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Status unknownNCT04229602Updated Jan 18, 2020

Bioequivalence Study of Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Sustained-Release Capsules in Chinese Healthy Volunteers

An interventional study of Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Sustained-Release Capsules 75 mg and EFEXOR® XR in Bioequivalence Study, sponsored by Beijing Tongren Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-18.

Sponsored by Beijing Tongren Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jan 2020), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the human bioequivalence of two Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Sustained-Release Capsules (75 mg) .

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the human bioequivalence of Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Sustained-Release Capsules (75 mg) produced by Beijing Winsunny Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd and EFEXOR® XR (75mg) produced by Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals(held by Pfizer Healthcare Ireland, distributed by Wyeth pharmaceutical co. LTD), as well as the safety of the tested preparation, and to provide basis for the evaluation of the quality and efficacy consistency of the tested preparation and the reference preparation.

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Conditions studied

  • Bioequivalence Study
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In context

Lead sponsor

Beijing Tongren Hospital is the lead sponsor of 163 studies on the registry; 53 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Subjects are fully informed and voluntarily consent to participate in this study;
  2. Healthy adult volunteers of ≥18 years old and ≤ 65 years old, male or female;
  3. Body weight ≥ 50.0 kg for male and 45.0 kg for female;
  4. Subjects are able to communicate well with the investigator and to understand and comply with the requirements of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects enroll in other clinical trials and take corresponding experimental drugs within 90 days before the trial, or participate in other clinical trials;
  2. The results of physical examination, vital signs examination, clinical laboratory examination (blood routine, urine routine, blood biochemistry, coagulation function, immunity 8 items, blood pregnancy (female only)), 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) are clinical significant;
  3. Any previous history and present medical history that may affect the safety of the trial or the in-vivo process of the drug, especially a history of liver, kidney, endocrine, cardiovascular, nervous, gastrointestinal, lung, tumor, immune, skin, blood or metabolic disorders that the investigator considers clinically significant;
  4. Any history of surgery or trauma that may affect the safety of the test or the in-vivo process of the drug;;
  5. Subjects have depression, mania and other mental disorders, or have suicidal tendencies;
  6. Subjects have the history of angle-closure glaucoma;
  7. Heavy smokers (average daily smoking of more than 5 cigarettes in the 90 days before the trial), heavy drinkers (average weekly drinking of more than 14 units of alcohol in the 90 days before the trial, 1 unit =360 mL beer or 45 mL 40% spirits or 150 mL wine), and subjects who could not promise to quit smoking and drinking during the experiment;
  8. Subjects had taken any alcoholic product within 24 hours before the test, or had tested positive for alcohol breath test;
  9. Allergic to any component of venlafaxine hydrochloride sustained-release capsules, or with a history of specific allergies (asthma, urticaria, eczema, etc.), or allergic constitution (such as allergic to two or more drugs or food);
  10. Lactose intolerance (a history of diarrhea from drinking milk);
  11. Previous history of drug use, drug abuse, or positive urine drug screening;
  12. Subjects who have donated blood or lost blood equal to or more than 200 mL within 90 days before the test, received blood transfusion or used blood products, or intend to donate blood or blood components during or within 3 months after the test;
  13. Nursing woman;
  14. Subjects planned parenthood, unwillingness or inability to use effective contraception, within 30 days before the trial (for women), and within six months after the end of the trial;
  15. Subjects who have taken any medicine (including Chinese herbal medicine) and health care products within 14 days before the test;
  16. Subjects who have taken any medicine that interacts with the drug or alters liver enzyme activity within 30 days prior to the trial, such as cimetidine, haloperidol, ketoconazole, clot-disrupting drugs (such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin and warfarin), Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (such as phenyledrine, phenylamine, isazolid, isazolid, moclobemide, bromofaramine, nyalamide, tloxadone, defloxadone, slegiline, linezolid, or methylene blue for intravenous use), similar to other serotonin drugs (including triptans, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), other serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), lithium, sibutramine, tramadol or st John's wort, and tryptophan supplements) etc ;
  17. Subjects who have eaten special diet (including grapefruit and/or food or drink rich in xanthine derivatives or alcohol, such as tea and coffee, etc.) or have other factors affecting drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion within 14 days before the test;
  18. Subjects who have special requirements on diet and cannot accept unified diet;
  19. Subjects who have the difficulty in venous blood, or can not tolerate venipuncture, or have a history of dizziness;
  20. Subjects who need to drive and operate machines or engage in other potentially dangerous activities during the test;
  21. Other situations that the researchers considered unsuitable to enroll the subject.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
28 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Sustained-Release Capsules

    During the study session, healthy subjects will be administered a single dose of Hydrochloride Sustained-Release Capsules 75 mg under Fed conditions.

    Drug: Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Sustained-Release Capsules 75 mg

  • Active comparator
    Active Comparator: EFEXOR® XR

    During the study session, healthy subjects will be administered a single dose of EFEXOR® XR 75mg under Fed conditions.

    Drug: EFEXOR® XR

Interventions

  • DrugVenlafaxine Hydrochloride Sustained-Release Capsules 75 mg

    A generic product manufactured by Beijing Winsunny Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  • EFEXOR® XR (75mg) produced by Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals(held by Pfizer Healthcare Ireland, distributed by Wyeth pharmaceutical co. LTD)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Bioequivalence based on Cmax

    Cmax - Maximum Observed Concentration (of Venlafaxine in Plasma)

    Time frame: Blood samples collected over 72 hour period

  2. Bioequivalence based on AUC0-t

    AUC0-t - Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to Time of Last Non-zero Concentration (Per Participant)

    Time frame: Blood samples collected over 72 hour period

  3. Bioequivalence based on AUC0-∞

    AUC0-∞- Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to Infinity (Extrapolated)

    Time frame: Blood samples collected over 72 hour period

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Institution of Drug Clinical Trials
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100730, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 18, 2020, 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
NCT04229602
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 18, 2020
Start date
Jan 2, 2020
Primary completion
Apr 2, 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 18, 2020

Study contacts

Feng Wu, Dr
Contact
trdrug@126.com
0086-10-58268486
Xiuli Zhao, Dr
principal investigator · Beijing Tongren Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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