Safety of Astepro 0.15% Nasal Spray and Astepro 0.1% Nasal Spray in Children Ages >6 Months to <6 Years With AR



Status:Completed
Conditions:Allergy
Therapuetic Areas:Otolaryngology
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any - 5
Updated:5/3/2014
Start Date:June 2013
End Date:June 2014

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Randomized Trial of the Safety of Astepro 0.15% Nasal Spray and Astepro 0.1% Nasal Spray in Children Ages >6 Months to <6 Years With Allergic Rhinitis

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety of 2 different doses of the
investigational use of an allergy medication (Astepro Nasal Spray) in the treatment of
allergic rhinitis (AR). This is an open-label study; that is, parent and child will know
which group each is in.

Approximately 200 subjects, between the ages of ≥ 6 months to < 6 years of age who have a
history of AR will participate in this study.

The study will be conducted at about 20 research centers in the United States. Each research
center will enroll approximately 2 to 10 subjects.

The study will involve at least 4 office visits over at least a 4-week period. You will need
to keep the appointments as scheduled by the study personnel.

Some medications or therapies could interfere with the safety evaluations conducted in this
study. If your child is currently taking any of these medications or therapies, they will
need to discontinue them in order to be eligible for this study. Your study doctor will
discuss this with you along with information on how this could affect your child's health.
If you and the study doctor decide this is appropriate, there is a specific time period that
these will need to be discontinued before your child can proceed in study evaluation.

If your child is eligible for study participation, he/she will be randomly assigned (by
chance, like the flip of a coin) to one of the following two study drug groups:

- Astepro (azelastine hydrochloride) 0.15% Nasal Spray, 822 mcg (total daily dose); OR

- Astepro (azelastine hydrochloride) 0.1% Nasal Spray, 548 mcg (total daily dose)

The following are being performed for the purposes of this study and are not considered
standard care:

- Your child will be placed in one of the two study drug groups by chance.

- You will complete questionnaires about your child's allergy symptoms.

- You will complete diary cards each morning recording your child's allergy symptoms over
the previous 24 hours.

- Your child will have his/her vital signs measured (blood pressure, pulse, temperature
and breathing rate).

- You and your child will be asked questions regarding your child's use of any medication
or supplements and how your child has felt since his/her last visit.

- Blood and urine samples will be collected to assess the safety of taking the study
drug.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male and female subjects >6 months to <6 years, inclusive at the screening visit

- A history of AR

- The parent must provide written informed consent and the child must provide assent,
if possible

- Willing and able to comply with the study requirements

- May benefit from treatment with Astepro Nasal Spray, based on the Investigator's
assessment (based on medical history, physical examination, etc.) of the subject's
clinical condition, at both the Screening and Randomization Visits

- General good health and free of any disease or concomitant treatment that could
interfere with the interpretation of the study results as determined by the
investigator or the sponsor's medical officer

- Subjects receiving immunotherapy injections (antigen desensitization) must be on a
stable maintenance regimen for at least 30 days before the first study visit
(adjustments to regimen following a brief period of missed injections do not preclude
participation)

Exclusion Criteria:

- On nasal examination, subjects with superficial nasal mucosal erosion, moderate nasal
mucosal erosion, nasal mucosal ulceration, nasal septum perforation

- Other nasal disease(s) likely to affect deposition of intranasal medication, such as
acute sinusitis, rhinitis medicamentosa or clinically significant polyposis or nasal
structural abnormalities

- Nasal surgery or sinus surgery within the previous year

- Chronic sinusitis

- The use of any investigational drug within 30 days prior to Visit 1. No
investigational products are permitted for use during the conduct of this study

- Presence of any hypersensitivity to drugs similar to azelastine and to either
sorbitol or sucralose (Splenda® brand sweetener)

- Respiratory tract infections within two weeks prior to Visit 1.

- Subjects with significant pulmonary disease including asthma. Subjects with
intermittent asthma who only require short-acting inhaled bronchodilators are
eligible for enrollment. Asthma (with the exception of intermittent asthma).
Subjects with intermittent asthma who only require short-acting inhaled
bronchodilators (not more often than twice per week) and who do not have nocturnal
awakening as a result of asthma are eligible for enrollment

- Chronic obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (clinical diagnosis)

- Existence of any surgical or medical condition, which in the opinion of the
investigator or sponsor's medical monitor, might significantly alter the absorption,
distribution, metabolism, or excretion of study drug or that might significantly
affect the subject's ability to complete this trial

- Clinically relevant abnormal physical findings or laboratory results which, in the
opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the objectives -- Family members of
research center or private practice personnel who are directly involved in this study
are excluded

- Members of the same family cannot enroll in the study at the same time.

- Subjects who have used medications or therapies that could interfere with safety
evaluations (see Section 4.0)

- Any behavioral condition which could affect subject's ability to accurately report
symptoms to the caregiver such as developmental delay, attention deficit disorder,
and autism
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120
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Waco, Texas 76712
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