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CompletedNCT01297036Updated Feb 16, 2011

Pharmacokinetic Comparisons of Two Donepezil Formulations

A Phase 1 interventional study of Donepezil, ODT 10 mg and Donepezil, 10 mg tablet in Alzheimer Disease, sponsored by Korea University Anam Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to male participants aged 20 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-02-16.

Sponsored by Korea University Anam Hospital · Phase 1 and Interventional

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 45 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

To compare the relative bioavailability and pharmacokinetic characteristics of a newly developed donepezil formulation with a conventional formulation in healthy subjects with a single dose, randomized, open-label, 2-sequence -2period crossover study.

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This single dose, open label, balanced, randomized, two-treatment, two-period, two-sequence, crossover study was conducted to compare the relative bioavailability and pharmacokinetic characteristics of a newly developed formulation with a conventional formulation in healthy subjects.

For this, a single-center, randomized, single-dose, open-label, 2-way crossover study with a 21-day washout period was conducted in 22 healthy volunteers. Plasma samples for the analysis of donepezil were collected up to 240 h after drug administration. Participants received either reference or test drug formulation of 10 mg donepezil in the first period and the alternative formulation in the second period. Plasma concentrations of donepezil were determined by validated high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry detection. Pharmacokinetic parameters, including Cmax and AUC, were determined by noncompartmental analysis. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried out using log-transformed Cmax and AUC, and the mean ratios and their 90% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. According to regulatory requirements set forth by Korea and the US Food and Drug Administration, products meet the criteria for bioequivalence if the 90% CIs of the mean ratios for Cmax and AUC are within the range of 0.80 to 1.25.

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Conditions studied

  • Alzheimer Disease

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Keywords

  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Bioequivalence
  • Donepezil
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In context

Alzheimer Disease

3,678 studies on the registry are indexed under Alzheimer Disease; 872 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 22 is below the median of 70 across 2,808 interventional studies indexed under Alzheimer Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Korea University Anam Hospital is the lead sponsor of 110 studies on the registry; 29 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Males age 20 to 45 years
  • Body weight > 45 kg with +/- 20% of ideal body weight
  • Signed and dated informed consent form which meets all criteria of current FDA and KFDA regulations

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • subjects with acute conditions.
  • presence of history affecting ADME
  • Clinically significant history or current evidence of a hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, or hematologic abnormality
  • Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV infection revealed on the laboratory findings
  • Any other acute or chronic disease
  • A history of hypersensitivity to donepezil
  • A history of alcohol or drug abuse
  • Participation in another clinical trial within 3 months
  • smoked >10 cigarettes daily
  • consumption over 5 glasses daily of beverages containing xanthine derivatives
  • use of any medication having the potential to affect the study results within 10 days before the start of the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
22 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Reference arm

    Treated with Reference (Aricept, 10 mg donepezil tablet)

    Drug: Donepezil, 10 mg tablet

  • Experimental
    Test arm

    Treated with Test (Neuropezil, 10 donepezil ODT, orally disintegrating tablet)

    Drug: Donepezil, ODT 10 mg

Interventions

  • DrugDonepezil, ODT 10 mg

    Test- Donepezil Hydrochloride 10 mg Tablet single dose

    Also known as: Neuropezil ODS, developed by Chong Kun Dang Co, Ltd.

  • DrugDonepezil, 10 mg tablet

    Reference: Donepezil Hydrochloride 10 mg Tablet

    Also known as: Aricept:, Manufactured by Dae Woong harm. Co. Ltd, Seoul, Korea

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. donepezil pharmacokinetics: peak plasma concentrations (Cmax)

    Time frame: 240 hours

  2. donepezil pharmacokinetics: Area under the time vs. plasma concentration curve from 0 to 240 hr(AUCall)

    Time frame: 240 hours

  3. donepezil pharmacokinetics: Area under the time vs. plasma concentration curve from 0 to infinity(AUCinf)

    Time frame: 240 hours

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Study locations

1 site
  • Dept. of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine
    Seoul, 136-705, Korea, Republic of
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kim KA, Lim JL, Kim C, Park JY. Pharmacokinetic comparison of orally disintegrating and conventional donepezil formulations in healthy Korean male subjects: a single-dose, randomized, open-label, 2-sequence, 2-period crossover study. Clin Ther. 2011 Jul;33(7):965-72. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2011.06.003. Epub 2011 Jul 2. PubMed 21723605 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 16, 2011, 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
NCT01297036
Lead sponsor
Korea University Anam Hospital
Collaborators
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.
First posted
Feb 16, 2011
Start date
Jan 2008
Primary completion
Mar 2008
Completion
May 2008
Last update
Feb 16, 2011

Study contacts

Ji-Young Park, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Anam Hospital, Korea Univeristy College of Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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