OPEhRA: Efficacy of Antihistamine Dosing-up and add-on Treatment With H2-receptor Antagonist
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
A randomized open labeled trial to compare the efficacy of antihistamine dosing-up and add-on treatment with H2-receptor antagonist in patients with chronic urticaria
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
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For four weeks
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After the researcher confirms the selection / exclusion criteria on the baseline, the UAS, K-UCT, and CU-QoL are created and randomized from the subject.
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Receive UAS, K-UCT, and CU-QoL from the subject during the last visit to assess safety
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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add H2RA Add antihistamines to standard drug therapy |
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change ns-H1RA Change to ns-H1RA in standard medication |
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ns-H1RA(3-4 tabs) Standard treatment with ns-H1RA 4X dose |
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ns-H1RA(3-4kinds) Use of NS 4 kinds for standard treatment |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Number of evaluation after 4 weeks treatment by a investigator [4 weeks]
0-no effective, 1-ineffective, 2-effective, 3-no symptoms
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Peripheral blood eosinophil count [4 weeks]
in percentage
- Number of evaluation as assessed by questionnaire [4 weeks]
Sleepiness, dryness, dysuria
- Number of urticaria control by K-UCT [4 weeks]
Before and after treatment
- Number of urticaria symptom by UAS [4 weeks]
Urticaria activity score
- Quality of life of chronic urticaria by CU-QoL [4 weeks]
Quality of life questionnaire for patients with chronic urticaria
- Number of Patient-controlled urticaria by VAS [4 weeks]
evaluation of Patient-controlled urticaria
- Number of patients using emergency medication [4 weeks]
Emergency drug frequency in patients with chronic urticaria
- Comparison of Serum total IgE [4 weeks]
Comparison each group in treatment activity
- Number of physiological parameter [4 weeks]
weight gain in kilograms
- Number of creatinine, AST/ALT [4 weeks]
Creatinine in mg/dl, AST/ALT in UL
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Adolescents and adults over 12 years
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Clinical diagnosis of chronic urticaria due to wheal reaction, itching, angioedema over 6 weeks
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Antihistamine 2 or 2 kinds of treatment for more than 2 weeks even if the symptoms are not controlled
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Those who do not have other chronic skin diseases
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Ajou University Medical Hospital | Suwon-si | Korea, Republic of |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Ajou University School of Medicine
Investigators
- Study Director: Youngmin Ye, Dr, Ajou University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- AJIRB-MED-OBS-17-173