AED/Statin Interaction Study

This study will evaluate the amount of the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin available in the bloodstream, when taken together with the anti-seizure drugs lamotrigine or phenytoin...

Date First Received: February 20, 2008

Last Updated: August 15, 2008

Verified by: GlaxoSmithKline, August 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 1 | Start Date: February 2008

Overall Status: Active, not recruiting

Estimated Enrollment: 119

Brief Summary

Official Title: “An Open-Label, Two-Cohort Study to Assess the Effect of Lamotrigine and Phenytoin on the Pharmacokinetics of Atorvastatin in Healthy Subjects”

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This study will evaluate the amount of the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin available in the bloodstream, when taken together with the anti-seizure drugs lamotrigine or phenytoin.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Parallel Assignment, Pharmacokinetics Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: lamotrigine

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Steady-state maximum and total concentration of atorvastatin in the presence and absence of lamotrigine or phenytoin at dosing, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 24hrs post dose.

Secondary Measures

  • Steady-state maximum and total concentration of the active metabolites of atorvastatin in the presence and absence of lamotrigine or phenytoin at dosing, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 24hrs post dose.

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Body weight >50kg (men) or >45kg (women) and BMI within the range 19-32 kg/m2 inclusive.
  • No clinically significant abnormality on clinical examination

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • History or evidence of drug or alcohol abuse or active tobacco use.
  • Women of childbearing potential
  • Use of prescribed or non-prescribed medications during and within 14 days of starting study medication.

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 55 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

GSK Clinical Trials Call Centre, MD Study Director GlaxoSmithKline  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on September 05, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00627575

Study ID Number: LEP108937

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00627575

Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

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