E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Severe eczema in children |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Severe eczema in children |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 19.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10003641 |
E.1.2 | Term | Atopic eczema |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004858 |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 19.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10014189 |
E.1.2 | Term | Eczema allergic atopic |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004858 |
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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 |
Our hypothesis is that anti-IgE is associated with an improvement in eczema severity, compared to placebo. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Primary outcome measure 1.Eczema severity:assessed by validated eczema score,objective SCORAD after 24 weeks treatment. Secondary outcome 1.Treatment failure: patients who after 12 weeks treatment have persistent severe eczema despite 2 courses of rescue therapy 2.Alternative systemic therapy: patients in whom a)alternative systemic therapy has started as a result of treatment failure(defined above) OR b)alternative systemic therapy is started after 12 weeks and by 30 weeks. 3.Eczema quality of life by questionnaire 4.Eczema severity: objective & subjective SCORAD & EASI assessments, measurements of TEWL & medical photography 5.Effect on co-existing allergic disease by questionnaire(PADQLQ) 6.Adverse events 7.Number of eczema exacerbations 8.Infective episodes of eczema 9 a)Change in free total IgE and allergen specific IgE b)the change in reactivity to food and aeroallergens 10. Change in use of potent topical steriods &calcineurin inhibitors 11.Mechanism action of anti-IgE |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
The inclusion criteria for run-in are: 1. Children between the ages of 4-19 years at the time of enrolment 2. Severe eczema with i.an objective SCORAD (a validated eczema severity score) of over 40 ii.in a patient unresponsive to optimal topical therapy (potent topical steroids and topical calcineurin inhibitors) or systemic therapy. iii.in whom there is no impression of lack of compliance iv.with a (C)DLQI score of ≥10 v.and in whom active skin infection has been ruled out and/or adequately treated 3. Raised SpIgE (>0.35 IU/ml)or SPT (>3mm)to at least 1 food allergen or 1 aeroallergen AND/OR 4. Clinical impression that allergic exposures cause worsening eczema. 5. Total IgE level >300 kU/l. 6. Clinically proven IgE-mediated allergic disease including at least 1 of the following: i) immediate hypersensitivity to a food as proven by raised specific IgE (SpIgE) or skin prick test (SPT) greater than the 95% positive predictive value or ≥8mm, or a positive double blind placebo controlled food challenge, ii) allergic rhinoconjunctivitis as defined by sensitisation to a respiratory allergen and clinical history of rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms when exposed to the relevant allergen iii) allergic asthma: a history of cough, wheeze, or shortness of breath that (1) was responsive to therapy with bronchodilators on two or more occasions in the previous 24 months, (2) required one visit to a physician in the previous 24 months, and (3) occurred during the night, during early morning, or upon exercising in the intervals between exacerbations at any time in the previous 12 months and (4) where allergic exacerbations can be clinically related to an allergen exposure WITH a corresponding positive SPT or SpIgE to allergen. 7. Written informed consent to participate. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Children and/or families who are unable to comply with the regime of 2-4 weekly injections and clinic visits 2. Evidence of underlying immune compromise, autioimmune disease, immune complex mediated conditions. 3. Malignancy or a history of malignancy. 4. Known cardiovascular or ischaemic cerebrovascular abnormality. 5 Other serious or uncontrolled systemic disease. 6. Pregnancy or lactation. 7. Known history of hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis to anti-IgE injections or its constituents. 8. Insufficient understanding of the trial assessments. 9. Participation in a CTIMP in the previous 60 days or (if known) 4 halflives of the relevant medication, whichever is the greater. In this case, entry may be delayed until the appropriate time. 10. Investigator feels that there is a good clinical reason why the child would be unsuitable to participate in the study. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
SCORAD (objective eczema severity score) at the end of 24 weeks of treatment with anti-IgE or placebo. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
1. Treatment failure: patients who, after the 1st 12 weeks of treatment, have persistent severe eczema despite 2 courses of rescue therapy (0.5 to 1mg/kg/day of oral prednisolone for a week at a maximum dose of 40mg/day, followed by a week at 50% of this dose) 2. Alternative systemic therapy: in patients whom: a) alternative systemic therapy has been started as a result of treatment failure as defined above, or b) where alternative systemic therapy is started after 12 weeks and by 30 weeks. 3. Eczema quality of life: by questionnaire: POEM, (C)DLQI 4. Eczema severity by objective and subjective SCORAD and EASI (Eczema Area and Severity Index) assessments, measurements of transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and medical photography. 5. Effect on co-existing allergic disease by questionnaire (PADQLQ) 6. Adverse events: by history and investigations 7. Number of eczema exacerbations 8. Infective episodes of eczema 9 a) Change in free total IgE and allergen specific IgE b) the change in reactivity to food and aeroallergens: by skin prick tests. 10. Change in use of potent topical steroids and calcineurin inhibitors: the weight, extent and frequency of use will be recorded at each visit. 11. Mechanism of action of anti-IgE (this study will enable us to store the samples required to study the immunohistochemical changes and the immunomodulatory effects on allergenspecific T cells and FAP. There will also be an option to store blood for genetic studies.)
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
1. All visits 2. All visits 3. 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 36 and 48 weeks 4. SCORAD and EASI assessments will be used to examine eczema severity before and during treatment, and at 36 and 48 week post treatment reviews. Optional Measurements of transepidermal water loss (TEWL) will be performed at baseline, and at 24, 36 and 48 week (post treatment) reviews. Medical photography will also be used to record the condition of eczema at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment. 5. 0, 16, 28, 36, 48 weeks 6. Throughout trial 7. At each visit 8. At each visit 9. 0, 24 weeks 10. At each visit 11. 0, 24 weeks |
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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 | Yes |
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) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
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.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
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 | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
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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Last visit of the last patient |
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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 | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |