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Registration number
ACTRN12614000645651
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
12/06/2014
Date registered
18/06/2014
Date last updated
24/02/2015
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Comparative assessment of the absorption of a generic formulation of tretinoin capsule against the innovator tretinoin capsule conducted under fasting conditions in healthy male volunteers
Scientific title
A single dose, randomized, blinded, bioequivalence study of a test formulation of tretinoin capsule in a 2 way crossover comparison against the innovator tretinoin capsule conducted under fasting conditions in healthy male volunteers
Secondary ID [1] 284780 0
None
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1157-1337
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Bioequivalence study conducted in healthy volunteers comparing two formulations of tretinoin with no health condition or problem studied.

Although this study is being conducted in healthy volunteers who are not being treated for the condition to which the medicine is used, tretinoin belongs to a class of medicines called retinoid. It is used to induce maturation of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells in culture. It is indicated for the induction of remission in patients with APL. 292156 0
Condition category
Condition code
Other 292490 292490 0 0
Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Single dose, crossover study design whereby each participant receives the test formulation of tretinoin (1 x 10 mg) on one occasion and the innovator formulation of tretinoin (1 x 10 mg) on one occasion with each dose seperated by a one week washout period. The intervention for this trial is the test formulation of tretinoin.

Each dose (1 x 10 mg) will be taken orally with 240 ml of water at ambient temperature. Medication must be swallowed whole and a mouth check will be conducted to ensure the medication has been taken as directed.

No water is allowed for 1 hour prior to dosing until 1 hour after dosing (except for the water consumed with the dose).
Participants are required not to eat for 10 hours before receiving each dose and to fast for approximately 4 hours after receiving each dose. Bathroom visits will be supervised to ensure no unauthorised water or food intake and for personal safety. Participants will be confined at the Clinical Site for 10 hours prior to dosing to ensure compliance and will be monitored and for 11 hours after dosing.

Standard meals will be consumed at the Clinical Site with no additional food intake allowed. Alcohol breath testing will be performed upon each participant reporting to the Clinical Site 10 hours prior to dosing.

Pre and post study laboratory tests will be completed to assess the healthy of participants along with HIV, Hepatitis and drugs of abuse testing.
Intervention code [1] 289570 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Single dose, crossover study design whereby each participant receives the test formulation of tretinoin (1 x 10 mg) on one occasion and the innovator formulation of tretinoin (1 x 10 mg) on one occasion with each dose seperated by a one week washout period. The comparator/control for this trial is the innovator formulation of tretinoin.
Control group
Active

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 292352 0
To compare the bioavailability of tretinoin (as summarised by Cmax and AUC) for the formulation. All plasma samples will be assayed for tretinoin using one fully validated LC/MS/MS method. Validation will be conducted to comply with EU and FDA guidelines.
Timepoint [1] 292352 0
-1, -0.5, 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 9, 10 and 11 hours
Secondary outcome [1] 308752 0
Time to maximum peak concentration (Tmax) will be determined by plasma sample analysis. Tmax will be the time where the maximum concentration occurred in the sample points.
Timepoint [1] 308752 0
-1, -0.5, 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 9, 10 and 11 hours
Secondary outcome [2] 308879 0
T1/2, the elimination half life will be determined by plasma sample analysis. T1/2 = 0.693/Kel where kel is the terminal elimination rate constant.
Timepoint [2] 308879 0
-1, -0.5, 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 9, 10 and 11 hours

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Healthy males
Aged between 18 and 55
Non-smoker
BMI between 18 and 33 inclusive
Normal, healthy individuals as determined by medical history, physical examination, ECG, blood pressure and laboratory tests
Able to provide written informed consent
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
55 Years
Sex
Males
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
Females
Any history of recent recurrent attacks of bronchitis, asthma, migraine headaches
Concomitant drug therapy of any kind
Who have receievd an investigational compound or drug known to induce or inhibit liver enqymes within 60 days of the start of the study
History or family history of depression or other mental illness, epilepsy or seizures
Sensitivity to tretinoin any other similar class medicines, excipients of tretinoin
History of any conditions that might interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of the drug
Who are sensitive to Vitamin A or food such as liver, which contain large quantities of Vitamin A.
Who might have an increased sensitivity to sunlight.
Who wear contact lenses.
Who are planning to start a family within 60 days of receiving the final dose.
Smoker (anyone who has smoked in the last 6 months)
History of alcohol or drug abuse or dependency
Participation in a drug study within 60 days of the start of the study or donated blood in the 60 days preceding the study.
Volunteers for whom the Clinical Investigator believes, for any reason, that participation would not be an acceptable risk

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
All formulations will be labelled as Formulation A and B. The identification of each treatment will only be known to the Managing Director and the Section Head - Trials and Regulatory Affairs.

Each participant will be identified by a 3 digit screening number and a 2 digit subject number. The screening number will be issued once the participant has given written consent to participate in the study and the two digit subject number (randomisation number) after acceptance into the study
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Randomisation list will be prepared using a computer program for a balanced two-way crossover design.
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Crossover
Other design features
Phase
Phase 1
Type of endpoint/s
Bio-equivalence
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
21/07/2014
Actual
10/07/2014
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
21/07/2014
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
48
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1] 6132 0
New Zealand
State/province [1] 6132 0
Otago

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 289396 0
Commercial sector/Industry
Name [1] 289396 0
Douglas America Ltd
Country [1] 289396 0
New Zealand
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Zenith Technology Corp Ltd
Address
156 Frederick Street
Dunedin 9016
Country
New Zealand
Secondary sponsor category [1] 288078 0
None
Name [1] 288078 0
Address [1] 288078 0
Country [1] 288078 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 291157 0
Northern B Health and Disability Ethics Committee
Ethics committee address [1] 291157 0
Ethics committee country [1] 291157 0
New Zealand
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 291157 0
Approval date [1] 291157 0
10/06/2014
Ethics approval number [1] 291157 0
14/NTB/68

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 48870 0
Dr Noelyn Hung
Address 48870 0
Zenith Technology Corporation Limited 156 Frederick Street (PO Box 1777) Dunedin 9016
Country 48870 0
New Zealand
Phone 48870 0
+6434779669
Fax 48870 0
+6434779605
Email 48870 0
[email protected]
Contact person for public queries
Name 48871 0
Linda Folland
Address 48871 0
Zenith Technology Corporation Limited 156 Frederick Street (PO Box 1777) Dunedin 9016
Country 48871 0
New Zealand
Phone 48871 0
+6434779669
Fax 48871 0
+6434779605
Email 48871 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 48872 0
Tak Hung
Address 48872 0
Zenith Technology Corporation Limited 156 Frederick Street (PO Box 1777) Dunedin 9016
Country 48872 0
New Zealand
Phone 48872 0
+6434779669
Fax 48872 0
+6434779605
Email 48872 0
[email protected]

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