Pharmacokinetics of Midazolam, Dabigatran, Pitavastatin, Atorvastatin, and Rosuvastatin in Participants With Renal Insufficiency in the Presence and Absence of Rifampin (MK-0000-386)

Renal Insufficiency Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics of Midazolam, Dabigatran, Pitavastatin, Atorvastatin, and Rosuvastatin Administered as Microdoses in Subjects With Varying Degrees of Renal Insufficiency in the Presence and Absence of Rifampin

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03311841
• Other study ID #: 0000-386
• Secondary ID: MK-0000-386CA210
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: March 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: August 2, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: December 2019
• Source: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this open-label, 2-period, fixed-sequence study is to characterize the plasma pharmacokinetic profiles of midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, atorvastatin, and rosuvastatin following a single oral dose administration of a microdose cocktail in healthy participants, in participants with mild, moderate, severe (not on dialysis) renal impairment, and in participants with end-stage renal disease (ESRD; on dialysis).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 32
• Est. completion date: August 2, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 2, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 78 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

All participants (with mild, moderate or severe renal impairment, end stage renal disease, or healthy):

• a female must be non-pregnant, non-breast feeding and if she is of reproductive potential: must agree to use (and/or have their partner use) two acceptable methods of birth control beginning at screening, throughout the study and until 2 weeks after the last dosing of study drug

• a female of non-childbearing potential: must have undergone a sterilization procedure at least 6 months prior to the first dose or be postmenopausal with amenorrhea for at least 1 year prior to the first dose

• a non-vasectomized male participant must agree to use a condom with spermicide or abstain from sexual intercourse from the first dose until 90 days after the last dose of study drug

• a male participant must agree not to donate sperm from dosing until 90 days after the last dose of study drug

• has a body mass index (BMI) = 40.0 kg/m^2

• is a non-smoker or moderate smoker (= 20 cigarettes/day or the equivalent)

Participants with mild, moderate or severe renal impairment or end stage renal disease:

• has a clinical diagnosis of renal impairment and meets the protocol-specified renal impairment function qualifications at the prestudy visit (screening)

Healthy participants:

• has baseline creatinine clearance = 90 mL/min based on Cockcroft-Gault equation

• is judged to be in good health based on medical history, physical examination, vital signs, pulse oximetry, and laboratory safety tests

Exclusion Criteria:

All participants (with mild, moderate or severe renal impairment, end stage renal disease, or healthy):

• is mentally or legally incapacitated or has significant emotional problems at the time of the screening visit or expected during the conduct of the study.

• history or presence of clinically significant medical or psychiatric condition or disease

• history of stroke, chronic seizures, or major neurological disorders

• history of malignant neoplastic disease

• history or presence of alcoholism or drug abuse within the past 6 months

• female participant who is pregnant or lactating

Participants with mild, moderate or severe renal impairment:

• has had a renal transplant or has had nephrectomy

• has uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a history of Type 1 diabetes, or ketoacidosis

• history of significant endocrine, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hematological, immunological, respiratory, or genitourinary diseases

Participants with end stage renal disease (ESRD):

• had a failed renal allograft within the last 2 years prior to the first dose, or a successful renal allograft

• has uncontrolled T2DM, a history of Type 1 diabetes, or ketoacidosis

• history of significant endocrine, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hematological, immunological, respiratory, or genitourinary diseases

Healthy participants:

• history of hypoglycemia, glucose intolerance, T2DM, or ketoacidosis

• history of clinically significant endocrine, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hematological, hepatic, immunological, renal, respiratory, or genitourinary abnormalities or diseases.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Renal Insufficiency

Intervention

Drug:
• Midazolam oral solution
Midazolam hydrochloride 10 µg (1 mL of 10 µg/mL oral solution), administered orally as part of a microdose cocktail
• Dabigatran and pitavastatin oral solution
375/10 µg dabigatran etexilate and pitavastatin (1 mL of 375/10 µg/mL oral solution), administered orally as part of a microdose cocktail
• Atorvastatin and rosuvastatin oral solution
100/50 µg atorvastatin and rosuvastatin (2 mL of 50/25 µg/mL oral solution), administered orally as part of a microdose cocktail
• Rifampin
Rifampin 600 mg single dose (two 300 mg capsules) administered orally

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Clinical Pharmacology of Miami ( Site 0001)	Hialeah	Florida
United States	Orlando Clinical Research Center ( Site 0002)	Orlando	Florida

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity (AUC0-inf) Post-dose Period 1	AUC0-inf is the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from time zero (pre-dose) to extrapolated infinite time. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail in healthy participants, participants with renal impairment, and 24 hours prior to hemodialysis in participants with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring hemodialysis.	0 hour (pre-dose) and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose
Primary	Effect of Rifampin on AUC0-inf Post-dose Period 2	To evaluate the effect of a single oral dose of rifampin on the AUC0-inf of midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, pitavastatin lactone, atorvastatin, ortho-hydroxyatorvastatin, and rosuvatatin. AUC0-inf is the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from time zero (pre-dose) to extrapolated infinite time. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail and rifampin in healthy participants and participants with renal impairment. As pre-specified in the protocol, this outcome measure does not include data from the end-stage renal disease participants as they did not receive rifampin during Period 2.	Microdose cocktail: 0 hour (pre-dose) and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose; rifampin: 0 hour (pre-dose) and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours post-dose
Primary	Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to 24 Hours (AUC0-24) Post-dose Period 1	AUC0-24 is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to 24 hours post-dose. This is a measure of the average amount of study drug in the blood plasma over a period of 24 hours after the dose. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail in healthy participants, participants with renal impairment, and 24 hours prior to hemodialysis in participants with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis.	0 hour (pre-dose) and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose
Primary	Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Last (AUC0-last) Post-dose Period 1	AUC0-last is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to time of last measurable concentration. This is a measure of the amount of study drug in the blood plasma from pre-dose until the last measurable concentration of study drug could be determined. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail in healthy participants, participants with renal impairment, and 24 hours prior to hemodialysis in participants with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis.	0 hour (pre-dose) and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose
Primary	Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) Post-dose Period 1	Cmax is the peak plasma concentration of study drug after administration. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail in healthy participants, participants with renal impairment, and 24 hours prior to hemodialysis in participants with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis.	0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose
Primary	Plasma Concentration at 24 Hours (C24) Post-dose Period 1	C24hr is a measure of the plasma study drug concentration 24 hours post-dose. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail in healthy participants, participants with renal impairment, and 24 hours prior to hemodialysis in participants with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis.	24 hours post-dose
Primary	Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) Post-dose Period 1	Tmax is the amount of time to reach maximum (peak) plasma drug concentration following drug administration. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail in healthy participants, participants with renal impairment, and 24 hours prior to hemodialysis in participants with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis.	0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose
Primary	Apparent Plasma Terminal Half-life (t1/2) Post-dose Period 1	T1/2 is the elimination half-life of study drug. T1/2 is the time it takes for half of the study drug in the blood plasma to dissipate. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail in healthy participants, participants with renal impairment, and 24 hours prior to hemodialysis in participants with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis.	0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose
Primary	Apparent Clearance After Extravascular Administration (CL/F) Post-dose Period 1	CL/F is the rate at which study drug was removed from the body. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail in healthy participants, participants with renal impairment, and 24 hours prior to hemodialysis in participants with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis. CL/F was to be calculated for the parent plasma analytes only, midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, atorvastatin, and rosuvastatin.	0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose
Primary	Apparent Volume of Distribution During the Terminal Phase (Vz/F) Post-dose Period 1	Vz/F is the distribution of study drug between the plasma and the rest of the body after the dose. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail in healthy participants, participants with renal impairment, and 24 hours prior to hemodialysis in participants with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis. Vz/F was to be calculated for the parent plasma analytes only, midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, atorvastatin, and rosuvastatin.	0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose
Secondary	Effect of Rifampin on AUC0-24 Post-dose Period 2	To evaluate the effect of a single oral dose of rifampin on the AUC0-24 of midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, pitavastatin lactone, atorvastatin, ortho-hydroxyatorvastatin, and rosuvatatin. AUC0-24 is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to 24 hours post-dose. This is a measure of the average amount of study drug in the blood plasma over a period of 24 hours after the dose. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail and rifampin in healthy participants and participants with renal impairment. As pre-specified in the protocol, this outcome measure does not include end-stage renal disease participants as they did not receive rifampin during Period 2.	Microdose cocktail: 0 hour (pre-dose) and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose; rifampin: 0 hour (pre-dose) and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours post-dose
Secondary	Effect of Rifampin on AUC0-last Post-dose Period 2	To evaluate the effect of a single oral dose of rifampin on the AUC0-last of midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, pitavastatin lactone, atorvastatin, ortho-hydroxyatorvastatin, and rosuvatatin. AUC0-last is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to time of last measurable concentration. It is a measure of the amount of study drug in the blood plasma from pre-dose until the last measurable concentration of study drug could be determined. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail and rifampin in healthy participants and participants with renal impairment. As pre-specified in the protocol, this outcome measure does not include end-stage renal disease participants as they did not receive rifampin during Period 2.	Microdose cocktail: 0 hour (pre-dose) and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose; rifampin: 0 hour (pre-dose) and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours post-dose
Secondary	Effect of Rifampin on Cmax Post-dose Period 2	To evaluate the effect of a single oral dose of rifampin on the Cmax of midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, pitavastatin lactone, atorvastatin, ortho-hydroxyatorvastatin, and rosuvatatin. Cmax is the peak plasma concentration of study drug after administration. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail and rifampin in healthy participants and participants with renal impairment. As pre-specified in the protocol, this outcome measure does not include end-stage renal disease participants as they did not receive rifampin during Period 2.	Microdose cocktail: 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose; rifampin: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours post-dose
Secondary	Effect of Rifampin on C24 Post-dose Period 2	To evaluate the effect of a single oral dose of rifampin on the C24 of midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, pitavastatin lactone, atorvastatin, ortho-hydroxyatorvastatin, and rosuvatatin. C24 is a measure of the plasma study drug concentration 24 hours post-dose. C24 is reported as median (minimum and maximum) in severe renal impairment arm due to zero values. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail and rifampin in healthy participants and participants with renal impairment. As pre-specified in the protocol, this outcome measure does not include end-stage renal disease participants as they did not receive rifampin during Period 2.	24 hours post-dose
Secondary	Effect of Rifampin on Tmax Post-dose Period 2	To evaluate the effect of a single oral dose of rifampin on the Tmax of midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, pitavastatin lactone, atorvastatin, ortho-hydroxyatorvastatin, and rosuvatatin. Tmax is the amount of time to reach maximum (peak) plasma drug concentration following drug administration. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail and rifampin in healthy participants and participants with renal impairment. As pre-specified in the protocol, this outcome measure does not include end-stage renal disease participants as they did not receive rifampin during Period 2.	Microdose cocktail: 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose; rifampin: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours post-dose
Secondary	Effect of Rifampin on t1/2 Post-dose Period 2	To evaluate the effect of a single oral dose of rifampin on the t1/2 of midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, pitavastatin lactone, atorvastatin, ortho-hydroxyatorvastatin, and rosuvatatin. T1/2 is the elimination half-life of study drug. T1/2 is the time it takes for half of the study drug in the blood plasma to dissipate. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail and rifampin in healthy participants and participants with renal impairment. As pre-specified in the protocol, this outcome measure does not include end-stage renal disease participants as they did not receive rifampin during Period 2.	Microdose cocktail: 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose; rifampin: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours post-dose
Secondary	Effect of Rifampin on CL/F Post-dose Period 2	To evaluate the effect of a single oral dose of rifampin on the CL/F of midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, atorvastatin, and rosuvatatin. CL/F is the rate at which study drug was removed from the body. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail and rifampin in healthy participants and participants with renal impairment. As pre-specified in the protocol, this outcome measure does not include end-stage renal disease participants as they did not receive rifampin during Period 2.	Microdose cocktail: 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose; rifampin: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours post-dose
Secondary	Effect of Rifampin on Vz/F Post-dose Period 2	To evaluate the effect of a single oral dose of rifampin on the Vz/F of midazolam, dabigatran, pitavastatin, pitavastatin lactone, atorvastatin, ortho-hydroxyatorvastatin, and rosuvatatin. Vz/F is the distribution of study drug between the plasma and the rest of the body after the dose. Plasma pharmacokinetic data presented in the table below are following the administration of a single oral dose of a microdose cocktail and rifampin in healthy participants and participants with renal impairment. As pre-specified in the protocol, this outcome measure does not include end-stage renal disease participants as they did not receive rifampin during Period 2.	Microdose cocktail: 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 72 hours post-dose; rifampin: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours post-dose