This research project in humans aims at increasing the general understanding of lung pharmakokinetic by sampling exhaled particles. The central hypothesis of this study is that pharmacokinetics of Salbutamol (model drug) can be monitored in exhaled particles.
The aim of the present study is to increase the general understanding of lung pharmakokinetic by systematically sampling exhaled particles at pre-specified quantities to reproduce and extent existing pilot data. For comparison, samples of blood plasma and nasal filter samples (nasosorption) will be collected for pharmakokinetic analyzes. Nasosorption will be performed to explore the possibility of detecting drug concentrations in nasal filter paper samples. Salbutamol will be administered by inhalation and orally in a cross-over study design and both application routes shall be comparised regarding the detection of pharmakokinetic data. The aim of the study is not to generate safety or efficacy data of the selected licensed drugs. The choice of drugs is based on general considerations regarding therapy of airway diseases and the physical-chemical properties of the compounds. It is not driven by the compounds per se.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
6
400 mcg salbutamol administered per metered dose inhaler
8 mg salbutamol administered per tablet for ingestion
Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Salbutamol concentration assessed in exhaled particles over 5 hours after inhaled versus oral administration
Time frame: Before, 0 min, 20 min, 40 min, 60 min, 120 min, 180 min, 240 min, 270 min, 300 min after drug administration
Salbutamol concentration assessed in blood plasma over 5 hours after inhaled versus oral administration
Time frame: Before, 0 min, 15 min, 35 min, 55 min, 75 min, 135 min, 195 min, 255 min, 285 min, 315 min after drug administration
Salbutamol concentration assessed in nasal filter samples (nasosorption) over 5 hours after inhaled versus oral administration
Time frame: Before, 0 min, 15 min, 35 min, 55 min, 75 min, 135 min, 195 min, 255 min, 285 min, 315 min after drug administration
Safety and tolerability of the sampling method by assessing adverse events
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 18
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