Trial Outcomes & Findings for Drug-drug Interaction of Empagliflozin (BI 10773) and Simvastatin (NCT NCT01304329)

NCT ID: NCT01304329

Last Updated: 2014-07-28

Results Overview

Area under the concentration-time curve of empagliflozin (empa) in plasma over the time interval from 0 extrapolated to infinity. The geometric mean (gMean) and geometric coefficient of variation (gCV) are adjusted values.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE1

Target enrollment

18 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

0 hours (h), 20minutes (min), 40min, 1h, 1.5h, 2h, 2.5h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h, 12h, 24h, 34h, 48h, 72h after drug administration

Results posted on

2014-07-28

Participant Flow

This was a randomised, open label, 3 period crossover study. Treatment periods were separated by a washout period of at least 7 days.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Empa Alone / Simvastatin Alone / Empa Plus Sim
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin
Empa Alone / Empa Plus Sim / Simvastatin Alone
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg
Simvastatin Alone / Empa Alone / Empa Plus Sim
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin
Simvastatin Alone / Empa Plus Sim / Empa Alone
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg
Empa Plus Sim / Empa Alone / Simvastatin Alone
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg
Empa Plus Sim / Simvastatin Alone / Empa Alone
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg
First Intervention (3 Days)
STARTED
3
3
3
3
3
3
First Intervention (3 Days)
COMPLETED
3
3
3
3
3
3
First Intervention (3 Days)
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0
0
0
0
Second Intervention (3 Days)
STARTED
3
3
3
3
3
3
Second Intervention (3 Days)
COMPLETED
3
3
3
3
3
3
Second Intervention (3 Days)
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0
0
0
0
Third Intervention (3 Days)
STARTED
3
3
3
3
3
3
Third Intervention (3 Days)
COMPLETED
3
2
3
3
3
3
Third Intervention (3 Days)
NOT COMPLETED
0
1
0
0
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Empa Alone / Simvastatin Alone / Empa Plus Sim
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin
Empa Alone / Empa Plus Sim / Simvastatin Alone
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg
Simvastatin Alone / Empa Alone / Empa Plus Sim
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin
Simvastatin Alone / Empa Plus Sim / Empa Alone
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg
Empa Plus Sim / Empa Alone / Simvastatin Alone
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg
Empa Plus Sim / Simvastatin Alone / Empa Alone
Patients were administered three treatments in the following order: * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg together with 40mg simvastatin * A single dose of simvastatin 40mg * A single dose of empagliflozin 25mg
Third Intervention (3 Days)
Adverse Event
0
1
0
0
0
0

Baseline Characteristics

Drug-drug Interaction of Empagliflozin (BI 10773) and Simvastatin

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Study Overall
n=18 Participants
This was a randomised, 3-period, crossover trial. The trial was open label. The three treatments were separated by a washout period of at least 7 days.
Age, Continuous
35.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.8 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
12 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 hours (h), 20minutes (min), 40min, 1h, 1.5h, 2h, 2.5h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h, 12h, 24h, 34h, 48h, 72h after drug administration

Population: Pharmacokinetic (PK) set: PK set included all evaluable subjects who took at least one dose of investigational treatment and provided at least one observation for at least one primary PK endpoint without important protocol violations relevant to the evaluation of PK.

Area under the concentration-time curve of empagliflozin (empa) in plasma over the time interval from 0 extrapolated to infinity. The geometric mean (gMean) and geometric coefficient of variation (gCV) are adjusted values.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Empa Alone
n=18 Participants
25mg empagliflozin (empa) alone
Empa Plus Sim
n=18 Participants
25 mg empagliflozin (empa) together with 40 mg simvastatin (sim)
Empa: Area Under the Curve 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞)
5571.70 nmol*h/L
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 5.4
5685.69 nmol*h/L
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 5.4

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 hours (h), 20minutes (min), 40min, 1h, 1.5h, 2h, 2.5h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h, 12h, 24h, 34h, 48h, 72h after drug administration

Population: Pharmacokinetic (PK) set: PK set included all evaluable subjects who took at least one dose of investigational treatment and provided at least one observation for at least one primary PK endpoint without important protocol violations relevant to the evaluation of PK.

Area under the concentration-time curve of the analyte in plasma over the time interval from 0 extrapolated to infinity. Simvastatin acid is an active metabolite of simvastatin. The geometric mean (gMean) and geometric coefficient of variation (gCV) are adjusted values.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Empa Alone
n=17 Participants
25mg empagliflozin (empa) alone
Empa Plus Sim
n=18 Participants
25 mg empagliflozin (empa) together with 40 mg simvastatin (sim)
Simvastatin: Area Under the Curve 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞)
AUC of simvastatin
33.51 ng*h/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 40.4
33.93 ng*h/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 40.4
Simvastatin: Area Under the Curve 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞)
AUC of simvastatin acid
16.83 ng*h/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 25.5
17.65 ng*h/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 25.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 hours (h), 20minutes (min), 40min, 1h, 1.5h, 2h, 2.5h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h, 12h, 24h, 34h, 48h, 72h after drug administration

Population: Pharmacokinetic (PK) set: PK set included all evaluable subjects who took at least one dose of investigational treatment and provided at least one observation for at least one primary PK endpoint without important protocol violations relevant to the evaluation of PK.

Maximum measured concentration of the analyte in plasma, per period. The geometric mean and geometric coefficient of variation (gCV) are adjusted values

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Empa Alone
n=18 Participants
25mg empagliflozin (empa) alone
Empa Plus Sim
n=18 Participants
25 mg empagliflozin (empa) together with 40 mg simvastatin (sim)
Empa: Maximum Measured Concentration (Cmax)
774.06 nmol/L
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 21.1
847.49 nmol/L
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 21.1

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 hours (h), 20minutes (min), 40min, 1h, 1.5h, 2h, 2.5h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h, 12h, 24h, 34h, 48h, 72h after drug administration

Population: Pharmacokinetic (PK) set: PK set included all evaluable subjects who took at least one dose of investigational treatment and provided at least one observation for at least one primary PK endpoint without important protocol violations relevant to the evaluation of PK.

Maximum measured concentration of the analyte in plasma, per period. The geometric mean and geometric coefficient of variation (gCV) are adjusted values.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Empa Alone
n=17 Participants
25mg empagliflozin (empa) alone
Empa Plus Sim
n=18 Participants
25 mg empagliflozin (empa) together with 40 mg simvastatin (sim)
Simvastatin: Maximum Measured Concentration (Cmax)
Cmax of simvastatin
7.88 ng/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 41.7
7.65 ng/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 41.7
Simvastatin: Maximum Measured Concentration (Cmax)
Cmax of simvastatin acid
1.51 ng/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 22.7
1.47 ng/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 22.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 hours (h), 20minutes (min), 40min, 1h, 1.5h, 2h, 2.5h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h, 12h, 24h, 34h, 48h, 72h after drug administration

Population: Pharmacokinetic (PK) set: PK set included all evaluable subjects who took at least one dose of investigational treatment and provided at least one observation for at least one primary PK endpoint without important protocol violations relevant to the evaluation of PK.

Area under the concentration-time curve of the analyte in plasma over the time interval from 0 to the time of the last quantifiable data point. The geometric mean and geometric coefficient of variation (gCV) are adjusted values.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Empa Alone
n=18 Participants
25mg empagliflozin (empa) alone
Empa Plus Sim
n=18 Participants
25 mg empagliflozin (empa) together with 40 mg simvastatin (sim)
Empa: Area Under the Curve 0 to the Last Quantifiable Data Point (AUC0-tz)
5481.31 nmol*h/L
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 5.8
5619.60 nmol*h/L
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 5.8

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 hours (h), 20minutes (min), 40min, 1h, 1.5h, 2h, 2.5h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h, 12h, 24h, 34h, 48h, 72h after drug administration

Population: Pharmacokinetic (PK) set: PK set included all evaluable subjects who took at least one dose of investigational treatment and provided at least one observation for at least one primary PK endpoint without important protocol violations relevant to the evaluation of PK.

Area under the concentration-time curve of the analyte in plasma over the time interval from 0 to the time of the last quantifiable data point. The geometric mean and geometric coefficient of variation (gCV) are adjusted values.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Empa Alone
n=17 Participants
25mg empagliflozin (empa) alone
Empa Plus Sim
n=18 Participants
25 mg empagliflozin (empa) together with 40 mg simvastatin (sim)
Simvastatin: Area Under the Curve 0 to the Last Quantifiable Data Point (AUC0-tz)
AUC of simvastatin
31.82 ng*h/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 41.7
32.57 ng*h/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 41.7
Simvastatin: Area Under the Curve 0 to the Last Quantifiable Data Point (AUC0-tz)
AUC of simvastatin acid
14.86 ng*h/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 24.8
16.53 ng*h/mL
Geometric Coefficient of Variation 24.8

Adverse Events

Empa Alone

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 6 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Simvastatin Alone

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 4 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Empa Plus Sim

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 5 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Empa Alone
n=18 participants at risk
25mg empagliflozin (empa) alone
Simvastatin Alone
n=17 participants at risk
40 mg simvastatin alone
Empa Plus Sim
n=18 participants at risk
25 mg empagliflozin (empa) together with 40 mg simvastatin (sim)
Gastrointestinal disorders
Abdominal pain
0.00%
0/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
5.9%
1/17 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
0.00%
0/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
Gastrointestinal disorders
Nausea
0.00%
0/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
0.00%
0/17 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
5.6%
1/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
Infections and infestations
Nasopharyngitis
11.1%
2/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
0.00%
0/17 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
5.6%
1/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
Infections and infestations
Oral herpes
5.6%
1/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
0.00%
0/17 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
0.00%
0/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
Infections and infestations
Purulence
0.00%
0/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
0.00%
0/17 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
5.6%
1/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Laceration
0.00%
0/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
5.9%
1/17 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
0.00%
0/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
Nervous system disorders
Headache
22.2%
4/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
11.8%
2/17 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
11.1%
2/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Cough
0.00%
0/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
0.00%
0/17 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days
5.6%
1/18 • First administration of trial medication until next administration of trial medication or up to post-study visit, up to 36 days

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