Bioequivalence Study of Two Oral Haloperidol Tablets Formulations in Healthy Subjects Under Fasting Conditions

A Single Center, Single Dose, Open-label, Randomized, Two Period Crossover Pivotal Study to Determine the Bioequivalence of Two Formulations Containing Haloperidol 2 mg in Healthy Males and Females Under Fasting Conditions

The purpose on this study was to determine whether the test product, Haloperidol Tablets, 2 mg (Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd), and the reference product, Haloperidol Tablets, United States Pharmacopeia (USP), 2 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.) are bioequivalent.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Bioequivalence
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Haloperidol Tablets, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Drug: Haloperidol Tablets, Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Detailed Description

The specific aim was to conduct a single dose, open-label, randomized, two period crossover pivotal study to determine the bioequivalence of two formulations containing haloperidol 2 mg in healthy males and females under fasting conditions

A total of 32 healthy female and male volunteers (age 18 to 55 years old) were entered into the study. Volunteers were determined to be free of significant medical conditions as assessed by medical history, physical examination, and blood and urine tests. Volunteers were randomly allocated to a treatment sequence, before administration of investigational medicinal product (IMP) under fasting conditions.

A wash-out period of at least 14 calendar days (minimum number of days based on half-life of the analyte) between consecutive administrations of the IMP was maintained.

Blood samples were collected at at pre-dose (0 hours), at 30 minutes, at 1 hour, 1 hour 30 minutes, 2 hours, 2 hours 30 minutes, 3 hours, 3 hours 30 minutes, 4 hours, 4 hours 30 minutes, 5 hours, 5 hours 30 minutes, 6 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 24 hours, 30 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours, 120 hours, 144 hours, 168 hours and 192 hours post-dose (total: 26 samples per treatment period).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 32
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• South Africa
  • Free State
    • Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa, 9301
      • FARMOVS Clinical Research Organisation

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 55 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 30 kg/m^2 (both inclusive).
• Body mass not less than 50 kg.
• Medical history, vital signs, physical examination, standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and laboratory investigations must be clinically acceptable or within laboratory reference ranges for the relevant laboratory tests, unless the investigator considers the deviation to be irrelevant for the purpose of the study.
• Non-smokers.

• Females, if:

  • Not of childbearing potential, e.g., has been surgically sterilized, undergone a hysterectomy, amenorrhea for ≥ 12 months and considered post-menopausal, Note: In post-menopausal women, the value of the serum pregnancy test may be slightly increased. This test will be repeated to confirm the results. If there is no increase indicative of pregnancy, the female will be included in the study.
  • Of childbearing potential, the following conditions are to be met:
• Negative pregnancy test If this test is positive, the subject will be excluded from the study. In the rare circumstance that a pregnancy is discovered after the subject received IMP, every attempt must be made to follow her to term.
• Not lactating
• Abstaining from sexual activity (if this is the usual lifestyle of the subject) or must agree to use an accepted method of contraception, and agree to continue with the same method throughout the study An example of a reliable method of contraception is a non-hormonal intrauterine device. In this study the concomitant use of hormonal contraceptives is NOT allowed. Other methods, if considered by the investigator as reliable, will be accepted.
• Written consent given for participation in the study.
• Written consent given for participation in the genetic component of the study (if performed based on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) feedback). If the subject declines participation in the genetic component, the subject will not be allowed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Evidence of psychiatric disorder, antagonistic personality, poor motivation, emotional or intellectual problems likely to limit the validity of consent to participate in the study or limit the ability to comply with protocol requirements.
• Current alcohol use > 21 units of alcohol per week for males and > 14 units of alcohol per week for females (1 unit is equal to approximately 330 mL of beer, one small glass [200 mL] of wine, or one measure [25 mL] of spirits).
• Regular exposure to substances of abuse (other than alcohol) within the past year.
• Use of any medication, prescribed or over-the-counter or herbal remedies, within 2 weeks before the first administration of IMP except if this will not affect the outcome of the study in the opinion of the investigator. In this study the concomitant use of hormonal contraceptives is NOT allowed.
• Participation in another study with an experimental drug, where the last administration of the previous IMP was within 8 weeks (or within 5 elimination half-lives for chemical entities or 2 elimination half-lives for antibodies or insulin, whichever is the longer) before administration of IP in this study, at the discretion of the investigator.
• Treatment within the previous 3 months before the first administration of IMP with any drug with a well-defined potential for adversely affecting a major organ or system.
• A major illness during the 3 months before commencement of the screening period.
• History of hypersensitivity or allergy to the IMP or its excipients or any related medication.
• History of hypersensitivity or allergy to the pre-medication or its excipients or any related medication.
• History of hypersensitivity or allergy to the rescue medication or its excipients or any related medication.
• History of bronchial asthma or any other bronchospastic disease.
• History of convulsions.
• History of porphyria.
• History of cardiac arrhythmias.
• History of sudden cardiac death in the family or history of familial long QT syndrome.
• Relevant history or laboratory or clinical findings indicative of acute or chronic disease, likely to influence study outcome.
• Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6 poor metabolizers (if warranted by the FDA).
• Hypomagnesemia.
• Hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.
• Hypokalemia.
• Subjects with narrow-angle glaucoma.
• Subjects with stenosing peptic ulcers.
• Subjects who have pyloroduodenal obstruction.
• Subjects who have symptomatic prostatic hypertrophy or bladder-neck obstruction.
• Known or previous dystonia or dyskinesia.
• Subjects with severe toxic central nervous system depression or who have experienced comatose states from any cause.
• Subjects who have Parkinson's disease.
• Donation or loss of blood equal to or exceeding 500 mL during the 8 weeks before the first administration of IMP.
• Diagnosis of hypotension made during the screening period.
• Diagnosis of hypertension made during the screening period or current diagnosis of hypertension.
• Resting pulse of > 100 beats per minute or < 40 beats per minute during the screening period, either supine or standing.
• Positive testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
• Positive urine screen for drugs of abuse. In case of a positive result the urine screen for drugs of abuse may be repeated once at the discretion of the investigator.
• Positive pregnancy test (female subjects).
• Hemoglobin count deviating more than 10% of the lower limit of normal.
• Veins unsuitable for venous blood collection.
• Difficulty in swallowing.
• Any specific IMP safety concern.
• Vulnerable subjects, e.g., persons in detention.
• Employees or close relatives of the contract research organization, the sponsor, 3rd party vendors or affiliates of the above mentioned parties.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Reference Product (Treatment A); Subjects received Haloperidol Tablets 2 mg Reference Product (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.). Subjects also received as pre-medication Benztropine Mesylate Tablets, USP (1 mg every 10 to 12 hours), beginning 4 to 6 hours before dosing with IMP and continued for a total of 4 doses.	Drug: Haloperidol Tablets, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.; single dose, 2 mg Haloperidol tablet; Other Names: Benztropine Mesylate Tablets
Experimental: Test Product (Treatment B); Subjects received Haloperidol Tablets 2 mg Test Product (Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd). Subjects also received as pre-medication Benztropine Mesylate Tablets, USP (1 mg every 10 to 12 hours), beginning 4 to 6 hours before dosing with IMP and continued for a total of 4 doses.	Drug: Haloperidol Tablets, Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd; single dose, 2 mg Haloperidol tablet; Other Names: Benztropine Mesylate Tablets

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Concentration Maximum (Cmax)	The maximum observed concentration of haloperidol as measured by bioanalysis of the blood plasma is referred to as the Cmax.	pre-dose (0 hours), and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 30, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192 hours post dose
Area Under the Curve (0-t) (AUC(0-t))	Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from time zero to t, where t is the time of the timepoint of the last quantifiable concentration of haloperidol in the blood plasma. The curve is constructed by plotting the concentration of haloperidol in the blood plasma against the time for each blood sample.	pre-dose (0 hours), and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 30, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192 hours post dose
Area Under the Curve(0-∞) (AUC(0-∞))	Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from time zero to ∞, where ∞ is the timepoint of the last quantifiable concentration of haloperidol in the blood plasma, plus it's elimination rate constant. AUC(0-∞) = AUC(0-t) + AUC(t-∞).	pre-dose (0 hours), and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 30, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192 hours post dose

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax)	The timepoint at which the maximum concentration of haloperidol as measured by bioanalysis of the blood plasma is observed.	pre-dose (0 hours), and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 30, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192 hours post dose
Terminal Elimination Rate Constant (λz)	Terminal elimination rate constant (λz) is a mathematical estimate calculated using log-linear regression of the terminal portions of a blood plasma concentration versus time curve.	pre-dose (0 hours), and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 30, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192 hours post dose
Apparent Terminal Elimination Half-Life (t½)	The apparent terminal elimination half-life (t½) is defined as the time necessary for the concentration of a drug to decrease by a factor of one-half in the terminal phase.	pre-dose (0 hours), and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 30, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192 hours post dose

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
• Collaborators: FARMOVS Clinical Research Organisation
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: MFPC van Jaarsveld, MD, FARMOVS Clinical Research Organisation

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 15, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 18, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): December 18, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 28, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 28, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): June 2, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 8, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 9, 2022
• Last Verified: March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Central Nervous System Depressants; Parasympatholytics; Autonomic Agents; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Muscarinic Antagonists; Cholinergic Antagonists; Cholinergic Agents; Antiemetics; Gastrointestinal Agents; Antipsychotic Agents; Tranquilizing Agents; Psychotropic Drugs; Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; Membrane Transport Modulators; Dopamine Agents; Dopamine Antagonists; Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; Antiparkinson Agents; Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; Haloperidol; Haloperidol decanoate; Benztropine
• Other Study ID Numbers: CT-005; 0111FRM19 (Other Identifier: FARMOVS Clinical Research Organisation)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No