Hydroxychloroquine Efficacy in Chronic Urticaria

Summary

This study is for those people with difficult to treat hives. We are investigating whether or not a different medication, hydroxychloroquine, works to treat a certain type of hives. Hydrochloroquine is currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for treating arthritis, therefore it is considered investigational in this study. Hypothesis: Hydroxychloroquine will prove to have an efficacious response in terms of Urticarial Symptoms, on patients with chronic urticaria.

Timeline

Start

2011-06

Primary completion

2012-06

Completion

2012-06

Publications

• Background Reeves GE, Boyle MJ, Bonfield J, Dobson P, Loewenthal M. Impact of hydroxychloroquine therapy on chronic urticaria: chronic autoimmune urticaria study and evaluation. Intern Med J. 2004 Apr;34(4):182-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2004.00532.x.

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