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CompletedNCT05532332Updated Sep 8, 2022

Bioequivalence Study of Fluoxetine in Healthy Adult Subjects Under Fasting Condition

A Phase 1 interventional study of Fluoxetine 10 mg capsules and Prozac® 10 mg capsules in Healthy Subjects, sponsored by Future University in Egypt. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-09-08.

Sponsored by Future University in Egypt · Phase 1, Interventional, and Health services research

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2021, registered Sep 2022).
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
34
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

To evaluate and compare the relative plasma bioavailability and therefore the bioequivalence of two different immediate release products each Fluoxetine 10 mg, after administering a single oral dose, to healthy adult subjects under fasting conditions.

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Enrolled subjects were randomized in a two-phase, two-sequence, cross-over design to receive a single dose of the test product (T) or the reference product (R) at each phase, under fasting conditions, with a wash-out period of 21 days.

Fluoxetine plasma concentrations were determined using a validated LC-MS-MS method, followed by Pharmacokinetics, and statistical analysis using Phoenix WinNonlin® software to determine the average bioequivalence.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Subjects

Keywords

  • Bioequivalence
  • Randomized
  • Crossover
  • Fluoxetine
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In context

Lead sponsor

Future University in Egypt is the lead sponsor of 97 studies on the registry; 26 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Written informed consent is obtained for the study.
  • Age 18 - 55 years
  • Body mass index between 18.5 and 30 kg/m2
  • Have no clinically significant diseases captured in the medical history or evidence of clinically significant findings on physical examination.
  • Vital signs without significant deviations.
  • All laboratory screening results are within the normal range or clinically non-significant

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History or presence of any disorder or condition that would render the subject unsuitable for the study, place the subject at undue risk, or interfere with the ability of the subject to complete the study in the investigator's opinion.
  • History of any significant cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, allergic, dermatologic, hematologic, neurologic, or psychiatric disease, or cancer.
  • Any confirmed significant allergic reactions against any drug or multiple allergies.
  • Clinically significant illness 28 days before study phase I.
  • Alcohol or any solvent intake.
  • Regular use of medication.
  • Positive urine screening of drugs of abuse.
  • Use of any systemic medications (prescription medications, OTC products, supplements, or herbal preparations) for 14 days prior to dosing and during the study.
  • History or presence of significant smoking (more than one pack per day of cigarettes) or refusal to abstain from smoking for 48 hours before dosing until checkout.
  • Blood donation within the past 60 days.
  • Participation in another bioequivalence study within 60 days prior to the start of phase I of the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
34 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Test Product (T)

    subjects were administered a single hard gelatin capsule of 10 mg Fluoxetine with approximately 240 ml water after an overnight fast of 10 hours

    Drug: Fluoxetine 10 mg capsules

  • Active comparator
    Reference Product (R)

    subjects were administered a single hard gelatin capsule of 10 mg Fluoxetine with approximately 240 ml water after an overnight fast of 10 hours

    Drug: Prozac® 10 mg capsules

Interventions

  • DrugFluoxetine 10 mg capsules

    an immediate release hard gelatin capsule containing Fluoxetine hydrochloride equivalent to Fluoxetine 10 mg

    Also known as: Test product (T)

  • DrugProzac® 10 mg capsules

    an immediate release hard gelatin capsule containing Fluoxetine hydrochloride equivalent to Fluoxetine 10 mg

    Also known as: Reference product (R)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)

    Cmax is observed as the maximum of Fluoxetine peak concentration

    Time frame: (Pre-dose) and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 10, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 hours

  2. Truncated area under the plasma concentration curve from administration to last observed (AUC 0-72h)

    The AUC (0-72h) is the area under the Fluoxetine plasma concentration with time curve from the time of dosing to the 72-hour sample

    Time frame: (Pre-dose) and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 10, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Maximum time (Tmax)

    Time until Cmax is reached

    Time frame: (Pre-dose) and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 10, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 hours

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Study locations

1 site
  • Future Research Center (FRC)
    Cairo, 11835, Egypt
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this study, after deidentification (text, tables, figures, and appendices).

Supporting information: Study protocol

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 Sep 8, 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
NCT05532332
Lead sponsor
Future University in Egypt
Responsible party
Hala Masoud (FRC Technical Director & CEO, Future University in Egypt) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 8, 2022
Start date
Jan 18, 2021
Primary completion
Feb 11, 2021
Completion
Feb 11, 2021
Last update
Sep 8, 2022

Study contacts

Hala Masoud, PhD
principal investigator · Future Research Center (FRC)

Oversight

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