E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
manifest atopic dermatitis diagnosed according to Hanifin and Rajka, or seborrheic eczema or stasis dermatitis |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
patients with neurodermitis, seborrheic eczema or stasis dermatitis |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17] |
MedDRA Classification |
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 |
Clinical assessment of erythema using a five-point scale |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Clinical assessment of edema/papulation, oozing/crusting, excoriations, scaling and lichenification using a five-point scale |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
All of the following criteria have to be met for inclusion of a patient in this trial:
•men and women aged 18 years or older;
•manifest atopic dermatitis diagnosed according to Hanifin and Rajka, or seborrheic eczema or stasis dermatitis;
•two comparable lesional areas of at least 2 cm2, with the clinical condition of atopic eczema or or seborrheic eczema or stasis dermatitis rated mild;
•the lesions should be located contralaterally for patients with atopic eczema and stasis dermatitis;
•an erythema score ≥ 1 in both lesional areas;
•the physical examination of the skin must be without disease findings unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be irrelevant to the outcome of the clinical trial;
•female patients of childbearing potential must either be surgically sterile (hysterectomy or tubal ligation) or agree to use a reliable method of contraception with a failure rate of less than 1 % per year when used consistently and correctly such as implants, injectables, combined oral contraceptives, some intra uterine devices [IUDs], sexual abstinence or vasectomized partner;
•written informed consent obtained.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Patients are to be excluded from the trial, when one or more of the following conditions are met:
•acne, suntan, eczema other than atopic eczema, seborrheic eczema or stasis dermatitis hyper- or hypopigmentation or tattoos in the treatment areas;
•syphilitic or tuberculous dermatitis, varicella or vaccine reactions;
•dark-skinned persons whose skin color prevents ready assessment of skin reactions;
•evidence of drug or alcohol abuse;
•pregnancy or nursing;
•UV-therapy within 6 weeks before first treatment;
•symptoms of a clinically significant illness that may influence the outcome of the trial in the four weeks before and during the trial;
•participation in the treatment phase of another clinical trial within the last four weeks prior to the first administration of investigational drug in this clinical trial;
•known allergic reactions to components of the investigational product/s;
•treatment with systemic or locally acting medications which might counter or influence the trial aim within four weeks before the baseline visit and during the trial, e.g. antihistamines, medication that influences liver function, or glucocorticosteroids (exception: asthma may be found in patients with atopic dermatitis, therefore inhalation with corticosteroids in patients with asthma accompanying atopic dermatitis will be allowed);
•contraindications according to the summary of product characteristics of Soventol® HydroCort 0.5 % and Soventol® HydroCort 0.25 % (2, 3)
•in the opinion of the investigator or physician performing the initial examination the patient should not participate in the clinical trial, e.g. due to probable noncompliance or inability to understand the trial and give adequately informed consent;
•close affiliation with the investigator (e.g. a close relative) or persons working at the trial centers or patient is an employee of sponsor;
•patient is institutionalized because of legal or regulatory order.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
AUC of baseline corrected erythema scores |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
AUC is determined over the whole experimental phase. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
The calculated AUC, the absolute erythema scores and their changes from baseline will be summarized by treatment and time point. Clinical assessment of edema/papulation, oozing/crusting, excoriations, scaling and lichenification will be evaluated descriptively. |
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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) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
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 | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
intraindividual comparison of treatments |
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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 | 1 |
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 | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 3 |
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 | 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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The end of the trial is defined as the last visit of the last patient completing the trial. |
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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 | 0 |
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 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |