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CTRI Number  CTRI/2017/06/008889 [Registered on: 21/06/2017] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 23/11/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical Trial to evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Bilastine Tablet 20 mg Vs. Levocetirizine Tablet 5 mg for the Treatment of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis  
Scientific Title of Study   A Comparative, Two arm, Randomized, Double blind, Parallel group, Non- Crossover, Multicentric Clinical Study to evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Bilastine Tablet 20 mg as compared with Levocetirizine Tablet 5 mg for the Treatment of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
APL/CT/14/07  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Narendra Khippal 
Designation  Principal Investigator  
Affiliation  S.M.S. Medical College & Hospital,  
Address  Institute of Respiratory Diseases, S.M.S. Medical College & Hospital, B-2 Shubhash Nagar Shopping Centre, Shanti Nagar, Jaipur-302016, Rajasthan.

Jaipur
RAJASTHAN
302016
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  drnkhippal@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Shailesh Singh 
Designation  Senior Vice President R&D and Reg. Affairs  
Affiliation  Ajanta Pharma Ltd 
Address  Ajanta Pharma Ltd Advent 43AB/44CD Charkop Industrial Estate Kandivli West, Mumbai MAHARASHTRA.
Ajanta Pharma Ltd Advent 43AB/44CD Charkop Industrial Estate Kandivli West, Mumbai MAHARASHTRA.
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400067
India 
Phone  2266062111  
Fax    
Email  shailesh.singh@ajantapharma.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Shailesh Singh 
Designation  Senior Vice President R&D and Reg. Affairs  
Affiliation  Ajanta Pharma Ltd 
Address  Ajanta Pharma Ltd Advent 43AB/44CD Charkop Industrial Estate Kandivli West, Mumbai MAHARASHTRA.
Ajanta Pharma Ltd Advent 43AB/44CD Charkop Industrial Estate Kandivli West, Mumbai MAHARASHTRA.
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400067
India 
Phone  2266062111  
Fax    
Email  shailesh.singh@ajantapharma.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Ajanta Pharma Ltd Advent 43AB/44CD Charkop Industrial Estate Kandivli West, Mumbai MAHARASHTRA. Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400067. India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Ajanta Pharma Ltd 
Address  Ajanta Pharma Ltd, Advent 43 AB/44CD, Charkop Industrial Estate, Kandivli (West) Mumbai-400067 Maharashtra. India. 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 18  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr C Preetam  All India Institute of Medical Sciences  Dept of ENT, Sijua, Bhubaneshwar - 751019, Odisha
Khordha
ORISSA 
9438884166

preetam82@gmail.com 
Dr Vikas Pilaniya  Apex Hospitals Pvt.Ltd  SP-4 & 6, Malviya Industrial Area, Malviya Nagar
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9811631346

vikaspilaniya@gmail.com 
Dr Sanjeev Gupta  Apollo Hospital  Dept of ENT, Plot No-251, Sainik School Road, Unit 15, Bhubaneswar-751005. Odisha.
Khordha
ORISSA 
80930602016

drsanjeev_g@apollohospitals.com 
Dr Umesh Joshi  Aster Aadhar Hospital   Dept of ENT, R.S.No-628, B ward, Near Shastri Nagar, KMT workshop, Kolhapur-416012.
Kolhapur
MAHARASHTRA 
9225068503

umeshjoshi.aacr@gmail.com 
Dr Navneet Kumar  Christian Medical College,  Dept of ENT, Ludhiana-141008, Punjab
Ludhiana
PUNJAB 
9872990171

navneet_ent@rediffmail.com 
Dhruba Jyoti Datta  Down Town Hospital Ltd  Dispur, GS Road, Guwahati-781006
Kamrup
ASSAM 
9864026560
0361-2331824
djdatta13@gmail.com 
Dr Sharma Suktra Arvind   GCS Medical College Hospital & Research Centre  Dept of respiratory disease, Opp-DRM office, Near chamunda bridge, Naroada Road, Ahmdabad-380025, Gujarat.
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9409286294

suktatasharma@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Gattu Suresh Kumar  Govt. Siddhartha Medical College  Dept of Pulmonology, Ring Road, Gunadala, Vijayawada – 520008. Andhra Pradesh.
Krishna
ANDHRA PRADESH 
8374358304

sureshkumargattu@gmail.com 
Dr Shrinivas Chavan  Grant Govt. Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals  Department of ENT,Byculla, Mumbai-400008. Maharashtra.
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9922994226

shrinivasc77@hotmail.com 
Dr V C Srinivas Reddy  King George Hospital  Department of Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam – 530002. Andhra Pradesh.
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9703157774

kghresearch7@gmail.com 
Dr Janardan Pisal   KMRF‟S Nikop Hospital  Dept of ENT, Ring Road, Phaltan – 415523. Dist. Satara. Maharashtra.
Satara
MAHARASHTRA 
9822037374

nikophospital59@gmail.com 
Dr Tirpude Sneha Uttam  KRIMS Hospital  Dept of Pulmonology 275, Central Bazar Road, RamdasPeth, Nagpur – 440010. Maharashtra.
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9870578511

drsnehatirpude26@gmail.com 
Dr Yogesh Kumar  Maharaja Agrasen Hospital  Dept of ENT, West Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi – 110026.
New Delhi
DELHI 
9798999911

Yogesh07kansal@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Hanumanth Prasad M  Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences  Department of ENT,District Hospital Campus, Mandya-571401
Mandya
KARNATAKA 
9916856058

drmhp@yahoo.com 
Dr S Ramesh   Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences & RIMS Govt. General Hospital  Department of ENT, Srikakulam – 532001. Andhra Pradesh.
Srikakulam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9490713477

rimsresearch@gmail.com 
Dr Narendra Khippal  S.M.S. Medical College & Hospital  Dept of ENT, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, B-2 Shubhash Nagar Shopping Centre, Shanti Nagar, Jaipur-302016, Rajasthan.
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9829017619

drnkhippal@rediffmail.com 
Dr Amit Keshri  Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical sciences  Department of Neuro-otology, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, Uttar pradesh
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
8004904461

amitkeshri2000@yahoo.com 
Dr Mehrin Shamin  Sapthagiri Institute Of Medical Science and Research Center  Dept of Pulmonology, # 15, Chikkasandra, Hesaraghatta Main Road, Bangalore-560090. Karnataka.
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9900115382

Mehrin.shamim@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 18  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Aster AadharEthics Committee  Approved 
Down Town Hospital  Approved 
Ethics Committee Apex Hospital Private Limited  Approved 
Ethics Committee, All India Institute of Medical Sciences  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee, Apollo Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics committee, M/s. King George Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences & RIMS Govt. General Hospital  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Sapthagiri Institute Of Medical Science and Research Center  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee, Siddhartha Medical College & Govt. General Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committe, Mandaya Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee, Sanjay Gandhi postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences   Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Christian Medical College and Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, GCS Medical College Hospital & Research Centre,  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Grant Govt. Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, KRIMS Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital  Approved 
KMRF’S Nikop Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
The Ethics Committee, S.M.S Medical College and Attached Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis, (1) ICD-10 Condition: H108||Other conjunctivitis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Bilastine Tablet 20 mg  One Tablet to be taken orally once daily 1 to 2 hours before meal for 28 days 
Comparator Agent  Levocetirizine Tablet 5 mg   One Tablet to be taken orally once daily 1 to 2 hours before meal for 28 days. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Subjects of both genders with age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 65 years.
2. Subjects with total IgE level ≥75kU/L will be included.
3. Subjects with absolute eosinophil count value of 80 cells/ml will be included.
4. All patients will additionally require to have a minimum reflective Total nasal symptom (TNSS) score and Total Non-nasal symptoms (Non – TNSS) of ≥ 72 as sum of the six assessments in the last 3 days of the screening period;
o Total Nasal Symptoms (TNSS): obstruction, rhinorrhoea, itching and sneezing
o Total Non-nasal symptoms (Non -TNSS): ocular itching, lacrimation, itching of ears and/or palate and ocular redness
Each of these symptoms will be assessed over the preceding 12 hours, twice daily, graded on a pre-determined severity scale of 0-3 to Total nasal symptom (TNSS) score and Total Non-nasal symptoms (Non – TNSS).
5. Freshly diagnosed subject will be included in the study.
6. Patients with Acute Bronchial Asthma will be included in the study (Diagnosed by Spirometry).
7. Female patients of child bearing potential those are non-pregnant and willing to use effective contraceptive method during participation in the study. If the subject is not already consuming Oral Contraceptives, they should opt for IUCD.
8. Subject willing to sign informed consent form (ICF) prior to any screening procedure.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with hypersensitivity to H1.
2. Patients with H2 antihistamines within 3 days of randomization.
3. Patients with systemic or intranasal corticosteroids within 4 weeks
4. Patients with intranasal and systemic decongestants within 3 days of randomization to treatment will be excluded from the study
5. Patients who had received allergen immunotherapy
6. CNS acting agents (including antidepressants, sedatives, anxiolytics, hypnotics, opioids or neuroleptics) at any time will be also excluded.
7. Patients who had undergone nasal surgery in the previous 6 months and patients with nasal polyps, large adenoids, significant deviation of the nasal septum, acute or chronic sinusitis, any injury or tumor in the nose.
8. Patients with upper respiratory tract infection.
9. Patients with Chronic/ Perennial Asthma
10. Patients who are currently using beta blockers or corticosteroids
11. Patients with parasite infections (such as tapeworms, roundworms, flatworms and ringworms) [Diagnosed by stool test]
12. Any clinically significant condition (cardiovascular, neurological, hepatic, renal or malignant diseases).
13. History of alcohol abuse and Current smokers.
14. Pregnant or lactating women
15. Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
16. Subjects who have participated in other clinical studies within 3 months
17. Those with any medical condition judged by investigators to possibly jeopardize the evaluation of efficacy and safety of therapy
18. Subject with the following clinically significant laboratory abnormalities:
AST, ALT, Serum Bilirubin > 2 x Upper Limit Normal (ULN)
Serum Creatinine, BUN > 2 x Upper Limit Normal (ULN) 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean change in TSS (Total Symptom Score) of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis after 28 days treatment with Bilastine Tablets 20 mg Vs. Levocetirizine Tablets 5 mg.   Mean change in TSS (Total Symptom Score) of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis after 28 days treatment with Bilastine Tablets 20 mg Vs. Levocetirizine Tablets 5 mg.  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. QOL (Quality of Life) assessed by the RQLQ (Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire  Day 7, Day 14, Day 21 and Day 28 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="220"
Sample Size from India="220" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "254"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="214" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   26/06/2017 
Date of Study Completion (India) 10/03/2018 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Not Yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary  

This study is A Comparative, Two arm, Randomized, Double blind, Parallel group, Non- Crossover, Multicentric Clinical Study to evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Bilastine Tablet 20 mg as compared with Levocetirizine Tablet 5 mg for the Treatment of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis. 

Primary objective of this trial is to study the Mean change in TSS (Total Symptom Score) of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis after 28 days.

 
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