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ObesityPhase 4NCT01307930

Effect of Weight and/or Obesity on Anidulafungin Drug Concentrations

A Phase 4 study testing Anidulafungin in people with Obesity and Mycoses, run by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This study will find how weight affects the dosing of a drug called anidulafungin. Currently, the amount of anidulafungin a patient receives is the same regardless of the patient's weight. BMI groups were for enrollment purposes only and not used for ordinal data analysis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Obesity, Mycoses
What is being tested?
Anidulafungin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2011to Nov 2012
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male and female subjects, age > 18 years old, of all racial and ethnic origins.
  • Non-English-speaking Spanish speakers will be included in the study.
  • The investigators are recruiting six normal or underweight (BMI < 25 kg/m2), six overweight or obese (BMI 25-40 kg/m2), and six extremely obese (BMI > 40 kg/m2) for this study. This index is calculated using the volunteer's height and weight (Formula: weight (lb) / [height (in)]2 x 703). Half of each group will be male; the other half will be female.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or nursing or unwilling to use a reliable contraception method during the study. The effects of anidulafungin on pregnancy are unknown. In addition, the metabolic changes that accompany pregnancy may alter the concentration-time profile of anidulafungin, so that the pregnancy and postpartum state would be a confounding variable.
  • Abnormal liver function tests: transaminases > 3 times upper limit of normal, Alkaline phosphatase > 3 times upper limit of normal, total bilirubin > 3 times upper limit of normal.
  • History of allergies to echinocandins.
  • Echinocandins are contraindicated for any reason.
  • Volunteers unwilling to comply with study procedures.
  • Suspected or documented systemic fungal infection.
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  • Concomitant use of rifamycins, tacrolimus, or cyclosporine.
  • Current participation or previous participation within 28 days of enrollment in another research study that involves the use of medication, contrast, or any other compound that may alter blood count and/or blood chemistry (liver function, kidney function or electrolyte balance) (Unless waved by PI).
  • Donation of 450mL (one unit) of blood or more within 8 weeks (56 days) prior to study enrollment (Unless waved by PI).
  • Creatinine Clearance < 70 ml/min as estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

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About this study

Official title: Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Anidulafungin in Normal, Overweight and Obese Volunteers

This study will find how weight affects the dosing of a drug called anidulafungin. Currently, the amount of anidulafungin a patient receives is the same regardless of the patient's weight. BMI groups were for enrollment purposes only and not used for ordinal data analysis.

Read the detailed description

This study is designed to measure drug concentrations in the blood of volunteers administered a single intravenous dose of anidulafungin. The volunteers to be enrolled will not have either candidiasis or any other fungal infection. This is a single center study. Up to a total of 35 adult volunteers will be consented for the study at the Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC). Eighteen of these volunteers are needed to complete the study. The others will likely be screen failures, which is more likely in the BMI > 40 kg/m2 group. Volunteers will be admitted to the CTRC for an overnight stay. Half will be female and half male. Six volunteers will have a body mass index (BMI) less than 25 kg/m2, six will have a BMI 25-40 kg/m2, and six will have a BMI greater than 40 kg/m2.

BMI groups will only be used for patient enrollment and not for data analysis. total body weight will be used as a continuous variable for data analysis.

Volunteers will have height and weight measured after they have consented to participate. All volunteers in each category will receive a single dose of intravenous anidulafungin of 100 mg. The volunteers will have blood drawn via an intravenous catheter just prior to the dose, and then at 1.5, 8, 16, and 24h after the drug dose. The intravenous catheter is then removed after the 24h blood draw, and the volunteer discharged from the study. The volunteer will be asked to return to the CTRC outpatient center at 48 and 72 hours to have the final 2 blood draws conducted. Subjects who are excluded from study participation due to their laboratory results will be provided with a copy of their results and an explanation of the reason for ineligibility.

Conditions
Obesity, Mycoses
Being tested
Anidulafungin
Keywords
Echinocandin, Obesity, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Fungal infection
Medical subject headings
Obesity, Mycoses

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • AnidulafunginDrug

    Also called Eraxis

    Anidulafungin 100 mg IV (each volunteer will only receive one dose of the study drug)

Study groups in NCT01307930
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AnidulafunginExperimentalSix volunteers will have a body mass index (BMI) less than 25 kg/m2, 6 will have a BMI 25-40 kg/m2, and 6 will have a BMI greater than 40 kg/m2.
Receives: Drug: Anidulafungin

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Serum Clearance of Anidulafungin

    How quickly the body eliminates anidulafungin after a single dose

    Measured: 0-72 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Mar 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2011
  3. Primary completionNov 2012
  4. Study completionNov 2012

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01307930
Sponsor's protocol ID
A10-3616
Other IDs
5UL1RR024982-02
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
2 Mar 2011
Last updated
9 Jan 2019
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Anidulafungin in people with Obesity and Mycoses, run by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Jan 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 9 Jan 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Serum Clearance of Anidulafungin (time frame: 0-72 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Jan 2019.

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