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 |
acute rhinosinusitis |
akute Nasennebenhöhlenentzündung |
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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 | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10040754 |
E.1.2 | Term | Sinusitis acute NOS |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004862 |
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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 efficacy of orally administered essentials oils (SIA capsules) compared with placebo for 2 weeks in adults with acute rhinosinusitis.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To assess the safety of 2 weeks of oral treatment with essentials oils (SIA capsules) compared with placebo in adults with acute rhinosinusitis. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Voluntary written informed consent for trial participation and handling of personal data in concurrence with the European General Data Protection Declaration (GDPR) has been obtained prior to performance of any trial specific procedures or assessments 2. Male or female outpatient adults aged ≥18 years 3. Clinically evident diagnosis of acute rhinosinusitis 4. Severity of the five main rhinosinusitis symptoms (MSS) characterised as follows based on the investigator’s ratings at Visit 1 (screening): - Sum score MSSINV ≥8 points and ≤12 points - Individual score for facial pain/ pressure ≥1 (mild) and ≤2 (moderate) 5. Presence of rhinosinusitis symptoms for 3 days or less (i.e. symptoms started ≤3 days before Visit 1)
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Acute symptoms of a known allergic rhinitis 2. Signs or symptoms of fulminant bacterial sinusitis (e.g. fever >38.5°C), orbital complications, severe unilateral frontal headache or toothache) 3. History of chronic rhinosinusitis with exacerbations within 6 months prior to Visit 1 4. History of polyposis nasi 5. History of odontogenic sinusitis 6. History of chronic nasal congestion (e.g. due to known anatomical deviations of the nasal septum etc.) 7. Paranasal sinus surgery up to two years prior to Visit 1 8. History of cystic fibrosis 9. History of asthma with exacerbations (asthma attacks) within the past 30 days prior to Visit 1 10. Known hypersensitivity to trial medication or excipients 11. Underlying diseases leading to significant immune deficiency 12. Inflammatory gastrointestinal or hepatic disease or inflammation of the gallbladder or bile duct at the time of inclusion or within the last 6 months before Visit 1. 13. History of severe somatopathic, neurological and/ or psychiatric diseases 14. Malignant growth (actual, condition after carcinoma less than 5 years without relapse) 15. Only for female subjects of childbearing potential: Woman who is pregnant or breast feeding, or without highly effective contraception (failure rate less than 1%) 16. Treatment with systemic antibiotics, or with nasal or systemic corticosteroids within the last 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 (excluding inhaled corticosteroids for mild to moderate persistent asthma) 17. Treatment with mucolytics/ secretolytics, antihistamines, or alternative medicine preparations or drugs with immunomodulating properties within the last 7 days prior to Visit 1 18. Use of paracetamol, decongestant preparations, systemic analgesics (including systemic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]), the day of Visit 1 (before randomisation) 19. History or presence of drug or alcohol abuse 20. Parallel participation in another clinical trial with an investigational product, participation in a clinical trial within less than 6 weeks prior to Visit 1 21. Known to be, or suspected of being unable to comply with the trial protocol (e.g., no permanent address, history of drug abuse, known to be non-compliant or presenting an unstable psychiatric history) 22. Legal incapacity and/ or other circumstances rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope and possible impact of the trial 23. Subject in custody by juridical or official order 24. Subject who has difficulties in understanding the language (German) in which the subject information (informed consent form) is given 25. Subjects who are members of the staff of the trial centre, staff of the sponsor or the clinical research organisation (CRO), the investigator him-/ herself or close relatives of the investigator
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
1. Difference in mean MSS(INV) scores at Visit 4 (SIA vs. placebo) 2. Difference in mean MSS(INV) scores at Visit 3 (SIA vs. 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. Difference in mean MSSPAT scores in the evening before Visit 3 (SIA vs. placebo) 2. Difference in mean MSSPAT scores in the evening before Visit 4 (SIA vs. placebo) 3. Difference in mean MSSINV scores at Visit 2 (SIA vs. placebo) 4. Difference in mean MSSPAT scores in the evening before Visit 2 (SIA vs. placebo)
The secondary efficacy endpoint “Differences in responder rates at Visits 2, 3 and 4 (SIA vs. placebo)” will be analysed using the generalized linear mixed model with binary outcome using Baseline (Visit 1) as covariate, patient as random effect repeated in visit. The respective visit (Visit 2, Visit 3 or Visit 4) will be selected from the model by using respective contrasts. . A responder is defined by the investigator’s and subject’s assessments according to the definition in chapter 9.11. The order of testing will be as follows: 5. Difference in responder rates at Visit 4 (SIA vs. placebo) by investigator 6. Difference in responder rates at Visit 4 (SIA vs. placebo) by patient 7. Difference in responder rates at Visit 3 (SIA vs. placebo) by investigator 8. Difference in responder rates at Visit 3 (SIA vs. placebo) by Patient 9. Difference in responder rates at Visit 2 (SIA vs. placebo) by investigator 10. Difference in responder rates at Visit 2 (SIA vs. placebo) by patient
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Visit 2, Visit 3, Visit 4 and diary data over 15 days treatment period |
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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 | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 34 |
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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It is defined in the protocol, that database lock is defined as end of clinical 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 | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 10 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 10 |