Journal of Clinical Trials
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0870
ISSN: 2167-0870
Department of Medical Affairs, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., Hyderabad, India
Research Article
Impact of Levocetirizine on Quality of Life and Daily Activities in Patients with Chronic Urticaria
Author(s): Kiran Godse, Meghna Singh, Roheet Rathod, Akhila Paspulate, Krishna Chaitanya Veligandla, Rahul Rathod, Devesh Kumar Joshi* and Bhavesh P Kotak
Background: Urticaria negatively impacted patients’ quality of life, day to day activities and productivity at work place. The present study evaluated effectiveness of Levocetirizine on symptom control, quality of life and work productivity in patients with urticaria.
Methodology: The study was a prospective, open-labelled, single-arm, observational study among patients with chronic urticaria. It was initiated after necessary approval from the Institutional Ethics committee. Levocetirizine was prescribed as 5 mg or 10 mg once a day evening oral dose for consecutive 7 days at bed time. Urticaria symptom control such as size, frequency of wheal, duration of pruritis, quality of Life using SF-12 scale, degree of sleepiness applying Stanford Sleepiness Scale and work output and activity impairment using WPAI questionnaires were assessed... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0870.23.13.527