Bioequivalence Study of Torrent Pharmaceutical Limited's Donepezil Hydrochloride Tablets Under Fasting Conditions

Sponsor
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited (Industry)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT01419340
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Objective:

To compare the rate and extent of release of the drug substance from the two tablet formulation of Donepezil Hydrochloride Tablets 10mg of Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited and the Aricept® Tablets 10mg of Eisai Inc., Dosing periods were separated by a washout period of at least 7 days.

Study Design:

Randomized, open label, two treatment, two period, two sequence, single dose, crossover study in healthy human adult subjects

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: Torrent's Donepezil Hydrochloride Tablets 10mg
Phase 1

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Official Title:
An Open Label, Randomized, 2-Period, 2-Treatment, Crossover, Single-Dose Bioequivalence Study of Donepezil Hydrochloride Tablets 10mg [Test Formulation, Torrent Pharmaceutical Limited., India] Versus Aricept® (Donepezil Hydrochloride) Tablets 10mg [Reference Formulation, Eisai Inc.), in Healthy Human Volunteers Under Fasting Conditions.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. bioequivalence based on Composite of Pharmacokinetics []

    bioequivalence; 90% geometric confidence interval of the ratio of least-squares means of the test to reference product should be within 80.00% - 125.00% for AUC-unf, AUCo-t and Cmax.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 45 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • The volunteers were excluded from the study based on the following criteria:

  • Sex: male.

  • Age: 18 - 45 years. .

  • Volunteer with BMI of 18-27 (inclusive both) kg/m2 with minimum of 50 kg weight.

  • Healthy and willing to participate in the study.

  • Volunteer willing to adhere to the protocol requirements and to provide written informed consent.

  • Non-smokers or smoker who smokes less than 10 cigarettes per day

Exclusion Criteria:
  • The volunteers were excluded from the study based on the following criteria:

  • Clinically relevant abnormalities in the results of the laboratory screening evaluation.

  • Clinically significant abnormal ECG or Chest X-ray.

  • Systolic blood pressure less than 100 mm Hg or more than 140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure less than 60 mm Hg or more than 90 mm Hg.

  • Pulse rate less than 50/minute or more than 100/minute.

  • Oral temperature less than 95°P or more than 98.6°P.

  • Respiratory rate less than 12/minute or more than 20/minute

  • History of allergy to the test drug or any drug chemically similar to the drug under investigation.

  • History of alcohol or drug abuse

  • Positive breath alcohol test

  • Recent history of kidney or liver dysfunction.

  • History of consumption of prescribed medication since last 14 days or OTC medication since last 07 days before beginning of the study.

  • Volunteers suffering from any chronic illness such as arthritis, asthma etc.

  • History of heart failure.

  • HIV, HCV, HBsAg positive volunteers.

  • Opiate, tetra hydrocannabinol, amphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, - - Cocaine positive volunteers based on urine test.

  • Volunteers suffering from any psychiatric (acute or chronic) illness requiring medications.

  • Administration of any study drug in the period 0 to 3 months before entry to the study.

  • History of significant blood loss due to any reason, including blood donation in the past 3 months.

  • History of pre-existing bleeding disorder.

  • Existence of any surgical or medical condition, which, in the judgment of the chief investigator and/or clinical investigator/physician, might interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of the drug or likely to compromise the safety of volunteers.

  • Inability to communicate or co-operate due to language problem, poor mental development or impaired cerebral function.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Bio Evaluation Centre, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Village Bhat, Gandhinagar Gujarat India 382428

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01419340
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • PK-07-116
First Posted:
Aug 18, 2011
Last Update Posted:
Aug 18, 2011
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2011
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 18, 2011