Pharmacokinetics Study of Colchicine in Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Patients

Summary

Colchicine is widely recognized as safe and effective treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) in children and adults. Colchicine is currently used to treat FMF in younger patients by inexact dosing through breaking or crushing adult-dose tablets. An age-appropriate sprinkle formulation will allow for more accurate dosing in pediatric patients. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the steady-state pharmacokinetics of multiple oral doses of colchicine sprinkle capsules administered to pediatric and adult FMF patients. Secondary objectives include evaluation of the safety and tolerability of this regimen in pediatric and adult FMF patients and measurement of the levels of acute phase reactants (i.e, serum amyloid A \[SAA\], erythrocyte sedimentation rate \[ESR\], C-reactive protein \[CRP\]) at baseline and after dosing.

Timeline

Start

2010-08

Primary completion

2011-12

Completion

2011-12

Drugs

Indications