A Pharmacokinetic Study of Colchicine With an Oral Contraceptive
Completed · Phase 1 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Pharmacokinetics
In brief
This study will evaluate the effect, if any, of twice daily dosing of colchicine 0.6 mg at steady state on the steady state pharmacokinetic profile of ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone (Ortho-Novum 1/35). It will also evaluate the effects, if any, of steady state ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone on colchicine at steady state. Finally, this study will assess the safety and tolerability of concurrent use of colchicine and an estrogen/progesterone-containing oral contraceptive.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01040845
- Run by
- Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2007-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2010-01-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Healthy, non-smoking female volunteers of childbearing potential aged 18 to 45 years weighing at least 55 kg and within 15% of ideal body weight who are taking oral contraceptives on the advice of their personal health care provider and willing to switch to Ortho-Novum 1/35
- Subjects should be either sexually inactive or using a double barrier method of contraception for 14 days before the first dose of study drug and throughout the study
You may not qualify if…
- Pregnant or lactating
- Recent (2-year) history or evidence of alcoholism or drug abuse
- Test positive at screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), or hepatitis C antibody (HCV)
- History or presence of significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurological, or psychiatric disease
- Hemoglobin < 12 g/dL
- Use of any drugs or substances known to inhibit or induce cytochrome (CYP) P450 enzymes and/or P-gp within 30 days prior to the first dose of Ortho-Novum® 1/35 or expected to require such use
Where it is running
- PRACS Institute, Ltd. - Cetero Research — Fargo, North Dakota, United States
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