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Study Of Cutaneous Disease Accompanied With Pruritus In Pediatrics

Information source: GlaxoSmithKline
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Cutaneous Disease; Pruritus

Intervention: Cetirizine Dry Syrup (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: GlaxoSmithKline

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
GSK Clinical Trials, MD, Study Director, Affiliation: GlaxoSmithKline

Summary

To assess the safety of long-term use of cetirizine dry syrup in children with various type of cutaneous disease accompanied on pruritus.

Clinical Details

Official title: Long-Term Study of Cetirizine Dry Syrup in Children Suffering From Various Type of Cutaneous Disease Accompanied With Pruritus.

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: To assess the safety

Secondary outcome: -severity of pruritus -total pruritus score -daily main prurutus score -Severity of eruption -Patient global Improvement rating -Body temperature -Adverse events -Cetirizine serum concentrations

Eligibility

Minimum age: 2 Years. Maximum age: 14 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Chronic urticaria

- Eczema & dermatitis group

- Atopic dermatitis

- Prurigo group: Acute prurigo, Prurigo subacuta, Chronic prurigo

- Pruritus cutaneous: Systemic pruritus cutaneous, Topical pruritus cutaneous

- Giving informed consent

- Children who have 2 grades or more pruritus score when assessed by the investigator or

sub-investigator with the criteria for the diurnal or nocturnal pruritus score in the patient diary.

- Children with a pruritus severity of "2. Mild" or severer on the first day of the

treatment period.

Exclusion criteria:

- have a history of drug hypersensitivity

- are pregnant, lactating or possibly pregnant female children.

- have asthma that requires the treatment with corticosteroid.

- cannot avoid the use of external steroid classified into "strong", "strongest" or

"very strong".

- have pruritus only on face and head.

- have inappropriate complication of dermal disorder that may influence on the

evaluation of the study drug.

- are undergoing specific desensitization therapy or immunomodulation therapy or

phototherapy.

Locations and Contacts

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_1 066, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_2 060, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_3 061, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_14 093, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Saitama_15 359, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Tokyo_16 166, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Tokyo_17 157, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Tokyo_18 158, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Fukuoka_23 814, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Fukuoka_24 819, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Fukuoka_25 819, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_4 069, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_5 066, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_6 062, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_8 003, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_11 061, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_12 079, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Hokkaido_13 090, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Kanagawa_19 245, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Fukuoka_20 814, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Fukuoka_21 814, Japan

GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Fukuoka_22 813, Japan

Additional Information

Starting date: July 2005
Last updated: July 31, 2007

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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