E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 17.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10003639 |
E.1.2 | Term | Atopic dermatitis |
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 |
To assess if proactive, 2 times-weekly application of 0.03% tacrolimus ointment can extend remission time to relapse and reduce the incidence of disease exacerbation (DE) in paediatric patients over a period of 6 months. |
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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 |
Inclusion Criteria for period 1:
Diagnosed as AD according to Williams diagnostic criteria, and moderate or severe atopic dermatitis according to the criteria of Rajka and Langeland
Patients of 2-15 years old, male or female;
Patient is able to reach the centre within 3 days in case of a disease exacerbation.
A signed informed consent by the patient’s legal representative, if the patient has ability to understand the purpose and risk of the study then a written consent by the patient will also be needed.
Inclusion Criteria for period 2:
Patients who have completed the Period 1 of the study; and
Patients with IGA ≤2 at the end of Period 1 of the study.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Patients with known allergy to tacrolimus ointment;
Patients with serious skin infections in AD skin lesions area;
Patients with serious liver and kidney disease, blood system disease, autoimmune disease, chronic severe infections, diabetes, mental illness, and abusing illegal drugs and alcohol sufficient;
Patients with malignant tumor or other serious disease which may affect the correct evaluation of efficacy;
Patients using local corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs within 1 week, or withdraw time of systematic corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive drugs(cyclosporine, leigongteng, etc.) within 4 weeks;
Patients who participated previously in another clinical study within 1 month; and
Patients with other reasons for which the investigators consider they should not be enrolled.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
From the end of Period 1 to the first relapse. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Number of relapse during Period 2;
Severity of AD when recurs in Period 2 (EASI and IGA);
Duration of relapse in Period 2;
Pruritus score (VAS) when relapse in Period 2;
Amount of usage of Tacrolimus in Period 2; and
Overall effective rate (EASI) in Period 1.
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Period 2; and Period 1 and 2 for EASI |
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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) | Yes |
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 | No |
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?
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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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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 | 4 |