About this trial
Open label and monocentric Phase I Clinical Trial, to Determine the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin for Subcutaneous Use in an Adult Male Population
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Healthy eligible participants able to read, understand and sign the latest version of the Informed Consent Form (FICF) approved by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP);
Male participants aged between 18 and 55 years;
Be characterized as a healthy research participant, based on medical history, general physical examination and vital signs, laboratory tests and ECG not indicating any evidence of disease;
Present BMI ≥ 18 and ≤ 29.9 Kg/m2;
Disqualifiers
Present one or more flu-like symptoms such as: fever (body temperature greater than or equal to 37.8°C), cough, dyspnea, myalgia and fatigue, respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms (such as diarrhea) within 7 days prior to the hospital stay (all periods);
Having had direct and significant contact, at the medical discretion, with people who tested positive for a coronavirus test within 14 days prior to the hospital stay (all periods);
Living in the same household as people who fall into the risk group of worse prognosis for coronavirus infection, such as individuals over 60 years old, individuals with respiratory problems, immunosuppressed or those with chronic diseases such as heart or diabetes (all periods );
Have an abnormal erythrocyte count (<4.0 M/mm3 or >5.4 M/mm3);
Trial design
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
Experimental Erythropoietin subcutaneous injection single dose of 4,000 IU
Biological/VaccineRecombinant Human Erythropoietin: single dose of 4,000 IU (syringe filled with 0.4 mL with 4,000 IU) of the experimental drug should be administered subcutaneously
Active comparator Erythropoietin subcutaneous injection single dose of 4,000 IU
Biological/VaccineRecombinant Human Erythropoietin: single dose of 4,000 IU (syringe filled with 0.4 mL with 4,000 IU) should be administered subcutaneously
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Evaluation of AUC0-inf
Area under curve Cp(t) rHuEpo from time zero to infinity
Evaluation Cmax
Maximum plasma concentration for rHuEpo
Evaluation of Emax
maximum increase in reticulocyte count
Evaluation of ASEC0-t
Area under curve reticulocyte count f(t) from time zero to day 14
Secondary outcomes
half life
Compare profiles for T½ between the experimental drug and the comparator.
Tmax
Compare profiles for Tmax between the experimental drug and the comparator.
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