Bioequivalence Study of Esomeprazole From Stomopral 40 mg Capsules Contain Enteric Coated Pellets (Future Pharmaceuticals Industries, Egypt) and Nexium 40 mg Delayed Release Capsules (AstraZeneca Sweden, Product of France)

NCT05038969 | Completed Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: GRC/1/20/868
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Comparative randomized, single dose Bioequivalence Study of Esomeprazole From Stomopral 40 mg Capsules Contain Enteric Coated Pellets (Future Pharmaceuticals Industries, Egypt) and Nexium 40 mg Delayed Release Capsules (AstraZeneca Sweden, Product of France) in Healthy Human Volunteers Under Fasting Condition.

Conditions

Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Cmax

  Maximal measured plasma concentration

  Up to12 hours post dose in each treatment period

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Time of the maximum plasma concentration (Tmax)

  Up to12 hours post dose in each treatment period

Study Arms (2)

A test

EXPERIMENTAL

Test drug (Stomopral) 1 capsule contains 40 mg Enteric Coated Pellets of Esomeprazole

Drug: Stomopral

B reference

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Reference drug (Nexium) 1 capsule contains 40 mg Esomeprazole

Drug: Nexium

Interventions

Stomopral DRUG

1 capsule contains 40 mg Esomeprazole

Also known as: Nexium

A test

Nexium DRUG

1 capsule contains 40 mg Esomeprazole

B reference

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy male or female, age 18 to 55 years, inclusive.
• Body weight within 15% of normal range according to the accepted normal values for body mass index (BMI).
• Medical demographics without evidence of clinically significant deviation from normal medical condition, eg.: no history of heart, liver, kidney, gastrointestinal, nervous system, or metabolic abnormalities.
• Results of clinical laboratory test are within the normal range or with a deviation that is not considered clinically significant by principal investigator.
• Females should be on a suitable birth control method.
• Fully informed subjects that consented to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects with known allergy to the products tested.
• Female subjects who were pregnant or nursing.
• Acute infection within one week preceding first study drug administration.
• History of drug or alcohol abuse.
• Subject does not comply with the stated instruction of not taking any prescription or non-prescription drugs within two weeks before first study drug administration and until the end of the study.
• Subject is on a special diet (for example subject is vegetarian).
• Subject does not agree not to consume any beverages or foods containing methyl-xanthenes e.g. caffeine (coffee, tea, cola, chocolate etc.) 48 hours prior to the study administration of either study period until donating the last sample in each respective period.
• Subject does not agree not to consume any beverages or foods containing grapefruit 7 days prior to first study drug administration until the end of the study.
• Subject has a family history of severe diseases which have direct impact on the study.
• Participation in a bioequivalence study or in a clinical study within the last 8 weeks before first study drug administration.
• Subject intends to be hospitalized within 3 months after first study drug administration.
• Subjects who has blood donated or lost more than 500 mL blood within 3 months prior to the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Genuine Research Center, Egypt: lead
• Future Pharmaceuticals Industries, Egypt: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Genuine Research Center GRC

Cairo, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Chow SC, Wang H. On sample size calculation in bioequivalence trials. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn. 2001 Apr;28(2):155-69. doi: 10.1023/a:1011503032353.

  PMID: 11381568 BACKGROUND

• Diletti E, Hauschke D, Steinijans VW. Sample size determination for bioequivalence assessment by means of confidence intervals. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol. 1991 Jan;29(1):1-8.

  PMID: 2004861 BACKGROUND

• Schuirmann DJ. A comparison of the two one-sided tests procedure and the power approach for assessing the equivalence of average bioavailability. J Pharmacokinet Biopharm. 1987 Dec;15(6):657-80. doi: 10.1007/BF01068419.

  PMID: 3450848 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Esomeprazole

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Omeprazole; 2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; Sulfoxides; Sulfur Compounds; Organic Chemicals; Pyridines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Benzimidazoles; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring

Study Officials

• Ahmed Elshafeey, Ph.D. Pharma

  Genuine Research Center

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 6, 2021
• First Posted: September 9, 2021
• Study Start: March 18, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2021
• Study Completion: May 28, 2021
• Last Updated: September 9, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)