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AsthmaPhase 4NCT00496561

Effect of Specific Immunotherapy to Dust Mites in Children With Asthma

A Phase 4 study testing subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites) in people with Asthma, run by Medical University of Lodz at 1 site in Poland.

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Trial summary

The aim of the study is to assess the effect of specific immunotherapy (SIT) to dust mites on clinical symptoms, reliever drugs usage, inhaled glucocorticosteroid usage, quality of life, lung function, chosen markers of inflammation, induction of regulatory lymphocytes, bronchial hyperreactivity with methacholine, and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 18 years
Conditions the study is for
Asthma
What is being tested?
subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites)
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
80 participants
Where
1 sitePoland
Study dates
Aug 2006to Dec 2013
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • patients allergic to house dust mites
  • patients with moderate bronchial asthma
  • patients with controlled asthma
  • patients who were qualified for immunotherapy and gave written informed consent for immunotherapy (active treatment group)
  • patients who were qualified for immunotherapy and did not agree with this kind of treatment - did not give written informed consent for immunotherapy (control group)

Who cannot join

  • patients allergic for other perennial and seasonal allergens
  • patients with other chronic diseases that either put the patient at risk when participating in the study or could influence the results of the study or the patient's ability to participate in the study as judged by the investigator
  • medications that resulted in patient exclusion included:anti-parasites or oral corticosteroids within 6 months before the first visit.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Dorota Jurałowicz, MD contact

00 48 42 6895972

alergol@kopernik.lodz.pl

Poland1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz

    Lodz, 93-513

    Dorota Jurałowicz, MD, 00 48 42 6895972, alergol@kopernik.lodz.pl

    Iwona Stelmach, MD, PhD, Prof

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of Early Clinical and Immunological Efficacy of Specific Immunotherapy to Dust Mites in Children With Asthma

The aim of the study is to assess the effect of specific immunotherapy (SIT) to dust mites on clinical symptoms, reliever drugs usage, inhaled glucocorticosteroid usage, quality of life, lung function, chosen markers of inflammation, induction of regulatory lymphocytes, bronchial hyperreactivity with methacholine, and presence and type of allergy after two years of SIT in children with asthma.

Read the detailed description

Specific immunotherapy is the only one causal treatment method of atopic diseases including bronchial asthma in children.

The aim of the study is to assess the effect of specific immunotherapy (SIT) to dust mites on clinical symptoms,reliever drugs usage, inhaled glucocorticosteroid usage, quality of life, lung function, chosen markers of inflammation, induction of regulatory lymphocytes, bronchial hyperreactivity with methacholine, and presence and type of allergy after two years of SIT in children with asthma.

Conditions
Asthma
Being tested
subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites), placebo of subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites)
Keywords
asthma, immunotherapy, children, regulatory T cells, ECP, PC20M, Quality of Life, Symptoms score, Spirometry
Medical subject headings
Asthma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites)Biological

    subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites)

  • placebo of subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites)Other

    placebo of subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites)

Study groups in NCT00496561
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Active comparatorsubcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites)
Receives: Biological: subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites)
2Placebo comparatorplacebo of subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites)
Receives: Other: placebo of subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. clinical symptoms, reliever drugs usage, controller medication usage, quality of life, lung function, chosen markers of inflammation (ECP, specific IgE, specific IgG) induction of regulatory lymphocytes (Treg) - Foxp3 mRNA expression

    Measured: baseline (first visit), after 3 months (second visit), 12 months (third visit), 24 months (fourth visit)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. bronchial hyperreactivity with methacholine, and presence and type of allergy after two years of SIT (skin prick tests)

    Measured: after 24 months from first visit (fourth visit)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Jul 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2006
  3. Primary completionNov 2013 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2013 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
80 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00496561
Sponsor's protocol ID
RNN-149-06-KE
Status last verified
Feb 2013
First submitted
3 Jul 2007
Last updated
7 Feb 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing subcutaneous immunotherapy (House Dust Mites) in people with Asthma, run by Medical University of Lodz at 1 site in Poland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Feb 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Poland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Dorota Jurałowicz, MD (00 48 42 6895972, alergol@kopernik.lodz.pl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

clinical symptoms, reliever drugs usage, controller medication usage, quality of life, lung function, chosen markers of inflammation (ECP, specific IgE, specific IgG) induction of regulatory lymphocytes (Treg) - Foxp3 mRNA expression (time frame: baseline (first visit), after 3 months (second visit), 12 months (third visit), 24 months (fourth visit)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Feb 2013.

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