Open-label Study to Investigate Systemic Exposure in Adult and Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis Patients Treated 8.5 Days With Pimecrolimus Cream 1% Under Occlusion

NCT ID: NCT00925730

Last Updated: 2016-11-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-03-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Atopic Dermatitis

Keywords

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Atopic dermatitis AD pimecrolimus blood absorption systemic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Pimecrolimus cream 1%

Pimecrolimus

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pimecrolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Pimecrolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Investigative Site

Bonn, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Frankfurt am Main, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Thaci D, Kaufmann R, Bieber T, Hanfland J, Hauffe S, Koehne-Voss S, Waldmeier F. Percutaneous absorption of pimecrolimus is not increased in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis when pimecrolimus cream 1% is applied under occlusion. Dermatology. 2010;221(4):342-51. doi: 10.1159/000320125. Epub 2010 Nov 22.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21099191 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CASM981C2313

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id