Randomized Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Xyzal® (Levocetirizine) vs Zyrtec® (Cetirizine) in Subjects With Dermatitis and Eczema

This study has been completed.

Study NCT00375713 Information provided by UCB, Inc.

First Received: September 12, 2006 Last Updated: September 11, 2009 History of Changes

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment
Conditions:	Dermatitis Eczema
Interventions:	Drug: Levocetirizine Drug: Cetirizine Drug: Placebo-Levocetirizine Drug: Placebo-Cetirizine Drug: Standard topical steroid (1% hydrocortisone) ointment

Participant Flow

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Recruitment Details

Key information relevant to the recruitment process for the overall study, such as dates of the recruitment period and locations
506 patients were screened and 466 randomized. Due to a packaging error 99 patients were excluded from the efficacy analysis according to the advice of the Korean FDA. The Reported Adverse Events section refers to the Safety Population (N= 423) defined as all patients treated with at least one safety evaluation without entry criteria violation.

Pre-Assignment Details

Significant events and approaches for the overall study following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment
Participant workflow refers to all randomized subjects whereas in Baseline Characteristics numbers and statistics for the modified Intent To Treat (m-ITT) population are presented (see definition of m-ITT population in the Outcome Measure section).

Reporting Groups

	Description
Levocetirizine	Levocetirizine 5 mg tablet once daily plus Placebo - Cetirizine 10 mg tablet once daily plus standard topical steroid ointment
Cetirizine	Cetirizine 10 mg tablet once daily plus Placebo - Levocetirizine 5 mg once daily plus standard topical steroid ointment

Participant Flow: Overall Study

	Levocetirizine	Cetirizine
STARTED	232^[1]	234^[2]
COMPLETED	212^[3]	211^[4]
NOT COMPLETED	20	23

[1]	Randomized population (N=232).
[2]	Randomized population (N=234).
[3]	20 Patients were not treated or discontinued after randomization in Levocetirizine group.
[4]	23 Patients were not treated or discontinued after randomization in Cetirizine group.

Baseline Characteristics

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Levocetirizine	Levocetirizine 5 mg tablet once daily plus Placebo - Cetirizine 10 mg tablet once daily plus standard topical steroid ointment
Cetirizine	Cetirizine 10 mg tablet once daily plus Placebo - Levocetirizine 5 mg once daily plus standard topical steroid ointment

Baseline Measures

	Levocetirizine	Cetirizine	Total
Number of Participants [units: participants]	168	172	340
Age [units: years] Mean ± Standard Deviation	30.17 ± 10.09	30.11 ± 10.60	30.14 ± 10.34
Gender [units: participants]
Female	113	120	233
Male	55	52	107
Region of Enrollment [units: participants]
Korea, Republic of	168	172	340

Outcome Measures

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1. Primary:

Responder Status According to Pruritus Severity Score (Response = Mild or None in Pruritus Severity Score). [ Day 7 and 14 ]

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2. Secondary:

Change From Baseline in the Mean Pruritus Severity Score at Endpoint During the 14 Day Treatment Period [ Baseline and at endpoint during the 14 day treatment period ]

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3. Secondary:

Duration of Pruritus (Stated in Categories) at Endpoint During the 14 Day Treatment Period [ At endpoint during the 14 day treatment period ]

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4. Secondary:

Global Improvement at Endpoint During the 14 Day Treatment Period [ At endpoint during the 14 day treatment period ]

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