Study to Evaluate the Effect of Naltrexone and Bupropion Combination on the Pharmacokinetics of Metformin in Healthy Participants

Orexigen

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Healthy Subjects

Treatments: Drug: Metformin; Drug: Naltrexone/Bupropion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT02745912

NaltrexBuprop-1004

U1111-1166-8630 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of multiple oral doses of naltrexone/bupropion on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a single oral dose of metformin.

Full description

The drug being tested in this study is naltrexone HCl and bupropion HCl Extended- Release fixed dose combination (NB) . This study will evaluate the potential effect of multiple oral doses of extended-release combination of naltrexone/bupropion on the PK of a single oral dose of metformin in healthy participants with normal renal function (defined as creatinine clearance [CrCl] greater than equal to [>=] 90 milliliter per minute [mL/min]/1.73 meter square [m^2]).

The study will enroll approximately 30 participants. Participants will receive:

Metformin 850 mg as a single dose alone and in combination with multiple doses of Naltrexone/Bupropion Naltrexone 8 mg/Bupropion 90 mg + Naltrexone 16 mg/Bupropion 180 mg as multiple doses alone and in combination with a single dose of metformin

All participants will be asked to take 1 tablet of metformin in the morning on Day 1 and Day 14, 1 tablet of naltrexone/bupropion twice daily from Day 3 through Day 5, and 2 tablets of naltrexone/bupropion twice daily from Day 6 through Day 15.

This single center trial will be conducted in the United States. The overall time to participate in this study is 73 days. Participants will be admitted on Day -1 (check in) and remain confined to the clinic until Day 16 and will be contacted by telephone 30 (±2) days after last dose of study drug for a follow-up assessment. Serial blood samples will be collected for PK assessments. Safety will be monitored throughout the study.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Is a healthy male or female.
2. Is aged 18 to 55 years, inclusive, at signing of informed consent and first dose of study drug.
3. Weighs at least 50 kilogram (kg) and has a body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 40.0 kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2), inclusive, at Screening.
4. Has normal renal function (defined as CrCl >=90 mL/min/1.73 m^2) at Screening and Check-in (Day -1).
5. A female subject of childbearing potential* who is sexually active with a nonsterilized* male partner agrees to use adequate contraception* from signing of informed consent throughout the duration of the study and for 12 weeks after the last dose of study drug.

Exclusion criteria

1. Has known hypersensitivity to metformin, bupropion, naltrexone, or any component of the formulations.
2. Has history of seizure of any etiology, or of predisposition to seizures.
3. Has history of bulimia.
4. Has history of anorexia nervosa.
5. Has resting heart rate outside the normal range of 45 to 100 beats per minutes at Screening or Check-in (Day -1) and confirmed by a repeat measurement approximately 30 minutes following the initial measurement.
6. Has orthostatic blood pressure >=25 millimeter of mercury (mm Hg) at Screening or Check-in (Day -1) and confirmed by a repeat measurement approximately 30 minutes following the initial measurement.
7. Has sustained supine systolic blood pressure >=140 mm Hg or less than equal to (<=) 90 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure >=90 mm Hg or <=50 mm Hg at Screening or Check-in (Day -1) and confirmed by a repeat measurement approximately 30 minutes following the initial measurement.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Metformin + Naltrexone/Bupropion

Experimental group

Description:

Metformin (850 mg, immediate release tablet, orally, once on Day 1 and Day 14) naltrexone/bupropion (8/90 mg/mg, extended-release tablets, orally, twice daily from Day 3 through Day 5 and 16/180 mg/mg, twice daily from Day 6 through Day 15.

Treatment:

Drug: Metformin

Drug: Naltrexone/Bupropion