Biomarkers of Prednisolone Treatment (P05888)

NCT ID: NCT00971724

Last Updated: 2015-05-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

72 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-05-31

Study Completion Date

2008-03-31

Brief Summary

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Primary objective:

* To identify a biomarker or biomarker-set for the adverse metabolic effects of various doses of prednisolone treatment.

Secondary objectives:

* To describe the PK of prednisolone and PD of a series of biomarkers.
* To identify biomarkers that reflect side effects of prednisolone.
* To elucidate part of the mechanisms by which prednisolone induces metabolic changes.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Insulin Resistance Hyperglycemia Glucose Intolerance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Placebo

Treatment with placebo for 15 days

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration, once daily, for 15 days

Prednisolone 7.5 mg daily

Treatment with prednisolone 7.5 mg daily for 15 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Prednisolone 15 mg daily

Treatment with prednisolone 15 mg daily for 15 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Prednisolone 30 mg daily

Treatment with prednisolone 30 mg daily for 15 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Prednisolone 75 mg

Treatment with prednisolone 75 mg for a single day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Prednisolone 15 mg twice daily

Treatment with prednisolone 15 mg twice daily for a single day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Interventions

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Placebo

Oral administration, once daily, for 15 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Prednisolone

Oral administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 22 \< BMI \< 30
* fasting glucose \< 5.6 mmol/L and glucose \< 7.8 mmol/L 2hr after OGTT
* able and willing to sign informed consent
* history of good physical and mental health
* subject smokes less than 5 cigarettes per day
* able to keep a normal day and night rhythm

Exclusion Criteria

* allergy to prednisolone
* glucocorticoid use during last 3 months prior to study
* use of any drug or substance
* history of familiar diabetes type 2
* clinically relevant history or presence of any medical disorder
* clinically relevant abnormal lab or ECG
* positive drug or alcohol screen, positive hepatitis B or C surface antigen
* donation of blood (\>100 mL) within 90 days prior to the first dose
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

References

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Ellero-Simatos S, Szymanska E, Rullmann T, Dokter WH, Ramaker R, Berger R, van Iersel TM, Smilde AK, Hankemeier T, Alkema W. Assessing the metabolic effects of prednisolone in healthy volunteers using urine metabolic profiling. Genome Med. 2012 Nov 30;4(11):94. doi: 10.1186/gm395. eCollection 2012.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23199229 (View on PubMed)

Toonen EJ, Fleuren WW, Nassander U, van Lierop MJ, Bauerschmidt S, Dokter WH, Alkema W. Prednisolone-induced changes in gene-expression profiles in healthy volunteers. Pharmacogenomics. 2011 Jul;12(7):985-98. doi: 10.2217/pgs.11.34. Epub 2011 Jun 2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21635145 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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294001

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

P05888

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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