Trial Outcomes & Findings for Mucinex® ER 600 mg Bi-layer Tablet Versus Guaifenesin Immediate Release (IR) 200 mg q4h (NCT NCT03642262)

NCT ID: NCT03642262

Last Updated: 2019-06-17

Results Overview

Maximum measured analyte concentration over the sampling period.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE1

Target enrollment

30 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

0 (pre-dose) ,0.25,0.5, 0.75, 1,1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 4.75, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 24 hours

Results posted on

2019-06-17

Participant Flow

This was a single-centre study conducted in Canada.

Total Thirty (30) subjects were enrolled in the study among them 27 subjects completed the study.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Cohort 1 (Mucinex First Then Guaifenesin)
Treatment A : Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition. Treatment B : Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition. Cohort 1 Period 1 - Treatment A or Treatment B at Sequence AB. Period 2 - Treatment B or Treatment A at Sequence BA. Scheduled Washout of 7 days between drug administrations.
Cohort 2 (Guaifenesin Then Mucinex)
Treatment A : Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition. Treatment B : Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition. Cohort 2 Period 1 - Treatment A or Treatment B at Sequence AB. Period 2 - Treatment B or Treatment A at Sequence BA. Scheduled Washout of 7 days between drug administrations.
Period 1
STARTED
12
18
Period 1
COMPLETED
11
16
Period 1
NOT COMPLETED
1
2
Washout: 7 Days
STARTED
11
16
Washout: 7 Days
COMPLETED
11
16
Washout: 7 Days
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
Period 2
STARTED
11
16
Period 2
COMPLETED
11
16
Period 2
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Cohort 1 (Mucinex First Then Guaifenesin)
Treatment A : Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition. Treatment B : Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition. Cohort 1 Period 1 - Treatment A or Treatment B at Sequence AB. Period 2 - Treatment B or Treatment A at Sequence BA. Scheduled Washout of 7 days between drug administrations.
Cohort 2 (Guaifenesin Then Mucinex)
Treatment A : Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition. Treatment B : Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition. Cohort 2 Period 1 - Treatment A or Treatment B at Sequence AB. Period 2 - Treatment B or Treatment A at Sequence BA. Scheduled Washout of 7 days between drug administrations.
Period 1
Withdrawal by Subject
1
1
Period 1
Adverse Event
0
1

Baseline Characteristics

Mucinex® ER 600 mg Bi-layer Tablet Versus Guaifenesin Immediate Release (IR) 200 mg q4h

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Overall Study
n=30 Participants
Treatment A : Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition. Treatment B : Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition. Cohort 1 Period 1 - Treatment A or Treatment B at Sequence AB. Period 2 - Treatment B or Treatment A at Sequence BA. Scheduled Washout of 7 days between drug administrations. Cohort 2 Period 1 - Treatment A or Treatment B at Sequence AB. Period 2 - Treatment B or Treatment A at Sequence BA. Scheduled Washout of 7 days between drug administrations.
Age, Continuous
40 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age Group
18 to 40 years
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age Group
41 to 64 years
16 Participants
n=5 Participants
Height
167.4 cm
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.1 • n=5 Participants
Weight
67.2 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.9 • n=5 Participants
Body Mass Index
23.9 kg/m²
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.2 • n=5 Participants
Race
Asian
5 participants
n=5 Participants
Race
Black or African American
6 participants
n=5 Participants
Race
White
19 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 (pre-dose) ,0.25,0.5, 0.75, 1,1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 4.75, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 24 hours

Population: Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameter Set Population includes all subjects from the PK dataset with evaluable PK parameters for each treatment period.

Maximum measured analyte concentration over the sampling period.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test: RB Mucinex® ER 600 mg
n=27 Participants
Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition.
Reference: Guaifenesin 200 mg
n=27 Participants
Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition.
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Guaifenesin
1076.37 ng/ml
Standard Deviation 414.80
1223.89 ng/ml
Standard Deviation 522.04

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 (pre-dose) ,0.25,0.5, 0.75, 1,1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 4.75, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 24 hours

Population: PK Dataset

The area under the analyte concentration versus time curve, from time zero (0) to the time of the last measurable analyte concentration (t), as calculated by the linear trapezoidal method.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test: RB Mucinex® ER 600 mg
n=27 Participants
Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition.
Reference: Guaifenesin 200 mg
n=27 Participants
Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition.
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to the Last Measurable Concentration (AUCt) of Guaifenesin
4288.30 ng·h/ml
Standard Deviation 1654.57
4641.48 ng·h/ml
Standard Deviation 2211.99

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 (pre-dose) ,0.25,0.5, 0.75, 1,1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 4.75, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 24 hours

Population: PK Dataset

Time of the maximum measured analyte concentration over the sampling period.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test: RB Mucinex® ER 600 mg
n=27 Participants
Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition.
Reference: Guaifenesin 200 mg
n=27 Participants
Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition.
Time to Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Guaifenesin
0.75 hr
Standard Deviation 0.33
1.45 hr
Standard Deviation 2.43

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 (pre-dose) ,0.25,0.5, 0.75, 1,1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 4.75, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 24 hours

Population: PK Dataset

AUCinf = AUCt + Cp/Kel, where Cp is the predicted analyte concentration at the time of the last measurable analyte concentration.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test: RB Mucinex® ER 600 mg
n=27 Participants
Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition.
Reference: Guaifenesin 200 mg
n=27 Participants
Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition.
Area Under Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity (AUCinf) of Guaifenesin
4306.21 ng·h/ml
Standard Deviation 1658.06
4647.47 ng·h/ml
Standard Deviation 2212.37

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 (pre-dose) ,0.25,0.5, 0.75, 1,1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 4.75, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 24 hours

Population: PK Dataset

Elimination rate constant calculated from the slope of the terminal portion of the plasma profile calculated by least squares regression of log (concentration) versus time

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test: RB Mucinex® ER 600 mg
n=27 Participants
Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition.
Reference: Guaifenesin 200 mg
n=27 Participants
Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition.
Terminal Elimination Rate Constant (Kel) of Guaifenesin
0.4727 1/h
Standard Deviation 0.1711
0.7635 1/h
Standard Deviation 0.1011

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 (pre-dose) ,0.25,0.5, 0.75, 1,1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 4.75, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 24 hours

Population: PK Dataset

Terminal elimination half-life, calculated from the equation: T½ = In(2)/Kel.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test: RB Mucinex® ER 600 mg
n=27 Participants
Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition.
Reference: Guaifenesin 200 mg
n=27 Participants
Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition.
Terminal Elimination Half-life (T½) of Guaifenesin
1.70 h
Standard Deviation 0.75
0.93 h
Standard Deviation 0.15

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 0 (pre-dose) ,0.25,0.5, 0.75, 1,1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 4.75, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 24 hours

Population: Outcome involved analyzing data from both intervention groups (ER and IR) in combination as per the provided formula, therefore, separate analysis for each intervention cannot be reported

RF is measured by (AUCinf ER / AUCinf IR) x (ER dose / IR dose)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test: RB Mucinex® ER 600 mg
n=27 Participants
Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition.
Reference: Guaifenesin 200 mg
Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition.
Relative Bioavailability (RF) of Guaifenesin
0.9542 ng·h/ml
Standard Deviation 0.1770

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to period 2 (8.3 days/200 hours)

Population: Safety population

Intensity determination Mild=AE does not limit usual activities; subject may experience slight discomfort Moderate=AE results in some limitation of usual activities;subject may experience significant discomfort Severe=AE results in an inability to carry out usual activities; subject may experience intolerable discomfort or pain Unassessable/Unclassifiable=Insufficient information to be able to make an assessment Conditional/Unclassified=Insufficient information to make an assessment at present (causality is conditional on additional information) Unrelated=No possibility that the AE was caused by study drug Unlikely=Slight, but remote, chance that the AE was caused by study drug, but the balance of judgment is that it was most likely not due to the study drug Possible=Reasonable suspicion that the AE was caused by the study drug Probable=Most likely that the AE was caused by study drug Certain=The AE was definitely caused by study drug Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test: RB Mucinex® ER 600 mg
n=28 Participants
Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition.
Reference: Guaifenesin 200 mg
n=29 Participants
Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition.
Number of Adverse Events(AEs) Experienced by Participants
TEAE by severity: Mild
1 Events
9 Events
Number of Adverse Events(AEs) Experienced by Participants
TEAE by severity: Moderate
0 Events
0 Events
Number of Adverse Events(AEs) Experienced by Participants
TEAE by severity: Severe
0 Events
0 Events
Number of Adverse Events(AEs) Experienced by Participants
Relationship to IMP: Unassessable/Unclassifiable
0 Events
3 Events
Number of Adverse Events(AEs) Experienced by Participants
Relationship to IMP: Conditional /Unclassified
0 Events
0 Events
Number of Adverse Events(AEs) Experienced by Participants
Relationship to IMP: Unrelated
0 Events
0 Events
Number of Adverse Events(AEs) Experienced by Participants
Relationship to IMP: Unlikely
0 Events
0 Events
Number of Adverse Events(AEs) Experienced by Participants
Relationship to IMP: Possible
1 Events
6 Events
Number of Adverse Events(AEs) Experienced by Participants
Relationship to IMP: Probable
0 Events
0 Events
Number of Adverse Events(AEs) Experienced by Participants
Relationship to IMP: Certain
0 Events
0 Events

Adverse Events

Treatment A: Mucinex® ER 600 mg

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Treatment B: Guaifenesin 200 mg

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

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Treatment A: Mucinex® ER 600 mg
n=28 participants at risk
Mucinex® ER 600 mg bi-layer single dose tablet by mouth under fasting condition.
Treatment B: Guaifenesin 200 mg
n=29 participants at risk
Guaifenesin 200 mg immediate release (IR) tablet q4h (total of 3 doses) by mouth under fasting condition.
Gastrointestinal disorders
Nausea
0.00%
0/28 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
Gastrointestinal disorders
Vomiting
0.00%
0/28 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
General disorders
Asthenia
0.00%
0/28 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
General disorders
Catheter site bruise
0.00%
0/28 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
General disorders
Catheter site swelling
0.00%
0/28 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
Nervous system disorders
Headache
3.6%
1/28 • Number of events 1 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
Nervous system disorders
Somnolence
0.00%
0/28 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Skin swelling
0.00%
0/28 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
Vascular disorders
Hypertension
0.00%
0/28 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Up to 8.3 days (200 hours)

Additional Information

Clinical Research Director, Clinical Research

Reckitt Benckiser Inc.

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place