NCT01490008

Systemic Exposure of Catechins From Veregen 15% Ointment in Patients With External Anogenital Warts and From Oral Intake of Green Tea Beverage in Healthy Volunteers

An Open-label, Single-center Triqal to Evaluate Systemic Exposure of Catechins From Commercially Available, Topically Applied Veregen 15% Ointment in Patients With External Anogenital Warts and From Oral Intake of Green Tea Beverage in Healthy Volunteers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: MediGene · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Investigation of systemic catechin exposure following topically administered Veregen® 15% ointment in patients with external genital and perianal warts and following oral intake of a standardized green tea beverage in healthy subjects. Pharmacokinetic parameters for the main catechin EGCg used as a marker of overall catechin exposure following dermal administration in the patient group will only be calculated if sufficiently consistent data can be obtained e.g. sufficient plasma catechin concentrations to pharmacokinetically evaluate plasma profiles for plasma catechin concentrations. If applicable, a safety margin for ointment use might need to be established with respect to intolerable systemic exposures of catechins following application of Veregen® ointment. In treatment arm 1, patients with anogenital warts will apply Veregen® 15% ointment 250 mg three times daily: in the morning, at midday, and in the evening on the defined anogenital administration area (total dose of 750 mg/d) for one week . In treatment arm 2, healthy subjects will ingest 500 mL commercially available green tea beverage ("Lipton® Green Limone" distributed by PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH, Neu-Isenburg, Germany), three times daily in the morning, at midday, and in the evening (total dose of 1500 mL/d) for one week. Plasma samples will be collected to aim for a complete pharmacokinetic assessment (over 24 hours) on Days 1 and 2 at Visit 2 and on Days 7 and 8 at Visit 3 (one week after first dosing). To avoid any influence on overall systemic catechin exposure deriving from any other source than Veregen® or Lipton Green Tea, all subjects participating in the trial (patients and healthy volunteers) will be asked to follow a defined diet abstaining from food or beverages known to containing catechins (a list of all prohibited and allowed foods and beverages will be provided to all subjects). For concomitant medication, only paracetamol and oral contraceptives are allowed.

Conditions

• Anogenital Warts

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Veregen	Patients in treatment arm 1 will apply Veregen® 15% ointment (approved commercial source in US) in a total of 750 mg/day for one week, corresponding to application of maximal about 106,9 mg catechins/d, thereof maximal 81 mg ECGg per day). Patients will be instructed to apply fix portions of 250 mg three times daily on the defined anogenital administration area.
OTHER	Green Tea	Healthy volunteers in treatment arm 2 will drink "Lipton® Green Limone" in a total of 1500 mL/d for one week, in portions of 500 mL three times daily after the meals

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-12-01
• Primary completion: 2012-03-01
• Completion: 2012-03-01
• First posted: 2011-12-12
• Last updated: 2012-04-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany