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Clinical Trials/NCT01948024
NCT01948024CompletedPhase 1

An Open-label, Randomized, Two Treatment, Multi-site, Multiple Dose, Steady State, Three-way, Reference-replicated Crossover, Pharmacokinetic Study to Determine the In-vivo Bioequivalence Between Asenapine 10 mg Sublingual Tablet and SAPHRIS® (Asenapine) 10 mg Sublingual Tablet

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited7 sites in 1 country65 target enrollmentStarted: July 2013Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Completed
Enrollment
65
Locations
7
Primary Endpoint
Change in Concentration of study medication in the blood at multiple time-points

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This is a Multiple-dose, steady state, three-way reference-replicated crossover study.

The purpose of this Study is to determine the bio-equivalence between SAPHRIS and Asenapine 10mg sublingual tablets.

Detailed Description

Molecule Name Asenapine Country of submission US

PRODUCT DETAILS

Test formulation

Drug name: Asenapine Sublingual Tablet EQ 10mg base Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.

Reference formulation

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Crossover
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male and/or non-pregnant female subjects aged 18 to 80 years of age
  • For females of child-bearing potential, the subject must be willing to practice a clinically accepted method of birth control
  • Receiving a stable twice daily dose of Asenapine Maleate EQ 10 mg base sublingual tablets for at least 3 months prior to randomization
  • Subjects will be otherwise healthy as determined by the investigator in reference to physical examination, medical history and routine hematologic and biochemical tests
  • Able to obtain written informed consent for the study by the subject or Subject's Legally Acceptable Representative (LAR). If the subject or his/her LAR is unable to read/write, and impartial witness will be present during the entire consenting process who must append his/her signatures to the consent form

Exclusion Criteria

  • A history of any clinically significant allergic or adverse reactions to asenapine maleate or any comparable or similar product
  • QTc > 450 msec in male subject or QTc > 470 msec in female subjects at screening
  • Heart rate at screening less than 50 bts/min
  • Hypokalemia (defined as serum or plasma potassium less than 3.5 mM or mEq/L) and/or Hypomagnesaemia (defined as serum magnesium less than 0.7 mEq/L) at screening.
  • A history of severe hepatic impairment, drug induced leukopenia/neutropenia, congenital prolongation of the QT interval, cardiac arrhythmias, myocardial infarction or unstable heart disease
  • Concurrent primary psychiatric or neurological diagnosis, including organic mental disorder, severe tardive dyskinesia, or idiopathic Parkinson's disease
  • A total white blood cell count below 4000/mL, or an absolute neutrophil count below 2000/mL
  • A history of granulocytopenia or myeloproliferative disorders (drug-induced or idiopathic)
  • Significant orthostatic hypotension (i.e., a drop in systolic blood pressure of 30 mm Hg or more and/or a drop in diastolic blood pressure of 20 mm Hg or more on standing)
  • Concurrent use of antihypertensive medication or any medication that can predispose to orthostatic hypotension, unless receiving stable dose of those medications for at least 3 months prior to randomization.
  • A medical or surgical condition that might interfere with the absorption, metabolism, or excretion of Asenapine
  • A history of epilepsy or risk for seizures
  • Concurrent use of other drugs known to suppress bone marrow function
  • Expected changes in concomitant medications during the period of study
  • Positive tests for drug or alcohol abuse at screening or baseline
  • A history of alcohol or drug dependence by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV) criteria during the 6-month period immediately prior to study entry
  • Has participated in another clinical research study within 30 days prior to randomization
  • Compliance with outpatient medication schedule not expected
  • History of multiple syncopal episodes
  • Any other clinically significant condition that the investigator thinks puts the subject at risk

Arms & Interventions

Reference Arm - SAPHRIS

Active Comparator

10 mg BID sublingual tablet

Intervention: SAPHRIS (Drug)

Test Arm - Asenapine

Experimental

10 mg BID sublingual tablet

Intervention: Asenapine (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Concentration of study medication in the blood at multiple time-points

Time Frame: 17 Time Points (1 on Day 5, 1 on Day 6, 15 on Day 7)

The primary outcome of this Study is to show bio-equivalence between Asenapine and SAPHRIS. This will be accomplished by measuring the change in concentration of the study medication in the blood at multiple time-points.

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (7)

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