title: Dose-related control of allergic rhinitis symptoms by a H1-receptor antagonist. Finding the proper doses [correction of dosis] of dimethindene maleate in patients with allergic rhinitis.
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and duration of two doses of dimethindene, in a sustained release pellet formulation, with a standardized grass pollen provocation model (Vienna Challenge Chamber, VCC). The study of 12 grass pollen-allergic volunteers (verified by case history, skin prick test and RAST) was carried out in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over design. 12 h before a 4-hour continuous challenge with permanent 1,000 Dactylis grass pollen/m3 of air in the VCC, 4 or 8 mg of dimethindene (Fenistil pellets) or an identically appearing placebo was administered in three sessions. Nasal flow and resistance, nasal secretion and subjective symptoms were recorded at 15-min intervals during this long-term challenge under reproducible conditions. In comparison to placebo, dimethindene leads to a statistically significant reduction (p < 0.05) in nasal response and clinical symptoms for at least 16 h after treatment. The efficacy of 8 mg dimethindene was superior to that of 4 mg dimethindene; however, the differences between both active treatments were not statistically significant. Therefore 4 mg dimethindene once a day is adequate for usual pollinotic disease conditions.
authors.affiliation: HNO-Universitätsklinik, Wien, Osterreich.
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Horak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nirnberger
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Andresen
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vix
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rehn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004115:Dimethindene / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D004115:Dimethindene