title: A double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MAS063DP (ATOPICLAIR) in the management of atopic dermatitis in paediatric patients.
abstract: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled clinical study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MAS063DP in 60 paediatric patients affected by atopic dermatitis (AD), aged between 2 and 17 years. Using the Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) score for AD, patients with a score of 2 (mild) or 3 (moderate) were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomly selected to receive MAS063DP (20 patients), MAS060 (20 patients, a similar formulation with lower key ingredients' concentration and no preservatives) or vehicle (20 patients).The study consisted in a treatment period of 43 days, with clinical evaluations at baseline (day 1), days 8, 15, 22, 29 and 43, at which time the treatment was stopped. MAS063DP showed nearly 80% improvement in IGA score at day 22, compared with 16.6% and 26.3% with the MAS060 and vehicle respectively. A statistically significant difference was found by comparing MAS063DP with MAS060 (p < 0.0001); a similar result was evidenced comparing MAS063DP and vehicle (p = 0.001). By contrast, no significant difference was found between MAS060 and vehicle. A statistically significant difference was sustained until the end of the study. MAS063DP may therefore be considered as one of the available regimens effective in the treatment of mild-to-moderate AD in children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Specialistic and Experimental Clinical Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. annalisa.patrizi@unibo.it
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patrizi
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Capitanio
authors.forename: Iria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giacomini
authors.forename: Jo L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sinagra
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Raone
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berardesca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014677:Pharmaceutical Vehicles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; C530270:MAS063DP; D014677:Pharmaceutical Vehicles; D010936:Plant Extracts; D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid