A Study of New Transdermal Contraceptive Patch at End of Shelf Life and Currently Marketed EVRA at the Beginning of Shelf Life in Healthy Women

Janssen Research & Development, LLC68 enrolled

Overview

The main objectives of this study are to determine the bioequivalence of the hormones (example, norelgestromin \[NGMN\] and ethinyl estradiol \[EE\]) from the transdermal contraceptive patch using the newly sourced adhesive component as compared to the currently marketed EVRA patch using the adhesive component, evaluate the adhesion of the transdermal contraceptive patch using the newly sourced adhesive component as compared to the currently marketed EVRA patch using the adhesive component and show non-inferior adhesion of the transdermal contraceptive patch using the newly sourced adhesive component as compared to the currently marketed EVRA patch using the adhesive component.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

High molecular weight polyisobutylene (HMW PIB) patch (NGMN+EE) (Treatment B) (Test)DRUG

A single transdermal contraceptive HMW PIB (NGMN + EE) patch will be applied to the buttock (right or left) of participants on Day 1 of each Treatment period and is removed 7 days after patch application, that is, on Day 8.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant has a body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 30 kilogram per meter square (kg/m\^2), inclusive, and body weight not less than 50 kilogram (kg) and not more than 100 kg at screening * Participant must be surgically sterile with intact ovaries, abstinent, or, if sexually active, be practicing a highly effective method (that is, failure rate of less than \[\<\] 1 percent \[%\] per year) of non hormonal contraception (example, intrauterine device \[IUD\], male partner sterilization) before admission and throughout the study * Participant has a blood pressure (after the participant is supine or sitting for 5 minutes) between 90 and 140 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) systolic, inclusive, and no higher than 90 mmHg diastolic at screening * Participant must have a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) consistent with normal cardiac conduction and function at screening, including: Normal sinus rhythm with heart rate between 45 and 100 beats per minute (bpm), extremes included; QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) according to Fridericia's formula (QTcF) =\<470 millisecond (ms); QRS interval =\<120 ms; PR interval =\<220 ms. ECG morphology consistent with healthy cardiac conduction and function. Any evidence of heart block and left or right bundle branch block is exclusionary * Participant must be a non-smoker, ex-smoker for greater than (\>) 6 months, must not use nicotine containing substances including tobacco products (example, cigarettes, e-cigarettes. cigars, chewing tobacco, gum, patch), or tests negative for cotinine at screening and on Day 1 of each treatment period Exclusion Criteria: * Participant has clinically significant abnormal values for hematology, biochemistry, or urinalysis at screening as deemed appropriate by the investigator * Participant has abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone level at screening * Participant has evidence of cervical dysplasia as documented by a CytoRich test or Papanicolaou (PAP) smear test within 10 months before screening. If a PAP smear has been done within 10 months prior to screening and results are available (documentation is available at the study site) a cervical smear does not need to be performed * Participant has used oral hormonal contraception, that is, contraceptive pills, within 3 months before admission to the study site on Day -1 of Treatment Period 1 * Participant currently has a contraceptive implant such as Implanon or Norplant in place, or has had removal of contraceptive implant within the 3 months before admission to the study site on Day -1 of Treatment Period 1

Locations (3)

SGS Belgium NV

Antwerp, Belgium

Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin (CCM)

Berlin, Germany

PRA Health Sciences Onderzoekscentrum Groningen, locatie Martini

Groningen, Netherlands

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mean Steady-State Concentration (Css) of Norelgestromin (NGMN)

Css is the mean steady-state concentration for NGMN after patch application, will be calculated, as the mean concentration between 48 hours and 168 hours, inclusive, after patch application.

Time frame: 48 to 168 hours post-dose

Mean Steady-State Concentration (Css) of Ethinyl Estradiol (EE)

Css is the mean steady-state concentration for EE after patch application, will be calculated, as the mean concentration between 48 hours and 168 hours, inclusive, after patch application.

Time frame: 48 to 168 hours post-dose

Time to Reach the Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of NGMN

Tmax is the time to reach the maximum observed plasma concentration of NGMN will be assessed.

Time frame: Predose, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 168.5, 171, 174, 180, 192, 216 and 240 hours post dose

Time to Reach the Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of EE

Tmax is the time to reach the maximum observed plasma concentration of EE will be assessed.

Time frame: Predose, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 168.5, 171, 174, 180, 192, 216 and 240 hours post dose

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve from Time 0 (Patch Application) to Time 168 hours Post-dose (AUC[0-168]) of NGMN

AUC(0-168) is the area under the concentration versus time curve from zero (patch application) to 168 hours of NGMN in plasma will be assessed.

Time frame: Pre-dose to 168 hours post-dose

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 (Patch Application) to Time 168 hours Post-dose (AUC[0-168]) of EE

AUC(0-168) is the area under the concentration versus time curve from zero (patch application) to 168 hours of EE in plasma will be assessed.

Time frame: Pre-dose to 168 hours post-dose

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 (Patch Application) to Time 240 hours Post-dose (AUC[0-240]) of NGMN

AUC(0-240) is the area under the concentration versus time curve from zero (patch application) to 240 hours of NGMN in plasma will be assessed.

Time frame: Pre-dose to 240 hours post-dose

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 (Patch Application) to Time 240 hours Post-dose (AUC[0-240]) of EE

AUC(0-240) is defined as area under the concentration versus time curve from zero (patch application) to 240 hours of EE in plasma will be assessed.

Time frame: Pre-dose to 240 hours post-dose

Cumulative Adhesion Percentage Ratio

Adhesion of patches will be assessed in accordance with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) 0-5 scoring system. An estimated percentage of adhesion, to a whole integer, will be obtained (EMA 0-5 \[percentage (%)\] scoring). Estimated percentages of adhesion and corresponding EMA 0-5 score at each interval will be recorded in each participant's electronic case report form. The scoring system for adhesion of transdermal patches is indicated as follows : 0= greater than (\>) 90-100% of the patch area adheres; 1= \>80-90% of the patch area adheres; 2= \>70-80% of the patch area adheres; 3= \>60-70% of the patch area adheres; 4= \>50-60% of the patch area adheres; 5= 0-less than or equal to (\<=) 50% of the patch area adheres.

Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and every 24 hours after patch application up to patch removal at 168 hours (Day 8)]

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 (Patch Application) to Infinite Time (AUC[0-infinity]) for NGMN

AUC (0-infinity) is the area under the concentration versus time curve from zero (patch application) to infinite time of NGMN in plasma will be assessed.

Time frame: Pre-dose to 240 hours post-dose

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 (Patch Application) to Infinite Time (AUC[0-infinity]) for EE

AUC (0-infinity) is the area under the concentration versus time curve from zero (patch application) to infinite time of EE in plasma will be assessed.

Time frame: Pre-dose to 240 hours post-dose

Secondary Outcomes

Percentage of Participants with Specific Application Site Reactions

Percentage of participants with specific application site reactions (including erythema, edema, pustules, papules and itching) will be summarized for each treatment.

Time frame: Pre-dose, 168.5, and 192 hours post-dose

Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability

An adverse event is any untoward medical event that occurs in a participant administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product.

Time frame: Up to 97 Days