A Comparison of Aerius Continuous Treatment Versus Aerius PRN for Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria (Study P03147) (ATTITUD)

February 7, 2022 updated by: Organon and Co

A Pilot, Multicenter, Double-blind Randomized Study for Comparison of Aerius® "Continuous Treatment" Versus Aerius® "PRN Regimen" on Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria Patient Quality of Life

This double-blind pilot study was conducted to establish the best way of using desloratadine treatment to protect quality of life of chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) patients, after an initial 4-weeks of daily treatment: prolonging systematic daily treatment or as needed (PRN; in the case of symptoms).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

129

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

16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects must demonstrate their willingness to participate in the study and comply with its procedures by signing a written informed consent.
  • Subjects must be >= 18 years of age
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at Visit 1 (Day 1) and must be using an acceptable method of birth control during the study.
  • Subjects must be in general good health; ie, they must be free of any clinically significant disease (other than CIU) that would interfere with study evaluations.
  • Subjects must understand and be able to adhere to visit schedules, and agree to complete the questionnaires and a diary.
  • Subjects must have at least a 6-week history of CIU (pruritus and hives) prior to Visit 1.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are pregnant or nursing.
  • Subjects who used any investigational drug in the last 30 days prior to Visit 1
  • Subjects with asthma requiring chronic use of inhaled or systemic corticosteroids.
  • Subjects who have been treated with any investigational antibodies for asthma or allergic rhinitis in the 90 days prior to Baseline.
  • Subjects who have been treated with intra-muscular or intra-articular corticosteroids in the 90 days prior to Baseline.
  • Subjects with urticaria that is primarily due to physical urticaria or other known etiology, except dermographism.
  • Subjects treated by immunosuppressive drugs.
  • Subjects who have been hospitalized (including an emergency department visit) because of deterioration in their CIU within 3 months prior to Visit 1.
  • Subjects with a history of hypersensitivity to desloratadine or any of its excipients.
  • Subjects previously randomized into this study.
  • Subjects who have any clinically significant metabolic, cardiovascular, immunological, neurological, hematological, gastrointestinal, cerebrovascular, or respiratory disease, or any other disorder which, in the judgment of the investigator, may interfere with the study evaluations or affect subject safety.
  • Subjects with a history of psychosis, antagonistic personality, poor motivation, hypochondriasis, or any other emotional or intellectual problems that are likely to limit the validity of consent to participate in the study.
  • Subjects with a history of noncompliance with medications or treatment protocols.

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Continuous Treatment
Drug: desloratadine
Patients received desloratadine 5 mg daily, given as one tablet in the evening, and were asked to take one tablet of "rescue medication" (Placebo) in case of symptoms for 2 months.
Other Names:
  • SCH 34117
  • Aerius
Drug: desloratadine
Patients received Placebo daily, given as one tablet in the evening, and were asked to take one tablet of "rescue medication" (desloratadine 5 mg) in case of symptoms for 2 months.
Other Names:
  • SCH 34117
  • Aerius
Experimental: PRN regimen
Drug: desloratadine
Patients received desloratadine 5 mg daily, given as one tablet in the evening, and were asked to take one tablet of "rescue medication" (Placebo) in case of symptoms for 2 months.
Other Names:
  • SCH 34117
  • Aerius
Drug: desloratadine
Patients received Placebo daily, given as one tablet in the evening, and were asked to take one tablet of "rescue medication" (desloratadine 5 mg) in case of symptoms for 2 months.
Other Names:
  • SCH 34117
  • Aerius

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Changes from Visit 2 to Visit 4 of Vq-derm questionnaire score and DLQI quality of life score.
Time Frame: 2 months
2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Estimation of disease free period after 3 months of daily treatment.
Time Frame: 2 months
2 months
Average usage of rescue medication
Time Frame: 2 months
2 months
Change from Visit 2 in pruritus symptom score assessed by the patient.
Time Frame: 2 months
2 months
% of patients free of symptoms 2 months after Visit 4
Time Frame: 2 months
2 months
Changes from Visit 2 of overall conditions of CIU
Time Frame: 2 months
2 months
Discontinuation due to treatment failure
Time Frame: 2 months
2 months
Investigator's assessment of response to therapy
Time Frame: 2 months
2 months
Quality of disease control
Time Frame: 2 months
2 months
Average consumption of treatment between Visit 2 and Visit 5
Time Frame: 4 months
4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Organon and Co

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 30, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 30, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

October 31, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 17, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 7, 2022

Last Verified

February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • P03147

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Study Data/Documents

  1. CSR Synopsis

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