A Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Canagliflozin in Healthy Chinese Volunteers

A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, 3-Way Cross-Over Study to Evaluate the Single-Dose Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of JNJ-28431754 (Canagliflozin) in Healthy Chinese Subjects

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (what the body does to the medication) and pharmacodynamics (the action of the medication on the body) of JNJ-28431754 (canagliflozin) and its main metabolites (break-down products) following 2 different doses of canagliflozin in healthy Chinese volunteers. Safety and tolerability of canagliflozin will also be assessed.

This study will be a double-blind (neither the Investigator nor volunteer knows the assigned treatment), randomized (the treatment is assigned by chance), placebo-controlled (one of the study treatments is inactive), single-dose, 3-way cross over study (all volunteers will receive each of the 3 treatments but in a different order) in healthy Chinese volunteers. Volunteers will be assigned to 1 of 3 treatment sequence groups (ABC, BCA, or CAB). The treatment sequence will be decided by randomization. Treatment A will be a single oral (by mouth) dose of 100 mg of canagliflozin. Treatment B will be a single oral dose of 300 mg of canagliflozin. Treatment C will be a single oral dose of placebo (inactive medication). Each treatment will be given during a treatment period of 5 days duration; each treatment period will be separated by a washout period (a time period with no medication) of at least 10 days. Canagliflozin is currently being investigated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteers must be non-smokers for at least 6 months before first study drug administration
• Volunteers must consume no more than 4 to 5 cups of coffee or tea or 8 cans of cola each day

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of or currently active illness considered to be clinically significant by the Investigator or any other illness that the Investigator considers should exclude the patient from the study or that could interfere with the interpretation of the study results
• Female volunteer is breast-feeding