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A Study of the Newly Formulated Tylenol Tablet (Acetaminophen) to the Tylenol 8 Hour (H) Extended Release (ER) Tablet (Acetaminophen) in Healthy Participants

A Phase 1 interventional study of Acetaminophen in Healthy, sponsored by Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-27.

Sponsored by Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
19 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the bioequivalence of the newly formulated Tylenol tablet (acetaminophen 650 mg) with respect to the Tylenol 8 Hour (H) Extended Release (ER) tablet (acetaminophen 650 mg) in healthy participants under fasting conditions.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea is the lead sponsor of 75 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy on the basis of physical examination, medical history, vital signs, and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at screening. If there are abnormalities, they must be consistent with the underlying illness in the study population. This determination must be recorded in the participant's source documents
  • Healthy on the basis of clinical laboratory tests performed at screening. If the results of the serum chemistry panel including liver enzymes, other specific tests, hematology, urinalysis or breathing alcohol test are outside the normal reference ranges, the participant may be included only if the investigator judges the abnormalities or deviations from normal to be not clinically significant. This determination must be recorded in the participant's source documents and initialed by the investigator
  • Blood pressure (after the participant is sitting for 5 minutes) between 90 and 140 millimeters of Mercury (mmHg) systolic, inclusive, and no higher than 90 mmHg diastolic
  • Have no history of psychiatric disorder within the 5 years prior to the screening
  • Have no history of gastrointestinal resection that may affect drug absorption

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of or current clinically significant medical illness including (but not limited to) cardiac arrhythmias or other cardiac disease, hematologic disease, coagulation disorders (including any abnormal bleeding or blood dyscrasias), lipid abnormalities, significant pulmonary disease, including bronchospastic respiratory disease, diabetes mellitus, hepatic or renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance below 60 milliliter per minute [mL/min]), thyroid disease, neurologic or psychiatric disease, infection, or any other illness that the investigator considers should exclude the participant or that could interfere with the interpretation of the study results
  • Clinically significant abnormal physical examination, vital signs, or 12 lead ECG at screening as deemed appropriate by the investigator
  • Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to acetaminophen or its excipients
  • History of malignancy within 5 years before screening (exceptions are squamous and basal cell carcinomas of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or malignancy, which is considered cured with minimal risk of recurrence)
  • Taken any disallowed therapies as noted in local prescribing information, concomitant therapy before the planned first dose of study drug
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment Sequence 1: Reference Drug + Test Drug (RT)

    Participants will receive 8 hour (H) extended-release (ER) acetaminophen tablet orally in period 1 (Reference) followed by newly formulated acetaminophen tablet orally in period 2 (Test). Each period will be separated by a washout period of at least 7 days.

    Drug: Acetaminophen

  • Experimental
    Treatment Sequence 2: Test Drug + Reference Drug (TR)

    Participants will receive newly formulated acetaminophen tablet orally in period 1 (Test) followed by 8 hour ER acetaminophen tablet orally in period 2 (Reference). Each period will be separated by a washout period of at least 7 days.

    Drug: Acetaminophen

Interventions

  • DrugAcetaminophen

    Acetaminophen tablet will be administered orally in treatment sequence 1 and 2.

    Also known as: Tylenol, JNJ-28678-AAA

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum Observed Analyte Concentration (Cmax)

    Cmax is the maximum observed analyte concentration.

    Time frame: Up to 24 hours post-dose

  2. Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Time of the Last Measurable Concentration (AUC [0-last])

    AUC (0-last) is the area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to time of the last measurable concentration (non-below quantitation limit).

    Time frame: Up to 24 hours post-dose

Secondary outcomes

  1. Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinite Time (AUC[0-infinity])

    AUC(0-infinity) is the area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to infinite time, calculated as the sum of AUC (0-last) and C(last)/lambda(z).

    Time frame: Up to 24 hours post-dose

  2. Percentage of Area Under the Concentration-time Curve Extrapolated from Last Measurable Concentration to Infinite Time (Extrapolated %AUCinfinity)

    Percentage of area under the concentration-time curve extrapolated from last measurable concentration to infinite time (extrapolated %AUCinfinity) is calculated using formula: (AUC \[0-infinity\] minus AUC \[0-last\]/AUC \[0-infinity\])\*100.

    Time frame: Up to 24 hours post-dose

  3. Time to Reach the Maximum Observed Analyte Concentration (Tmax)

    Tmax is the time to reach the maximum observed analyte concentration.

    Time frame: Up to 24 hours post-dose

  4. Time to Last Measurable Plasma Concentration (T [last])

    Tlast is the time to last measurable plasma concentration.

    Time frame: Up to 24 hours post-dose

  5. Elimination Rate Constant (Lambda [z])

    Lambda (z) is the apparent terminal elimination rate constant determined by linear regression using the terminal log-linear phase of the log transformed concentration-time curve.

    Time frame: Up to 24 hours post-dose

  6. Elimination Half-Life (t 1/2)

    t1/2 is defined as apparent is associated terminal elimination half-life associated with the terminal slope (lambda \[z\]) of the semilogarithmic drug concentration-time curve, calculated as: 0.693/lambda(z).

    Time frame: Up to 24 hours post-dose

  7. Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant participating in a clinical study that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study.

    Time frame: Up to 41 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • H plus Yangji Hospital
    Seoul, 8779, Korea, Republic of
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — The data sharing policy of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson \& Johnson is available at www.janssen.com/clinical-trials/transparency. As noted on this site, requests for access to the study data can be submitted through Yale Open Data Access (YODA) Project site at yoda.yale.edu

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 Apr 27, 2025, 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
NCT04230252
Lead sponsor
Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 18, 2020
Start date
Jan 7, 2020
Primary completion
Feb 10, 2020
Completion
Mar 23, 2020
Last update
Apr 27, 2025

Study contacts

Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea Clinical Trial
study director · Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea

Oversight

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