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Bioequivalence Study of Carvedilol 12.5mg Tablets Under Fed Conditions

A study testing Carvedilol 12.5 mg tablets in people with Healthy, run by Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The objective of this study was to compare the single-dose oral bioavailability of Carvedilol 12.5 mg tablets of Ranbaxy Laboratories with Coreg 12.5 mg tablets of Glaxosmithkline in healthy, adult, human subjects under fed conditions. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 45 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Healthy
What is being tested?
Carvedilol 12.5 mg tablets
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2003to Dec 2003
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 45 years
  • Men only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Be in the' age range of 18-45 years.
  • Be neither overweight nor underweight for his/her height as per the Life Insurance Corporation of lndia height/weight chart for non-medical cases.
  • Have voluntarily given written informed consent to participate in this study.
  • Be of normal health as determined by medical history and physical examination of the subjects performed within :1.4 days prior to the commencement of the study.
  • If female and:
  • Of childbearing potential, is practicing an acceptable method of birth control for the duration of the study as judged by the investigator(s), such as condoms, foams, jellies, diaphragm, intrauterine device ([UD), or abstinence; or Is postmenopausal for at least 1 year; or
  • Is surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy).

Who cannot join

  • History of allergy to 13-adrenoceptor antagonists especially carvedilol.
  • Any evidence of organ dysfunction or any clinically significant deviation from the normal, in physical or clinical determinations.
  • Presence of disease markers of HIV 1 and 2, Hepatitis B and C viruses or syphilis infection.
  • Female volunteers demonstrating a positive pregnancy test.
  • Female volunteers who are currently breastfeeding.
  • Presence of values which are significantly different from normal reference ranges (as defined in Appendix 5) and/or judged clinically significant for haemoglobin, total white blood cells count, differential WBC count or platelet count.
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  • Positive for urinary screen testing of drugs of abuse (opiates And cannabinoids)
  • Presence of values which are significantly different from normal reference ranges (as defined in Appendix 5) and/or judged clinically significant for serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum alkaline phosphatase, serum bilirubin, plasma glucose or serum cholesterol.
  • Clinically abnormal chemical and microscopic examination of urine defined as presence of RBC, WBC (>4/HPF), epithelial cells (>4/HPF), glucose (positive) or protein (positive).
  • Clinically abnormal ECG or Chest X-ray.
  • History of serious gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological or haematological disease, diabetes, glaucoma, bronchial asthma, fainting or syncope.
  • History of any psychiatric illness which may impair the ability to provide written informed consent.
  • Regular smokers who smoke more than 10 cigarettes daily or have difficulty abstaining from smoking for the duration of each study period.
  • History of drug dependence or excessive alcohol intake on Habitual basis of more than 2 units of alcoholic beverages per day (1 Unit equivalent to half pint of beer or ! glass of wine or I measure of spirit) or have difficulty_ in abstaininq for the duration of each study period.
  • Use of any enzyme modifying drugs within 30 days prior to Day 1 of this study.
  • Participation in any clinical trial within 12 weeks preceding Day 1 of this study.
  • A haemoglobin concentration of less than 7 % of lower limit of reference range e.g. 13 gm % for reference range of 1448 gm at screening.

About this study

Official title: An Open Label, Balanced, Randomised, Two-Treatment, Two-Period, Two-Sequence, Single-Dose, Crossover Bioavailability Study on Carvedilol Formulations Comparing Carvedilol 12.5 mg Tablets of Ranbaxy Laboratories With Coreg® 12.5 mg Tablets of Glaxosmithkline in Healthy, Adult, Human Subjects Under Fed Conditions

The objective of this study was to compare the single-dose oral bioavailability of Carvedilol 12.5 mg tablets of Ranbaxy Laboratories with Coreg 12.5 mg tablets of Glaxosmithkline in healthy, adult, human subjects under fed conditions.

Read the detailed description

The study was conducted as an open label, balanced, randomized, two-treatment, two-sequence, two-period, single-dose, crossover, bioavailability study on carvedilol formulation comparing carvedilol 12.5mg of Ohm Laboratories, Inc. (a subsidiary of Ranbaxy pharmaceuticals Inc, USA) with Coreg® 12.5mg tablet (containing carvedilol 12.5 mg) of GlaxoSmithKline, USA in healthy, adult, male, human subjects under fed condition.

Forty healthy, adult, human subjects who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria as described in the protocol were enrolled in the study. Thirty-nine subjects completed both the periods of the study

Conditions
Healthy
Being tested
Carvedilol 12.5 mg tablets
Keywords
bioequivalence Carvedilol 12.5 mg tablets fed conditions

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Carvedilol 12.5 mg tabletsDrug

    bioequivalence Carvedilol 12.5 mg tablets fed conditions

Study groups in NCT00775619
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
2Active comparatorCoreg® 12.5 mg tablets
Receives: Drug: Carvedilol 12.5 mg tablets
1ExperimentalCarvedilol 12.5 mg tablets
Receives: Drug: Carvedilol 12.5 mg tablets

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Bioequivalence

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Oct 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2003
  3. Primary completionSep 2003
  4. Study completionDec 2003

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00775619
Sponsor's protocol ID
023/CARVE-12.5/03
Status last verified
Oct 2008
First submitted
16 Oct 2008
Last updated
20 Oct 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Carvedilol 12.5 mg tablets in people with Healthy, run by Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 17 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Oct 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Bioequivalence. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Oct 2008.

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