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Fexofenadine HCl 180 mg, Montelukast Sodium 10 mg and Placebo in Suppression of Wheal and Flare Induced by Seasonal Allergen
This study has been completed.
First Received: March 10, 2008   Last Updated: March 17, 2008   History of Changes
Sponsored by: Sanofi-Aventis
Information provided by: Sanofi-Aventis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00638118
  Purpose

Examine the relative potency, onset of action and duration of action of fexofenadine HCl 180 mg (Allegra) and montelukast sodium 10 mg (Singulair) as compared to placebo on skin wheals and flares induced by seasonal allergen.


Condition Intervention Phase
Allergic Rhinitis
Drug: Fexofenadine
Phase IV

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Assignment
Official Title: A Comparison of Fexofenadine HCl 180 mg, Montelukast Sodium 10 mg and Placebo in Suppression of Wheal and Flare Induced by Seasonal Allergen

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Further study details as provided by Sanofi-Aventis:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Size of change in skin flares from baseline will be measured. [ Time Frame: Post-dose (20 min, 40 min, 60 min, and hourly through 12 hours with an additional 2 time points obtained at Hours 23 and 24) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Size of change in skin wheals from baseline will be measured. [ Time Frame: Post-dose (20 min, 40 min, 60 min, and hourly through 12 hours with an additional 2 time points obtained at Hours 23 and 24) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 48
Study Start Date: February 2003
Study Completion Date: May 2003
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   15 Years to 55 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female subjects, 15 to 55 years of age, may participate.
  • Subjects with a history of seasonal allergic rhinitis (due to ragweed; oak, elm or maple; or grasses) for the previous 2 years.
  • Positive seasonal allergen skin prick tests (or duplicate seasonal allergen skin prick test) with a summation flare greater than or equal to 20 mm larger than diluent control, and summation wheal greater than or equal to 6 mm larger than diluent control at the screening visit 1 (see Appendix 17.1); the seasonal allergen testing that results in the greatest summation flare will be used for all subsequent seasonal allergen testing.
  • All female subjects must have a negative urine pregnancy test at the screening visit.
  • Female subjects who are sexually active will be expected to use one of the following birth control methods throughout the study.
  • Subjects must be within 15% of normal body weight for height or a BMI less than 29.9 (based on NHLBI guidelines).
  • Subjects willing and able to adhere to visit schedules and all study requirements.
  • All female subjects must have a negative urine pregnancy test at each treatment visit (Visit 2, 4, and 6).
  • Continues to meet all inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Asthma that requires treatment with medication other than an inhaled, short-acting beta agonist.
  • Significant signs and symptoms of currently active allergic disease (SAR, perennial allergic rhinitis, episodic allergic rhinitis).
  • Upper respiratory tract infection, sinusitis, asthma or flu-like symptoms within 2 weeks prior to visit 1.
  • Subjects who have dermatographism or other skin conditions which might interfere with the interpretation of the skin test results.
  • Subjects who are receiving escalating doses of immunotherapy, oral immunotherapy or short course (rush) immunotherapy.
  • Any excessive amounts of alcohol (no more than two drinks/day on average).
  • Any excessive use of caffeine (more than six cups of coffee per day or equivalent).
  • Any history of chronic alcohol or mood-altering drug abuse.
  • Any use of tobacco/nicotine products within 90 days of visit 1.
  • Any disease state or surgery known to affect the gastrointestinal absorption of drugs.
  • Known hypersensitivity to the investigational product or to drugs with similar chemical properties.
  • Subjects who will be visiting a tanning salon during the study.
  • Subjects who will need to use artificial tanning products during the study.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Breast-feeding.
  • Regular treatment with other H1-receptor antagonists in the last year before study entry.
  • No person or child of a person directly associated with the administration of the study may participate as a study subject.
  • Likelihood of requiring treatment during the study period with drugs not permitted by the clinical study protocol.
  • Treatment with any investigational product in the last 30 days before study entry.
  • Clinically relevant cardiovascular, hepatic, neurologic, endocrine, or other major systemic disease making implementation of the protocol or interpretation of the study results difficult.
  • Mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study.
  • Subject unlikely to comply with protocol, e.g., uncooperative attitude, inability to return for follow-up visits, and unlikelihood of completing the study.
  • Use of any of the following drugs within the time indicated prior to the first dosing visit: Systemic or injected corticosteroids (including oral, parenteral, intravenous, rectal) 30 days; Nasal or inhaled or ocular corticosteroids 30 days; Nasal or inhaled ipratropium bromide (or atropine), inhaled nedocromil, or nasal, inhaled, or ophthalmic sodium cromolyn 14 days; Agents with antihistaminic/anticholinergic activity (e.g. antidepressants, antipsychotics) 14 days; Leukotriene pathway modifiers (Accolate, Singulair, Zyflo) 10 days; Ocular anti-allergy medications including lodoxamide (Alomide), olopatadine (Patanol), emedastine difumarate (Emadine), levocabastine (Livostin) 10 days; Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ophthalmics including ketorolac (Acular), flurbiprofen (Ocufen), suprofen (Profenal), diclofenac (Voltaren) 10 days; Antihistamines including desloratadine (Clarinex), loratadine (Claritin) 10 days; Antihistamines including fexofenadine HCl (Allegra), cetirizine (Zyrtec), hydroxyzine, azelastine nasal spray (Astelin), clemastine 7 days; Other short-acting antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine or drugs with antihistaminic activity 3 days; OTC oral antihistamines, decongestants (includes pseudoephedrine and other decongestants), or antihistamines/decongestant combinations including all cold, cough, and sleep aids 3 days; OTC ophthalmic decongestant,antihistamine, or decongestant/antihistamine combinations 3 days; Other anticholinergic agents 3 days; Immunotherapy injection 1 day.
  • Other drugs should only be permitted if they are not expected to interfere with the ability of the subject to participate in the study.
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents are not allowed for 2 days prior to each treatment visit day through 25 hours post-dose (low-dose cardiac prophylaxis is allowed).
  • Use of any medications or agents that are not specified above that may confound the interpretation of the results:
  • Caffeine within 6 hours prior to each visit (coffee, tea, cola, and sodas, including Mountain Dew and Surge)
  • Decaffeinated coffee, tea and colas within 6 hours of each visit
  • Alcohol within 24 hours prior to each study visit
  • Chocolate within 6 hours prior to each visit
  • Antacids within +/- minus2 hours of investigational product dosing.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00638118

Locations
United States, New Jersey
Sanofi-aventis
Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States, 08807
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sanofi-Aventis
Investigators
Study Director: Phyllis Diener Sanofi-Aventis
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Responsible Party: sanofi-aventis ( Study Director )
Study ID Numbers: M016455A/4146
Study First Received: March 10, 2008
Last Updated: March 17, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00638118     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Neurotransmitter Agents
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Hormone Antagonists
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Rhinitis
Anti-Allergic Agents
Hormones
Histamine
Leukotriene Antagonists
Montelukast
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Histamine Antagonists
Fexofenadine
Histamine H1 Antagonists
Histamine phosphate

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Respiratory System Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Histamine Agents
Rhinitis
Anti-Allergic Agents
Nose Diseases
Pharmacologic Actions
Leukotriene Antagonists
Montelukast
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Histamine Antagonists
Therapeutic Uses
Fexofenadine
Histamine H1 Antagonists
Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating

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