NCT05741385

A Study to Compare How Different Substances (Caffeine, Warfarin, Omeprazole, Metoprolol, and Midazolam) Are Handled by the Body of Healthy People and People With Liver Cirrhosis

Profiling Study for the Hepatic Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Isozymes CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6 and CYP3A in Healthy Subjects and in Patients With Stage 4 (F4) Liver Fibrosis / Cirrhosis by the Combined Administration of the Probe Substrates (the Cocktail) Caffeine, Warfarin, Omeprazole, Metoprolol, and Midazolam

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 4 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is open to healthy adults and adults with liver cirrhosis. The purpose of this study is to compare how different medicines are handled by the body in people with and without liver cirrhosis. The study measures if the approved medicines caffeine, warfarin,omeprazole, metoprolol, and midazolam are processed differently in people with liver cirrhosis than in people without liver cirrhosis. This study will help to understand how new medicines being developed are handled by the body in people with liver cirrhosis. There are 3 groups in this study: people without liver cirrhosis, people with mild liver cirrhosis, and people with moderate liver cirrhosis. All participants get 1 dose each of caffeine, warfarin, omeprazole, metoprolol, and midazolam by mouth. The participants with liver cirrhosis continue their regular treatment for the condition during the study. Participants are in the study for about 1 month. During this time, they visit the study site 5 times. For 1 of the visits, participants stay overnight for 2 nights at the study site. To assess the main study endpoint, the doctors take frequent blood samples from the participants. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.

Conditions

• Liver Cirrhosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Caffeine	Caffeine
DRUG	Warfarin sodium	Warfarin sodium
DRUG	Omeprazole	Omeprazole
DRUG	Metoprolol	Metoprolol
DRUG	Midazolam	Midazolam

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-10
• Primary completion: 2024-08-09
• Completion: 2024-08-23
• First posted: 2023-02-23
• Last updated: 2025-09-10
• Results posted: 2025-09-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany