Testing Potential Synergistic Effects of Albuterol and Caffeine on Metabolic Rate

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to define a ratio of Caffeine and albuterol that gives a synergistic increase in metabolic rate.

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
• Treatments: Albuterol; Caffeine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy male or female between the ages of 18 to 50 years, inclusive.

• Have a body mass index between 19 and 40 kg/M2 ( a number calculated from your height and weight), inclusive.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Female who is pregnant or nursing.

• Woman of childbearing potential and do not agree to use an effective method of contraception during the trial. Acceptable methods include abstinence, barrier methods, intrauterine devices, and hormonal methods of contraception.

• A smoker or use nicotine.

• Take regular medication other than birth control pills.

• Use medications known to alter metabolic rate (some asthma medications).