E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Allergic Rhinitis/ Rhinoconjunctivitis |
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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] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10039085 |
E.1.2 | Term | Rhinitis allergic |
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 | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10019170 |
E.1.2 | Term | Hay fever |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10021428 - Immune system disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10048908 |
E.1.2 | Term | Seasonal allergy |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10021428 - Immune system 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 |
The primary objective of the trial is to demonstrate therapeutic equivalence/non-inferiority between Budesolv 10 and Rhinocort® aqua 64, a marketed comparator containing the same compound (budesonide), in patients suffering from grass pollen induced allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis with or without controlled asthma on day 8 of treatment. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Secondary objective of the trial is the early onset of action of Budesolv 10 compared to Rhinocort® aqua 64, determined on day one of treatment. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
I1. Written informed consent obtained before any trial related procedures are performed
I2. Healthy male or female subjects aged 18 years or older
I3. Female subjects of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and be willing to practice appropriate contraceptive
methods until the end of treatment visit
I4. A documented clinically relevant allergic history of moderate to severe SAR to grass pollen for the previous two years
I5. Subjects exhibit a moderate to severe response to approximately 1500 grass pollen grains/m3 within the first 2 hours in the Vienna Challenge Chamber, which is defined as total nasal symptom score (TNSS) of at least 6 (out of 12) using standard VCC grass pollen allergen mixture. Nasal symptom score is the sum of “nasal congestion”, “rhinorrhea”, “itchy nose” and “sneezing”, each of which have been scored on a categorical scale from 0 to 3.
I6. Positive Skin Prick Test (SPT) response (wheal diameter at least 3 mm larger than diluent control) to grass pollen SPT solutions (standard Allergopharma) at screening or within the last 6 months prior to study start.
I7. Positive serum specific IgE against recombinant major allergen components of the used grass pollen (specific CAP IgE ≥0.70 kU/L) at screening or within the last 6 months prior to study start.
I8. Patients with a body weight of ≥ 50kg and a body mass index within the range of 19-30kg/m2.
I9. Non-smoking subjects (smoked <10 packs years in their lifetime and had not smoked in the last 6 months)
I10. Asthma patients only if the asthma condition is mild or intermittent, and if those are not treated with steroids
I11. Subject has a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) of at least 80% of predicted value (ECCS) at the screening.
I12. Subject is capable of understanding the study procedures and potential risks associated with the study, and voluntarily agrees to participate by giving written informed consent.
I13. Subject is able to adhere to dose and visit schedules.
I14. Subject is able to read, understand and complete questionnaires and diaries.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
E1 Pregnant, lactating or sexually active women with childbearing potential who are not using a medically accepted birth control method (pregnancy to be controlled by a pregnancy dipstick test).
E2 A clinical history of uncontrolled asthma within 3 months prior to screening.
E3 Subjects with asthma requiring treatment with inhaled corticosteroids on a regular basis judged by the investigator.
E4 Previous successful immunotherapy to grass pollen, a grass pollen allergen or a cross-reacting allergen within the past 3 years.
E5 Ongoing treatment with any allergen-specific immunotherapy product.
E6 Subjects with a current oral candidiasis infection or treatment for oral candidiasis during the last 30 days before starting the study.
E7 Subjects with history of tuberculosis.
E8 Subjects with any fungal/viral/bacterial respiratory or systemic infections during the last 30 days.
E9 Symptoms of or treatment for upper respiratory tract infection, acute sinusitis, acute otitis media or other relevant infectious process at randomization.
E10 Clinically relevant nasal polyps, medical history of paranasal sinus surgery and/or medical history of surgery of nasal turbinates judged by the investigator.
E11 Subjects with glaucoma or a family history of glaucoma.
E12 Subjects using any ophthalmic steroids during the last 30 days.
E13 Subjects treated with nasal, inhaled or systemic steroids during the last 30 days.
E14 History of anaphylaxis with cardiorespiratory symptoms (immunotherapy, exercise induced, food allergy, drugs or an idiopathic reaction).
E15 Any clinically relevant chronic disease judged by the investigator.
E16 Systemic disease affecting the immune system judged by the investigator.
E17 Use of an investigational drug within 30 days/5 half-lives of the drug (which ever longest) prior to screening.
E18 History of allergy, hypersensitivity or intolerance to any ingredients of the IMP.
E19 History of alcohol or drug abuse.
E20 Being immediate family of the investigator or trial staff, defined as the investigator's/staff’s spouse, parent, child, grandparent or grandchild.
E21 Subjects with previous SAR that has proven unresponsive to steroid therapy.
E22 Subjects treated with leukotriene antagonists (1 month before study start), long-lasting anti-histamines, like cetirizine, fexofenandine, loratadine, desloratadine, hydroxyzine (5 to 10 days before study start), mast cell stablizier (2 weeks before study start) or nasal decongestant (3 days before study start).
E23 Subjects with an acute or chronic sinusitis judged by the investigator.
E24 Subjects with hypersensitivity to corticosteroids judged by the investigator.
E25 Subjects with ocular herpes simplex infections.
E26 Subjects with cataracts and with cataract history.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Total nasal symptom score |
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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) |
Total nasal symptom score |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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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 | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
therapeutic equivalence according to CPMP/EWP/239/95 |
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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 | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 3 |
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 | 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.8.9.1 | 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 |