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CompletedNCT02572609Updated Dec 31, 2015Results posted

Relative Bioavailability Study Between Two Formulations Containing Ambroxol Hydrochloride

A Phase 1 interventional study of Ambroxol hydrochloride soft pastille and Mucosolvan ® adult syrup in Healthy, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-12-31.

Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
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Study summary

to evaluate the bioavailability of ambroxol hydrochloride soft pastilles (test formulation), manufactured by Bolder Arzneimittel GmbH \& Co. KG to Boehringer Ingelheim compared to ambroxol hydrochloride syrup (Mucosolvan® adult syrup), manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim do Brasil Química e Farmacêutica Ltda.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Boehringer Ingelheim is the lead sponsor of 2,245 studies on the registry; 58 are open to participants now.

Of its 162 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 116 (72%) have results posted.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • The volunteer is between 18 and 50 years old, is a man or a woman who is not pregnant and/or in breastfeeding regime, and undertakes to use effective birth control method throughout the study period.
  • Body mass index higher than or equal to 18.5 and lower than or equal to 29.9 kg/m2.
  • The volunteer is in good health status and is with no clinically significant diseases, at the discretion of the physician as Medical History, measurements of Blood Pressure, Pulse and Temperature, Physical Examination, Electrocardiogram and complementary Laboratory Tests.
  • Volunteer able to understand the nature and objective of the study, including the risks and adverse effects, with the intention to cooperate with the investigator and act in accordance with the requirements of the entire trial, which has to be confirmed by signing the Informed Consent Form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

  • Volunteer has a known hypersensitivity to study drug or chemically related compounds; or to excipients described in adult syrup and/or soft pastille, for example, sorbitol (fructose).
  • History or presence of gastrointestinal or liver diseases, or other condition that interferes with the absorption, distribution, excretion or metabolism of the drug.
  • Use of maintenance therapy with any drug, except contraceptives.
  • Diseases or health problems
  • History of liver, renal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neurological, hematological, psychiatric, cardiac or allergic disease of any cause that requires pharmacological treatment or is considered to be clinically relevant by the investigator;
  • Electrocardiographic findings not recommended, at the discretion of the investigator the participation in the study.
  • Additional laboratory test results out of normal values according to the standard of this Potocol, unless they are considered clinically not significant by the investigator.
  • Tabagism.
  • Daily intake of more than 5 cups of coffee or tea.
  • History of alcohol or drug abuse.
  • Use of regular medication within 2 weeks prior to the initiation of this study, or use of any medication one week before starting this study.
  • Hospitalization for any reason up to 8 weeks before starting the first treatment period of this study.
  • Treatment within 3 months prior to this study treatment initiation with any drug that is known to have a well-defined toxic potential in large organs.
  • Participation in any pharmacokinetic study with more than 300 mL of blood taken or ingested any - study drug within six months preceding the treatment start of this study.
  • Donation or loss of 450 mL or more of blood within three months preceding the study or who donated more than 1500 mL within 12 months prior to this study treatment initiation.
  • Pre-Confinement Examination Results
  • Positive result for urine βHCG test carried out in female volunteers. Other conditions
  • Any condition that prevents participation in the study as judged by the investigator.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Mucosolvan ® adult syrup

    Drug: Mucosolvan ® adult syrup

  • Experimental
    Ambroxol hydrochloride soft pastille

    Drug: Ambroxol hydrochloride soft pastille

Interventions

  • DrugAmbroxol hydrochloride soft pastille
  • DrugMucosolvan ® adult syrup
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Cmax

    Maximum plasma concentration achieved

    Time frame: 0:00h (hours), 0:15h, 0:30h, 0:45h, 1:00h, 1:15h, 1:30h, 1:45h, 2:00h, 2:20h, 2:40, 3:00, 3:30h, 4:00h, 5:00h, 6:00h, 8:00h, 12:00h, 16:00h, 24:00h, 36:00h and 48:00h

  2. AUC0-t

    Area under the plasma concentration-time curve, calculated by the trapezoidal methods from time 0 to time t, where t is the time for the last concentration experimentally determined above the Limit of Quantification (LOQ).

    Time frame: 0:00h (hours), 0:15h, 0:30h, 0:45h, 1:00h, 1:15h, 1:30h, 1:45h, 2:00h, 2:20h, 2:40, 3:00, 3:30h, 4:00h, 5:00h, 6:00h, 8:00h, 12:00h, 16:00h, 24:00h, 36:00h and 48:00h

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Results

Posted Dec 31, 2015

Participant flow

Period 1: Treatment Period 1 + Washout
Participant flow — Period 1: Treatment Period 1 + Washout
MilestoneSequence: TRSequence: RT
Started1818
Completed1818
Not completed00
Period 2: Treatment Period 2
Participant flow — Period 2: Treatment Period 2
MilestoneSequence: TRSequence: RT
Started1818
Completed1818
Not completed00

Outcome measures

PrimaryCmax

Maximum plasma concentration achieved

Time frame:
0:00h (hours), 0:15h, 0:30h, 0:45h, 1:00h, 1:15h, 1:30h, 1:45h, 2:00h, 2:20h, 2:40, 3:00, 3:30h, 4:00h, 5:00h, 6:00h, 8:00h, 12:00h, 16:00h, 24:00h, 36:00h and 48:00h
Reported as:
Geometric mean · ng/mL
Cmax
ng/mLMucosolvan ® Adult SyrupAmbroxol Hydrochloride Soft Pastille
Cmax31.27 ± 30.3835.50 ± 28.62
Statistical analysis
  • Mucosolvan ® Adult Syrup vs Ambroxol Hydrochloride Soft Pastille · Anderson-Hauck procedure · p = 0.0082 · T/r ratio: 113.56 · 90% CI 106.48 to 121.10Standard Deviation is actually the Coefficient of variation intra subject (CVintra).
PrimaryAUC0-t

Area under the plasma concentration-time curve, calculated by the trapezoidal methods from time 0 to time t, where t is the time for the last concentration experimentally determined above the Limit of Quantification (LOQ).

Time frame:
0:00h (hours), 0:15h, 0:30h, 0:45h, 1:00h, 1:15h, 1:30h, 1:45h, 2:00h, 2:20h, 2:40, 3:00, 3:30h, 4:00h, 5:00h, 6:00h, 8:00h, 12:00h, 16:00h, 24:00h, 36:00h and 48:00h
Reported as:
Geometric mean · ng.h/mL
AUC0-t
ng.h/mLMucosolvan ® Adult SyrupAmbroxol Hydrochloride Soft Pastille
AUC0-t256.66 ± 33.36307.00 ± 28.97
Statistical analysis
  • Mucosolvan ® Adult Syrup vs Ambroxol Hydrochloride Soft Pastille · Anderson-Hauck procedure · p = 0.0438 · T/r ratio: 119.61 · 90% CI 114.65 to 124.79Standard Deviation is actually the Coefficient of variation intra subject (CVintra).

Adverse events

Collected over From first drug administration until 48 hours after last drug administration, upto 08 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Mucosolvan® Adult Syrup—0/36 (0%)0/36 (0%)
Ambroxol Hydrochloride Soft Pastille—0/36 (0%)0/36 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Treated set (TS): 36 subjects took 1 dose of reference product and 1 dose of test product.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)Sequence: TRSequence: RTTotal
Mean29.39 ± 5.8031.22 ± 7.3030.30 ± 6.60
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Sequence: TRSequence: RTTotal
Female9918
Male9918
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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 Dec 31, 2015, 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
NCT02572609
Lead sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 9, 2015
Start date
Nov 2011
Primary completion
Dec 2011
Completion
Dec 2011
Results posted
Dec 31, 2015
Last update
Dec 31, 2015

Study contacts

Boehringer Ingelheim
study chair · Boehringer Ingelheim
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