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Efficacy and Safety of Grazax in Children

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Allergy
Interventions
Biological: Grazax Placebo
Biological: Grazax-R
Registration Number
NCT00408616
Lead Sponsor
ALK-Abelló A/S
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if immunotherapy with Grazax is safe and reduces the hayfever symptoms and the use of symptom relieving medications in children during the grass pollen season

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
253
Inclusion Criteria
  • Boys and girls 5-16 years of age
  • A clinical history of grass pollen induced hayfever
  • Positive Skin Prick Test to Phleum pratense
  • Positive specific IgE against Phleum pratense
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of seasonal hayfever symptoms (and/or asthma) caused by another allergen than Phleum pratense during or overlapping the grass pollen season
  • History of perennial hayfever (and/or asthma) that needs medication due to an allergen to which the child is regularly exposed
  • History of severe asthma
  • Current severe atopic dermatitis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
2Grazax PlaceboGrazax Placebo
1Grazax-RGrazax treatment
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hayfever symptomsGrass pollen season 2007
Intake of hayfever symptom relieving medicationGrass pollen season 2007
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Combined hayfever symptom and medication scoresGrass pollen season 2007
Asthma symptoms and medicationGrass pollen season 2007
Global Evaluation of treatment efficacyGrass pollen season 2007
Adverse Events9 months
Pharmacoeconomic Assessment9 months
Immunological Assessment9 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tangstedter Landstrasse 77

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Hamburg, Germany

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