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A Bioequivalence Study Comparing A Fixed Dose Combination Formulation, Rin 150 And Individual Reference Drugs In Healthy Volunteers

An Open Label, Single Dose, 2-Way Cross-Over Randomized Bioequivalence Study Comparing A Fixed Dose Combination Formulation, Rin 150 (Contains 150 Mg Rifampicin And 75 Mg Isoniazid Per Tablet) To An Equivalent Dose Of Single Drug Reference Preparations Of Rifampicin And Isoniazid Following Oral Administration In Healthy Adults Under Fasting Conditions

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02014272
Enrollment
28
Registered
2013-12-18
Start date
2012-09-30
Completion date
2012-10-31
Last updated
2014-07-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Keywords

Bioequivalence, RIN 150, Healthy volunteers

Brief summary

This is a bioequivalence study to evaluate the bioequivalence of RIN 150 against individual reference drugs in healthy volunteers.

Interventions

DRUGRIN 150

Each subject will receive a single oral dose of 4 fixed dose combination tablets (RIN 150) each contains 150 rifampicin and 75 mg isoniazid.

DRUGreference drugs

Each subject will receive a single oral dose of 4 x 150 mg rifampicin capsules and 3 x 100 mg isoniazid capsules.

Sponsors

Pfizer
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy male or female, 21 to 55 years of age, body weight no less than 55 kg, with a signed and dated informed consent document and is willing and able to comply with all scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

* Evidence or history of clinically significant hematological, renal, endocrine, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, psychiatric, neurologic, allergic disease (including drug allergies, but excluding untreated, asymptomatic, seasonal allergies at the time of dosing), positive Hepatitis B surface antigen or HIV serology results; * Pregnant or nursing female; * History or active tuberculosis; * Participated in investigational drug studies within 3 months; * Used prescription or nonprescription drugs within 7 days or 5 half-lives.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast)0 hour (pre-dose), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.33 (1 hour 20 minutes), 1.67 (1 hour 40 minutes), 2, 2.33 (2 hours 20 minutes), 2.67 (2 hours 40 minutes), 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 hours post-dose on Day 1Area under the plasma concentration time-curve from zero to the last measured concentration (AUClast) was reported for rifampicin and isoniazid.
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)0 hour (pre-dose), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.33 (1 hour 20 minutes), 1.67 (1 hour 40 minutes), 2, 2.33 (2 hours 20 minutes), 2.67 (2 hours 40 minutes), 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 hours post-dose on Day 1Cmax was reported for rifampicin and isoniazid.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax)0 hour (pre-dose), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.33 (1 hour 20 minutes), 1.67 (1 hour 40 minutes), 2, 2.33 (2 hours 20 minutes), 2.67 (2 hours 40 minutes), 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 hours post-dose on Day 1Tmax was reported for rifampicin and isoniazid.
Plasma Decay Half-Life (t1/2)0 hour (pre-dose), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.33 (1 hour 20 minutes), 1.67 (1 hour 40 minutes), 2, 2.33 (2 hours 20 minutes), 2.67 (2 hours 40 minutes), 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 hours post-dose on Day 1Plasma decay half life (t1/2) was reported for rifampicin and isoniazid.
Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to Extrapolated Infinite Time [AUC (0 - ∞)]0 hour (pre-dose), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.33 (1 hour 20 minutes), 1.67 (1 hour 40 minutes), 2, 2.33 (2 hours 20 minutes), 2.67 (2 hours 40 minutes), 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 hours post-dose on Day 1AUC (0 - ∞)= Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) from time zero (pre-dose) to extrapolated infinite time (0 - ∞) was reported for rifampicin and isoniazid. It is obtained from AUC (0 - t) plus AUC (t - ∞).

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Vital SignsScreening up to Day 2 of intervention period 2Criteria for clinical significant change in vital signs: systolic blood pressure (BP) less than (\<) 90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), diastolic BP \<50 mmHg, supine and sitting heart rate \<40 beats per minute (bpm) or greater than (\>) 120 bpm, standing and erect heart rate \<40 bpm or \>140 bpm. Maximum change from baseline in systolic BP \>=30 mmHg, maximum change from baseline in diastolic BP \>=20 mmHg. Participants who met the criteria were reported.
Number of Participants With Laboratory Test AbnormalitiesScreening up to Day 2 of intervention period 2Criteria for laboratory tests abnormalities included: hemoglobin, hematocrit and red blood cells (less than \[\<\] 0.8\*lower limit of normal\[LLN\]); leucocytes (\<0.6/ greater than \[\>\] 1.5\*limit of reference range \[LRR\]); platelets (\<0.5/\>1.75\*LRR); neutrophils, lymphocytes (\<0.8/\>1.2\*LRR); eosinophils, basophils, monocytes (\>1.2\*upper LN \[ULN\]); bilirubin (\>1.5\*ULN); aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (\>3\*ULN); creatinine, urea (\>1.3\*ULN); fasting glucose (\<0.6 /\>1.5\*LRR); uric acid (\>1.2\*ULN); sodium (\<0.95/\>1.05\*LRR); potassium, calcium, chloride, bicarbonate (\<0.9/\>1.1\*LRR); albumin, total protein (\<0.8/\>1.2\*LRR); creatine kinase (\>2.0\*ULN); urine red blood cells (RBCs), urine white blood cells (WBCs) (\>=20 high-powered field). Total number of participants with any laboratory abnormalities was reported.

Countries

Singapore

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Entire Study Population
Includes all participants randomized to receive RIN 150 first and rifampicin and isoniazid first.
28
Total28

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Intervention Period 1Adverse Event01
Intervention Period 1Withdrawal by Subject10

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicEntire Study Population
Age, Continuous31.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.1
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
27 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
27 / 2726 / 27
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 270 / 27

Outcome results

Primary

Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast)

Area under the plasma concentration time-curve from zero to the last measured concentration (AUClast) was reported for rifampicin and isoniazid.

Time frame: 0 hour (pre-dose), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.33 (1 hour 20 minutes), 1.67 (1 hour 40 minutes), 2, 2.33 (2 hours 20 minutes), 2.67 (2 hours 40 minutes), 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 hours post-dose on Day 1

Population: Pharmacokinetic parameter analysis set included all treated participants who had at least 1 estimated pharmacokinetic parameter of primary interest.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
RIN 150Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast)AUClast: Rifampicin85020 (nanogram*hour) per milliliter (ng*h/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 20
RIN 150Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast)AUClast: Isoniazid16220 (nanogram*hour) per milliliter (ng*h/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 79
Rifampicin and IsoniazidArea Under the Curve From Time Zero to Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast)AUClast: Rifampicin90030 (nanogram*hour) per milliliter (ng*h/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 24
Rifampicin and IsoniazidArea Under the Curve From Time Zero to Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast)AUClast: Isoniazid16120 (nanogram*hour) per milliliter (ng*h/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 77
Comparison: Natural log transformed AUClast of rifampicin was analyzed using mixed effects model with sequence,period and treatment as fixed effects and participant within sequence as random effect.The adjusted mean differences and 90% confidence intervals(CIs) for the differences were exponentiated to provide estimates of ratio of adjusted geometric means(Test/Reference) and 90% CIs for the ratios,where FDC tablet were test and single drugs were reference.Values were back-transformed from the log scale.90% CI: [92.07, 98.94]
Comparison: Natural log transformed AUClast of isoniazid was analyzed using mixed effects model with sequence,period and treatment as fixed effects and participant within sequence as random effect.The adjusted mean differences and 90% confidence intervals(CIs) for the differences were exponentiated to provide estimates of ratio of adjusted geometric means(Test/Reference) and 90% CIs for the ratios,where FDC tablet were test and single drugs were reference.Values were back-transformed from the log scale.90% CI: [99.33, 107.75]
Primary

Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

Cmax was reported for rifampicin and isoniazid.

Time frame: 0 hour (pre-dose), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.33 (1 hour 20 minutes), 1.67 (1 hour 40 minutes), 2, 2.33 (2 hours 20 minutes), 2.67 (2 hours 40 minutes), 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 hours post-dose on Day 1

Population: Pharmacokinetic parameter analysis set included all treated participants who had at least 1 estimated pharmacokinetic parameter of primary interest.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
RIN 150Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)Cmax: Rifampicin13670 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 21
RIN 150Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)Cmax: Isoniazid6080 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 45
Rifampicin and IsoniazidMaximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)Cmax: Rifampicin15000 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 28
Rifampicin and IsoniazidMaximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)Cmax: Isoniazid5577 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 37
Comparison: Natural log transformed Cmax of rifampicin was analyzed using mixed effects model with sequence,period and treatment as fixed effects and participant within sequence as random effect.The adjusted mean differences and 90% confidence intervals(CIs) for the differences were exponentiated to provide estimates of ratio of adjusted geometric means(Test/Reference) and 90% CIs for the ratios,where FDC tablet were test and single drugs were reference.Values were back-transformed from the log scale.90% CI: [83.13, 101.01]
Comparison: Natural log transformed Cmax of isoniazid was analyzed using mixed effects model with sequence,period and treatment as fixed effects and participant within sequence as random effect.The adjusted mean differences and 90% CIs for the differences were exponentiated to provide estimates of ratio of adjusted geometric means(Test/Reference) and 90% CIs for the ratios,where FDC tablet were test and single drugs were reference.Values were back-transformed from the log scale.90% CI: [96.07, 120.47]
Secondary

Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to Extrapolated Infinite Time [AUC (0 - ∞)]

AUC (0 - ∞)= Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) from time zero (pre-dose) to extrapolated infinite time (0 - ∞) was reported for rifampicin and isoniazid. It is obtained from AUC (0 - t) plus AUC (t - ∞).

Time frame: 0 hour (pre-dose), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.33 (1 hour 20 minutes), 1.67 (1 hour 40 minutes), 2, 2.33 (2 hours 20 minutes), 2.67 (2 hours 40 minutes), 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 hours post-dose on Day 1

Population: Pharmacokinetic parameter analysis set included all treated participants who had at least 1 estimated pharmacokinetic parameter of primary interest. Here, n=participants in the treatment group who were evaluable for this measure for specified drug of each group with reportable AUC (0 - ∞) values, respectively.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
RIN 150Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to Extrapolated Infinite Time [AUC (0 - ∞)]AUC (0 - ∞): Rifampicin (n=27, 27)86670 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 21
RIN 150Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to Extrapolated Infinite Time [AUC (0 - ∞)]AUC (0 - ∞): Isoniazid (n=27, 26)16680 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 78
Rifampicin and IsoniazidArea Under the Curve From Time Zero to Extrapolated Infinite Time [AUC (0 - ∞)]AUC (0 - ∞): Rifampicin (n=27, 27)91340 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 24
Rifampicin and IsoniazidArea Under the Curve From Time Zero to Extrapolated Infinite Time [AUC (0 - ∞)]AUC (0 - ∞): Isoniazid (n=27, 26)17390 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 71
Comparison: Natural log transformed AUC(0 - ∞) of rifampicin was analyzed using mixed effects model with sequence,period and treatment as fixed effects and participant within sequence as random effect.The adjusted mean differences and 90% confidence intervals(CIs) for the differences were exponentiated to provide estimates of ratio of adjusted geometric means(Test/Reference) and 90% CIs for the ratios,where FDC tablet were test and single drugs were reference.Values were back-transformed from the log scale.90% CI: [92.54, 99.43]
Comparison: Natural log transformed AUC(0 - ∞) of isoniazid was analyzed using mixed effects model with sequence,period and treatment as fixed effects and participant within sequence as random effect.The adjusted mean differences and 90% confidence intervals(CIs) for the differences were exponentiated to provide estimates of ratio of adjusted geometric means(Test/Reference) and 90% CIs for the ratios,where FDC tablet were test and single drugs were reference.Values were back-transformed from the log scale.90% CI: [98.76, 106.19]
Secondary

Plasma Decay Half-Life (t1/2)

Plasma decay half life (t1/2) was reported for rifampicin and isoniazid.

Time frame: 0 hour (pre-dose), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.33 (1 hour 20 minutes), 1.67 (1 hour 40 minutes), 2, 2.33 (2 hours 20 minutes), 2.67 (2 hours 40 minutes), 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 hours post-dose on Day 1

Population: Pharmacokinetic parameter analysis set included all treated participants who had at least 1 estimated pharmacokinetic parameter of primary interest. Here, n=participants in the treatment group who were evaluable for this measure for specified drug of each group with reportable t½ values, respectively.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
RIN 150Plasma Decay Half-Life (t1/2)t1/2: Rifampicin (n=27, 27)3.608 hourStandard Deviation 0.89531
RIN 150Plasma Decay Half-Life (t1/2)t1/2: Isoniazid (n=27, 26)2.776 hourStandard Deviation 1.411
Rifampicin and IsoniazidPlasma Decay Half-Life (t1/2)t1/2: Rifampicin (n=27, 27)3.572 hourStandard Deviation 0.72948
Rifampicin and IsoniazidPlasma Decay Half-Life (t1/2)t1/2: Isoniazid (n=27, 26)3.000 hourStandard Deviation 1.4375
Secondary

Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax)

Tmax was reported for rifampicin and isoniazid.

Time frame: 0 hour (pre-dose), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.33 (1 hour 20 minutes), 1.67 (1 hour 40 minutes), 2, 2.33 (2 hours 20 minutes), 2.67 (2 hours 40 minutes), 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 hours post-dose on Day 1

Population: Pharmacokinetic parameter analysis set included all treated participants who had at least 1 estimated pharmacokinetic parameter of primary interest.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEDIAN)
RIN 150Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax)Tmax: Rifampicin1.67 hour
RIN 150Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax)Tmax: Isoniazid0.500 hour
Rifampicin and IsoniazidTime to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax)Tmax: Isoniazid0.500 hour
Rifampicin and IsoniazidTime to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax)Tmax: Rifampicin1.67 hour
Other Pre-specified

Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Vital Signs

Criteria for clinical significant change in vital signs: systolic blood pressure (BP) less than (\<) 90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), diastolic BP \<50 mmHg, supine and sitting heart rate \<40 beats per minute (bpm) or greater than (\>) 120 bpm, standing and erect heart rate \<40 bpm or \>140 bpm. Maximum change from baseline in systolic BP \>=30 mmHg, maximum change from baseline in diastolic BP \>=20 mmHg. Participants who met the criteria were reported.

Time frame: Screening up to Day 2 of intervention period 2

Population: Safety analysis set consisted of all participants who received at least 1 dose of study medication.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
RIN 150Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Vital Signs0 participants
Rifampicin and IsoniazidNumber of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Vital Signs0 participants
Other Pre-specified

Number of Participants With Laboratory Test Abnormalities

Criteria for laboratory tests abnormalities included: hemoglobin, hematocrit and red blood cells (less than \[\<\] 0.8\*lower limit of normal\[LLN\]); leucocytes (\<0.6/ greater than \[\>\] 1.5\*limit of reference range \[LRR\]); platelets (\<0.5/\>1.75\*LRR); neutrophils, lymphocytes (\<0.8/\>1.2\*LRR); eosinophils, basophils, monocytes (\>1.2\*upper LN \[ULN\]); bilirubin (\>1.5\*ULN); aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (\>3\*ULN); creatinine, urea (\>1.3\*ULN); fasting glucose (\<0.6 /\>1.5\*LRR); uric acid (\>1.2\*ULN); sodium (\<0.95/\>1.05\*LRR); potassium, calcium, chloride, bicarbonate (\<0.9/\>1.1\*LRR); albumin, total protein (\<0.8/\>1.2\*LRR); creatine kinase (\>2.0\*ULN); urine red blood cells (RBCs), urine white blood cells (WBCs) (\>=20 high-powered field). Total number of participants with any laboratory abnormalities was reported.

Time frame: Screening up to Day 2 of intervention period 2

Population: Safety analysis set consisted of all participants who received at least 1 dose of study medication. Here 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
RIN 150Number of Participants With Laboratory Test Abnormalities4 participants
Rifampicin and IsoniazidNumber of Participants With Laboratory Test Abnormalities2 participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026