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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/09/057212 [Registered on: 01/09/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 29/08/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Nutraceutical 
Study Design  Randomized, Crossover Trial 
Public Title of Study   A comparative Clinical study to assess the bioavailability of FIL-Vitamin C formulation in healthy volunteers. 
Scientific Title of Study   A randomized, single-dose, double-blind, active-controlled, two-way crossover study to assess the oral bioavailability of FIL-Vitamin C in healthy volunteers. 
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
LCBS-VH-117 Version No 1.0 dated 27 Jun 2023  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Harshith CS 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  Department of General Medicine, No.67, BGS Health and Education City, Uttarahalli Road, Kengeri

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560060
India 
Phone  9741073960  
Fax    
Email  drharshithcs.research@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Jestin V Thomas 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  Leads Clinical Research and Bio Services Pvt. Ltd 
Address  Department of Clinical Research #9,Mythri Legacy, 202 1st Floor,Chelekere Kalyan Nagar (PO)

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560043
India 
Phone  9845125293  
Fax    
Email  jestinleadsclinbio@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Jestin V Thomas 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  Leads Clinical Research and Bio Services Pvt. Ltd 
Address  Department of Clinical Research #9,Mythri Legacy, 202 1st Floor,Chelekere Kalyan Nagar (PO)

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560043
India 
Phone  9845125293  
Fax    
Email  jestinleadsclinbio@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Vidya Herbs Pvt Ltd,Vidya Building, N3-3,24th main road, 1st Phase, JP Nagar Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560078,India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Vidya Herbs Pvt Ltd 
Address  Vidya Building, N3-3,24th main road, 1st Phase, JP Nagar Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560078,India 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Manufacturer of natural plant based food ingredients and Nutraceutical ingredients] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Harshith CS  BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences  Department of General Medicine, Ground Floor, BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences, No.67, BGS Health and Education City, Uttarahalli Main Road, Kengeri
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9741073960

drharshithcs.research@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  With Normal Hematological and Biochemical Parameters  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  FIL-Vitamin C  Oral administration of single dose of formulated Vitamin C 600mg capsule  
Comparator Agent  Unformulated Vitamin C   Oral administration of single dose of unformulated Vitamin C 600mg capsule 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Subjects with Body mass index (BMI) of 18-25 kg/m2.
2.Subjects who are willing to give their written informed consent to participate in the study and comply with the protocol requirements.
3.Females of childbearing age, agree to use approved birth control methods during the study, and have negative urine pregnancy test (UPT) at screening.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Subjects who have consumed Vitamin C containing food 2 days prior to screening.
2.History of consumption medications known to interact with Vitamin C.
3.Subjects having symptoms of viral infection.
4.Pregnant or lactating women.
5. History of
•Irritable bowel syndrome, malabsorption or gastrointestinal abnormalities which may affect drug absorption, duodenal ulcer or gastric ulcer, gastritis.
•Kidney disease, kidney stones, cardiac conditions.
•Recent blood donation (within 1 month).
•Current smoker or has quit smoking within last 3 months.
•Alcoholism and/or drug abuse, or heavy drinkers.
•Immunodeficiency disease.
•Allergy, medication or supplement use that influences the immune system.
6.Subjects with known hypersensitivity to the investigational products.
7.Subjects who have participated in any clinical trial in the past 1 month.
8.Any subjects found to have entered the study in violation of this protocol or if the subject is uncooperative during the study.
9.Any other condition that in the opinion of the investigator that does not justify the subject’s participation in the trial.  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To estimate the plasma concentrations of Vitamin C following supplementation of FIL-Vitamin C and/or unformulated Vitamin C, in healthy volunteers.   Pre-dose sample, Post-dose sample at 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 8hours & 12 hours 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The safety & tolerability of FIL-Vitamin C Formulations
 
Pre-dose sample, Post-dose sample at 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 8hours & 12 hours  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="12"
Sample Size from India="12" 
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   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   09/09/2023 
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="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a randomized, single-dose, double-blind, active-control comparative, two-way crossover, 2-sequence study to assess the comparative oral bioavailability of FIL-Vitamin C and unformulated Vitamin C supplementation in healthy volunteers. A group of 12 healthy volunteers willing to give a written informed consent will be screened on Visit 1 to confirm the eligibility. Subjects fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be randomized into 1 of 2-treatment sequences on Visit 2. The 2-treatment sequences are: Sequence 1: Treatment A and B; Sequence 2: Treatment B and A. There will be a wash out period of 7 days between 2 dosing days, 
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