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CompletedNCT06497049Updated Jul 11, 2024

Open Randomized Study of Comparative Pharmacokinetics and Biosimilarity of GP40221 (GEROPHARM LLC, Russia) and Ozempic®.

A Phase 1 interventional study of GP40221 and ozempic in Pharmacokinetics, Safety Issues and Bioequivalence, sponsored by Geropharm. Completed at 1 site in Russian Federation. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-07-11.

Sponsored by Geropharm · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year after the study started (first participant enrolled Jun 2023, registered Jul 2024).
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

Study of comparative pharmacokinetics and biosimilarity of drugs containing semaglutide - GP40221 and Ozempic® in healthy volunteers.

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Conditions studied

  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Safety Issues
  • Bioequivalence

Keywords

  • semaglutide
  • ozempic
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In context

Lead sponsor

Geropharm is the lead sponsor of 23 studies on the registry; none 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 45 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Signed to participate in the study.
  • Males with a verified diagnosis "healthy" according to the data of standard clinical, laboratory and instrumental examination methods.
  • Age 18-45 years old inclusive.
  • 18.5 - 29.9 kg/m2.
  • Agree to use an adequate method of (double barrier method) during the entire period of participation in the study and for 3 weeks after its completion.
  • Consent to all restrictions imposed during the study.
  • Citizenship of the Russian Federation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Burdened allergic history, drug intolerance.
  • to heparin, semaglutide and any of the of the study drug.
  • Any acute and chronic diseases, incl. but not limited to:

    1. diseases of the cardiovascular, bronchopulmonary, neuroendocrine systems, as well as diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (including diseases of the colon), liver, kidneys, blood;
    2. positive test results for (antibodies) or (surface antigen), (antibodies to HIV-1/2), syphilis (antibodies to Treponema pallidum).
  • Deviations from normal values of heart rate (60-80), SBP (100-130 mm Hg), DBP (60-85 mm Hg), NPV (16-20), body temperature (35.7 - 37.0 °C).
  • Deviations, according to a specialist, during screening.
  • laboratory tests results deviations from the normal values.
  • Hard-to-reach veins of the upper extremities, vein thrombosis, thrombophlebitis in a family history of close relatives, "compromised" veins due to frequent previous venipunctures.
  • Surgical interventions on the gastrointestinal tract (with the exception of appendectomy) in history.
  • Acute infectious diseases less than 4 weeks prior to screening.
  • History of medullary thyroid cancer and/or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2, including family history.
  • History of chronic or acute pancreatitis.
  • Regular use of any prescription and over-the-counter medications (in particular drugs that reduce heart rate), dietary supplements, vitamins less than 2 weeks before the start of screening, taking St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) less than 30 days before the start screening.
  • Use of semaglutide or other analogues of human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) within 6 months before screening.
  • Use of depot injections or implants of any medications 3 months before the start of screening.
  • Significant blood loss (more than 450 ml of blood or plasma) within 3 months prior to screening, due to, including, but not limited to, blood donation, blood loss during advanced surgery or trauma.
  • Drinking alcohol in quantities exceeding 10 units per week (on average) (1 unit of alcohol is equivalent to 500 ml of beer, 200 ml of dry wine or 50 ml of strong alcoholic drinks) or anamnestic information about alcoholism, drug addiction, abuse of strong drugs.
  • Positive test results for alcohol, drug use and the use of strong drugs.
  • Nicotine addiction (regular tobacco use, including smoking of all types of electronic cigarettes, hookahs, snuff, etc. less than 6 months prior to screening).
  • Participation in a clinical trial of any drugs (including experimental drugs) or experimental medical devices for 3 months or 5 half-lives prior to Screening, whichever is longer.
  • Any diet (eg vegetarian, fasting, etc.) or lifestyle (including night work and extreme physical activity such as heavy lifting) that may interfere with the study.
  • Taking drugs that have a pronounced effect on hemodynamics, liver function, etc. (barbiturates, omeprazole, cimetidine, etc.) less than 30 days before screening.
  • Consumption of citrus fruits (including grapefruit and grapefruit juice), cranberries (juice, fruit drink, etc.), starfruit or pomelo 14 days before the start of screening.
  • Incomplete recovery from surgery or surgery scheduled while the volunteer was participating in the study.
  • Other diseases/conditions that, in the opinion of the researcher, may affect the pharmacokinetics of the active substance of the drugs or increase the risk to the health of the volunteer.
  • Tattoos or piercings less than 30 days before screening.
  • Volunteers who are obviously or likely, in the opinion of the investigator, unable to understand and evaluate the information on this study as part of the process, in particular regarding expected risks and possible discomfort.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(9)

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    GP40221

    GP40221 is administered subcutaneously into the subcutaneous fat of the anterior abdominal wall at a dose of 0.5 mg using a pen injector.

    Drug: GP40221

  • Active comparator
    ozempic

    Ozempic® is administered subcutaneously into the subcutaneous fat of the anterior abdominal wall at a dose of 0.5 mg using a pen injector

    Drug: ozempic

Interventions

  • Solution for Subcutaneous Administration 1.34 mg/ml

    Also known as: semaglutide

  • Solution for Subcutaneous Administration 1.34 mg/ml

    Also known as: semaglutide

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. AUC 0-t

    Total area under the "concentration of an active substance - time" curve in the time interval from 0 (the moment of drug administration) to the collection of the last blood sample with a determined concentration of the active substance at time point t

    Time frame: -60, -30, 0 minutes and 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 96, 144, 192, 240, 288 hours after injection

  2. Cmax

    Maximum concentration of the active substance in the blood plasma of volunteers during the observation period

    Time frame: -60, -30, 0 minutes and 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 96, 144, 192, 240, 288 hours after injection

Secondary outcomes

  1. tmax

    Time to reach the maximum concentration (Cmax) of an active substance in the blood plasma of volunteers

    Time frame: -60, -30, 0 minutes and 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 96, 144, 192, 240, 288 hours after injection

  2. t1/2

    half-life of an active substance

    Time frame: -60, -30, 0 minutes) and 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 96, 144, 192, 240, 288 hours after injection

  3. λz

    constant of elimination of an active substance

    Time frame: -60, -30, 0 minutes) and 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 96, 144, 192, 240, 288 hours after injection

  4. AUC0-∞

    total area under the "concentration of an active substance - time" curve in the time interval from 0 (the moment of drug administration) to infinity

    Time frame: -60, -30, 0 minutes) and 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 96, 144, 192, 240, 288 hours after injection

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Study locations

1 site
  • Yarosslavl Clinical Hospital #3
    Yaroslavl, Russian Federation
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 11, 2024, 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
NCT06497049
Lead sponsor
Geropharm
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 11, 2024
Start date
Jun 30, 2023
Primary completion
May 5, 2024
Completion
May 5, 2024
Last update
Jul 11, 2024

Study contacts

Sergei Noskov, MD, Pr.
principal investigator · Yaroslavl State Institution of Healthcare "Clinical Hospital No. 3"

Oversight

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