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Cold Contact Urticaria Clinical Trial

Official title: Double-blind, Triple Cross-over, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Safety of Treatment With Bilastine 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg in Cold Contact Urticaria (CCU)

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a double-blind, triple cross-over, placebo-controlled study to assess the efficacy, mechanisms, and safety of treatment with the antihistamine bilastine in patients with cold contact urticaria (CCU).

Efficacy is primarily assessed by a change in critical stimulation time thresholds (CSTT) and critical temperature thresholds (CTT) after treatment with different dosages of bilastine (20 mg, 40 mg, 80 mg). Following a baseline period of 2-4 weeks, patients are randomized to either group A or group B. In group A they are given bilastine 20 mg, 40 mg, placebo and bilastine 80 mg for 7 days each followed by a 14-day washout period at a time. In group B they are given bilastine 80 mg, placebo, 40 mg and 20 mg for 7 days each followed by a 14-day washout period at a time. CSTT and CTT testings are performed at each of 6 visits, skin microdialysis for the assessment of mast cell mediators is performed at V2, V3 and V6. Visits for investigator's assessments are scheduled at day -14 to -28, day 0, day 7, day 28, day 49, and day 70. Overall a max. of 20 subjects with cold contact urticaria will be enrolled.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cold Contact Urticaria
• Urticaria

• NCT number: NCT01271075
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Start date: September 2010
• Completion date: December 2011