Efficacy and Safety of Omalizumab in Adults (18-70 Years) With Moderate to Severe Chronic Urticaria

NCT ID: NCT00481676

Last Updated: 2011-10-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

49 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-05-31

Study Completion Date

2009-04-30

Brief Summary

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This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of omalizumab in adult patients with moderate to severe chronic urticaria who exhibit IgE against thyroperoxidase.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Urticaria

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Omalizumab 75-375 mg

Omalizumab was dosed at 75 to 375 mg according to baseline IgE and body weight as described in dosing tables in the study protocol. Dosing occurred subcutaneously every 2 or 4 weeks depending on dose.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Omalizumab 75-375 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Omalizumab was supplied as lyophilized, sterile powder in a single-use, 5 ml vial designed to deliver 150 mg of omalizumab upon reconstitution with 1.4 ml sterile water for injection.

Loratadine

Intervention Type DRUG

All participants received antihistamines on demand (loratadine and clemastine), as the trial was designed to investigate the effect of omalizumab as an add-on to antihistamines in people with chronic urticaria (CU). Administration of antihistamines is the current gold standard treatment of CU. A significant proportion of people with CU is not well controlled by this standard or by using high doses of antihistamines.

Placebo to omalizumab

Placebo to omalizumab was dosed at 75 to 375 mg according to baseline IgE and body weight as described in dosing tables in the study protocol. Dosing occurred subcutaneously every 2 or 4 weeks depending on dose.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo to omalizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to omalizumab was supplied as lyophilized, sterile powder in a single-use, 5 ml vial designed to deliver 150 mg placebo to omalizumab upon reconstitution with 1.4 ml sterile water for injection.

Loratadine

Intervention Type DRUG

All participants received antihistamines on demand (loratadine and clemastine), as the trial was designed to investigate the effect of omalizumab as an add-on to antihistamines in people with chronic urticaria (CU). Administration of antihistamines is the current gold standard treatment of CU. A significant proportion of people with CU is not well controlled by this standard or by using high doses of antihistamines.

Clemastine

Intervention Type DRUG

All participants received antihistamines on demand (loratadine and clemastine), as the trial was designed to investigate the effect of omalizumab as an add-on to antihistamines in people with chronic urticaria (CU). Administration of antihistamines is the current gold standard treatment of CU. A significant proportion of people with CU is not well controlled by this standard or by using high doses of antihistamines.

Interventions

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Omalizumab 75-375 mg

Omalizumab was supplied as lyophilized, sterile powder in a single-use, 5 ml vial designed to deliver 150 mg of omalizumab upon reconstitution with 1.4 ml sterile water for injection.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to omalizumab

Placebo to omalizumab was supplied as lyophilized, sterile powder in a single-use, 5 ml vial designed to deliver 150 mg placebo to omalizumab upon reconstitution with 1.4 ml sterile water for injection.

Intervention Type DRUG

Loratadine

All participants received antihistamines on demand (loratadine and clemastine), as the trial was designed to investigate the effect of omalizumab as an add-on to antihistamines in people with chronic urticaria (CU). Administration of antihistamines is the current gold standard treatment of CU. A significant proportion of people with CU is not well controlled by this standard or by using high doses of antihistamines.

Intervention Type DRUG

Clemastine

All participants received antihistamines on demand (loratadine and clemastine), as the trial was designed to investigate the effect of omalizumab as an add-on to antihistamines in people with chronic urticaria (CU). Administration of antihistamines is the current gold standard treatment of CU. A significant proportion of people with CU is not well controlled by this standard or by using high doses of antihistamines.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Xolair Lorano® Tavegil®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males or females from 18-70 years of age
* Body weight ≥ 20 kg and ≤ 150 kg and with a total serum IgE level ≥ 30 IU/mL and ≤ 700 IU/mL
* Specific serum IgE anti-TPO level ≥ 8.0 IU/mL, documented within 3 months prior to randomization or time of pre-screening
* Diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic urticaria
* Subject's current episode of chronic urticaria according to the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology/Global Allergy and Asthma European Network/European Dermatology Forum (EAACI/GA2LEN/EDF) guideline at the time of screening
* Current episode of chronic urticaria has not responded to the approved marketed dose of antihistamine for 2 weeks or longer
* Urticaria activity score (UAS) ≥ 0 at any of the 7 days of the first section of the screening period
* UAS7 ≥ 10 at the time of randomization

Exclusion Criteria

* Females of child-bearing potential or breast feeding
* Present or past medical conditions that could have interfered with the study results
* Randomized into any other omalizumab study or who had received omalizumab
* Received investigational drugs within 30 days of enrollment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Investigative Site

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Bonn, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Cologne, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Dresden, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Giessen, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Hamburg, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Hanover, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Leipzig, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Lübeck, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Mainz, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Munich, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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CIGE025ADE05

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id