Clinical Trial: A Study to Assess and Compare the Effects of 5 mg vs. 20 mg Desloratadine on the Development of Cold Urticaria Lesions

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: An Exploratory Phase IV, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Crossover Study to Compare the Effects of 5 mg vs. 20 mg Desloratadine on the Development of Experimentally Induced Urticaria Lesi

Brief Summary: The aim of this study is to compare cold urticaria lesions by thermography, volumetry and digital time lapse photography in ACU patients treated with placebo, 5 mg and 20 mg desloratadine. Hypothesis: The updosing of desloratadine (20 mg)is more effective in the treatment of ACU symptoms as compared to standard doses (5 mg desloratadine) and placebo.