Phase IV, human pharmacology, exploratory, randomized, 3-way (3 treatment periods) cross-over, double blind, double dummy, placebo controlled study to compare levocetirizine and cetirizine by means of IR thermography.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
To compare by means of infrared (IR) thermography the anti-histaminic potency of levocetirizine 5mg (single dose) and cetirizine 5mg (single dose) using a placebo as control following 2 nasal histamine provocations (NHP) performed respectively 10 minutes
To assess and compare onset of action of levocetirizine 5 mg and cetirizine 10 mg
To explore predictive value of screening thermography parameters on treatment effect
To collect additional safety information on levocetizine
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