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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN89345534
ISRCTN89345534
Completed
Not Applicable

Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) with grass pollen allergen for grass pollen induced rhinoconjunctivitis in childre

Artu Biologicals Europe B.V. (Netherlands)0 sites204 target enrollmentDecember 20, 2005

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Eye Diseases
Sponsor
Artu Biologicals Europe B.V. (Netherlands)
Enrollment
204
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
December 20, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Artu Biologicals Europe B.V. (Netherlands)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Age; between 6 and 18 years.
  • 2\. Patients known in general practice with documented clinical history of grass pollen allergy with moderate disease intensity as retrospectively derived from the use of symptomatic allergy medication during the previous grass pollen season i.e. regular use of cromoglycates as nasal spray and/or eye drops and/or regular use of anti\-histamine tablets or sprays and/or limited use of local acting or systemically administered corticosteroids
  • 3\. Moderate grass pollen allergy as retrospectively derived from allergy symptom scores during the previous grass pollen season. Therefore, the following 5 symptoms are evaluated for the previous season:
  • 3\.1 Nasal blockage
  • 3\.2 Sneezing
  • 3\.3 Itching nose
  • 3\.4 Watery running nose
  • 3\.5 Itching eyes
  • The intention of each of these 5 symptoms is (subjectively) assessed by the patient according to a grading scale: 0 \= no complaints; 1 \= minor complaints; 2 \= moderate complaints; 3 \= serious complaints (maximal total value is 15\). At conclusion the retrospective total value should amount at least a value of 5\.
  • 4\. Positive grass pollen specific IgE Rast test i.e. RAST score \= 2\+

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Clinical history of severe asthmatic symptoms requiring inhalant therapy with daily pulmonary steroids during at least 3 months a year
  • 2\. Allergic sensitivity to epithelial, in case the domestic animal is present in the family home
  • 3\. The intention to subject the patient to surgery of the nasal cavity in the course of the study
  • 4\. Previous immunotherapy
  • 5\. Contraindications to sublingual immunotherapy ie:
  • 5\.1 Malignancies and serious disorders of the oral cavity
  • 5\.2 History of status asthmaticus and anaphylactic shock
  • 5\.3 Aggressively developing asthmatic symptoms
  • 5\.4 Serious chronic inflammations, chronic disorders associated with fever, particularly of the bronchial tubes
  • 5\.5 Irreversible, secondary changes in reactive organs (emphysema, bronchiectasis)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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