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CompletedNCT04780074Updated Dec 14, 2022

Comparative Single-dose Bioavailability Study of Different CoQ10 Formulations

An interventional study of Single dose intervention with Standard product (SP) and Single dose intervention with Investigational product (IP1) in Bioavailability of Coenzyme Q10, sponsored by Nutrition Institute, Slovenia. Completed at 1 site in Slovenia. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-12-14.

Sponsored by Nutrition Institute, Slovenia · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The single-center, randomized, open-label, five-period crossover single-dose bioavailability study with five CoQ10 formulations

Read the detailed description

The single-center, randomized, open-label, five-period crossover bioavailability study will include 30 subjects who will test five CoQ10 formulations. Study will be conducted with single dose CoQ10 to assess bioavailability.

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Conditions studied

  • Bioavailability of Coenzyme Q10

Keywords

  • coenzyme q10
  • single dose bioavailability
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In context

Lead sponsor

Nutrition Institute, Slovenia is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 2 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

  • Subject form (ICF) is singed
  • Aged between 18 and 65 years at the time of the signature of ICF
  • A between 18.5-29.9 kg/m2
  • Total blood cholesterol range 3,11 - 6,50 mmol/L (not treated with medications)
  • Healthy, meaning absence of any prescribed medication for a month prior to the inclusion to the study and during the study
  • Willing to avoid a consumption of any food supplements except vitamin D and calcium at least 2 weeks before and during the study
  • Consumption of dairy and cereal products (standardised breakfast will include low lactose dairy and bread)
  • Willing to follow all study procedures, including attending all site visits (including sessions during which a venous line will be inserted for blood sampling)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

  • Intake of any prescribed medication within 2 weeks of the beginning of the study
  • Intake of any food supplements within 2 weeks of the beginning of the study, except vitamin D and calcium
  • Pregnancy or planned pregnancy
  • Breast-feeding mother
  • Hypotension
  • Any history of serious digestive tract, liver, kidney, cardiovascular or haematological disease, diabetes
  • Gastrointestinal disorders or other serious acute or chronic diseases
  • Known lactose/gluten intolerances/ food allergies (limitation for standardisation of meals)
  • Inadequate veins (in the opinion of the investigator) or known to placement of a dedicated peripheral line for venous blood withdrawal
  • Known drug and/or alcohol abuse
  • Using any form of nicotine or tobacco
  • Mental incapacity that precludes adequate understanding or cooperation
  • Participation in another study or blood donation within 3 months prior to or during this study
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BMI (body mass index)

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Clinically significant

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Contraindication

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Investigational drug or device

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Standard product (SP): USP CoQ10 powder, hard capsules

    100 mg per capsule; dosage: 2 capsules - 200 mg total CoQ10

    Dietary Supplement: Single dose intervention with Standard product (SP)

  • Experimental
    Investigational product 1 (IP1): CoQ10 in soybean oil, softgels

    100 mg per softgel; dosage: 2 softgels - 200 mg total CoQ10

    Dietary Supplement: Single dose intervention with Investigational product (IP1)

  • Experimental
    Investigational product 2 (IP2): Q-Gel hydrosoluble/bioenhanced CoQ10, softgels

    100 mg per softgel; dosage: 2 softgels - 200 mg total CoQ10

    Dietary Supplement: Single dose intervention with Investigational product (IP2)

  • Experimental
    Investigational product 3 (IP3): Qunol Mega Ubiquinol, softgels

    100 mg per softgel; dosage: 2 softgels - 200 mg total CoQ10

    Dietary Supplement: Single dose intervention with Investigational product (IP3)

  • Experimental
    Investigational product 4 (IP4): HydroQsorb Coenzyme Q10, hard capsules

    100 mg per capsule; dosage: 2 capsules - 200 mg total CoQ10

    Dietary Supplement: Single dose intervention with Investigational product (IP4)

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementSingle dose intervention with Standard product (SP)

    2 capsules - 200 mg total CoQ10

  • Dietary supplementSingle dose intervention with Investigational product (IP1)

    2 softgels - 200 mg total CoQ10

  • Dietary supplementSingle dose intervention with Investigational product (IP2)

    2 softgels - 200 mg total CoQ10

  • Dietary supplementSingle dose intervention with Investigational product (IP3)

    2 softgels - 200 mg total CoQ10

  • Dietary supplementSingle dose intervention with Investigational product (IP4)

    2 capsules - 200 mg total CoQ10

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Relative single dose bioavailability (AUC48) of IP (in comparison to SP)

    Relative bioavailability between the investigational products and the standard product (IP1 vs. SP, IP2 vs. SP, IP3 vs. SP, and IP4 vs. SP) expressed as ratio of baseline corrected AUC0-72h, i.e. area under the plasma concentration curve from the administration time to the last observation point (72h) of CoQ10 plasma concentrations above the baseline value.

    Time frame: 72 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Relative single dose bioavailability (AUCinf) of IP (in comparison to SP)

    Relative bioavailability between the investigational products and the standard product (IP1 vs. SP, IP2 vs. SP, IP3 vs. SP, and IP4 vs. SP) expressed as ratio of baseline corrected AUCinf, i.e. extrapolated area under the CoQ10 plasma concentration curve above the baseline CoQ10 concentration.

    Time frame: 72 hours

Other outcomes

  1. Relative single dose bioavailability (AUC48) among all the investigational products

    Relative bioavailability among all the investigational products (IP1 vs. IP2, IP1 vs. IP3, IP1 vs. IP4, IP2 vs. IP3, IP2 vs. IP4, and IP3 vs. IP4) expressed as ratio of baseline corrected AUC0-72h, i.e. area under the plasma concentration curve from the administration time to the last observation point (72h) of CoQ10 plasma concentrations above the baseline value.

    Time frame: 72 hours

  2. Relative single dose bioavailability (AUCinf) among all investigational products

    Relative bioavailability among all investigational products (IP1 vs. IP2, IP1 vs. IP3, IP1 vs. IP4, IP2 vs. IP3, IP2 vs. IP4, and IP3 vs. IP4) expressed as ratio of baseline corrected AUCinf, i.e. extrapolated area under the CoQ10 plasma concentration curve above the baseline CoQ10 concentration.

    Time frame: 72 hours

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Study locations

1 site
  • ADM, ambulanta družinske medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Feb 2021 to primary completion in May 2021, 2 months.

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Registered
Feb 23, 2021
First posted
Mar 3, 2021
StartActual
Feb 28, 2021
Primary completionActual
May 21, 2021
CompletionActual
Dec 13, 2022
Last update
Dec 14, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 14, 2022, 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
NCT04780074
Lead sponsor
Nutrition Institute, Slovenia
Collaborators
Vizera d.o.o., ADM, Ambulanta družinske medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Adrialab d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia, Tishcon Corp., USA
Responsible party
Igor Pravst (Prof. Dr. Igor Pravst, Nutrition Institute, Slovenia) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 3, 2021
Start date
Feb 28, 2021
Primary completion
May 21, 2021
Completion
Dec 13, 2022
Last update
Dec 14, 2022

Study contacts

Igor Pravst
principal investigator · Nutrition Institute, Ljubljana
Tina Modrej Zadnikar
principal investigator · ADM, Ambulanta družinske medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Oversight

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