E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
CROUP (acute laryngotracheobronchitis) |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 12.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10011416 |
E.1.2 | Term | Croup infectious |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To demonstrate that BDP 1600 mcg/4 ml has a superior efficacy vs placebo in reduction of Westley croup score at 6 h after drug administration in children with CROUP. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To assess: 1)Time to attain a significant improvement > 1 and > 2 in Westley score; 2)Change from baseline in Westley score at 0,5 hour, 1, 3 and 12 hours; 3)Length of stay in the ward (time to discharge, hours); 4)Need for oral or parenteral corticosteroids; 5)Need for nebulized adrenaline; 6)Return to a medica provider for croup within 7 days after treatment; 7)Presence of ongoingsymptoms of croup on days 1, 2 and 3 after treatment evaluated with Telephone Outpatient Score; 8)Mean time of nebulisation. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1)Written informed consent obtained by parents/legal representative prior to any study-related procedures; 2)Male or Female subject aged between 6 months and 3 years referring to ER with acute onset barky cough, stridor, hoarseness, and respiratory distress; 3)Children with a diagnosis of moderate croup (Westley score 3-8). |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1)Symptoms or signs of any other cause of stridor; 2) Previous acute angioneurotic oedema; 3) Children with diagnosis of severe croup (Westley score > 8) 4) History of congenital or acquired stridor, diagnosis of epiglottitis, chronic pulmonary disease, asthma, severe systemic disease, exposure to chickenpox virus within the previous 21 days, or known immune dysfunction; 5)Any other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatriccondition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgement of the investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this study; 6) Treatment with oral or parenteral corticosteroids within the previous 2 weeks; 7) Treatment with epinephrine for respiratory distress before enrollment; 8) Previous visit to an emergency room department due to croup during this episode of the disease; 9) Inability of the parent to understand the nature and scope of the study or the possible benefits or unwanted effects of the study treatments; 10) Enrollment in another clinical trial in the previous 4 weeks or subject already admitted in this study; 11) Lack of a telephone at home. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Change in Westley croup score at 6 h. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 10 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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ultimo contatto telefonico ultimo paz arruolato |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 5 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 5 |