Drug Concentration Analysis of Micafungin in Overweight, Obese, and Extremely Obese Volunteers
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the drug concentration of Micafungin amongst healthy volunteers having different weight groups.
Description
This is a single center study. A total of 36 adult volunteers will be consented for the study. Volunteers will be admitted for an overnight stay. Half will be female and half male. Twelve volunteers will have a body mass index (BMI) less than 25 kg/m2, 12 will have a BMI 25-40 kg/m2, and 12 will have a BMI greater than 40 kg/m2. Volunteers will have height and weight measured after they have consented to participate. Exactly half the volunteers in each category will received a single dose of intravenous micafungin of 100 mg, while the other half will receive 300 mg as determined by a coin flip. The volunteers will have blood drawn via an intravenous catheter just prior to the dose, and then at 1, 4, 8, 12, 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. Compensation will be provided to the participants for their time.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Obesity
Intervention
Micafungin, Micafungin
Location
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
Texas
United States
75390
Status
Recruiting
Source
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01090141
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Obesity, Abdominal
A condition of having excess fat in the abdomen. Abdominal obesity is typically defined as waist circumferences of 40 inches or more in men and 35 inches or more in women. Abdominal obesity raises the risk of developing disorders, such as diabetes, hypertension and METABOLIC SYNDROME X.
Obesity, Morbid
The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2.
Anti-obesity Agents
Agents that increase energy expenditure and weight loss by neural and chemical regulation. Beta-adrenergic agents and serotoninergic drugs have been experimentally used in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) to treat obesity.
Obesity
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
Bariatric Medicine
The discipline concerned with WEIGHT REDUCTION in patients with OBESITY.
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