A Study Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of a Nasal Spray to Treat Seasonal Allergies

NCT ID: NCT00740792

Last Updated: 2012-09-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

776 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-08-31

Study Completion Date

2008-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if two allergy medications (formulated azelastine and fluticasone product) are more effective than placebo or either medication alone (azelastine or fluticasone)

Detailed Description

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This will be a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study in subjects with moderate-to-severe seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). The study will begin with a 7-day, single-blind, placebo lead-in period (Day -7 to Day 1). Subjects will be instructed to take placebo lead-in medication twice daily (1 spray per nostril), approximately every 12 hours. On Day 1, subjects who satisfy the symptom severity requirements and continue to meet all of the study inclusion/exclusion criteria will be randomized in a 1:1:1:1 ratio to receive 1 spray per nostril twice daily of MP29-02, azelastine hydrochloride, fluticasone propionate, or placebo nasal spray.

Efficacy will be assessed by the change from baseline in the subject-reported 12-hour reflective Total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS). On Days 1 through 14, subjects will rate the instantaneous and reflective TNSS symptoms of sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose, and nasal itching; the instantaneous and reflective total ocular symptom score (TOSS) symptoms of itchy eyes, watery eyes and eye redness; the symptom of postnasal drip will be rated, reflectively, twice daily (AM and PM) in a diary prior to the dose of study medication. Symptoms will be scored on a 0 to 3 scale (0 = no symptoms, 1 = mild symptoms, 2 = moderate symptoms, 3 = severe symptoms), such that the maximum daily symptom severity score will be 24 for the TNSS and 18 for the TOSS. Additional secondary efficacy variables will include reflective individual nasal and ocular symptom scores, as well as change from Baseline to Day 14 in the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ).

Subjects ≥ 18 years of age will complete the RQLQ on Day 1 (prior to dosing) and Day 14. Subjects will return to the clinic on Day 7 for an interim evaluation. After completing the 2-week double-blind treatment period, subjects will return to the clinic on Day 14 (or at time of early termination) for an end-of-study evaluation. Safety and tolerability assessments will be made on Days 7 and 14. Tolerability will be evaluated by subject-reported adverse events (AEs), nasal examinations, and vital signs assessments.

Conditions

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Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

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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azelastine HCl/fluticasone propionate

nasal spray

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

azelastine HCl/fluticasone propionate

Intervention Type DRUG

azelastine HCl 548 mcg/ fluticasone propionate 200 mcg one spray per nostril BID

azelastine HCL

nasal spray

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

azelastine Hcl

Intervention Type DRUG

azelastine Hcl 548 mcg one spray per nostril BID

fluticasone propionate

nasal spray

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

fluticasone propionate

Intervention Type DRUG

fluticasone propionate 200 mcg one spray per nostril BID

placebo

nasal spray

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo one spray per nostril BID

Interventions

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azelastine HCl/fluticasone propionate

azelastine HCl 548 mcg/ fluticasone propionate 200 mcg one spray per nostril BID

Intervention Type DRUG

azelastine Hcl

azelastine Hcl 548 mcg one spray per nostril BID

Intervention Type DRUG

fluticasone propionate

fluticasone propionate 200 mcg one spray per nostril BID

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

placebo one spray per nostril BID

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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MP29-02 azelastine hydrochloride

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female subjects 12 years of age and older
* Provide written informed consent/pediatric assent. If the subject is a minor, parent or legal guardian must give written informed consent
* Subjects must have moderate-to-severe rhinitis, defined as having one or more of the following:

1. Sleep disturbance
2. Impairment of daily activities, leisure and/or sport
3. Impairment of school or work
4. Troublesome symptoms
* Screening Visit: Have a 12-hour reflective TNSS of at least 8 of 12 and a congestion score of 2 or 3 on Visit 1
* Randomization Visit: Have a 12-hour reflective TNSS (AM or PM) of at least 8 on 3 separate symptom assessments (one of which was within 2 days of Day 1, and can include the morning of Day 1) during the Lead-in Period.
* Randomization Visit: Have an AM or PM 12-hour reflective nasal congestion score of 2 or 3 must have been recorded on 3 separate symptom assessments (one of which was within 2 days of Day 1, and can include the morning of Day 1) Randomization Visit: Have an instantaneous TNSS score of 8 or more at time point zero, just prior to beginning the onset of action assessment
* Have taken at least 10 doses of the lead-in medication
* Willing and able to comply with the study requirementsAt least a 2-year history of SAR during Fall allergy season
* The presence of IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to a local Fall pollen, confirmed by a positive response to skin prick within the last year. A positive response is defined as a wheal diameter of at least 3 mm larger than the negative control.
* General good health and free of disease or concomitant treatment that could interfere with the interpretation of the study results
* Subjects receiving immunotherapy injections (antigen desensitization) must be on a stable maintenance regimen for at least 30 days before the first study visit
* Subjects currently receiving sublingual immunotherapy are excluded. A 6-month washout period is required following the last dose of sublingual immunotherapy.

Exclusion Criteria

* On Focused Nasal Examination, the presence of any superficial and moderate nasal mucosal erosion, nasal mucosal ulceration, or nasal septum perforation at either the screening visit or randomization visit
* Other nasal disease(s) likely to affect deposition of intranasal medication
* Nasal surgery or sinus surgery within the previous year.
* Chronic sinusitis - more than 3 episodes per year
* Planned travel outside of the pollen area during the study period
* The use of any investigational drug within 30 days prior to Day -7.
* Presence of any hypersensitivity to drugs similar to azelastine hydrochloride or fluticasone propionate
* Women who are pregnant or nursing
* Women of childbearing potential who are not abstinent or not practicing a medically acceptable method of contraception\*
* Respiratory Tract Infections within 14 days prior to Day -7
* Respiratory Tract Infections requiring antibiotic treatment 14 days prior to Day -7
* Asthma (with the exception of intermittent asthma).
* Significant pulmonary disease including COPD
* Clinically significant arrhythmia or symptomatic cardiac conditions
* A known history of alcohol or drug abuse within the last 2 years
* Existence of any surgical or medical condition or physical or laboratory findings that could interfere with study result interpretation.
* Patients with a history of Glaucoma
* Clinically relevant abnormal physical findings within 1 week of randomization that may preclude compliance with the study procedures
* Employees of the research center or private practice and their family members are excluded
* Subjects who participated in protocol MP4001 or MP4002
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Meda Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lewis M Fredane, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Meda Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Associates

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Clinical Research Center

Encinitas, California, United States

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AABI Associates Medical Group

Fountain Valley, California, United States

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William Ebbling, MD Inc

Fresno, California, United States

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Allergy & Asthma Care Center of So. Cal

Long Beach, California, United States

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Allergy Research Foundation

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Southern California Research

Mission Viejo, California, United States

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Allergy Associates Medical Group Inc

San Diego, California, United States

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Bensch Research Associates

Stockton, California, United States

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Storms Clinical Research Institute

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

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Colorado Allergy and Asthma Centers

Denver, Colorado, United States

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Clinical Research Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic

Stockbridge, Georgia, United States

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Clinical Research Atlanta

Stockbridge, Georgia, United States

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Sneeze, Wheeze and Itch Associates

Normal, Illinois, United States

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Kansas City Allergy and Asthma

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

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Northeast Medical Research Associates

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Clinical Reseacrh Institute

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Clinical Research Institute

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

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The Clinical Research Center

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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The Asthma and Allergy Center

Papillion, Nebraska, United States

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Atlantic Research Center

Ocean City, New Jersey, United States

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Princeton Center for Clinical Research

Skillman, New Jersey, United States

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Research Asthma, Sinus and Allergy Centers

Warren Township, New Jersey, United States

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North Carolina Clinical Research

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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Bernstein Clinical Research Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Allergy and Consultants of NJ/PA

Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Allergy and Clinical Immunology Associates

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Asthma and Allergy Research Associate

Upland, Pennsylvania, United States

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National Allergy, Asthma and Urticaria of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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East Tennesse Center for Clinical Research

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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Allergy and Asthma Associates

Austin, Texas, United States

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Allergy and Asthma Center of Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

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AARA Research Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Jane Lee, MD, PA Research Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Central Texas Health Research

New Braunfels, Texas, United States

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Southwest Allergy and Asthma Center, P.A.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Sylvana Research Associates

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Intermountain Clinical Research

Draper, Utah, United States

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Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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MP4004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id