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Food AllergyNCT06261554

Efficacy and Safety of Low-dose Sesame Oral Immunotherapy in Pediatric Patients

A study testing Dietary Supplement: Low dose OIT in people with Food Allergy, run by Medical University of Warsaw at 1 site in Poland.

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Trial summary

It is a randomized, single-center, controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of oral immunotherapy with low-dose sesame protein compared with standard treatment (elimination diet) in patients with sesame allergy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 3 to 17 years
Conditions the study is for
Food Allergy
What is being tested?
Dietary Supplement: Low dose OIT
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
39 participants
Where
1 sitePoland
Study dates
14 Mar 2024to 1 Mar 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 3 to 17 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Age between 3 and 17 years,
  • IgE-mediated sesame allergy confirmed with positive skin prick tests with sesame allergens (diameter of the wheal greater than 3mm) and/or specific IgE level greater than 0.35-kilo units of Allergen per liter (kUA/l),
  • Allergic reaction to sesame protein during oral food challenge (OFC),
  • Signed Informed Consent by parent/legal guardian and patient aged >16 years old,
  • Patient's and caregivers' cooperation with the researcher.

Who cannot join

  • No confirmed sesame allergy,
  • Negative OFC with sesame protein (maximum dose 4000mg),
  • Severe asthma, uncontrolled mild/moderate asthma: forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1)<80% (under 5. percentile), FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC)<75% (under 5. percentile), hospitalization due to asthma exacerbation within last 12 months,
  • Current oral/sublingual/subcutaneous immunotherapy with other allergens in the first year of immunotherapy,
  • Eosinophilic gastroenteritis,
  • A history of severe recurrent anaphylaxis episodes,
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  • Chronic diseases requiring continuous treatment, including heart disease, epilepsy, metabolic diseases, diabetes,
  • Medication:
  • oral, daily steroid therapy longer than 1 month within the last 12 months,
  • at least two courses of oral steroid therapy (at least 7 days) within the last 12 months,
  • oral steroid therapy longer than 7 days within the last 3 months,
  • any biological treatment,
  • therapy with β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, calcium channel inhibitors,
  • Pregnancy,
  • No consent to participate in the study,
  • Lack of patient or caregiver cooperation.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Katarzyna Grzela, PhD, MD contact

+48 22 3179431

katarzyna.grzela@wum.edu.pl

Joanna Zielińska, MD contact

joanna_zielinska@outlook.com

Poland1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Medical University of Warsaw

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-091

    Katarzyna Grzela, PhD, MD, +48 22 3179431, katarzyna.grzela@wum.edu.pl

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About this study

Official title: Efficacy and Safety of Low-dose Sesame Oral Immunotherapy in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

It is a randomized, single-center, controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of oral immunotherapy with low-dose sesame protein compared with standard treatment (elimination diet) in patients with sesame allergy.

Read the detailed description

Allergic reactions to sesame can be severe and life-threatening, making it challenging to avoid hidden sources of the allergen.

This pilot study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of oral immunotherapy (OIT) with a low-dose sesame protein in pediatric patients with sesame allergy. The study aims to compare participants undergoing OIT with a maintenance dose of 300mg sesame protein against a control group in a 2:1 randomized allocation. The control group will be recommended a standard treatment, which is a restrictive elimination diet and the use of emergency treatment, including adrenaline, in case of accidental exposure to sesame.

39 participants aged 3-17 with confirmed IgE-mediated sesame allergy will be enrolled into the study. Interventions will be administered once daily for up to 18 months, and the control group will stay under observation for one year.

Primary outcomes include the proportion of participants tolerating a single dose of 4000mg sesame protein during the final oral food challenge. Secondary outcomes assess adverse events, changes in immunological parameters, and the maximum tolerated doses of sesame protein in each group.

Conditions
Food Allergy
Being tested
Dietary Supplement: Low dose OIT
Keywords
sesame, food allergy, immunotherapy, children
Medical subject headings
Food Hypersensitivity, SeSAME syndrome

What participants receive

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

  • Dietary Supplement: Low dose OITDietary supplement

    Following the building-up phase (up to 14 months), patients will receive a daily low dose of sesame paste (300 mg sesame protein) mixed with well-tolerated fruit mousse or bread for 3 months (12 +/- 3 weeks).

Study groups in NCT06261554
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Sesame immunotherapyExperimentalChildren with sesame allergy receiving OIT.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Dietary Supplement: Low dose OIT
Sesame avoidanceNo interventionChildren with sesame allergy not undergoing OIT.

What is being measured

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

  1. Tolerance of sesame

    The proportion of participants who tolerate the single dose of 4000mg sesame protein at the conclusion of the study.

    Measured: Up to 18 months after starting oral immunotherapy

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Adverse event

    Quantity and severity of adverse effect, assessed and compared between groups, divided into 3 categories: mild, moderate and severe reactions

    Measured: Up to 18 months after starting oral immunotherapy

  2. Laboratory data

    Difference in sesame serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) level and immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) level, compared between groups at the end of treatment.

    Measured: Up to 18 months after starting oral immunotherapy

  3. Basophil activation test

    The basophil activation test (BAT) results compared between groups at the end of treatment.

    Measured: Up to 18 months after starting oral immunotherapy

  4. Skin prick test (SPT)

    Change in skin prick test reactivity to sesame protein from baseline to end of treatment, compared between groups.

    Measured: Up to 18 months after starting oral immunotherapy

  5. Desensitization dose

    Change in maximum tolerated dose of sesame in oral food challenge before and in the end of treatment, compared between groups.

    Measured: Up to 18 months after starting oral immunotherapy

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Feb 2024
  2. Study start14 Mar 2024
  3. Primary completion1 Mar 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Mar 2027 (estimated)

Resources

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
39 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06261554
Sponsor's protocol ID
Low-dose sesame OIT
Status last verified
Feb 2024
First submitted
7 Feb 2024
Last updated
20 May 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after deidentification (text, tables, figures and appendices)

Publications

  • Gupta RS, Warren CM, Smith BM, Blumenstock JA, Jiang J, Davis MM, Nadeau KC. The Public Health Impact of Parent-Reported Childhood Food Allergies in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018 Dec;142(6):e20181235. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-1235. Epub 2018 Nov 19.

    PubMed 30455345
  • Warren CM, Jiang J, Gupta RS. Epidemiology and Burden of Food Allergy. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2020 Feb 14;20(2):6. doi: 10.1007/s11882-020-0898-7.

    PubMed 32067114
  • Gupta RS, Warren CM, Smith BM, Jiang J, Blumenstock JA, Davis MM, Schleimer RP, Nadeau KC. Prevalence and Severity of Food Allergies Among US Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jan 4;2(1):e185630. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.5630.

    PubMed 30646188
  • Sicherer SH, Warren CM, Dant C, Gupta RS, Nadeau KC. Food Allergy from Infancy Through Adulthood. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Jun;8(6):1854-1864. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.02.010.

    PubMed 32499034
  • Dalal I, Goldberg M, Katz Y. Sesame seed food allergy. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2012 Aug;12(4):339-45. doi: 10.1007/s11882-012-0267-2.

    PubMed 22610362
  • Osborne NJ, Koplin JJ, Martin PE, Gurrin LC, Lowe AJ, Matheson MC, Ponsonby AL, Wake M, Tang ML, Dharmage SC, Allen KJ; HealthNuts Investigators. Prevalence of challenge-proven IgE-mediated food allergy using population-based sampling and predetermined challenge criteria in infants. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Mar;127(3):668-76.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.01.039.

    PubMed 21377036
  • Warren CM, Chadha AS, Sicherer SH, Jiang J, Gupta RS. Prevalence and Severity of Sesame Allergy in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Aug 2;2(8):e199144. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9144.

    PubMed 31373655
  • Aaronov D, Tasher D, Levine A, Somekh E, Serour F, Dalal I. Natural history of food allergy in infants and children in Israel. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008 Dec;101(6):637-40. doi: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60228-1.

    PubMed 19119709
  • Nachshon L, Goldberg MR, Levy MB, Appel MY, Epstein-Rigbi N, Lidholm J, Holmqvist M, Katz Y, Elizur A. Efficacy and Safety of Sesame Oral Immunotherapy-A Real-World, Single-Center Study. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Nov-Dec;7(8):2775-2781.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.05.031. Epub 2019 May 29.

    PubMed 31150789
  • Begin P, Winterroth LC, Dominguez T, Wilson SP, Bacal L, Mehrotra A, Kausch B, Trela A, Hoyte E, O'Riordan G, Seki S, Blakemore A, Woch M, Hamilton RG, Nadeau KC. Safety and feasibility of oral immunotherapy to multiple allergens for food allergy. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2014 Jan 15;10(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1710-1492-10-1.

    PubMed 24428859
  • Adatia A, Clarke AE, Yanishevsky Y, Ben-Shoshan M. Sesame allergy: current perspectives. J Asthma Allergy. 2017 Apr 27;10:141-151. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S113612. eCollection 2017.

    PubMed 28490893
  • Brough HA, Caubet JC, Mazon A, Haddad D, Bergmann MM, Wassenberg J, Panetta V, Gourgey R, Radulovic S, Nieto M, Santos AF, Nieto A, Lack G, Eigenmann PA. Defining challenge-proven coexistent nut and sesame seed allergy: A prospective multicenter European study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Apr;145(4):1231-1239. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.09.036. Epub 2019 Dec 20.

    PubMed 31866098
  • Sampson HA, Gerth van Wijk R, Bindslev-Jensen C, Sicherer S, Teuber SS, Burks AW, Dubois AE, Beyer K, Eigenmann PA, Spergel JM, Werfel T, Chinchilli VM. Standardizing double-blind, placebo-controlled oral food challenges: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology-European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology PRACTALL consensus report. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Dec;130(6):1260-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.10.017. No abstract available.

    PubMed 23195525
  • Feuille E, Nowak-Wegrzyn A. Allergen-Specific Immunotherapies for Food Allergy. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2018 May;10(3):189-206. doi: 10.4168/aair.2018.10.3.189.

    PubMed 29676066
  • Zielinska J, Zagorska W, Krupa-Laska A, Lyzwa K, Lewandowski Z, Kulus M, Grzela K. Efficacy and safety of low-dose sesame oral immunotherapy in paediatric patients: a protocol for a single-centre, randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Aug 12;14(8):e085811. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085811.

    PubMed 39134434

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Dietary Supplement: Low dose OIT in people with Food Allergy, run by Medical University of Warsaw 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 16 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 May 2024. 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. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Katarzyna Grzela, PhD, MD (+48 22 3179431, katarzyna.grzela@wum.edu.pl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Tolerance of sesame (time frame: Up to 18 months after starting oral immunotherapy). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06261554, which also lists 15 linked publications.

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 20 May 2024.

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