Efficacy and Safety of High-dose Peanut Oral Immunotherapy With Factors Predicting Outcome
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 22
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Pass/fail peanut challenge
Overview
Brief Summary
Open pilot study of peanut oral immunotherapy in 22 children with peanut allergy
Detailed Description
Background Peanut allergy is severe and rarely resolves.
Objective To test the efficacy and safety of a new oral immunotherapy protocol for peanut allergy.
Method 22 peanut-allergic children will undergo oral challenge. Oral immunotherapy will be administered by gradual updosing with 2-weekly increments (8-38w) to 800mg protein (5 peanuts/day) followed by 30-weeks maintenance. Oral challenge will be repeated after 6 and 30 weeks maintenance.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 7 Years to 17 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Peanut allergy defined by oral challenge
Exclusion Criteria
- •Major immunodeficiency
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pass/fail peanut challenge
Time Frame: six months
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Dr. Andrew Clark
Consultant
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust