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Trial registered on ANZCTR


Registration number
ACTRN12610000273088
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
17/03/2010
Date registered
1/04/2010
Date last updated
7/11/2012
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
PIANO: Pharmacokinetics of Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen in Normal and Overweight adults
Scientific title
PIANO: Pharmacokinetics of Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen in Normal and Overweight adults
A single-dose, open-label, feasibility study to assess the impact of varying body mass index (BMI) on the pharmacokinetics of acetaminophen (paracetamol) and ibuprofen in adults.
Secondary ID [1] 1567 0
None
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1114-4374
Trial acronym
PIANO
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Pharmacokinetics of analgesics in obesity 256977 0
Condition category
Condition code
Anaesthesiology 257128 257128 0 0
Pain management

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Each subject will recevie a single oral dose of 1g paracetamol and 400mg ibuprofen on a single occasion. Treatment will be administered with 500mL of water under fasting conditions.
Intervention code [1] 256153 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
No comparator/control treatment will be administered. All subjects will be administered paracetamol & ibuprofen; pharmacokinetics will be assessed across body weight groups.
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 258021 0
To investigate the impact of varying body mass index on paracetamol, ibuprofen and metabolite pharmacokinetics in adults.
Timepoint [1] 258021 0
Screening: within 1 month prior to treatment administration.
Study Visit: Subjects are confined to the study unit from prior to dosing until 8 hours after treatment administration. Fingerprick blood and saliva samples for pharmacokinetic analysis will be collected prior to dosing, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6 & 8 hours after treatment administration.
Secondary outcome [1] 263583 0
To determine the relationship between venous blood plasma paracetamol, ibuprofen and metabolite concentrations and those obtained from saliva and fingerprick blood samples.
Timepoint [1] 263583 0
Venous blood, saliva and fingerprick blood samples will be collected at 0.5, 2 & 4 hours after treatment administration.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
1. Participant is >18 years of age at the time of informed consent.
2. Participant in a male or non-pregnant (as evidenced by a negative urine pregnancy test in women of child-bearing potential), non-lactating female.
3. Particpant is a non-smoker.
4. Participant has previously received 2 or more doses each of paracetamol and ibuprofen with no significant adverse events.
5. Participant is aware of the study procedures and the risks involved, and voluntarily agrees to participate by providing written informed consent.
Participants shall be classified as normal weight (18.5-25mg/m2), overweight (25-30kg/m2) or obese (>30kg/m2) based on BMI.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
1. Participant has a history of allergy and/or sensitivity to paracetamol or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
2. Participant has a medical condition or has received treatment with a pharmacologic agent for which administration of paracetamol and/or ibuprofen is contraindicated as outlined in the current product information.
3. Participant has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy or laboratory abnormality that, in the opinion of the medical officer, might affect the results of the study or may not be in the best interest of the participant to take part.
4. Participant has received treatment with paracetamol or ibuprofen containing products within 24 hours of study treatment administration.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
All subjects will be allocated to recevie the same study treatment (single oral dose of 1g paracetamol and 400mg ibuprofen). Equal numbers of participants will be recruited into each BMI classification group (ie. normal weight 18.5-25kg/m2; overweight 25-30kg/m2; obese >30kg/m2).
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Not randomised.
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Single group
Other design features
Phase
Not Applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Pharmacokinetics
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/04/2010
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
18
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 2627 0
5000

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 256661 0
University
Name [1] 256661 0
University of South Australia
Country [1] 256661 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
University
Name
University of South Australia
Address
GPO Box 2471
Adelaide, SA, 5001
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 256033 0
None
Name [1] 256033 0
Not applicable
Address [1] 256033 0
Not applicable
Country [1] 256033 0
Australia

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 258683 0
University of South Australia Human Research Ethics Committee
Ethics committee address [1] 258683 0
GPO Box 2471
Adelaide, SA, 5001
Ethics committee country [1] 258683 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 258683 0
27/11/2009
Approval date [1] 258683 0
Ethics approval number [1] 258683 0
P378/09

Summary
Brief summary
Whilst paracetamol and ibuprofen are relatively safe and effective medications, high doses have been associated with potentially fatal liver damage or gastrointestinal problems whilst administration of low doses can result in inadequate treatment of pain and/or fever. This study is being conducted to investigate how increased body size impacts on how the body handles these medications. It is proposed that the results of this study will be used to guide dosing strategies for patients who are overweight or obese.
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Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 30946 0
Address 30946 0
Country 30946 0
Phone 30946 0
Fax 30946 0
Email 30946 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 14193 0
Stephanie Reuter
Address 14193 0
University of South Australia
GPO Box 2471
Adelaide, SA, 5001
Country 14193 0
Australia
Phone 14193 0
+61883021872
Fax 14193 0
Email 14193 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 5121 0
Stephanie Reuter
Address 5121 0
University of South Australia
GPO Box 2471
Adelaide, SA, 5001
Country 5121 0
Australia
Phone 5121 0
+61883021872
Fax 5121 0
Email 5121 0
[email protected]

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