Drug Interaction Study of Rifampin and Warfarin in Healthy Volunteers.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00777855 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 22, 2008
Results First Posted : July 17, 2013
Last Update Posted : July 17, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Healthy | Drug: warfarin plus rifampin Drug: warfarin | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 10 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Basic Science |
Official Title: | The Effects of Rifampin on the Pharmacokinetics of Warfarin in Healthy Volunteers. |
Study Start Date : | November 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: warfarin then warfarin plus rifampin |
Drug: warfarin plus rifampin
warfarin 7.5mg po x 1; rifampin 600mg IV x 1 Drug: warfarin warfarin 7.5mg po x 1 |
- S- and R- Enantiomers of Warfarin (S-warfarin and R-warfarin) Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve (AUC) From 0 to 12 Hours. [ Time Frame: 0-12 hours after warfarin dosing ]Uptake effects on warfarin pharmacokinetics during time period of hepatic organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) inhibition by rifampin. Blood collection 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after warfarin dosing.
- Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to Infinity of S-warfarin and R-warfarin [ Time Frame: 0-120 hours after warfarin dosing ]Analysis of all concentration-time data. Blood collection 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours after warfarin dosing.
- Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of S-warfarin and R-warfarin [ Time Frame: 0-120 hours after warfarin dosing ]Blood collection 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours after warfarin dosing.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 60 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female 18-60 years of age;
- Healthy adult with no active medical problems or significant chronic diseases as determined by the study doctor based on history, physical exam and laboratory evaluations;
- BMI between 18.5 - 30 kg/m2;
- Taking no medications 2 weeks before and during the study enrollment, including drugs of abuse, prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications (except acetaminophen);
- Subjects able to maintain adequate birth control during the study independent of hormonal contraceptive use;
- Be able to provide written informed consent and comply with requirements of the study;
- Avoid eating grapefruit and drinking grapefruit juice from 7 days before the first study day until completion of the entire study;
- Abstinence from alcoholic beverages, caffeinated beverages and orange juice from 6pm the night before a study day until completion of that study day;
- Avoidance of contact sports and/or other activities with significant risk of trauma injury for 7 days after each study day.
- Fast from food and beverages at least 8 hours prior to medication dosing;
- Be able to read, speak and understand English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects on prescription or chronic over-the counter medications (including hormonal contraceptives);
- Subjects with known allergy to warfarin and/or rifampin;
- Subjects who are not homozygous for cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9 *1) (known poor metabolizers).
- Subjects with a history or diagnosis of hemorrhagic tendencies or blood dyscrasias;
- Subjects with liver failure or liver function test (LFT) results >2x upper limit of normal;
- Subjects with clinically significant elevations in international normalized ratio (INR), prothrombin (PT), prothrombin time (PTT), serum creatinine (SCr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) or other screening laboratory tests as determined by study physician;
- Subjects with Hct <30 mg/dL;
- Subjects with history of GI bleed or peptic ulcer disease;
- Subjects with a recent history of trauma;
- Subjects with a recent history of or upcoming plan of surgery;
- Subjects who smoke tobacco;
- Subjects with ongoing alcohol or illegal drug use;
- Subjects who are pregnant, lactating or attempting to conceive;
- Subjects unable to maintain adequate birth control during the study;
- Subjects unable to follow protocol instructions or protocol criteria.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00777855
United States, California | |
UCSF Medical Center | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94112 |
Principal Investigator: | Leslie Z Benet, PhD | University of California, San Francisco |
Responsible Party: | University of California, San Francisco |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00777855 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
warfarin-6006 |
First Posted: | October 22, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 17, 2013 |
Last Update Posted: | July 17, 2013 |
Last Verified: | May 2013 |
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