In the current study GSK961081 and fluticasone propionate will be administered in a blended formulation from a single device and compared with GSK961081 and fluticasone propionate administered alone and concurrently. This is a single centre, randomized, double-blind, double dummy, single dose, four way cross-over study investigating the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of GSK961081 and fluticasone propionate when administered alone, concurrently and as a combination blend in healthy subjects.
This will be the first time that GSK961081 and fluticasone propionate will be administered as a blend in humans. In previous clinical studies conducted in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients, GSK961081 has been administered on a background of fluticasone propionate without any observed systemic pharmacodynamic interaction. In this study GSK961081 and fluticasone propionate will be administered in a blended formulation from a single device and compared with GSK961081 and fluticasone propionate administered alone and concurrently. The aim of the study will be to investigate any differences in pharmacodynamics and/or pharmacokinetics for GSK961081 and fluticasone propionate when administered as the blend, concurrently or alone. Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and safety information will be gathered to assess the suitability of the GSK9610981/fluticasone propionate blend for further development.Each subject will receive four treatments (GSK961081 alone, fluticasone propionate alone, GSK961081 and fluticasone propionate concurrently, and GSK961081/fluticasone propionate blend) in randomized order, in four treatment periods, each separated by a washout period of at least a week. All treatments will be administered via a DISKUS inhaler. Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety will be assessed by measurement of plasma GSK961081, plasma fluticasone propionate, serum cortisol, urine cortisol, blood glucose, serum potassium, Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1), heart rate, 12-lead Electrocardiograms (ECGs), clinical laboratory tests and collection of adverse events (AEs).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
To be provided via a combination of 4 inhalers - one 400 micrograms GSK961081 Diskus inhalation, a second 400 microgram GSK961081 Diskus inhalation and one inhalation each from two separate placebo Diskus inhalers
To be provided via a combination of 4 inhalers - one 250 microgram fluticasone propionate Diskus inhalation, a second 250 microgram fluticasone proopionate Diskus inhalation, and one inhalation each from two separate placebo Diskus inhalers
To be provided via a combination of 4 inhalers - one 400 microgram GSK961081 Diskus inhalation, a second 400 microgram GSK961081 Diskus inhalation, one 250 microgram fluticasone propionate Diskus inhalation, and a second fluticasone propionate 250 microgram Diskus inhalation
GSK Investigational Site
London, United Kingdom
Plamsa concentrations and derived pharmacokinetic parameters of GSK961081 and fluticasone propionate
Maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax), time to Cmax (tmax), area under the plasma concentration-time curve, and apparent terminal phase half-life (t1/2)\] for GSK961081 and fluticasone propionate
Time frame: From dosing to 24 hours post-dose
Serum Cortisol
Concentration of the hormone cortisol in serum
Time frame: From dosing to 24 hours post-dose
Urinary Cortisol
Concentration of the hormone cortisol in urine
Time frame: From dosing to 24 hours post-dose
Heart Rate Changes
The maximum change and weighted mean change in heart rate from baseline (pre-dose)
Time frame: From dosing to 4 hours post-dose
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QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
24
To be provided via a combination of 4 inhalers - one inhalation of a Diskus inhaler containing a blend of 400 microgram of GSK961081 and 250 microgram of fluticasone propionate per inhalation, a second inhalation of a Diskus inhaler containing a blend of 400 microgram of GSK961081 and 250 microgram of fluticasone propionate per inhalation, and one inhalation each from two separate placebo inhalers