Bioequivalence Study of Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets 1000 mg Tablets of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited Under Fasting Condition

NCT01160042 | Completed Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: 8313
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 54
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objectives of this study are: To compare the single dose bioavailability of Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg tablets (Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., Generics, India) with Glucophage (Metformin Hydrochloride) 1000 mg tablets (Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA) in 52 + (2 standby) healthy, adult, human subjects under fasting conditions. To monitor adverse events and to ensure the safety of subjects.

Conditions

Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Bioequivalence on Cmax, AUC, Tmax,t1/2 parameters

  4 months

Study Arms (2)

Metformin

EXPERIMENTAL

Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg tablets of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited

Drug: Metformin

Glucophage

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Glucophage 1000 mg tablets of Bristol-Myers Squibb

Drug: Glucophage

Interventions

Metformin DRUG

Metformin Tablets 1000 mg

Also known as: Glucophage Tablets 1000 mg

Metformin

Glucophage DRUG

Glucophage 1000 mg tablets of Bristol-Myers Squibb

Glucophage

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Subjects who provided written informed consent.
• Subjects who were healthy within 18-45 years of age (inclusive) weighing at least 50 kg.
• Subjects who were within ±10% of ideal body weight in relation to height according to Life Insurance Corporation of India height-weight chart for non-medical cases.
• Subjects with normal health as determined by medical history and physical examination performed within 15 days prior to the commencement of the study.
• Subjects with normal ECG, X-ray and vital signs.
• Availability of subject for the entire study period and willingness to adhere to protocol requirements as evidenced by written informed consent
• If subject is a female volunteer and
• is of child bearing potential 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(IUD), or abstinence.
• is postmenopausal for at least 1 year.
• is surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy has been performed on the subject)

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects incapable of understanding the informed consent.
• Subjects with BP:≤90/60 or BP≥140/90.
• History of hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reaction to Metformin or other Biguanides.
• Any evidence of impairment of renal, hepatic, cardiac, lung or gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, neurologic and haematologic function.
• Regular smoker who smokes more than ten cigarettes daily and has difficulty in abstaining from smoking for the duration of each study period.
• Subjects who has taken over the counter or prescribed medications, including any enzyme modifying drugs or any systemic medication within the past 30 days prior to start of clinical period.
• History of any psychiatric illness, which may impair the ability to provide written, informed consent.
• Subjects who have a history of alcohol or substance abuse within the last 5 years.
• Subjects with clinically significant abnormal values of laboratory parameters.
• Subjects who have participated in any other clinical investigation using experimental drug or had bled more than 350 mL in the past 3 months.
• Subjects who tested positive at screening for HIV, HbsAg or HCV
• Subjects with positive urine drug screen test for drugs of abuse.
• Any subject in whom Metformin is contraindicated for medical reasons.
• Subjects who have used any drugs or substances such as herbal preparations known to be strong inhibitors of CYP enzymes (formerly known as cytochrome P450 enzymes) within 14 days prior to the first dose.
• Female volunteers demonstrating a positive pregnancy screen.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited: lead

Study Sites (1)

Vimta Labs Ltd.

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500051, India

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Metformin

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Biguanides; Guanidines; Amidines; Organic Chemicals

Study Officials

• Mangesh Kulkarni, MD

  Vimta Labs Ltd.

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 9, 2010
• First Posted: July 12, 2010
• Study Start: January 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2005
• Study Completion: April 1, 2005
• Last Updated: July 26, 2010

Record last verified: 2005-01

Locations

IN (1)