POPULAR (Preference Of Patient Using Levocetirizine in Allergic Rhinitis)

December 13, 2013 updated by: UCB Pharma

A Monocenter, Double-blind, Randomized Trial, With Two Parallel Groups Comparing the Clinical Efficacy of Levocetirizine 5 mg Capsules and Desloratadine 5 mg Capsules Taken Once a Day Over 3 Weeks of Treatment in Adult Subjects Suffering From Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (SAR) Due to Grass Pollen

Comparative study on clinical efficacy and safety of levocetirizine and desloratadine as measured by the subject's satisfaction/dissatisfaction after one week of treatment

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

200

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical history of SAR known and treated since 2 years.
  • Positive skin prick test (wheal > 3 mm larger than the diluent control) or RAST (≥3.5 IU/ml) to grass pollen (less than 1 year).
  • Minimum mean T5SS of 8 during the baseline period.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have an associated asthma requiring a daily treatment other than β2 short acting agonist prn
  • Have atopic dermatitis or urticaria requiring antihistamine treatment or the administration of oral or topical corticosteroids and any other disease requiring the administration of oral or topical corticosteroids

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

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Subjects' satisfaction / dissatisfaction after the first week of treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
allergic rhinitis symptoms scores over the first week of treatment , subject's satisfaction / dissatisfaction of their choice of treatment after the first week of treatment, time to first feeling of (sufficient) symptom improvement during the first we

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

UCB Pharma

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 8, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 8, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 12, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 16, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 13, 2013

Last Verified

September 1, 2009

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • A00391
  • POPULAR
  • EudraCT 2004-002971-18

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