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CompletedNCT00653003Updated Sep 26, 2017

Bioavailability Study of Leflunomide Tablets Under Fed Conditions

A Phase 1 interventional study of Leflunomide and ARAVA in To Determine Bioequivalence Under Fed Conditions, sponsored by Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.. Completed. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-09-26.

Sponsored by Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (part of Par Health) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
62
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

To compare the single-dose Bioavailability of Kali and Aventis

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To compare the relative Bioavailability of leflunomide 20mg tablets with that of ARAVA 20mg tablets in healthy female subjects under fed conditions

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Conditions studied

  • To Determine Bioequivalence Under Fed Conditions

Keywords

  • Bioequivalence, Leflunomide, fed
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In context

Lead sponsor

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 36 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

First submitted before Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. became part of Par Health.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects will meet all of the following criteria within 30 days prior to first drug administration(except inclusion #8)
  • Healthy, surgically sterile (hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy) or (for al least 1 year)female subjects, 18 to 65 years of age(inclusive)
  • Indicate non-child bearing status by one of the following criteria:

Indication of successful hysterectomy. No spontaneous menses for al least 1 year, must have luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone(FSH) levels within postmenopausal range.

Indication of successful bilateral oophorectomy.

  • Body weight within 20% of the appropriate weight for the subject's height and frame (as published in the 1983 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Scale, Statistical Bureau)
  • Negative for:

surface antigen and antibody Urine tests for drugs of abuse (marijuana, amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, opiates, benzodiazepines and methadone).

Serum HCG consistent with pregnancy.

  • No significant disease or findings in a physical examination.
  • No clinically significant findings in vital signs measurements and a 12-lead (ECG)
  • Subjects who have received leflunomide within 4 months must have an A77-1726(Metabolite) level below 0.01ug/ml and no subsequent administration of leflunomide since that test. Note: The 30 day screening limit does not apply to this inclusion criterion.
  • Be informed of the nature of the study and given written consent prior to receiving any study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject fulfilling any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study.
  • Known history or presence of any medical condition.
  • Known or suspected carcinoma.
  • Known history or presence of:
  • or idiosyncratic reaction to leflunomide and/or any other drug substances with similar activity.
  • Alcoholism within the last 12 months.
  • Drug dependence and/ or substance abuse.
  • On a special diet within 4 weeks prior to drug administration(e.g. liquid, protein, raw food diet).
  • Participated in another clinical trail or received an product 30 days prior to drug administration.
  • Donated up to 250 ml of blood in the past 45 days OR donated from 250 ml to 500 ml in the past 45 days OR donated 501 ml or more of blood in the past 56 days (based on the Canadian Blood Services guideline for blood donation).
  • Requirement of any medication (prescription and/ or over-the-counter) on a routine basis, with the exception of hormonal replacement therapy, nutritional supplements and/or occasional use of common analgesics.
  • Difficulty fasting or consuming the standard meals.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(8)

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Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
62 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    A

    Subjects received Kali formulated product under fed conditions

    Drug: Leflunomide

  • Active comparator
    B

    Subjects received Aventis formulated products under fed conditions

    Drug: ARAVA

Interventions

  • tablets, 20mg, single-dose

    Also known as: ARAVA

  • DrugARAVA

    Tablets, 20mg, single-dose

    Also known as: Leflunomide

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate and Extend of Absorption

    Time frame: 24 Hours

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 26, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00653003
Collaborators
Novum Pharmaceutical Research Services
First posted
Apr 4, 2008
Start date
Dec 2003
Primary completion
Jan 2004
Completion
Jan 2004
Last update
Sep 26, 2017

Study contacts

Xueyu Chen
principal investigator · Pharma Medica Research, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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