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Active, not recruitingNCT06519604Updated May 16, 2025

Open, Randomized Crossover Study on PK, PD, Biopotency, and Bioavailability of Insulin Capsules in Healthy Chinese Males

A Phase 1 interventional study of Human insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 16mg and Human insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 8mg in Diabete Mellitus, sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to male participants aged 20 Years to 35 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-16.

Sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 35 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics study of 3 formulations (human insulin enteric coated capsules 8mg vers. human insulin injection 5IU;human insulin enteric coated capsules 16mg vers. Human Insulin Injection 5IU) Relative biopotency and bioavailability of human insulin enteric coated capsules 8mg/16mg vers. human insulin injection 5IU

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An open, randomized, single dose, two-way crossover study on Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, relative biopotency and bioavailability of human insulin enteric coated capsules in healthy Chinese male subjects using hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabete Mellitus

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In context

Diabetes Mellitus

10,925 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus; 1,319 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 20 is below the median of 80 across 8,367 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus.

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Lead sponsor

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine is the lead sponsor of 358 studies on the registry; 104 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 35 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy Chinese male subjects aged 20-35 (inclusive);
  • Body mass index (BMI) between19 and 24 kg/m2 ( extrems inclusive, body mass index= body weight/ height2);
  • Normal oral glucose tolerance Test (fasting plasma glucose [FPG]\< 6.1 mmol/L and 2-hour postprandial blood glucose after loading with glucose [2hPG]\< 7.8 mmol/L), and HbA1C\<6.0%
  • Normal insulin releasing test (judged by investigator);
  • Considered generally healthy upon completion of medical history, physical examination, vital signs, ECG and analysis of laboratory safety variables, without history of acute and chronic diseases with clinical significance, incl.: of the cardiovascular system, bronchopulmonary, neuroendocrine systems, endocrine system, as well as diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys, blood, as judged by the Investigator.
  • Signed informed consent and volunteers' consent to all restrictions imposed during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known allergic or suspected hypersensitivity to investigational product (IP) or related product
  • Previous or existing diseases of the cardiovascular system, endocrine system, gastrointestinal system, nervous system, or diseases of the lungs, hematologic, immunology, psychiatry, and metabolic abnormalities, as judged by the investigator;
  • History of heavy smoking, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse;
  • Taking more than 14 units alcohol per week within 3 months prior to screening (1unit≈360 mL of beer, 45mL of spirits, or 150 mL of wine), or receiving alcohol within 48 hours prior to IP administration, or failure to abstain from alcohol during the trial ;
  • Receiving excessive amounts of tea, coffee, and/or caffeine rich beverages (8 or more cups, 1 cup ≈ 250 mL) per day within 3 months prior to screening;
  • Use of any medication that may affect glucose lowering effect (such as oral contraceptives, corticosteroids, diuretics, adrenaline, salbutamol, glucagon, growth hormone, thyroid hormone, etc.) within 28 days prior to screening;
  • Taking any medications, vitamin product, or any Chinese herbal medicine or nutrition supplements within 2 weeks prior to IP administration;
  • Participation in any clinical trial less than 3 months prior to screening or plan to participate in other trials after ICF signed.
  • Blood donation or blood loss≥ 200mL of any reasons within 3 months prior to screening; blood transfusion or component blood transfusion within 3 months prior to screening; failure to guarantee not to donate whole blood / component blood (such as plasma, platelets) during the trial or within 30 days after the end of the trial;
  • Undergo surgery prior to IP administration within 1 month or plan to undergo surgery during the trial;
  • Occurrence of acute disease during screening;
  • Positive test of any: HIV-Ab, HBSAg, HCV-Ab,TPAb;
  • history of needle phobia and blood phobia;
  • Any conditions that make volunteer participation is ineligible judged by investigating physician.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Human insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 16mg

    Single oral administration of human insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 16mg.

    Drug: Human insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 16mg

  • Experimental
    Human insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 8mg

    Single oral administration of human insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 8mg

    Drug: Human insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 8mg

  • Active comparator
    Human Insulin Injection in dose 5IU

    Single subcutaneous administration of Human Insulin Injection in dose 5IU

    Drug: Human Insulin Injection in dose 5IU

Interventions

  • DrugHuman insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 16mg

    Single oral administration of human insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 16mg

  • DrugHuman insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 8mg

    Single oral administration of human insulin enteric coated capsules in dose 16mg

  • DrugHuman Insulin Injection in dose 5IU

    Single subcutaneous administration of Human Insulin Injection in dose 5IU

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. GIRmax

    PD endpoint: The maximum glucose infusion rate

    Time frame: 0 -11 hours (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp)

  2. TGIRmax

    PD endpoint: The time to maximum observed glucose infusion rate

    Time frame: 0 -11 hours (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp)

  3. AUCGIR.0-11h

    PD endpoint: The area under the glucose infusion rate curve from 0 to 11 hours

    Time frame: 0 -11 hours (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp)

  4. AUCGIR0-∞

    PD endpoint: The area under the glucose infusion rate curve from 0 to infinity

    Time frame: 0 -11 hours (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cmax

    PK endpoint: The maximum observed insulin concentration

    Time frame: 0 -11 hours (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp)

  2. Tmax

    PK endpoint: The time to maximum observed insulin concentration

    Time frame: 0 -11 hours (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp)

  3. AUCIns0-11h

    PK endpoint: The area under the insulin concentration curve from 0 to 11 hours

    Time frame: 0 -11 hours (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp)

  4. AUCIns0-∞

    PK endpoint: The area under the insulin concentration-time curve from 0 hours to infinity

    Time frame: 0 -11 hours (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp)

Other outcomes

  1. Relative biopotency

    (AUCGIR of capsule:dosage)/(AUCGIR of injection:dosage)

    Time frame: 0-11 hours (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp)

  2. Relative bioavailability

    (AUCins of capsule:dosage)/(AUCins of injection:dosage)

    Time frame: 0-11 hours (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp)

  3. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0

    Time frame: Up to Day 14

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Study locations

1 site
  • uijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai 200025, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 16, 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
NCT06519604
Lead sponsor
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Responsible party
Wang Weiqing (Professor, PHD, MD, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 25, 2024
Start date
Jul 17, 2024
Primary completion
Sep 13, 2024
Completion
Oct 30, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
May 16, 2025

Oversight

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