The Efficacy of Claritin in Healthy Subjects

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The primary goal of this study is to examine determinants of the efficacy of Claritin.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Chicago
• Treatments: Loratadine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria.

1. Males and females between 18 and 65 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria.

1. Pregnant or lactating women.

2. Upper respiratory infection within 14 days of study start.

3. Women of childbearing potential not using specific contraception method(s) (i.e., birth control pills, depo Provera, double barrier) as well as women who are breastfeeding.

4. Patients with severe medical condition(s) that in the view of the investigator prohibits participation in the study (heart, lung, kidney, neurological, oncologic or liver disease).

5. Use of any other investigational agent in the last 30 days.

6. Use of medications that may affect skin testing. Specifically, subjects are excluded if they have used an antihistamine during the 4 days preceding their treatment visit.