Quality of Life in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis: Clinical Trial With Bilastine or Loratadine

Summary

The purpose of this study was to verify whether there were differences in health-related quality of life of patients with allergic rhinitis treated with bilastine 20 mg compared to those treated with loratadine 10 mg.

Timeline

Start

2013-08

Primary completion

2014-08

Completion

2014-08

Publications

• Background Juniper EF, Thompson AK, Ferrie PJ, Roberts JN. Validation of the standardized version of the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1999 Aug;104(2 Pt 1):364-9. doi: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70380-5.
• Background Carter NJ. Bilastine: in allergic rhinitis and urticaria. Drugs. 2012 Jun 18;72(9):1257-69. doi: 10.2165/11209310-000000000-00000.
• Background Nascimento Silva M, Naspitz C, Sole D. Evaluation of quality of life in children and teenagers with allergic rhinitis: adaptation and validation of the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ). Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2001 Jul-Aug;29(4):111-8. doi: 10.1016/s0301-0546(01)79042-8.
• Background Bachert C, Kuna P, Sanquer F, Ivan P, Dimitrov V, Gorina MM, van de Heyning P, Loureiro A; Bilastine International Working Group. Comparison of the efficacy and safety of bilastine 20 mg vs desloratadine 5 mg in seasonal allergic rhinitis patients. Allergy. 2009 Jan;64(1):158-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01813.x.
• Background Van Cauwenberge P, Juniper EF. Comparison of the efficacy, safety and quality of life provided by fexofenadine hydrochloride 120 mg, loratadine 10 mg and placebo administered once daily for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis. Clin Exp Allergy. 2000 Jun;30(6):891-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00914.x.

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