E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
treatment of chronic allergic or non-allergic rhinitis |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
treatment of chronic rhinitis |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Ear, nose and throat diseases [C09] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 13.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10034382 |
E.1.2 | Term | Perennial allergic rhinitis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 13.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10034383 |
E.1.2 | Term | Perennial rhinitis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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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 evaluate the safety and tolerability of azelastine hydrochloride and fluticasone propionate combination nasal spray in chronic use daily over a 1-year period |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Patients with established history (≥ 1 year) of rhinitis due to perennial allergies or non-allergic rhinitis (VMR)
• General good health and lack of any disease or concomitant treatment that could have interfered with the interpretation of the study results |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Presence on nasal examination of any nasal ulceration (grade 3) or nasal septal perforation (grade 4) on screening visit or randomisation visit
• Nasal surgery or sinus surgery within the previous year
• Chronic sinusitis with more than 3 episodes per year
• Patients currently or during the previous 6-months on sublingual immunotherapy
• Patients with a fasting morning plasma cortisol level less than or equal to 5 µg/dL (or 150 nmol/L) for patients participating in the HPA axis sub-study
• Patients receiving immunotherapy injections and not on stable maintenance regimen for at least 30 days before the first study visit
• Use of systemic corticosteroid, omalizumab or inhaled corticosteroids / inhaled corticosteroid in combination 30 days prior to screening |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
• Frequency of patient-reported adverse events
• Evaluation of the cumulative effect of AZE-FLU by nasal examination
• Eye examination by an ophthalmologist |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
• Adverse events upon occurrence
• Cumulative effect of AZE-FLU by nasal examination: screening visit, randomisation visit, and visits on days 30, 90, 180, 270, and 365, if applicable
• Eye examination by an ophthalmologist: screening visit and visits on days 180 and 365, if applicable
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• Adherence to therapy
• Efficacy as assessed by Total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS)
• Fasting plasma cortisol levels (at selected study sites) |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
• Adherence to therapy: each study visit
• Efficacy as assessed by Total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS):
Nasal symptom scores for rhinorrhea, sneezing, itchy nose, and nasal congestion (the sum of
which comprised the TNSS) were recorded twice daily (AM and PM) during the screening period. After randomization, scores were recorded once daily, in the evening (PM), as an evaluation of symptom severity over the previous 12 hours (12-hour reflective TNSS). This score was recorded once daily prior to the PM dose for MP29-02 subjects and once daily approximately 12 hours after the AM dose for the fluticasone propionate subjects for each day of the study.
• Fasting plasma cortisol levels (at selected study sites): screening visit and visits on days 180 and 365, if applicable
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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) | 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 | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
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) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
Will this trial be conducted at a single site globally?
| No |
E.8.4 | Will this trial be conducted at multiple sites globally? | Yes |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.3 | Specify the countries outside of the EEA in which trial sites are planned |
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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 last visit of the last subject:
2009-06-17 |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
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 |