Single-Dose Open-label Randomized Crossover, in Two Periods and in Two Sequences, Single-Center Comparative Bioequivalence Study of Montelukast, 5 mg Chewable Tablets (Pharmtechnology LLC, Republic of Belarus), and Singulair®, 5 mg Chewable Tablets (Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V., the Netherlands), in Healthy Volunteers Under Fasting Conditions
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Intervention
- Montelukast
- Conditions
- Healthy Adults
- Sponsor
- Pharmtechnology LLC
- Enrollment
- 34
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Cmax of montelukast for the test and the reference products
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is an open-label, randomized, single-center, single-dose, crossover, in two periods and in two sequences comparative study, where each participant is randomly assigned to the reference or the test formulation in each period of the study (sequences Test-Reference (TR) or Reference-Test (RT)), in order to evaluate if both formulations are bioequivalent.
Detailed Description
The objective of this study is to establish if two formulations of montelukast are bioequivalent. Also monitoring, registration and evaluation of adverse events will be performed. The test formulation is Montelukast, 5 mg сhewable tablets (Pharmtechnology LLC, Belarus). The reference formulation is Singulair®, 5 mg сhewable tablets (Merck Sharp \& Dohme B.V., the Netherlands). 34 healthy adult volunteers of both genders, with age ranging from 18 to 45 years old, will be divided into two cohorts with equal number of participants (17). Each participant in a cohort will receive single tablet (5 mg of montelukast) of the test or the reference product with 200 ml of water after an overnight fast of at least 10 hours, according to the pre-defined randomization list, i. e. 17 participants in each cohort will receive the test product and 17 participants in each cohort will receive the reference product in each of two periods of the study. Participants will fast 4 hours after administration of the study drugs during each study period. Standardized meals will be provided in each study period. Water will not be accessible to the participants 1 hour prior to administration of the study drugs and 2 hours after administration of the study drugs in each period. In each period blood samples will be collected withing 30 minutes before dosing and 0.5, 1.00, 1.5, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3.00, 3.25, 3.5, 4.00, 4.5, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 12.00, 16.00, 24.00 hours after dosing (total number: 20). The washout period will be 7 days. At the bio-analytical stage, a validated High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry detection (HPLC/MS) method will be used to determine plasma concentrations of montelukast. At all stages of working with biological samples measures to protect montelukast from daylight exposure should be provided. ANOVA will be performed on log transformed pharmacokinetic parameters Cmax, Area Under the pharmacokinetic Curve from the beginning of the study to the time of the last measured concentration (AUC0-t) and 90% confidence interval will be constructed for the ratio of geometric means of the test and the reference products, obtained from the log-transformed data. Bioequivalence will be concluded if the ratio estimate as well as its 90% confidence interval for montelukast falls within the acceptable range of 80.00% to 125.00% for Cmax and AUC0-t
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Healthy caucasian men or women aged between 18 to 45 years
- •Subjects having no clinically significant medical history and no clinically significant abnormalities in general physical examination, laboratory assessments and imaging studies
- •Body mass index 18.5-30 kg/m² with body mass \>45 kg and ≤100 kg
- •Non-breastfeeding women
- •Non-pregnant women (negative pregnancy test)
- •If subject is a female and is of childbearing potential, she should practice an acceptable non-hormonal method of birth control for the duration of the study (the entire time from the moment of signing the informed consent form and within 14 days after the completion of the study), such as a combination of male condom and diaphragm with spermicide, the use of which has begun at least 30 days before the start of participation in the study
- •If subject is a male and has a female partner of childbearing potential, he should be practicing an acceptable method of birth control for the duration of the study (the entire time from the moment of signing the informed consent form and within 14 days after the completion of the study), such as a double barrier method of birth control or sexual continence during the whole study and within 14 days after completion of the study
- •Subjects are able to understand the requirements of the study, to sign a written informed consent, and also to accept all the restrictions imposed during the course of the study, and to agree to return for the required investigations
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subjects with a known history of allergic disorders
- •Hypersensitivity to montelukast or to any of the excipients of the test and the reference product
- •Subjects with a known history of drug intolerance
- •Dehydration due to diarrhea, vomiting, or another cause in the last 24 hours before the beginning of the first period of the study
- •Subjects with history of psychiatric disorders
- •History of convulsions, epilepsy and any other neurological disorders
- •Adherence to any low sodium diet for 2 weeks before starting research, or adherence to a special diet (for example, vegetarian, vegan, with restriction of the use of salt) or lifestyle (work at night, extreme physical exertion)
- •Use of gestagen-containing injectable hormonal contraceptives, implants, intrauterine hormonal therapeutic systems within 6 months prior to start of the study
- •Female subjects of childbearing potential having unprotected intercourse with an unsterilized male partner within 30 days prior to start of the study
- •Consumption of xanthine-containing foods and drinks (tea, coffee, coca-cola, chocolate) within 72 hours prior to start of the first period of the study
Arms & Interventions
Sequence Test-Reference (TR)
17 participants (total number of enrolled volunteers - 34) assigned to sequence TR will receive a single 5 mg dose of the test product Montelukast (1 x 5 mg tablet) marked as T in period 1 and a single 5 mg dose of the reference product Singulair (1 x 5 mg tablet) marked as R in period 2. These treatments will be administered orally with 200 ml of water at ambient temperature, in the morning, following a 10-hour overnight fast. The tablet must be swallowed whole and must not be chewed or broken.
Intervention: Montelukast
Sequence Test-Reference (TR)
17 participants (total number of enrolled volunteers - 34) assigned to sequence TR will receive a single 5 mg dose of the test product Montelukast (1 x 5 mg tablet) marked as T in period 1 and a single 5 mg dose of the reference product Singulair (1 x 5 mg tablet) marked as R in period 2. These treatments will be administered orally with 200 ml of water at ambient temperature, in the morning, following a 10-hour overnight fast. The tablet must be swallowed whole and must not be chewed or broken.
Intervention: Singulair
Sequence Reference-Test (RT)
17 participants (total number of enrolled volunteers - 34) assigned to sequence RT will receive a single 5 mg dose of the reference product Singulair (1 x 5 mg tablet) marked as R in period 1 and a single 5 mg dose of the test product Montelukast (1 x 5 mg tablet) marked as T in period 2. These treatments will be administered orally with 200 ml of water at ambient temperature, in the morning, following a 10-hour overnight fast. The tablet must be swallowed whole and must not be chewed or broken.
Intervention: Montelukast
Sequence Reference-Test (RT)
17 participants (total number of enrolled volunteers - 34) assigned to sequence RT will receive a single 5 mg dose of the reference product Singulair (1 x 5 mg tablet) marked as R in period 1 and a single 5 mg dose of the test product Montelukast (1 x 5 mg tablet) marked as T in period 2. These treatments will be administered orally with 200 ml of water at ambient temperature, in the morning, following a 10-hour overnight fast. The tablet must be swallowed whole and must not be chewed or broken.
Intervention: Singulair
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Cmax of montelukast for the test and the reference products
Time Frame: Time points: 0.00 (withing 30 minutes before dosing) and 0.5, 1.00, 1.5, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3.00, 3.25, 3.5, 4.00, 4.5, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 12.00, 16.00, 24.00 hours after dosing
Maximum concentration in plasma among observed concentrations at pre-specified time points
AUC0-t of montelukast for the test and the reference products
Time Frame: Time points: 0.00 (withing 30 minutes before dosing) and 0.5, 1.00, 1.5, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3.00, 3.25, 3.5, 4.00, 4.5, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 12.00, 16.00, 24.00 hours after dosing
Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from time 0 to the last measured concentration
Secondary Outcomes
- Tmax of montelukast for the test and the reference products(Time points: 0.00 (withing 30 minutes before dosing) and 0.5, 1.00, 1.5, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3.00, 3.25, 3.5, 4.00, 4.5, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 12.00, 16.00, 24.00 hours after dosing)
- T1/2 of montelukast for the test and the reference products(Time points: 0.00 (withing 30 minutes before dosing) and 0.5, 1.00, 1.5, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3.00, 3.25, 3.5, 4.00, 4.5, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 12.00, 16.00, 24.00 hours after dosing)
- Kel of montelukast for the test and the reference products(Time points: 0.00 (withing 30 minutes before dosing) and 0.5, 1.00, 1.5, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3.00, 3.25, 3.5, 4.00, 4.5, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 12.00, 16.00, 24.00 hours after dosing)
- AUCresid of montelukast for the test and the reference products(Time points: 0.00 (withing 30 minutes before dosing) and 0.5, 1.00, 1.5, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3.00, 3.25, 3.5, 4.00, 4.5, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 12.00, 16.00, 24.00 hours after dosing)
- Number of treatment-related adverse events (AE) for the test and the reference products as assessed by guidance predefined in the protocol(8 days)
- AUC0-∞ of montelukast for the test and the reference products(Time points: 0.00 (withing 30 minutes before dosing) and 0.5, 1.00, 1.5, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3.00, 3.25, 3.5, 4.00, 4.5, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 12.00, 16.00, 24.00 hours after dosing)