Aprepitant – effect and safety in treatment of atopic dermatitis
- Conditions
- Atopic DermatitisTherapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2013-002029-40-SE
- Lead Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Ongoing atopic dermatitis (diagnosted by dermatologist, Williams criteria).
- Moderate to severe disease (SCORAD > 20).
- Local treatment have not given sufficient effect.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 50
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
- Age over 40 or under 20 years
- Skin infection
- Other sytemic treatment for the atopic dermatitis
- Other diseases
- Other regular medicial treatment (contraceptives not included here)
- Dark skin (skin type VI)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Main Objective: To investigate the effect of Aprepitant (Emend) on atpoic dermatitis and prutitus.;Secondary Objective: To investigate inflammatory markers in the skin during treatment with Aprepitant (Emend). ;Primary end point(s): -7 (to 9) days of treatment.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: - The day after end of treatment (day 8 in the trial)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary end point(s): -moderate-severe side effects<br>-patient wants to stop treatment;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Day after end of treatment period.