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Clinical Trials/NCT00925730
NCT00925730CompletedPhase 4

Non-comparative Open-label Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety and Systemic Exposure of Pimecrolimus in Adult and Pediatric Patients With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis Treated Topically for 8.5 Days With Pimecrolimus Cream 1% Under Occlusion

Novartis1 site in 1 country20 target enrollmentStarted: March 2004Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Novartis
Enrollment
20
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Pimecrolimus blood concentration

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study will access the degree to which pimecrolimus is absorbed from pimecrolimus cream 1% into the blood when applied repeatedly under occlusion (i.e. areas treated wrapped in a plastic film) over 8 days in patients with moderate to severe atopic eczema.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Na
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
2 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients 2 - 18 years of age
  • Patients with a diagnosis of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, assessed by a score ≥ 3 at the Investigator's Global Assessment. AD to involve at least 30% of their body surface area as determined by the rule of nine or the Lund and Browder chart.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Erythrodermic patients with Netherton's syndrome
  • Patients with known serious adverse reactions or hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of the study medication
  • Patients with a history of cancer, skin malignancy or lymphoproliferative disorders or of immunocompromise, including a positive HIV (ELISA and Western blot), Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or Hepatitis C test result
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Arms & Interventions

Pimecrolimus cream 1%

Experimental

Pimecrolimus

Intervention: Pimecrolimus (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pimecrolimus blood concentration

Time Frame: Days 1, 9, 16

Secondary Outcomes

  • Efficacy as assessed by the Eczema Area and Severity Index and the Investigators Global Assessment of disease severity. Efficacy outcomes were of an exploratory nature in this study.(Days 1, 9, 16)

Investigators

Sponsor
Novartis
Sponsor Class
Industry

Study Sites (1)

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