinetic (PK) half-life, whatever is longer but 30 days as minimum prior to the start of the clinical trial
  • Has been considered unable or unwilling to co-operate adequately, i.e. to follow clinical trial procedures and Investigator instructions adequately (e.g. language difficulties, etc.) or participant is anticipated not to be available for scheduled clinical trial visits/procedures
  • Has a dependency situation (e.g. person is kept in detention, Investigator in the current clinical trial, or a first-degree relative of a clinical trial Investigator, or is employee at the clinical trial site)
  • Has a hypersensitivity to soya or peanut
  • Abuse of alcohol or drugs
  • Has consumed ethanol within 48 hours prior to hospitalization verified by alcohol breath test (Alcotest®)
  • Has a history or current disease which might influence the trial objectives (e.g., urinary tract infection, urination problems [e.g., prostate hyperplasia] or urinary incontinence, renal insufficiency, nephrolithiasis, sarcoidosis, osteoporosis, calcium deficiency, hyper- or hypoparathyroidism, hypercalciuria, hypercalcaemia, calcium lithiasis, hyperphosphataemia, hypervitaminosis D, phenylketonuria, diabetes mellitus
  • Has creatinine clearance according to Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation of < 60 mL/min
  • Has regular use of any medication. Treatment with biphosphonates in the past 5 years, amidorone in the past 6 months, calcium or fluoride supplements, diuretics, vitamin D preparations, estrogens or estrogen receptor modulators, enzyme inducing agents, teriparatide or parathyroid hormone (PTH(1-84)), bile sequestrants within 3 months before screening, and for all other drugs within 2 weeks before screening (or 6 times the half-life of the respective drug) whatever is longer
  • Has use of ultraviolet radiation cabins or sunbath longer than 1 h from 1 week before Day 1 of Period 1 until the End of Trial examination
  • Has an intake of milk and milk products, broccoli, dark-green vegetables, vegetables from the mustard green family, fatty fish, eggs, liver, and added salt within 7 days prior to hospitalisation
  • Has unusual diet habits and practicing vegetarians
  • Has beverages and food containing poppy seed (i.e. poppy seed rolls, poppy seed cake, milk shakes containing poppy seed) from 72 hours before drug screen to avoid interference
  • Has chinine, grapefruit- and star fruit-containing beverages and food, St. John's wort (known Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) i
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01639222). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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