An Investigation of the Safety and Efficacy of Elidel® 1% Cream in Atopic Disease Modification, Assessed in a 3-year Randomized Double-blind Vehicle Controlled Phase to Evaluate Effects on Atopic Dermatitis in Infants, and a 2-3 Year Open-label Phase to Evaluate the Effect of Early Intervention Versus Delayed Intervention With Elidel® on the Incidence of Asthma in Children
An Investigation of the Safety and Efficacy of Elidel® 1% Cream in Atopic Disease Modification, Assessed in a 3-year Randomized Double-blind Vehicle Controlled Phase to Evaluate Effects on Atopic Dermatitis in Infants, and a 2-3 Year Open-label Phase to Evaluate the Effect of Early Intervention Versus Delayed Intervention With Elidel® on the Incidence of Asthma in Children
This study consists of a 3-year double-blind phase during which patients will receive atopic dermatitis (AD) treatment either with pimecrolimus cream 1% long-term management (LTM) or with a conventional corticosteroid-based treatment (1:1 ratio), followed by a 2 to 3-year open-label (OL) phase (all patients receiving pimecrolimus cream 1% LTM). At the end of the double-blind phase, the two treatment groups will be compared with respect to their efficacy in controlling AD; at the end of the OL phase, the incidence of asthma at the age of 6 years will be compared.
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Walnut Creek, California 94598, United States
Metarie, Louisiana 70002, United States