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A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of 5 mg Levocetirizine Oral Tablets, Once Daily Versus 10 mg Loratadine Oral Tablets, Once Daily for the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria (CIU)

ClinicalTrials.gov · COMPLETED, 2004

134 participants

Abstract

Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety Between Levocetirizine and Loratadine for Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria.

Conditions: Urticaria.

Primary outcome: pruritus severity, assessed by the investigator over 2 weeks of treatment.

Enrollment: 134 participants.

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Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 134 participants or records.

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