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CTRI Number  CTRI/2015/01/005427 [Registered on: 20/01/2015] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 23/02/2015
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  BA/BE 
Type of Study    
Study Design  Randomized, Crossover Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to study the effects of two drugs, Methotrexate tablets USP 15 mg / Trexall® in Patients with suffering from psoriasis. 
Scientific Title of Study   A randomized, multicentric, open label, single dose, two treatment, two sequence, two period, crossover, bioequivalence study of test methotrexate tablets USP 15 mg (from Zhejiang Hisun Pharma Co. Ltd., China) with reference Trexall® (Methotrexate tablets USP) 15 mg of Barr Pharmaceuticals, USA in 46 adult, patients suffering from psoriasis under fasting condition 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
RLS/1113/051, version 1.0, dated 27th Feb 2014  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Pravin Ghadge  
Designation  Head Medical Affair and Pharmacovigiliance 
Affiliation  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt.Ltd. 
Address  Address: - Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre R-282 TTC Area of MIDC Rabale Navi Mumbai

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400701
India 
Phone  022-67678431  
Fax  022-40678299  
Email  pravin.ghadge@relbio.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Pravin Ghadge  
Designation  Head Medical Affair and Pharmacovigiliance 
Affiliation  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt.Ltd. 
Address  Address: - Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre R-282 TTC Area of MIDC Rabale Navi Mumbai


MAHARASHTRA
400701
India 
Phone  022-67678431  
Fax  022-40678299  
Email  pravin.ghadge@relbio.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sanjeev Hegde 
Designation  Head- Clinical Development 
Affiliation  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt.Ltd. 
Address  Address: - Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre R-282 TTC Area of MIDC Rabale Navi Mumbai

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400 701
India 
Phone  022-67678208  
Fax  022-40678299  
Email  sanjeev.hegde@relbio.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Zhejiang Hisun Pharma Co. Ltd.,46 Waisha Road, Jiaojiang, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China 318000  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Zhejiang Hisun Pharma Co Ltd 
Address  46 Waisha Road, Jiaojiang, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China 318000  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 5  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DrPramod Kumar  Kasturba Medical College Hospital  Department of Skin and STD, 1st Floor, Room No 10, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Attavar, Mangalore 575001
Raichur
KARNATAKA 
9845164946

pkderm@hotmail.com 
DrLeelavathyB  Life Care Hospital  Department of Dermatology, New no 99, Old no 23/24, Om Complex, 20th Main, Gangothri Circle, BTM 1st stage, Bangalore 560029
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9448169982

drleelaskincare@rediffmail.com 
Dr Hemant Talnikar  Medipoint Hospital Pvt. Ltd.   Aster Medipoint Hospital, 1st Floor, 241/1 New D.P. Road, Aundh Pune-411007, Maharashtra, India"
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9422087726

drtalnikar.pentagon@gmail.com 
Dr G Manmohan  Osmania General Hospital  Department of Dermatology, Ground Floor, Osmania General Hospital, Afjalganj, Hyderabad - 500012
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9246539527

manmohan.5777@gmail.com 
Dr Parag Gopal Kalyani  Ruby Hall Clinic  Department of Dermatology, Ground Floor, Ruby Hall Clinic, 40 Sassoon Road, Pune 411001
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9822284447

parag.kalyani@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 5  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee, Life Care Hospital  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Osmania Medical College  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Poona Medical Research Foundation  Approved 
Manipal University Ethics Committee  Approved 
Penta-med Ethics committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Adult patients suffering from psoriasis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Methotrexate tablets USP 15 mg  Dose: Methotrexate tablet USP, 15 mg Frequency duration: Single dose of test drug and single dose of reference drug will be given (as per randomization sequence) during the entire study Route of administration: Oral  
Comparator Agent  Trexall® (Methotrexate tablets USP) 15 mg  Dose: Methotrexate tablet USP, 15 mg Frequency duration: Single dose of test drug and single dose of reference drug will be given (as per randomization sequence) during the entire study Route of administration: Oral  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Adult patients suffering from psoriasis; aged between 18 to 45 years (both inclusive)
2. Patients should already be receiving 15 mg once weekly for psoriasis
3. Patients willing to voluntarily provide written informed consent.
4. Patients willing to undergo pre and post-study physical examinations and laboratory investigations.
5. Patients willing to adhere to protocol and they should not consume coffee, tea, chocolate, grape fruit juice or soft drink at least 24 hours prior to investigational product administration (i.e. in house monitoring and the remaining based on history) and during their clinical stay in each study period.
6. Patient should be willing to adhere to the protocol and they should not consume alcohol at least 48 hours prior to dosing (i.e. in-house monitoring and the remaining based on history) and should agree not to take any amount of alcohol during the study period.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients incapable of understanding the informed consent process.
2. Pregnant [female patients with a positive pregnancy test at screening or positive serum β-HCG test (done at Check-in of each study period)] or lactating females
3. Female patients of childbearing potential who is unwilling or unable to use an appropriate method of contraception, at least 14 days prior to the first dose of study medication until the poststudy follow-up (i.e. 7 days after the last dosing in Period II). Female patients using hormonal contraceptives either oral or implants.
4. Female patients with history of dysmenorrhea requiring medication
5. Patients with inadequate venous access in their left or right arm to allow the collection of all samples via venous cannula in the study
6. Patients with evidence of psychiatric disorder likely to limit the validity of consent to participate in the study, or limit the ability to comply with the protocol requirements.
7. Patients with any evidence of organ dysfunction or any clinically significant deviation from normal in their physical or clinical evaluation including ECG and X-ray results.
8. Any treatment which could affect the pharmacokinetic of methotrexate (salicylates, hypoglycaemics, diuretics, sulphonamides, diphenylhydantoins, tetracyclines, chloramphenicol and p-aminobenzoic acid, the acidic anti-inflammatory agents, probenecid, penicillins, Chloroquine, omeprazole, etretinate, co-trimoxazole and trimethoprim etc.) administered within 1 month of starting of study/in past 1 month.
9. Patients with history of drug hyper sensitivity to methotrexate or related drugs or to any of the excipient of the formulation
10. Patients with a history of alcohol, found with current alcohol abuse based on Alcohol breath test and with history of drug abuse, found urinary screen test positive for drugs of abuse (Amphetamines, Morphine, Benzodiazepines, Marijuana, Cocaine and Barbiturates).
11. Patients who are diagnosed to be HIV 1 and 2 or Hepatitis B (HBsAg) or Hepatitis C (HCV) virus reactive/positive.
12. Patients with clinically significant abnormal haemoglobin (Hb), total white blood cells count (WBC), differential WBC count, platelet count and hematocrit
13. Patients who, have clinically significant abnormal laboratory values for serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, (BUN), serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), serum alanine aminotransferase
(ALT), serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), c-glutamyltranspeptidase, serum bilirubin, serum glucose (fasting) etc.
14. Patients with clinically significant abnormal urine analysis, defined as the presence of RBC (5/HPF), pus cells (5/HPF), epithelial cells (5/HPF), glucose (positive), ketones (positive), bilirubin (positive) and protein (positive)
15. Patients with clinically significant abnormal results during ultrasonographic examinations.
16. Patients with a clinically significant past history or current medical condition of:
• Pulmonary disorders (COPD and asthma)
• Cardiovascular disorders (especially cardiac blocks)
• Neurological disorders (especially seizures, migraine)
• GIT disorders including history or presence of significant gastric and/or duodenal ulceration
• Renal and/or hepatic disorders
• Coagulation disorders
• Endocrine disorders (especially diabetes mellitus)
• History or presence of cancer
17. Patients who have participated in any other clinical investigation or have bled more than 300 ml in the past 3 months.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To establish the bioequivalence of test Methotrexate tablets USP 15 mg (from Zhejiang Hisun Pharma Co. Ltd., China) with reference Trexall® (methotrexate tablets USP) 15 mg of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA.
Bioequivalence of the two formulations (T vs R) in relation to the:
o Cmax,
o AUC0—t
o AUC0-∞
 
NA 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To monitor all the adverse events, including laboratory parameters
2. To determine other pharmacokinetic parameters of test and reference products
o Tmax,
o Kel
o t1/2
o Tlag - lag time
o AUC_%Extrap_obs
o λz
 
NA 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="46"
Sample Size from India="46" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   11/12/2014 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   The present study aims to establish bioequivalence of Methotrexate tablets USP 15 mg (from Zhejiang Hisun Pharma Co. Ltd., China) with reference Trexall® (methotrexate tablets USP) 15 mg of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA. Methotrexate 15 mg once weekly is also recommended dose in the treatment of psoriasis. The protocol is designed for product submission to US FDA. The US FDA OGD has recommended single dose bioequivalence study with methotrexate 15 mg strength in psoriasis patients. 
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