A double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MAS063DP (ATOPICLAIR) in the management of atopic dermatitis in paediatric patients

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2008 Nov;19(7):619-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00724.x. Epub 2008 Feb 21.

Abstract

A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled clinical study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MAS063DP in 60 paediatric patients affected by atopic dermatitis (AD), aged between 2 and 17 years. Using the Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) score for AD, patients with a score of 2 (mild) or 3 (moderate) were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomly selected to receive MAS063DP (20 patients), MAS060 (20 patients, a similar formulation with lower key ingredients' concentration and no preservatives) or vehicle (20 patients).The study consisted in a treatment period of 43 days, with clinical evaluations at baseline (day 1), days 8, 15, 22, 29 and 43, at which time the treatment was stopped. MAS063DP showed nearly 80% improvement in IGA score at day 22, compared with 16.6% and 26.3% with the MAS060 and vehicle respectively. A statistically significant difference was found by comparing MAS063DP with MAS060 (p < 0.0001); a similar result was evidenced comparing MAS063DP and vehicle (p = 0.001). By contrast, no significant difference was found between MAS060 and vehicle. A statistically significant difference was sustained until the end of the study. MAS063DP may therefore be considered as one of the available regimens effective in the treatment of mild-to-moderate AD in children and adolescents.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / drug therapy*
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / immunology
  • Dietary Fats / administration & dosage
  • Dietary Fats / adverse effects
  • Dietary Fats / therapeutic use*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Glycyrrhetinic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Glycyrrhetinic Acid / adverse effects
  • Glycyrrhetinic Acid / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pharmaceutical Vehicles / administration & dosage
  • Pharmaceutical Vehicles / adverse effects
  • Pharmaceutical Vehicles / therapeutic use
  • Plant Extracts / administration & dosage
  • Plant Extracts / adverse effects
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Dietary Fats
  • MAS063DP
  • Pharmaceutical Vehicles
  • Plant Extracts
  • Glycyrrhetinic Acid