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CompletedNCT04816513Updated Apr 27, 2025

A Study to Assess the Bioequivalence of Ustekinumab by Two Different Injection Devices in Healthy Participants

A Phase 1 interventional study of Ustekinumab in Healthy, sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-27.

Sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Jan 2022, 4 years 9 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
300
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) and bioequivalence (BE) of ustekinumab administered by a single subcutaneous (SC) injection with Device 1 or Device 2 in healthy participants.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Janssen Research & Development, LLC is the lead sponsor of 912 studies on the registry; 76 are open to participants now.

Of its 278 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 131 (47%) 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 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Must be a non-user or a light user of tobacco products (not smoke more than 10 cigarettes or equivalent a day for at least 6 months prior to screening), including all nicotine use, example, cigarettes (including e-cigarettes or the equivalent of e-cigarettes), cigars, chewing tobacco, patch, gum
  • Body weight within the range of 50.0 kilograms (kg) to 90.0 kg, inclusive and body mass index within the range of 18 kilograms per meter square (kg/m\^2) to 30 kg/m\^2 (inclusive)
  • A female participant must have a negative pregnancy test result at screening and baseline (Day -1) and while enrolled in this study
  • A woman must agree not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) or freeze for future use for the purposes of assisted reproduction during the study and for a period of 12 weeks after study intervention
  • A male participant must agree not to donate sperm for the purpose of reproduction during the study and for a minimum 12 weeks after receiving the last dose of study intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of any clinically significant medical illness or medical disorders the investigator considers should exclude the participant, including (but not limited to), neuromuscular, hematological disease, immune deficiency state, respiratory disease, hepatic or gastrointestinal disease, neurologic or psychiatric disease, ophthalmological disorders, neoplastic disease, renal or urinary tract diseases, or dermatological disease
  • History of malignancy 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)
  • Has previously received ustekinumab
  • Received an investigational intervention (including investigational vaccines or devices) or used an invasive investigational device within 30 days or 5 half lives before screening or is currently enrolled in an investigational study
  • Has a current chronic infection, prior history of recurrent infection, or an active infection
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Ustekinumab (Using Reference Device)

    Participants will receive a single subcutaneous (SC) injection of ustekinumab in Device 1 as a reference device on Day 1.

    Drug: Ustekinumab

  • Experimental
    Ustekinumab (Using Test Device)

    Participants will receive a single SC injection of ustekinumab in Device 2 as a test device on Day 1.

    Drug: Ustekinumab

Interventions

  • DrugUstekinumab

    Ustekinumab will be administered as SC injection.

    Also known as: CNTO1275, STELARA

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum Observed Serum Concentrations (Cmax) of Ustekinumab

    Cmax is maximum observed serum concentration of ustekinumab.

    Time frame: Up to Day 85

  2. Area Under the Serum Concentration Versus Time Curve from Time Zero to Infinity (AUC [0-Infinite])

    AUC (0-Infinite) defined as area under the serum concentration versus time curve from time zero to infinity with extrapolation of the terminal phase will be evaluated.

    Time frame: Up to Day 85

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical event that occurs in a participant administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product. TEAEs are defined as AEs with onset or worsening on or after date of first dose of study treatment.

    Time frame: Up to Day 85

  2. Number of Participants with AEs Related to the Injection or at the Injection Site

    Number of participants with AEs related to injection or at the injection site will be reported. Symptoms such as erythema, induration and pruritis that in the opinion of the investigator may be associated with the administration, will be captured as an AE (example, injection-site erythema, injection-site induration, injection-site pruritis or injection-site pain.

    Time frame: Up to Day 85

  3. Number of Participants with Abnormalities in Vital Signs

    Number of participants with abnormalities in vital signs (temperature \[oral\], pulse/heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure \[systolic and diastolic\]) will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to Day 85

  4. Number of Participants with Abnormalities in Physical Examinations (PE)

    Number of participants with abnormalities in physical examinations (full and brief) will be reported. Full physical examinations will include a review of the following body systems: general appearance; thorough skin and oral mucosa evaluation; eyes, ears, nose, and throat; cardiovascular; respiratory; abdomen; peripheral pulsation; lymph nodes; neurologic (including examination for muscle strength and sensory exam); musculoskeletal; head, neck, and thyroid. A brief physical examination includes basic assessment of general appearance, respiratory and cardiovascular systems and the assessment of the skin at the administration area.

    Time frame: Up to Day 85 (for full PE) and up to Day 57 (for brief PE)

  5. Number of Participants with Abnormalities in Laboratory Tests

    Number of participants with abnormalities in laboratory tests (serum chemistry and hematology and urinalysis) will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to Day 85

  6. Number of Participants with Antibodies to Ustekinumab

    Number of participants with antibodies to ustekinumab will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to Day 85

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Celerion
    Tempe, Arizona 85283, United States
  • Celerion
    Lincoln, Nebraska 68502, United States
  • PRA Health Sciences
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84124, United States
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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
NCT04816513
Lead sponsor
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 25, 2021
Start date
Apr 14, 2021
Primary completion
Jan 7, 2022
Completion
Jan 26, 2022
Last update
Apr 27, 2025

Study contacts

Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial
study director · Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Oversight

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