The Effect of Ebastine/Pseudoephedrine on Subacute Cough

February 16, 2014 updated by: Seoul National University Hospital

The Effect of Ebastine/Pseudoephedrine on Subacute Cough :a Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial

To determine whether ebastine/pseudoephedrine is effective on subacute cough.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

  1. Visit 0 week

    • Patients with subacute cough,area randomized to either ebastine/pseudoephedrine or placebo for 1 week.
    • The cough severity and quality of life were measure with VAS score and cough-specific quality-of-life questionnaire(CQLQ)
  2. Visit 1 week check VAS score and CQLQ
  3. Visit 4 weeks check VAS score and CQLQ

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

130

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Dongjak-Gu
      • Seoul, Dongjak-Gu, Korea, Republic of, 156-707
        • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients with subacute cough(3-8 weeks)
  • age: 20-70 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Chest X-ray abnormality(+) as a probable cause of cough
  • other explainable confirmed diagnosis(+) such as acute infectious disease
  • Severe cough or cough complication which needs other anti-tussive agents.
  • on ACEI
  • with more than three hypertensive agents
  • change of hypertension medication 3 months ago
  • immunocompromized host
  • relative or absolute contraindication for ebastine/pseudoephedrine

    1. hypersensitivity to ebastine/pseudoephedrine
    2. glaucoma
    3. moderate to severe hypertensive disease
    4. coronary heart disease
    5. hyperthyroidism
    6. moderate to severe liver disease
    7. benign prostate hyperplasia
    8. psychological problem
    9. Parkinson's disease
    10. on linezolid or supposed to use it.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Ebastine/Pseudoephedrine
administration of ebastine/pseudoephedrine 1cap/day for 1 week.
Rhinoebastel(ebastine 10mg/pseudoephedrine 120mg) 1 cap/day for 1 week unless progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.
Placebo Comparator: placebo
administration of placebo pill 1 cap/day for 1week
Placebo 1 cap/day for 1 week unless progression or unacceptable toxicity develops

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change of VAS score
Time Frame: 1 week later after administration of ebastine/pseudoephedrine or placebo
1 week later after administration of ebastine/pseudoephedrine or placebo

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change of VAS score
Time Frame: 4 weeks later after administration of ebastine/pseudoephedrine or placebo
4 weeks later after administration of ebastine/pseudoephedrine or placebo
The proportion of patients with more than 50 percent decrease in VAS score
Time Frame: 1 week
1 week
Change of CQLQ score
Time Frame: 1week later after administration of ebastine/pseudoephedrine or placebo
1week later after administration of ebastine/pseudoephedrine or placebo
Change of CQLQ score
Time Frame: 4 weeks later after administration of ebastine/pseudoephedrine or placebo
4 weeks later after administration of ebastine/pseudoephedrine or placebo
The adverse events
Time Frame: 4 weeks
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Chang-Hoon Lee, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 16, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 16, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

February 19, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 19, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 16, 2014

Last Verified

February 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 06-2011-65

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