Anti-histamines and Methacholine Challenges.

April 7, 2015 updated by: Don Cockcroft

The Effect of Antihistamines on Methacholine Challenge Testing in Asthma Patients

The asthmatic airway is identified and studied using inhaled agents such as histamine and methacholine. The use of antihistamines prior to the test will inhibit the test result if histamine is used to cause airway constriction. If using methacholine, this may also be true depending on whether old (e.g. benadryl) or new (e.g. desloratadine) antihistamines are used. This study will look at the effect of old and new antihistamines on inhaled methacholine challenge response in individuals with mild asthma.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

12

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • Canada
    • Saskatchewan
      • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W8
        • University of Saskatchewan

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

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Baseline forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV1) of 70% or more of predicted
  • Methacholine provocative concentration causing a 20% fall in FEV1 16mg/ml or less
  • No respiratory infection or change in allergen exposure for 4 weeks prior to screening and throughout the study
  • No significant medical co-morbidities
  • allergy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant or breastfeeding females
  • unable to withhold antihistamines, anticholinergics, long acting bronchodilators and combination therapies

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: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: diphenhydramine
50mg dose given as two 25mg capsules
Drug: Diphenhydramine
Active Comparator: cetirizine
10mg dose given as 1 10mg capsule and 1 placebo capsule
Drug: cetirizine
Active Comparator: desloratadine
5mg dose given as 1 5mg capsule and 1 placebo capsule
Drug: desloratadine
Placebo Comparator: placebo
given as 2 placebo capsules
Drug: placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
change in methacholine pc20
Time Frame: change from baseline (pre dose) at 2 hours (post dose)
change from baseline (pre dose) at 2 hours (post dose)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Don Cockcroft

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Donald W Cockcroft, MD, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 31, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 8, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

November 15, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 8, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2015

Last Verified

April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PHPY2013/14

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