Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Adhesion Quality of a New Formulation of the Mylan Estradiol Transdermal System 0.025 mg/Day and Climara® Transdermal System 0.025 mg/Day

Lead Sponsor:

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

40-69 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study was to compare the adhesive quality of a new formulation of the Mylan Estradiol Transdermal System with that of Climara® Transdermal System following a single syste...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age: 40-69 years.
  • Sex: Females only.
  • Weight: At least 52 kg (115 lbs) and within 30% of Ideal Body Weight (IBW), as referenced by the Table of "Desirable Weights of Adults" from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1999 (See Part II: ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF HUMAN BIOAVAILABILITY PROTOCOLS).
  • Absence of menses for one year for postmenopausal subjects, or at least 6 weeks for oophorectomized subjects. (For oophorectomized subjects, an operative report documenting bilateral oophorectomy and surgical pathology report documenting the absence of malignant disease.)
  • Baseline FSH and 17-beta-estradiol serum levels consistent with postmenopausal status confirmed within 14 days of initiation of study medication. (FSH greater than or equal to 40 mIU/mL; 17-beta-estradiol less than or equal to 31 pg/mL)
  • All subjects should be judged normal and healthy during a prestudy medical evaluation (physical examination, laboratory evaluation and 12-lead ECG) performed within 14 days of the initial patch application.
  • The physical examination shall include pelvic and breast exams.
  • a. Pelvic findings should be consistent with hypoestrogenemia. b. A mammogram will be required if not performed within the last 12 months. c. A Papanicolaou ("Pap") smear will be required on subjects with an intact uterus and cervix if not performed within the last 6 months.

Exclusion

  • Institutionalized subjects will not be used.
  • Social Habits:
  • a. Use of any tobacco products. b. Ingestion of any alcoholic, caffeine- or xanthine-containing food or beverage within the 48 hours prior to the initial dose of study medication.
  • c. Ingestion of any vitamins within the 48 hours prior to the initial dose of study medication.
  • d. Any recent, significant change in dietary or exercise habits.
  • Medications:
  • Use of any medication within 14 days prior to the initial dose of study medication.
  • Use of any medication known to alter hepatic enzyme activity within 28 days prior to the initial dose of study medication.
  • Use of any systemic antibiotics, estrogens, or hormones within 28 days prior to the initial dose of study medication.
  • Diseases:
  • History of any significant chronic disease such as (but not limited to):
  • 1\. Thrombotic disorders. 2. Coronary artery or cerebrovascular disease. 3. Liver, kidney or gallbladder dysfunction/disorder(s). 4. Fibrocystic disease or breast nodules. 5. Family history of breast cancer. 6. Diabetes or any other endocrinological disease. 7. Estrogen-dependent neoplasia. 8. Postmenopausal uterine bleeding. 9. Endometrial hyperplasia. b. History of drug and/or alcohol abuse. c. Acute illness at the time of either the prestudy medical evaluation or dosing.
  • 5\. Abnormal and clinically significant laboratory test results:
  • Clinically significant deviation from the Guide to Clinically Relevant Abnormalities (See Part II: ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF BIOEQUIVALENCE PROTOCOLS).
  • Abnormal and clinically relevant ECG tracing. 6. Subjects who have received an investigational drug within 30 days prior to the initial dose of study medication.
  • 7\. Allergy or hypersensitivity to tapes or adhesives (ex. Band-aids, medical tape), estradiol or other hormonal products.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2003

Estimated Enrollment :

76 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00649896

Start Date

August 1 2003

End Date

September 1 2003

Last Update

April 1 2008

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SFBC International

Miami, Florida, United States, 33181