Facial Thermography Study of Levocetirizine Versus Cetirizine
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00150761 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 8, 2005
Last Update Posted : August 26, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Anti-allergic Agents | Drug: Levocetirizine (drug) | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | Double |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-blind, Double Dummy, Placebo Controlled, Cross-over Exploratory Trial in Healthy Male Adult Subjects: Comparison by Means of Infrared Thermography of the Anti-H1 Potency of Levocetirizine 5 mg and Cetirizine 10 mg Tablet Single Oral Dose After Nasal Histamine Provocation. |
Study Start Date : | July 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2004 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2004 |

- To compare by means of infrared (IR) thermography the anti-histaminic potency of levocetirizine 5mg (single dose) and cetirizine 5mg (single dose) using a placebo as control following 2 nasal histamine provocations (NHP) performed respectively 10 minutes
- To assess and compare onset of action of levocetirizine 5 mg and cetirizine 10 mg
- To explore predictive value of screening thermography parameters on treatment effect
- To collect additional safety information on levocetizine

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 55 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy male Caucasian subject aged between 18 and 55 years (both inclusive).
- Subject must have a positive prick test to histamine (wheal diameter ≥ 6 mm with histamine dihydrochloride (100 mg/mL) and ≤ 3 mm with diluent control).
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of allergic disease, documented or suspected, including but not limited to: asthma, whether or not considered as allergic; nocturnal cough episode suspected to be of asthma-equivalent nature (three or more consecutive nights resulting in sleep disturbances) ; allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis or sinusitis; nasal polyposis; dermatitis of the face or neck; drug or food allergy.
- Any clinically significant vascular disease such as hyper- or hypotension, venous disorder, vasculitis etc.
- History of hot flushes and any other vasomotor disorders.
- ENT infection or Upper Respiratory Tract Infection not completely cured at least one week before inclusion.
- Any known history of laryngeal edema.
- Nasal structural abnormalities (e.g. deviation of the nasal septum…).
- Recent immunotherapy
- Skin irritants or UV exposure 48 hours before each visit.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00150761
Study Director: | UCB Clinical Trial Call Center | UCB Pharma |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00150761 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
A00380 |
First Posted: | September 8, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 26, 2014 |
Last Verified: | September 2009 |
Nasal histamine provocation, facial thermography, levocetirizine, cetirizine, Xyzal, Zyrtec |
Levocetirizine Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating Histamine H1 Antagonists Histamine Antagonists |
Histamine Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Physiological Effects of Drugs |