Status:

COMPLETED

A Study to Investigate the Potential Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between TMC435 and Methadone

Lead Sponsor:

Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland

Conditions:

Hepatitis C

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of steady-state (constant concentration of medication in the blood) TMC435 (150 mg, once a day) on the steady state pharmacokinetics (what the body ...

Detailed Description

This is an open label (all people know the identity of the intervention) drug-drug interaction (TMC435 versus methadone) study. Approximately 12 hepatitis C virus-negative opioid-dependent participant...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Receiving once daily oral methadone maintenance therapy at a stable individualized dose of 30 to 130 mg once daily for at least 30 days prior to screening
  • Agreeing not to change the current methadone dose from screening until Day7 included and to have a daily observed and documented methadone intake from Day-14 until Day8 and to have a daily observed and documented TMC435 intake from Day1 until Day 7
  • Having obtained approval from his/her addiction physician for participation in the trial and addiction physician agrees to provide medical care for the volunteer after discharge from the testing facility

Exclusion

  • No female of childbearing potential, except if using effective birth control methods during the trial and for at least 30 days after the end of the treatment period
  • No positive testing for drugs of abuse
  • No positive testing for Hepatitis A, B and C and for HIV1 and 2
  • Impaired liver disease or other clinically relevant diseases

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

13 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00915564

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2010

Last Update

October 16 2013

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Toronto, Canada