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Placebo-controlled, double-blind study of the efficacy and safety of triamcinolone acetonide aerosol nasal inhaler in pediatric patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Abstract
Triamcinolone acetonide (TAA) aerosol nasal inhaler has been shown to effectively relieve the symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis in adults and adolescents. We conducted a study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of once-daily administration of TAA aerosol nasal inhaler in pediatric patients aged 6 to 11 years with grass seasonal allergic rhinitis. This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study enrolled 116 children who were treated with either TAA aerosol nasal inhaler (220 micrograms/d) or placebo once daily for 2 weeks. Patients evaluated the severity of rhinitis symptoms (nasal stuffiness, discharge, sneezing, and itching) daily according to a four-point scale (0 = absent, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, and 3 = severe). Patients' and physicians' global evaluations of overall treatment efficacy were assessed at the end of the 2-week treatment period. Patients treated with TAA aerosol nasal inhaler had significantly greater reductions in all nasal symptom scores overall and in virtually all symptoms at the end of week 1 and week 2 compared with those in the placebo group. Both patients' and physicians' global evaluations of efficacy favored TAA aerosol nasal inhaler over placebo. This study demonstrated that once-daily administration of 220 micrograms of TAA aerosol nasal inhaler was well tolerated and effectively reduced the symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis in pediatric patients.
AuthorsC H Banov, W S Silvers, A W Green, J H van Bavel, J A Winder, G Feiss, B Simpson, J A Furst, J A Smith
JournalClinical therapeutics (Clin Ther) 1996 Mar-Apr Vol. 18 Issue 2 Pg. 265-72 ISSN: 0149-2918 [Print] United States
PMID8733987 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Aerosols
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Triamcinolone Acetonide
Topics
  • Administration, Intranasal
  • Aerosols
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Child
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal (drug therapy)
  • Seasons
  • Triamcinolone Acetonide (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)

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