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CompletedNCT07804303BF-BEUpdated Sep 4, 2026

Bioequivalence Study of Budesonide/Formoterol Inhalation Powder in Healthy Participants

A Phase 1 interventional study of Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Powder for Inhalation (II) (Test) and Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Powder for Inhalation (II) (Reference) in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), sponsored by Shanghai Xin Huanghe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-04.

Sponsored by Shanghai Xin Huanghe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (part of Chenpon Pharmaceutical) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2024, registered Aug 2026).

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Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 251 studies in Asthma with a site in China — 87 open to participants now, 96 under way, 15 of them phase 3. Asthma · China.

Enrollment
165th of 182
30 · median 203
Started
2024
with 37 others
Phase 1
31 of 251
3 open now
Registered
247th of 251
by date

Among the 251 studies in Asthma with a site in China, this one is the 165th largest by enrollment of the 182 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 38 that started in 2024, is one of 31 in phase 1, and was the 247th registered.

Asthma

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Study summary

The goal of this study is to learn if a new formulation of Budesonide/Formoterol Inhalation Powder (160μg/4.5μg), manufactured by Shanghai New Huanghe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., works the same as the already approved reference product, Symbicort® Turbuhaler® (160μg/4.5μg), in the body. It will also learn about the safety of the new formulation.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • How quickly and how much of the study drug gets into the blood after inhalation, compared with the reference product?
  • What medical problems do participants have when taking the study drug?

Researchers will compare the new formulation to the reference product (the already approved treatment) to see if they are bioequivalent.

Participants will:

  • Be randomly assigned to receive either the new formulation or the reference product in the first period, then switch to the other in the second period
  • Take a single dose of 2 inhalations in each period, with a 4-day washout period between doses
  • Have 22 blood samples collected over 36 hours after each dose to measure drug levels in the blood
  • Visit the clinic for checkups, including vital signs, physical examinations, and laboratory tests
  • Be monitored for any side effects throughout the study
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Conditions studied

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Keywords

  • Budesonide, Formoterol Fumarate Drug Combination
  • Therapeutic Equivalency
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Healthy Volunteers
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Aged 18 to 45 years (inclusive), both males and females.
  2. Female subjects weighing ≥45.0 kg and male subjects weighing ≥50.0 kg, with a (BMI) between 18.5 and 26.0 kg/m² (inclusive) (BMI = body weight kg / height m²).
  3. Subjects agree to have no fertility or sperm/egg donation plans during the study and within 60 days after study completion, and voluntarily adopt one or more non-pharmacological measures during the trial (e.g., complete abstinence, contraceptive ring, partner sterilization, etc.).
  4. Voluntarily participate in this clinical trial, able to communicate well with the investigator, and have signed written .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known allergy to the study drug (including its ) or its analogues, or allergic constitution (allergic to two or more drugs, foods, or pollen), or known allergy to anti-inflammatory drugs.
  2. History of respiratory diseases (active or inactive tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, , asthma, chronic cough), immune system diseases, cardiovascular diseases, renal diseases, or hepatic diseases.
  3. Previous or current mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, delusional disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, behavioral volitional disorder, postpartum mental disorder, paranoid mental disorder, and various neuropsychiatric diseases associated with organic lesions, including but not limited to Alzheimer's disease, convulsions, epileptic seizures, suicidal tendencies, etc.
  4. Previous or current glaucoma.
  5. Respiratory tract infection within 1 month (30 days) prior to the trial; history of bronchospasm.
  6. Use of any medication within 1 month (30 days) prior to the trial, including vitamins, herbal medicines, and drugs that inhibit or induce enzyme activity (e.g., inducers: barbiturates, carbamazepine, phenytoin, glucocorticoids, omeprazole; inhibitors: SSRI antidepressants, cimetidine, diltiazem, macrolides, nitroimidazoles, sedative-hypnotics, verapamil, fluoroquinolones, antihistamines).
  7. Major surgery within 3 months (90 days) prior to the trial, or surgery that may significantly affect the in vivo process of the study drug or safety evaluation.
  8. Use of an drug within 3 months (90 days) prior to the trial, or plan to participate in other clinical trials during this study.
  9. Blood loss/blood donation exceeding 400 mL within 3 months (90 days) prior to the trial (excluding physiological blood loss in females), receipt of blood transfusion or blood products, or plan to donate blood during the trial or within 1 month (30 days) after the trial.
  10. Excessive daily consumption of tea, coffee, or caffeinated beverages within 1 month (30 days) prior to the trial (average >8 cups per day, 200 mL per cup).
  11. Consumption of any beverages or foods rich in grapefruit or xanthine within 48 hours prior to dosing; consumption of other substances affecting CYP3A4 enzyme metabolism within 48 hours prior to dosing (e.g., grapefruit, starfruit, dragon fruit, etc.).
  12. Smoking history within 1 year prior to the trial, or no smoking history within 1 year but previous smoking duration >3 years, or positive nicotine test result.
  13. Any history of drug dependence, or positive urine drug screening result.
  14. Frequent alcohol consumption within 3 months (90 days) prior to the trial (≥3 times per week, with an average of ≥200 mL of 50° liquor equivalent per session) or inability to abstain from alcohol during the trial.
  15. Positive results for surface antigen, virus antibody, or antibody at screening.
  16. Physical examination, vital signs, laboratory tests, 12-lead , or chest X-ray/CT findings at screening judged by the clinician as abnormalities.
  17. Pulmonary function test: measured/FEV₁ predicted ≤80% or FVC ≤80% of predicted value.
  18. Subjects who appear nervous during screening training with the inspiratory flow meter, or who cannot meet the inspiratory flow meter operation requirements after training.
  19. Pregnant or lactating women, or positive pregnancy test.
  20. Poor forearm venous conditions, difficulty in blood collection, or inability to tolerate venipuncture.
  21. Special dietary requirements, or inability to comply with a unified diet, resulting in inability to complete the trial.
  22. Other conditions deemed by the investigator as reasons for exclusion.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(14)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

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.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

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.

Excipients

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

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

CYP3A (CYP3A4) inhibitors and inducers

CYP3A is a group of enzymes, mainly CYP3A4, in the liver and gut that break down many medicines. Some medicines, supplements and foods (grapefruit, St John’s wort) slow them down or speed them up, which changes how much of a study drug stays in the body.

Studies list them so they can be avoided or switched; bring a list of everything you take, including supplements.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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.

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.

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.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

FEV1

From a breathing test (spirometry): how much air you can blow out in the first second. Often given as a percentage of what is expected for your age, height and sex.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    T-R Sequence

    Participants in this arm will receive a single dose of the Test Formulation (Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Powder for Inhalation (II), 160 μg/4.5 μg) in Period 1, followed by a single dose of the Reference Formulation (Symbicort® Turbuhaler®, 160 μg/4.5 μg) in Period 2, with a 4-day washout period between doses.

    Drug: Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Powder for Inhalation (II) (Test) · Drug: Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Powder for Inhalation (II) (Reference)

  • Experimental
    R-T Sequence

    Participants in this arm will receive a single dose of the Reference Formulation (Symbicort® Turbuhaler®, 160 μg/4.5 μg) in Period 1, followed by a single dose of the Test Formulation (Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Powder for Inhalation (II), 160 μg/4.5 μg) in Period 2, with a 4-day washout period between doses.

    Drug: Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Powder for Inhalation (II) (Test) · Drug: Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Powder for Inhalation (II) (Reference)

Interventions

  • DrugBudesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Powder for Inhalation (II) (Test)

    160 μg/4.5 μg, administered as 2 inhalations, manufactured by Shanghai New Huanghe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    Also known as: Pingchuan®

  • DrugBudesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Powder for Inhalation (II) (Reference)

    Drug page: Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate Inhalation Aerosol

    160 μg/4.5 μg, administered as 2 inhalations, manufactured by AstraZeneca AB.

    Also known as: Symbicort® Turbuhaler®

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum Observed Concentration (Cmax)

    Cmax is the peak plasma concentration of budesonide and formoterol, obtained directly from the plasma concentration-time data.

    Time frame: 0 to 36 hours post-dose in each period

  2. Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve from Time 0 to the Last Measurable Concentration (AUC0-t)

    AUC0-t is calculated using the linear trapezoidal rule from time 0 to the time of the last measurable concentration.

    Time frame: 0 to 36 hours post-dose in each period

  3. Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve from Time 0 Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-∞)

    AUC0-∞ is calculated as AUC0-t + Ct/λz, where Ct is the last measurable concentration and λz is the terminal elimination rate constant.

    Time frame: 0 to 36 hours post-dose in each period

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to Maximum Observed Concentration (Tmax)

    Tmax is the time to reach peak plasma concentration, obtained directly from the plasma concentration-time data.

    Time frame: 0 to 36 hours post-dose in each period

  2. Terminal Elimination Rate Constant (λz)

    λz is the terminal elimination rate constant, calculated using linear regression of the terminal phase of the semi-logarithmic concentration-time curve.

    Time frame: 0 to 36 hours post-dose in each period

  3. Terminal Elimination Half-Life (t1/2)

    t1/2 is the terminal elimination half-life, calculated as ln2/λz.

    Time frame: 0 to 36 hours post-dose in each period

  4. Percentage of AUC0-∞ Extrapolated (AUC_%Extrap)

    AUC\_%Extrap is calculated as \[(AUC0-∞ - AUC0-t) / AUC0-∞\] × 100%.

    Time frame: 0 to 36 hours post-dose in each period

  5. Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs)

    Adverse events are recorded and graded according to NCI-CTCAE version 5.0.

    Time frame: From first dose administration until follow-up visit (approximately 3 days after the last dose in Period II)

  6. Number of Participants with Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Serious adverse events are recorded according to NCI-CTCAE version 5.0 criteria.

    Time frame: From first dose administration until follow-up visit (approximately 3 days after the last dose in Period II)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Nanjing Gaoxin Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210031, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Individual participant data will not be shared. The informed consent obtained from participants in this study did not include provisions for the sharing of individual participant data with third parties or for the transfer of data outside of China. Sharing IPD would therefore be inconsistent with the scope of the consent provided by participants and with applicable data protection requirements. Requests for the study protocol and statistical analysis plan may be directed to the sponsor at clinicalmedicine@chenpon.com and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jan 2024 to primary completion in Jan 2024, 0 months.

Of 173 industry-sponsored phase 1 interventional studies under Asthma, half reached primary completion within 5 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 12. This study's 0 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 200 studies reached it within 6 months; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 14.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 31, 2026
First posted
Sep 4, 2026
StartActual
Jan 13, 2024
Primary completionActual
Jan 22, 2024
CompletionActual
Jan 24, 2024
Last update
Sep 4, 2026
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 Sep 4, 2026, 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
NCT07804303
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 4, 2026
Start date
Jan 13, 2024
Primary completion
Jan 22, 2024
Completion
Jan 24, 2024
Last update
Sep 4, 2026

Oversight

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