The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of repeated dosing of once-daily 25, 50 and 75 mg opicapone (OPC, development code BIA 9-1067) on the levodopa pharmacokinetics (PK), in comparison to placebo and 200 mg entacapone (ENT).
This study was a single-centre, randomized, double-blind, gender-balanced, placebo-controlled study in 4 groups of 20 healthy subjects each (10 male and 10 female). The clinical part included a screening examination within 3 weeks before the first institutionalization, an ambulatory period of 11 days (from Day 1 evening to Day 11 evening), during which the subjects returned to the clinical unit every evening, followed by an institutionalization of 1.5 days (from Day 11 evening to Day 13 morning (i.e. 14 h after the third administration of levodopa/carbidopa). Then, a follow-up visit at 5 to 9 days after collection of the last PK blood sample (i.e. Day 13). The maximum total duration of the clinical study, including the 21-day screening period and the post-study follow-up, was expected to be about 39 to 43 days.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
80
BIA 9-1067 25 mg and 50 mg
Entacapone (ENT), over-encapsulated tablet 200 mg
PLC, placebo
SGS aster
Paris, France
Cmax - Maximum Plasma Concentration of Levodopa
Cmax - Maximum plasma concentration of levodopa (mean pharmacokinetic parameter) following first oral administration of 100/25 mg levodopa/carbidopa on Day 12 with 25, 50 and 75 mg OPC or placebo and 200 mg Entacapone.
Time frame: pre-first dose and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 h post-first and -second levodopa/carbidopa administration, and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 8.0 and 14.0 h post-third levodopa/carbidopa administration
Tmax - Time of Occurrence of Maximum Plasma Concentration
Tmax - Time to Reach maximum plasma concentration of levodopa (mean pharmacokinetic parameter) following first oral administration of 100/25 mg levodopa/carbidopa on Day 12 with 25, 50 and 75 mg OPC or placebo and 200 mg Entacapone
Time frame: pre-first dose and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 h post-first and -second levodopa/carbidopa administration, and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 8.0 and 14.0 h post-third levodopa/carbidopa administration
AUC0-∞ - Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero up to Infinity With Extrapolation of the Terminal Phase
AUC0-∞ of levodopa (mean pharmacokinetic parameter) following first oral administration of 100/25 mg levodopa/carbidopa on Day 12 with 25, 50 and 75 mg OPC or placebo and 200 mg Entacapone.
Time frame: pre-first dose and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 h post-first and -second levodopa/carbidopa administration, and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 8.0 and 14.0 h post-third levodopa/carbidopa administration
AUC0-t - Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to the Time (t) Corresponding to the Last Quantifiable Concentration.
AUC0-t - of levodopa (mean pharmacokinetic parameter) following first oral administration of 100/25 mg levodopa/carbidopa on Day 12 with 25, 50 and 75 mg OPC or placebo and 200 mg Entacapone.
Time frame: pre-first dose and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 h post-first and -second levodopa/carbidopa administration, and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 8.0 and 14.0 h post-third levodopa/carbidopa administration
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Levodopa/carbidopa, tablet 100/25 mg
AUC0-5 - AUC Over 5 Hours
AUC0-5 - of levodopa (mean pharmacokinetic parameter) following first oral administration of 100/25 mg levodopa/carbidopa on Day 12 with 25, 50 and 75 mg OPC or placebo and 200 mg Entacapone.
Time frame: pre-first dose and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 h post-first and -second levodopa/carbidopa administration, and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 8.0 and 14.0 h post-third levodopa/carbidopa administration
t1/2 - Terminal Plasma Half-life
t1/2 - Terminal plasma half-life of levodopa (mean pharmacokinetic parameter) following first oral administration of 100/25 mg levodopa/carbidopa on Day 12 with 25, 50 and 75 mg OPC or placebo and 200 mg Entacapone.
Time frame: pre-first dose and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 h post-first and -second levodopa/carbidopa administration, and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 8.0 and 14.0 h post-third levodopa/carbidopa administration